Baton Rouge Executive Director

LaKeitra D. Bryant

***** ****** ***. ****** *******, LA 70726 225-***-**** *Mobile ********@*****.*** *Email Address CAREER OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position within an organization that will allow me to utilize my skills and knowledge for growth and future career advancement. EDUCATION:

Capitol High School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Diploma, May 1994

Southern University A&M, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

June, 1994-July, 1996

June, 2004-May, 2008

Bachelor’s Degree- May, 2008

January, 2019-December 2019- Master’s Program

Baton Rouge Community College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana August, 2002-December, 2002

SPECIAL SKILLS

*Typing of 65 wpm *Computer Skills *Data Entry

*Management *Recruiting *Selection Management

*Customer Service *Staffing *Sourcing

*Leader Coaching *Brand Awareness *Calculating Compensation

*Fundraising *Operations Management *Human Resources

*Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, and Visio.

*4 years of Teaching/Student Teaching experience

WORK EXPERIENCE:

7-24-6/25 IDEA Public Schools, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Regional Director of Talent (7/24-6/25)

Duties: Works closely with the Regional Executive Director and Regional leadership team to attract, engage, select and retain high quality leader, teacher, regional team, and campus support staff candidates for all openings. Builds and manage a team of recruiters who expertly engineer the hiring, onboarding, and employee experience. Responsible for overseeing the development of the regional recruitment strategy and managing the selection, hiring and matriculation process for all campus and regional headquarters positions to ensure that the region has the talent required in order to meet its yearly student achievement goals and ultimately 100% college matriculation. Partners with the Executive Director to articulate, define, and communicate a regional point of view regarding employee retention and organizational health. 8/21-5/25 The Big Buddy Program, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Events and Activities Director (Contract) (8/21-5/25) Duties: Fundraising, planning and coordinating events and activities, operations management

8-21-7-24 IDEA Public Schools, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Regional Talent Recruiter (8/21-7/24)

Duties: Creating a teacher recruitment strategy plan, represents IDEA at career fairs and other recruiting events to attract candidates and brand awareness, leveraging social media and other mechanisms for communication to attract and engage prospects. Review resumes to ensure candidates meet the minimum qualifications, calculating compensation for prospective employees, engages in individual outreach to ensure that top candidates become applicants. Coaching hiring managers and administrative assistants with interview processes, probing questions, staff retention and successful onboarding for incoming staff. Holding phone screens with strong prospects, creates and maintains a calendar of recruitment events, leveraging Jobvite to track and monitor prospects, attends tactical, posting requisitions and sourcing on Indeed, strategically engage in prospect meetings, along with tracking high quality prospects to ensure quick conversion and timely movement throughout the entire screening process, develop incentives to drive internal referrals and head hunts key prospects through Indeed, LinkedIn, TFA and other job boards. Conducting pulse checks with employees as a method to not only keep employee retention above track, but to exceed goal. Building partnerships with colleges, universities and other outside agencies and also serves as a member on the strategic planning committee.

4/17-8/21 Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Project Coordinator Manager (4/17-8/21)

Duties: Supervised a total of 10 employees which also included reviewing resumes, interviewing and hiring applicants. Participates in Joint Application Design sessions in collaboration with the contract vendor and provides feedback and input into the system’s design. Responsible for review and validation of contractor deliverables, and may make recommendations for acceptance or rejection of deliverables. Responsible for the design and execution of User Acceptance Test plans that are based on software requirements and technical specifications. Identifies system defects and manages the oversight of the defect resolutions and follow up validation testing. Participates in development and publication of end user training materials such as training manuals, quick reference guides, and computer-based trainings. Delivers end user trainings to DCFS staff, monitors training results and provides management reports to the Project Supervisor. Provides end user support during system implementation and works directly with the implementation vendor to resolve issues that may arise. Evaluates new and/or revised Federal or State requirements to determine the impact to the DCFS Economic Stability Program and/or the Integrated Eligibility Project. Works directly with project stakeholders to ensure that system design meets all of the business process requirements, and works with the contractor on making the necessary corrections, additions, or changes to the system requirements and functionality. Prepares and/or updates federal reporting and budgeting documents related to the Integrated Eligibility Project. Participates in team collaboration, project reporting, project documentation and public relations. Participates in implementing performance goals for team members and provides timely and constructive feedback regarding the team’s effectiveness. 1/15-4/17 Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Administrative Assistant 5 (1/15-4/17)

Duties: Supervised Admin Assistant 3 and 4, including reviewing resumes, interviewing candidates and hiring applicants. This is a highly complex and responsible position requiring independent judgement in making decisions in accordance with agency and departmental policies. Serves as confidential assistant to the Deputy Assistant. Relieves the executive of a variety of administrative matters by assuming delegated authority in assigned areas. Duties are performed independently and with some review from the Deputy Assistant Secretary. Performs and supervises administrative support activities such as maintaining files and central records, printing and duplicating services, security, purchasing of supplies and equipment, warehousing, conducting trainings, and orientation and preparation of payroll and personnel records. Serves as executive support to department advisors and decision makers, including administrators and boards/committees. Reviews correspondence and receives telephone calls related to the most sensitive and confidential matters and determines appropriate action to be taken. Interprets departmental policies and procedure for staff members and the general public. Conducts and/supervises special projects, such as organizing charity drives or coordinating facility maintenance. Collects and compiles budgetary data for monitoring funds and staffing levels. Contracts/Grants management. Prepares material needed for meetings, such as agendas, handouts, binders, etc. May attend meeting and transcribe minutes. May serve as backup for experienced-level professional duties, such as procurement, accounting, etc.

11/16-9/21 Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Patient Access Representative (11/16-9/21)

Duties: Serves at patient/hospital liaison for Admitting and Assessment center, including lab and Imaging. Works proactively to greet patients as they arrive for services. Ensures all documents are in place for registration and handles the responsibility of checking patients in for services. Performs duties as assigned by the department management according to policies and procedures and the mission of Woman’s Hospital. 1/05-5/08 Southern University Laboratory School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Kindergarten Teacher (Internship) (1/05-5/08)

Duties: Preparing lesson plans, meeting with parents, teaching and being interactive with students, staff meetings, grading papers, planning and attending field trips 1/05-1/15 Louisiana State Police, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Administrative Assistant 4 (1/05-1/15)

Duties: Supervised Administrative Assistant 2 and 3.Serves as confidential assistant to the police captain, enters payroll in SAP, reviewed resumes and conducted interviews, hired employees, on-boarding, keeps employees informed on insurance, FMLA, etc., and follows necessary guidelines related to such, URAC and ISIS approver, maintains current, accurate procedural and operations manual, maintains employee and general files, develops and furnishes technical assistance in the preparation and consolidation of annual administrative budget, fundraising.

8/04-1/05 Office of Youth Development, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Office Coordinator 2 (8/04-1/05)

Duties: Transcribing reports for investigators, supervising Clinical Support Staff, Administrative Assistant for lead investigator and Colonel, new hires, interviewing, on-boarding new employees, payroll

9/02-8/04 Associates Capital Group, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Office Manager/Human Resources Manager (9/02-8/04) Duties: Recruitments, Staffing/New Hires, Interviews, On-boarding, Accounts Payable/Receivables, payroll (ADP), employee benefits, bank deposits, billing, etc. 4/99-9/02 Calais Health, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Office Manager/Human Resources Specialist (4/99-9/02) Duties: Recruiting candidates, interviewing prospective employees, on-boarding, patient registration, data entry, billing, posting payments, collections Accounting, and bank deposits, new hires, interviews, employee benefits, payroll, etc. 7/96 - 4/99 Baton Rouge Clinic, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Receptionist (10/98-4/99)

Duties: Patient registration, data entry

EKG Tech (5/97-10/98)

Duties: Performed various test on patients, assisted doctors, interacted with patients and worked up charts.

Medical Records Clerk (7/96-5/97)

Duties: Looked up account numbers, made new patient charts, typing, answered phones, and pulled appointments.

REFERENCES: Available upon request

Contact this candidate