DEANNA THOMAS

839-***-**** ***** Fernleigh Place Fort Mill, SC 29707 adr899@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

An accomplished HR Director with experience in executive coaching, talent acquisition, strategic planning, labor negotiations, change management, regulatory compliance, development of HR policies as well as classification and compensation structures.

SKILLS

• Executive Coaching • Data Analysis

• Excellent Written and Verbal Communication • Labor Relations

• Regulatory Compliance • Compensation Plan Structuring

• Benefits Administration • Talent Acquisition

WORK HISTORY

Chief Executive Officer, 05/2021 to Current

Tettalis LLC – Fort Mill, SC

• Created profitable company from the ground up with multiple performing digital assets.

• Effectively manages team of freelancers and virtual assistants in multiple locations and countries.

• Develops short-term and long-term business goals and objectives for the company. HR Business Partner, 6/20/2022 to 8/19/2022

Agile Global Solutions (Short-Term Electrolux Contract) – Charlotte, NC

• Executed HR strategies related to talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, employee development and talent management.

• Provided guidance on HR policies.

• Partnered with managers to resolve employee relations issues.

• Provided coaching, counseling and disciplinary guidance to assigned managers. Assistant Borough Manager/HR Director, 02/2015 to 06/2021 Ketchikan Gateway Borough – Ketchikan, AK

• Collaborated with senior leadership to ensure Human Resources agenda supported organizational goals. Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands. This included completion and adoption of an organization-wide compensation study and development of a new position evaluation system.

• Interpreted, applied and developed HR policies, procedures, programs and processes. During my tenure, the organization avoided regulatory investigations and/or actions and avoided HR-related lawsuits. A Borough, which is the equivalent of a county in other areas of the United States, is highly regulated, unionized and often the target of legal actions.

• Oversaw talent acquisition for the Borough. This included the adoption of a new applicant tracking system and a direct role in leading national searches for top leadership positions within the organization, including – but not limited to – Borough Manager, Borough Attorney, Planning Director, and the Assessment Director.

• Implemented new Human Resource Information System (HRIS), which streamlined the application, on-boarding and evaluation process.

• Advised management team on coaching, performance evaluation, retention, and talent acquisition.

• Served as the lead negotiator in labor union contract negotiations and oversaw all grievances and labor relations communication. During my tenure, our team negotiated four three-year collective bargaining agreements and four one-year rollover contracts. We were able to negotiate significant changes to employee health insurance benefits.

• Educated management team on successful policy implementation and enforcement actions to prevent employee legal entanglements.

• Forecasted expected personnel demands and developed forward-thinking approaches to achieve objectives utilizing analytical research.

• Created and implemented forward-thinking initiatives to improve employee engagement. During my tenure, we started an employee volunteer program, annual employee engagement surveys and a monthly employee newsletter. My team also developed and implemented a new wellness program, which had 98 percent participation the first year.

• Devised, deployed and monitored processes to boost long-term organizational success. In my role as the Assistant Borough Manager, I wrote the organization’s first strategic plan which I updated and modified annually.

• Ensured operations remained in compliance with local, state and federal laws.

• Appointed and managed multiple department heads to maintain smooth operations between different functional areas.

• Collaborated with senior management to create the annual Borough budget. Deputy Borough Clerk, 05/2012 to 02/2015

Ketchikan Gateway Borough – Ketchikan, AK

• Participated in administration of municipal elections, including preparing and distributing ballots, training election officers and tabulating results. Wrote ordinances and resolutions for Borough Assembly consideration.

• Assisted Borough staff in development and interpretation of Borough Code.

• Researched Borough archives upon request of public officials or private citizens.

• Attended Assembly, committee meetings and work sessions and prepared minutes to maintain transparency of office.

News Director, 10/2003 to 05/2012

KRBD FM – Ketchikan, AK

• Disseminated news content through social media for better engagement with audiences and faster reporting.

• Delivered local news and feature reports in public radio style for weekday news programs.

• Assigned stories, delegated work, wrote stories and edited pieces.

• Assisted team members with researching stories, finding guests and conducting interviews. Journalist, 06/1998 to 10/2003

Ketchikan Daily News – Ketchikan, AK

• Pursued and developed stories independently and for assignment, covering range of topics.

• Wrote, edited and produced stories for multiple platforms, including digital channels.

• Proofread, edited, and evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines. EDUCATION

Executive Master of Public Administration: 2017

University of Washington - Seattle, Washington

Bachelor of Arts: Public Relations, 1996

University of Alaska Anchorage - Anchorage, AK

CERTIFICATION

Society for Human Resource Management

Credentialed SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)

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