Candidate for
State Representative; Ohio State General Assembly; District 31

QUALIFICATION SUMMARY Accomplished business management/human resource professional qualified by 20 plus years of successful leadership experience. MBA in management and personnel. M.Ed. in counseling. Experienced in Lotus Notes, Microsoft office, PeopleSoft HRIS.

CERTIFICATIONS Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), 1992 # present Licensed Professional Counselor, State of Ohio, 1988 # present

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Private Practice, Cincinnati, Ohio 1999-present Career Counselor/Human Resource Consultant § Served as consultant regarding the career transition and training for downsized employees from a major toy manufacturer, consumer products and telecommunications company. § Counseled numerous individual clients, including assessment screening, job-seeking skills training to help them design a personal vocational plan for improved career satisfaction. § Consulted with an automotive company regarding employee retention issues. § Selected as presenter for Ohio Women & Money Seminar presented in 6 Ohio cities.

Towers Perrin, Cincinnati, OH 1997 # 1999 Location Administrator Managed all aspects of business operations of office including operating/capital budgets, accounts payable, human resources, facility management, libraries, firm records, technology initiatives. Supervised 9 support staff. § Prepared and managed office operating budget coming in below budget without sacrificing internal/external client service. § Executed and managed office expansion and renovation. Interviewed and selected architects and contractor. Completed project on schedule within budget. § Cut subscription costs for library materials in half. Formulated team of consultants from each business unit who identified key subscriptions to maximize research resources. § Cross-trained administrative direct reports recognized by the firm quality audit team as "outstanding Towers Perrin administrative team". Developed team by obtaining commitment and ownership of office/firm goals and initiatives. § Designed and implemented internal orientation program that increased new employee productivity. § Developed and implemented new office policies and procedures that contributed to office recognition as a "best run office" by 1999 quality audit team.

Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL 1995 # 1996 Human Resource Manager (Director equivalent) Managed Human Resource functions for 1000 employees including labor relations, benefits, affirmative action, worker's compensation, training, hiring/recruiting, FMLA, ADA, disability. Supervised HR staff of 5 employees. § Determined and implemented new worker's compensation program that reduced record high experience claims to normal in six months. § Promoted positive image of the firm and of the profession for women by planning and designing firm's first "Take Your Daughter to Work Day". § Selected to serve on firm's Positive Work Environment Committee that decreased firm liability issues. § Conducted labor relations reviews concerning employee discipline matters including training supervisors to lawfully handle employee issues regarding direct reports. As a result, employee formal complaints decreased because of increased consistent discipline decisions. § Successfully defended firm at hearings regarding formal complaints filed with the Illinois Human Rights Commission.

Jenner & Block, Miami, FL 1994 # 1995 Legal Administrator Managed all aspects of business operations including determining capital/operating budgets, accounts payable, human resources, facility management, firm records, technology initiatives, libraries/information systems. Supervised 20 support staff. § Conducted legal recruiting program and initiated associate development and mentoring program. § Negotiated lease and selected architect/general contractor for planned office expansion. § Closed office in seamless manner without adverse internal/external effects. Sublet space, selected closing team, provided individual career counseling for transitioning employees saving external consulting fees.

Schwartz, Kelm, Warren & Ramirez, Columbus, OH 1992 # 1994 (Formerly Schwartz, Kelm, Warren & Rubenstein) Director of Human Resources Managed HR functions for 100 plus employees including leadership for legal and non-legal recruiting, training, benefits, orientation, affirmative action, performance review, policy development, labor relations. Supervised 40 support staff. § Designed and implemented new support staff employee performance appraisal system that used behavioral based descriptions to define desired job competencies. § Designed and conducted workshops promoting new firm policies regarding sexual harassment and general harassment-free workplace issues. Set up internal system to report harassment issues. Firm harassment was eliminated. § Wrote and implemented firm's affirmative action plan approved by firm managing partners. Plan filed with the federal government. § Selected to serve on firm's management committees including associate, hiring, administrative, legal services, task force as a contributor to solutions for identified issues.

Frost & Jacobs, Cincinnati, OH 1989 # 1992 Personnel Director Managed HR functions for 400 employees in up to six office locations. Responsible for recruitment, training, review, planning, policy development and supervision of non-legal support staff (up to 210 employees). § Established and designed secretarial/support staff new staff orientation, training, and performance appraisal program resulting in reduced staff turnover by 31%. § Initiated, designed and proposed new-paid-time off work policy to curb firm support staff absenteeism. § Reduced office budget by $100,000 by reducing the use of search firms for recruiting. § Researched and selected an EAP for the firm which was utilized at 13%, considered above average rate of 9%.

Porter, Wright, Morris, & Arthur, Cincinnati, OH 1986 # 1989 Office Administrator Managed all business operations of office of 60+ employees including establishing successful working relationship between all firm offices in areas of human resources, operating/capital budget, libraries/information systems, facility management, firm records and supervision of 33 plus support staff. § Planned and worked with firm architects to design and select new office space for expanding firm. § Supervised construction and successfully orchestrated firm relocation resulting in a state of the art legal facility that was selected to be featured in national design publication. § Initiated the selection of external outplacement consultants for entire firm. Decreased liability while providing consistent labor relations when employment separations occurred. § Served on firm's legal personnel committee and participated in training attorney recruiting team in behavioral interviewing techniques.

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 1982 # 1986 Director of Law Placement Established successful working relationship with legal community, students, faculty and staff. Designed, developed and implemented comprehensive career development and placement program. § Designed and implemented program and events that enhanced employment opportunities for minority law students. Programs increased minority student applications and placement of minority students in the local/regional legal community. § Visited out-of-town firms to expand law school visibility. Increased campus recruiting 70% § Created marketing and instructional materials for prospective employers and students that promoted student quality and increased student and alumni employment opportunities. § Selected as University facilitator to teach workshops to medical center on "Managing Change in Organizations". Reduced medical center employee stress and turnover. § Trained students and alumni in job seeking skills, professional development, legal career alternatives and career development.

Mt. St. Joseph College, Cincinnati, OH 1980 # 1982 Director of Career Planning and Placement Established wide community network to identify career opportunities for Mount students in the Greater Cincinnati job market. Designed and implemented comprehensive career development program. § Directed and designed comprehensive career development program. Expanded utilization of office three fold. § Designed content and taught credit courses to full time/weekend students in undergraduate/graduate programs. § Established and implemented area's first mentoring program for students and area professional women that won the Cincinnati Women in Communication award for outstanding program. § Designed job-seeking skills workshops. Increased student attendance by 200%.

EDUCATION MBA # Xavier University# Concentration: Management & Personnel M.Ed. in Counseling # University of Cincinnati BA # University of Illinois # Concentration: Business - Cum Laude

Association of Legal Administrators§ Tri State Chapter # President Elect§ Columbus Chapter # Secretary§ Miami Chapter§ Chicago Chapter National Association of Law Placement§ Regional Chairperson§ Presenter: Midwest Regional Conference§ Chairperson Legal Careers Committee Urban League Skills Training Center§ Advisory Board North Bend Village Council § Council Member- Elected 2002-2006 Hamilton County Republican Club§ Board of Directors 1999-2001§ Campaign School 1998

Greater Cincinnati Human Resource Association§ Program committee-Society for Human§ Resource Management National Conference University of Cincinnati Association for Women Administrators§ President§ Vice President§ Program Chair Personnel Association of Central Ohio§ Secretary Cincinnati Bar Association§ President Bar Auxiliary # received National outstanding chapter award§ Associate member Western Economic Council§ Infrastructure/economic development committee