LEADERSHIP PROFILE
HUMAN RESOURCES / EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT / CORPORATE WELLNESS
Thought leader in broad Human Resources and employee engagement disciplines and strategies. Offering broad-based experience providing excellence in defining and leading environmental and cultural transformation. Considerable expertise creating holistic and innovative Human Resources, wellness and employee engagement strategies, initiatives and programs.
Proven leader in aligning wellness, nutritional services, work life balance, work environment and recognition with HR principles to create an integrated environment of well-being and employee engagement.
Industry recognition as a leader in corporate wellness and employee engagement
- 2013 Michigan Governor’s Council – Winner – Outstanding Healthy Workplace Award
- 2015 Michigan Governor’s Council – Finalist – Outstanding Healthy Workplace Award
- AHA – Platinum and Innovation Award – Winner - Healthy Workplace – 2010-2016 PRIMARY LEADERSHIP PROFILE
Human Resources Management, Consulting and People Development
• Business partner and HR strategist to the enterprise on full range of HR disciplines, including, but not limited to employee relations, performance management, compensation, recognition & rewards, and corporate wellness. Developing and advancing management competency on related policies, processes and tools to maximize business results through improved leadership and workforce results.
• Global consultant to regional Human Resources leadership and staff on alignment of local/regional priorities with overarching enterprise HR strategic objectives. Executed by planning conferences and leading HR consulting and management training for Latin American affiliates, Korean affiliate and a number of SE Asian affiliates.
• Managed expatriate and repatriate policies, processes, vendor management and compliance.
• Led talent acquisition efforts as lead consultant for the logistics, supply chain and operations division.
Secondary leadership responsibilities
Corporate Wellness
• Transformed the enterprise wellness programs from activities and events into a holistic employee well-being and engagement strategy.
• Developed a well-being philosophy of influencing holistic health by prioritizing individual education and personalized tools and services to address root causes. Outcomes led to greater personal accountability, a healthier workforce and a more efficient and cost effective well-being program.
• Experienced an ROI of 3 to 1 reduction in medical claims in 2017 and a cumulative 5- year ROI of 1.5 to 1.
• Averaged 75% (avg. 4000 eligible participants) total participation in the voluntary corporate wellness incentive program from 2013–2018.
• Averaged 82% incentive program compliance from 2012–2017.
• 87% of participants have maintained or lowered their health risk levels over a 5-year period.
EMPLOYMENT
Amway Corporation – Ada, MI.
(2000-2019)
Human Resources Manager & Consultant
– Domestic & International
Old Kent Bank – Grand Rapids, MI.
(1998–2000)
Sr. Compensation Specialist
Amway Corporation – Ada, MI.
(1995–1998)
Compensation Specialist
Butterworth Hospital (Spectrum
Health)
Grand Rapids, MI.
(1986-1995)
Manager, Compensation
U.S. Care Corporation – Phoenix, AZ. /
Marne, MI.
(1985-1986)
Nursing Home Administrator
EXPERTISE
Strategic planning and implementation
Design thinking and application
Wellness/benefits strategy innovation
Employee engagement
Employment brand revitalization
Communications and messaging
People management and mentor-ship
Process development
Project and change management
Thomas D. Boehr
adbnsy@r.postjobfree.com
Cell: 616-***-****
Lowell, MI 49331
Phone 616-***-****
EDUCATION / AFFILIATIONS /
CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT
Taylor University
B.A. - Business Administration
Michigan Fitness Foundation - Board
Member / Executive Committee – 2018:
The Michigan Fitness Foundation is as a 501(c)
(3) nonprofit public charity foundation to
expedite the Governor's Council on Physical
Fitness, Health and Sports’ policies and
programs and provide a broader funding base
to pursue its mission of 'Getting Michigan
Moving'.
Michigan Governor's Council - Committee
Member and Judge – 2014 - present:
Outstanding Healthy Workplace Award
program and awards ceremony.
West Michigan Corporate Wellness
Coalition - Founder – 2008: a membership
of local and regional companies and
organizations committed to developing and
furthering cultures of wellness within their
organizations and surrounding communities.
Sharing best practices, challenges and support
resources in partnership to strengthen West
Michigan’s ability to attract and retain top
talent and support long term economic
growth.
Jubilee Jobs – Baxter Community Center,
Grand Rapids - Board Member and
President – 1995 -1998
Continuing Education Seminars
Change Management
Wellness Strategy Development
Recognition & Rewards
Performance Management
Strategic Planning
Project Management
Leadership Development
Secondary leadership responsibilities, cont'd
Global Corporate Recognition
Led an enterprise-wide initiative to define, cultivate and deliver an intentional, highly engaged environment of appreciation where all employees feel valued in receiving and empowered in delivering recognition for great work that contributes to individual, team and company success.
• Created a new, centralized corporate structure and platform for all recognition programs and events.
• Primary lead for the program branding, imagery and promotional communications strategy.
• Defined leadership guidelines and targets regarding discretionary recognition spend discipline and eliminating redundancies - $2M+
• Defined and reinforced expected leadership behaviors associated with maintaining an environment of appreciation.
• Lead consultant for global affiliate readiness assessments, ensured that regional affiliates aligned with the overarching strategy, philosophy, expected leadership behaviors, technical platform adoption and system requirements, leadership and staff training curriculum and tools and budget consistency.
Corporate Services
Food Services (2005 - 2019)
• Aligned vendor food services (MI. & CA.) with our corporate wellness initiatives to reinforce that Amway values the well-being of its employees.
• Defined and executed operational strategies that reduced food service subsidies from $650k to $280k annually while sustaining quality, variety, value and sustained employee sales.
• Negotiated a P&L service contract with our Michigan vendor which turned sales from an annual $300k loss to a $1M profit.
Employee Programs & Events (2005 - 2019)
• Directed a team that planned and executed a wide range of corporate employee recognition programs and events - $2.5M annual budget.
• Redefined the structure and content of all employee events and programs to reflect what is meaningful to employees and a diverse demographic while allocating funds in a more disciplined manner to maximize the impact and value to the company.
Corporate Employee Retail Stores (2014 - 2019)
• Accountable for all operations of internal employee retail stores at Ada, MI world headquarters and California affiliate – annual sales in excess of $3M.
• Developed vision and strategy to transform the stores into more of a destination that delivers employee product education and encourages employees to become brand ambassadors; a “product of the product”. Phone 616-***-****