Rebecca Hokien

human resources professional that loves her career choice. There's always something new, exciting and rewarding in the human resources field.

2017 - present - Aaron Center/Hamidian Training Institute/Pediatric & Adult Therapy Services - Human Resource Director at a small outpatient mental health practice. Oversee all human resource activities for three companies. Supervise human resource associate.

Also manage the facility cleaning needs, maintenance needs and coordination of facility projects as requested by the president.

November 2005 - December 2017 - Keystone Community Resources/Keystone Independent Living, Clarks Summit, PA

Multiple positions last to earliest: Director of Risk & Safety, Senior Director of Human Resources, Director of Human Resources. Supervised 7 human resources professionals.

Decreased turnover through thoughtful and engaging employment activities that included consistent applicant screening, updating pay scales, mindful new hire orientation and applicable training topics that focused on licensure and job specific expectations, increased hiring to grow the company from 300 employees to over 500 employees, implemented employment law-applicable policies and procedures to maintain legally compliant employment practices. Created an active partnership with worker's compensation counsel to keep worker's compensation exposure and costs down, remained accessible and visible to all locations through regular location visits.

February 2003 - November 2005 - Dynamic Educational Systems, Inc. (DESI), operating Delaware Valley Job Corps, Callicoon, NY, Human Resource Manager. Supervised a human resource assistant.

Managed the daily human resource tasks at Callicoon location with direct leadership, partnership and guidance from corporate human resources based out of Arizona.

June 2001 - November 2005 - Dunmore Oil Company/Airline Petroleum D/B/A Joe's Kwik Marts Human Resource Coordinator. One person department.

Developed and established the human resources functions and role for the company. Company had about 35 locations and approximately 300 employees, a fleet of delivery trucks and two lines of business, convenience stores and propane fuel delivery.

Organized employee files, learned job tasks of employees in the convenience stores to understand skills needed for the roles, developed manager training/mentoring program, established new hire orientation, was payroll backup, established rapport with employees at all levels through visibility and accessibility, created and maintained a safety committee.

Master's in human resource management

active SHRM-SCP certification

Bachelor's in elementary education