Alyson K.

About Alyson K.

Dedicated change agent experienced in building capacity within the non-profit arena • Adept at planning and facilitating learning and development opportunities for a diverse workforce• Process-oriented, maintaining a high attention to detail• Proficient at effectively planning and executing deadlines in a fast-paced environment • Collaborative team member skilled at implementing projects across multi-disciplinary teams• Highly knowledgeable of standard HR concepts, best practices and procedures• Able to quickly learn new applications and tools• Technical platform expertise: Cornerstone on Demand, PeopleSoft, Salesforce, Adobe Creative Suite, Webex, Skype for Business, Microsoft Office Suite • Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills• Fluent in Spanish

Experience

1. Disaster Cycle Services Leadership Development

   American Red Cross

   Jan 2019 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Steady-State Duties:• Develop, implement, and oversee an organized leadership development program within the Texas Gulf Coast region.• Collaborate with regional program leads to identify leadership opportunities with Disaster Cycle Services (DSC). • Implement end-to-end training activities including planning, instructional design, development, delivery, measurement and coordination across teams.• Analyze workforce needs to develop adult learning platforms and improve existing training programs.• Develop metrics and reporting mechanisms to effectively measure, track and report workforce engagement goals.• Maintain an identified leadership roster, tracking individual requirements to obtain promotion to leadership positions. • Utilize cloud-based learning platforms to manage regional activities, deployments, and trainings.• Ensure maintenance of career path conversations for identified DCS leadership.• Assemble and submit promotion packages upon requirements completion.• Support annual workforce engagement goals, Regional Disaster Officer objectives, and chapter plan for volunteer engagement through participation in meetings, special projects, and events. Disaster Operation Duties: • Execute staff planning and support to meet operational needs. • Recruit, place, train, process, assign volunteers within the affected region.• Responsible for in/out-processing, lodging, travel, and fund allocation under the National Response Framework.• Provide consultation, tools and training to support field service delivery plans.

Education

• Texas Christian University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Communication, General

  2009 — 2012

• Houston Christian University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Human Resources Management and Services

  2016 — 2019