Patricia Santoyo-Marin

Deputy Director of Diversity and Inclusion @Illinois Department Of Central Management Services

IL, US

Consult enterprise-wide human resource procedures, hiring systems, hiring goals with metrics and tools for over 50 State of Illinois agencies, their employees and prospective applicants -Authored annual recruitment and retention goals and constructed centralized mechanisms to share tools and measure attainment on a quarterly basis-Identify hubs and build infrastructure for outreach to colleges, universities, NGO’s, and Greek-Letter alumni groups for the purpose of building talent pipelines and building an inclusive workplace-Built outreach model to promote careers for enclaves in central, southern, and metro-east Illinois-Constructed a 7-initiative educational outreach model to develop career opportunities for high school, undergraduate and graduate students throughout Illinois-Author of five annual all-agency, State Statute reports to the General Assembly and answered directly to their questions during House of Representatives and Senate budget hearings-Secure resources to expand the team from 2 to 12 and a budget increase from to over within two fiscal years-Manage 4 Governor-appointed advisory councils with a total of 16 annual meetings of high caliber C- suite objectives and quarterly deliverables-Nominated by peers and selected as the 2023 Government Employee of the Year by the Illinois Association of Hispanic State Employees and developed a team with multiple Agency STAR awardees-Liaison to the Governor’s Office on legislative access points for all state agencies by reviewing state and federal laws, interpreting and ensuring all agencies deliver on requirements-Envisioned and constructed an equity-based internship model that has successfully created pathways for intern-to-hire contracts with a 100% completion rate-Liaise with Labor to ensure 90% of state employees who are members of multiple Bargaining Units have an inclusive workplace that allows them upward mobility and to thrive.