Dana A Hutchinson

544 South Willard Street #2, Burlington, VT 05401 T: 802.318-1290 dhutch0111@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE

09/14 – Present Champlain College, Burlington, VT

Senior Recruiter, People Center

Identify, shape, and foster top talent matches to roles.

Partner strategically with Senior Leadership and other stakeholders on job design, job classifications, education,

experience and competency prioritization, selection and hiring processes.

Develop strategic partnerships and relationships with external recruitment sources for proactive, short and mid -

term recruitment of diverse talent for institution. This includes leveraging of local as well as wider nets of

contacts.

Increase the quality and divers ity of talent through deliberate and considered recruitment strategies.

Leverage social media platforms and dynamic sourcing for strong networking and passive sourcing outcomes.

Identify, build, foster and leverage a network of organizations, including pro fessional associates, conferences,

referrals, industry, doctoral programs, and other sourcing strategies which drive quality candidates.

Rigorous sourcing strategies assure success for niche hires, and in areas, such as executive management,

accounting and finance staff, information technology and sales.

Effectively mine and leverage candidate pools. Prescreen and advise.

Effectually manage candidates’ experiences , ensuring a positive experience for all applicants. Interact with

every finalist for maximum impact.

Provide guidance, training and coaching on bias awareness, closing unintended gaps and strengthening

individual and institutional inclusiveness. Train on recruitment related procedures, policies and processes.

Develop and monitor candidate evaluation tools and processes to maximize effectiveness.

Maintain and manage the processes related to applicant tracking system.

Manage all advertisements and marketing efforts , as well as associated budgets, for positions being recruited.

Proactively groom pipelines of qualified individuals for future positions.

Hit aggressive time to fill target deadlines, always with positive client and candidate focus.

Maintain data reports and performance metrics for recruiting.

Oversee or conduct reference checks .

Partner with hiring managers on offer and negotiation processes. Conduct negotiations.

Progress and provide advice on professional and organizational branding strategies. Provide tools and trainings

on strategies.

Research recruitment best practices, develop, draft and institutionalize processes and procedures.

Set the stage, and partner with stakeholders, for affirmative and supportive on -boarding of new colleagues.

08/05 – 9/14 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Recruitment and Retention Advisor, 09/11-09/14

Assistant Director, 09/08-09/11

Diversity & Equity Advisor, 08/05-09/08

Served as the campus expert and resource for diversity recruitment of faculty and staff.

Guided hiring supervisors and campus leaders such as Human Resource Services partners on recruitment

strategies for effectiveness.

Developed tools and materials for hiring supervisors and committees. Resource materials were mined from data

and information gleaned from presidential commissions’ studies, the University’s Affirmative Act ion Plan,

Department of Labor findings, Institutional Studies data and in consultation with other institutions of higher

education, as well as business and community organizations.

Partnered with areas to share unit and college specific data and recommendations for achievement of diversity

goals.

Served on key committees as the expert on recruitment related strategies, diversity, equal opportunity, inclusion

and retention in support of strategic initiatives.

Led studies on topics germane to climate, diversity, inclusion, and access for proper advising of stakeholders.

Delivered presentations to large and small groups of stakeholders on recruitment and diversity related topics .

Trained hiring supervisors and committee members on bias and barriers to employment that exist for

underrepresented talent. Taught ways to exercise critical unbiased thinking and review to facilitate diverse

recruitment.

Designed and delivered trainings campus-wide on issues involving compliance, diversity, and campus climate

in support of employment law, inclusion and retention. Programming infrastructure included Extension

personnel statewide and Physical Plant employees.

Identified and evaluated pipelines and recruitment sources for targeting diverse hires .

Innovatively leveraged media tools, websites and other advertising sources to target diverse applicants.

Led, facilitated and trained on effective outreach methods for stakeholders. Trained hiring supervisors and

committee members on best practices for effective networking and building of diverse candidate pools.

Built alliances with organizations and sources that provide access to underrepresented talent locally, nationally,

and globally.

Dynamically sourced.

Prescreened and advised.

Participated on hiring committees and in direct interview processes .

Monitored search outcomes to assure equity and fairness. Advis ed and collaborated with stakeholders on issues

that arise.

Provided oversight and supervision of AAEO processes and procedures regarding investigation of formal

complaints of discrimination for all affiliates.

Provided successful oversight, supervision and response to Department of Labor audits.

Advisor on Diversity and Recruitment Practices to the Center for Clinical and Translational Sc ience.

New England Higher Education Member and Presenter.

Asian-American, Latino, African-American & Native American Coalition (ALCO) Member

Native American and Indigenous Peoples (NAIP), Advisor and Member

Successful grant writer for programs in support of diversity initiatives.

08/95–07/05 International Business Machines, Burlington, VT

New Product Analyst, Integrated Supply Chain

Led teams of 3-10 professional planners and 1-3 administrative support personnel.

Provided successful planning and execution for new product offerings.

Developed, implemented, and facilitated continuous improvement projects.

Successfully handled high profile accounts and negotiations.

Drafted and conveyed key documents and correspondences and presented to key partners, customers, and

high level executives world-wide.

Pioneered a new community outreach program as a member of the Burlington IBM Native American

Diversity Group.

EDUCATION

2009 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT: B.A. in English; graduated with honors

1984 Blinn College, Bryan, TX: credits toward B.A. in Education

1982 St. Michael’s College, Colchester, VT: credits toward B.A. in Journalism

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

State of Vermont Governor’s Council on Workforce Equity & Diversity Council, Appointed Member, July 21,

Appointment Term: 2015-September 30, 2017.