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About Me

I grew up in a very small town in Northern Michigan. After graduating college, I couldn't wait to move to a big city. So, upon graduation, I moved to be closer to my sister and set up residence in Ann Arbor, MI. I love the conveniences of the city life and yet I also very much enjoy the outdoors and nature (bonfires, barbeques, nature walks, etc). I guess you could say that I am a "small town girl" at heart but also enjoy what the city life offers.

I have been in the HR and Recruiting field for about 13 years. My first job out of college was a front line manager at Target. I loved retail but the hours were not for me!

From there, I was recruited to work as a Staffing Consultant for a contract staffing firm (later acquired by Adecco), where I first learned the ropes about the whole recruiting world. I absolutely loved this; meeting new candidates, working directly with management, and the joy of working on tight deadlines. I left there to work for a more specialized placement firm as a Staffing Manager, where I stayed for about a year. This was a very exciting way to grow and continue honing my recruitment skills, as this was a start up office. I loved the independence and having my very own office (for the 1st time). Since it was a start up office, it was hard to retain sales talent, so I had to jump in and assist with this on a weekly basis. Needless to say, sales was not my forte. Shortly thereafter, I was connected to ABN AMRO (acquired by Citi in 2007) and I started out as an HR Generalist and was promoted to Sr HR Generalist. In 2006, they split the HR team and I joined the Talent Acquisition team (Recruiting) where I was a Senior Recruiter. Then in 3/07 we were acquired by Citi and luckily I was retained as an employee. It has been quite a ride as it felt (in a sense) that I had started all over in my role with a new company and learning all new processes, procedures and goals (which are ever-changing). It has been very exciting to be a part of such a large, dynamic and innovative company. Citi is definitely not stagnant with it's products, services and processes. They are always on the cutting edge of new technology and ways of doing business to better meet our customers (internal and external) needs and expectations. I look forward to the continued journey ahead and to new horizons. It has been a privilege to be associated with such a remarkable and highly recognized company.

Work History

• CitiGroup
• Senior Recruiter
• August 2000 to Present

• Manage full cycle recruitment function for CitiMortgage and Citifinancial in MI and OH. Utilize various sourcing strategies to recruit the best talent. Work directly with managment at various levels regarding their recruitment needs. Handle high volume recruitment activity for two lines of business: CitiMortgage and CitiFinancial. Provide weekly metric reports to business line management and staffing manager.

• AOC (now Ajilon Finance)
• Staffing Manager
• December 1999 to August 2000

• Staffing Manager for a financial services staffing company. Staffed both contract and permanent staff at client locations. Managed full-cycle recruitment function for the Ann Arbor start up office. Met weekly hiring quotas established by the branch manager. Assisted with sales and marketing initiatives involving new client solicitation and onsite presentations. Coached contract staff with regard to interviewing skills and on the job performance.

Education

• Eastern Michigan University
• Professional H.R. Certification (PHR)
• 2005 - 2005

• Attended a 10 week HR curriculum at EMU and then passed the state PHR exam in 2005.

• Lake Superior State University
• B.S. Business Administration, Marketing
• 1995 - 1997

• Alpena Community College
• Associates in Arts, Business
• 1991 - 1995