Vel Marks

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ABOUT VEL MARKS

Executive Strategic Human Resources Business Partner, the top HR leader for Methodist Dallas Medical Center. As a member of the executive team charged with leading the HR function in organizations, I am enjoying the journey. In establishing a record of excelling in partnering, influencing, and negotiating with executive peers, boards, Corporate Human Resources, physicians, clinical and operational leaders as well as HR teams, I have led energizing and transformational change and built cultures reflective of the vibrancy inherent in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Internal and external award-winning recognition continues through: Alignment of mission, vision, values, strategies, and goals Informed awareness Needs assessment, skills, and leadership assessments Leadership, residents, students, and staff development Cascaded communications Increased engagement Reduction of barriers Deployed technology solutions Breakthrough talent management strategy Measurement Coaching and collaboration Emboldening leaders to lead and inspire innovation, quality, and service excellence drives me and shows up in everything we do in employing organizations. Today, I am leveraging a progressive career of 15+ years gained in diverse, matrix organizations and roles of increased scope-250 to 2,400 employees in a multi-site community hospital, teaching hospital, health system, SNF, Subacute, assisted living, and county government entities reporting as a direct report to the facility President/CEO. My self-awareness has enabled reputed executive presence, emotional intelligence, and capabilities- thriving in situations of challenge, rapid-change and the ability to lead others in growth, merger, acquisition, integration, outsourcing, strategic planning, project leadership and project management, lean budgets, reporting, and cost control initiatives. As an HR executive, my functional accountability entails strategies and operations for recruitment/talent acquisition, workforce planning, succession planning, employee/labor relations, unemployment, worker\'s compensation, EEOC, employment law and regulations compliance, The Joint Commission accreditation readiness, compensation and benefits, employee engagement survey, organization development and leadership development, coaching, mentoring, accreditation, wellness, DEI, HRIS/HCM Workday transformation. Contact me for professional networking via LinkedIn messaging.