Talent Acquisition Advisor

DENA GRAY

Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 714-***-**** ***********@*****.*** LinkedIn: dena-gray-66b38630

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Strategic Talent Acquisition leader with 20+ years of experience driving full-cycle recruitment, workforce planning, leadership hiring, and talent strategy across healthcare, nonprofit, logistics, laboratory, and operations environments. Trusted advisor to hiring leaders with expertise in union and non-union recruiting, high-volume staffing, and organizational growth initiatives.

CORE EXPERTISE

Full-Cycle Recruitment • Leadership Hiring • Workforce Planning • Talent Strategy • Union & Non-Union Recruiting • Offer Negotiation • Recruitment Training • Diversity Recruiting • Stakeholder Management • Onboarding

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

American Red Cross Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor 2012–Present

Lead full-cycle recruitment across 30+ locations supporting healthcare, laboratory, logistics, operations, administrative, and leadership teams.

Partner with 40+ hiring managers while managing high-volume recruiting activity across union and non-union environments.

Selected for the Maui Fire Disaster Response Team and successfully recruited more than 100 personnel supporting relief operations.

Recipient of the American Red Cross President's Award for outstanding recruiting contributions during disaster response efforts.

Serve as Lead Trainer for Talent Acquisition, onboarding and mentoring recruiters, interns, and new team members.

Reduced average time-to-fill to under 30 days through proactive sourcing strategies and workforce planning.

Careage Senior Living Recruiting Manager 2020–2021

Built and led the organization's first centralized recruiting function.

Managed recruiters across multiple locations and departments.

Implemented scalable talent acquisition processes and hiring standards.

Waste Management Southern California Recruiter 2005–2012

Conducted full-cycle recruitment throughout Southern California and Hawaii.

Certified STARS Interviewing Trainer for managers and hiring teams.

Supported acquisition and strike-response recruiting initiatives.

AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS

American Red Cross President's Award Recipient (2025)

SHRM Human Resources Certificate

Human Resources Generalist Certificate

Substance Abuse Training Certification for Supervisors

Workers Compensation Laws

Unemployment Laws

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