Colleen Simo, MM, PHR

Resume

Employment History

Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

Human Resource Manager September, 2005 - present

Kripalu Center is a non-profit educational facility. Kripalu offers educational workshops in yoga, wellness, and transformational living. Kripalu is the largest yoga retreat center in the world operating twenty four hours per day, serving over 35,000 guests per year. I currently hold the top human resources position for the organization responsible for all functions for the area.

Accountabilities include the following: Planning for all Human Resources activities Recruitment and retention Employee relations/mediations Employee mentoring Coaching – managers and staff on performance plans Orientation of new staff Oversight of payroll and benefits Human Resource education for managers Workers compensation management Chair Safety Committee HIPPA, state and federal compliance Compensation Plan development and implementation Benefits design and selection

Molari Employment Services

Customer Service Manager January 2002-August 2005

My responsibilities as the Customer Service Manager were divided between client relations, employee recruitment, employee selection, placement, management, retention, and revenue management. I was also responsible for the Workers Compensation management, unemployment management, and compensation planning. Our clients ranged from healthcare to manufacturing businesses located in New York and Massachusetts.

Applied Energy Management, Inc.

Payroll Manager June 1999 – January 2002

Applied Energy is a lighting contractor specializing in lighting retrofits for public buildings throughout the United States. In this role I handled all payrolls for the union (up to 14 nationwide) and non-union employees, all payroll and union reporting, records maintenance as well as the employee health, personnel files and Workers Compensation files.

Counsel for Creative Projects, Inc.

Assistant Director January 1998 – June 1999

The Counsel for Creative Projects was a fledgling non-profit that specialized in traveling art exhibitions. Prior to my joining the organization had some granting success and due to the recession found it difficult to secure ongoing grant funding. I functioned as the bookkeeper and also supported exhibition sales.

Fairview Hospital

Utilization, Education and Risk Management January 1994-January 1998

In this position I provided administrative support for the hospital’s Education Director and Risk and Utilization Manager. Primary duties were concentrated on database creation and maintenance, statistical compilation, and patient correspondence for the hospital quality committee.

The Baker’s Wife

Owner March 1985-September 1997

This was a family business. I was responsible for all accounting duties, staffing and workers compensation functions as well as business development and marketing.

Education

Cambridge College 

Master Degree Mediation Works, Inc.

Mediation Training College of Saint Rose 

PHR Certification Leadership that Works

Certified Professional Coach Board Service Berkshire Children’s Chorus Sheffield,

Treasurer Southern Berkshire Regional School District Sheffield,

Chair Town of Egremont North Egremont,

Chair, Board of Selectmen