I’m passionate about working with organizations that want to achieve employer of choice status, are interested in attracting candidates who will develop into employee brand advocates that drive growth and continued success, embrace diversity, desire a culture of innovation and excellence, want to enrich the community and reward superior performance with celebrity.
Contact me to talk about working together to help your organization reach its full potential in regard to human capital management.
| • Workforce Development | • Employee Relations | • Recruitment Strategy | • Onboarding & Retention |
| • Diversity | • Change Management | • Employer Branding | • Organizational Rapport |
| • Customer Service | • New Media Strategies | • Community Partnerships | • Relationship Management |
570.592.8378
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
My personal blog is here
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Engagements & Press
2013 – This one is going to fly by!
- PechaKucha Night Scranton - Jan 26 @ The Vintage Theater
- LinkedIn for Businesses – Mar 21 @ Back Mountain Chamber
- Networking for New Professionals - Apr 23 @ Penn State Wilkes-Barre
- NEPA BlogCon is back – Sept/Oct check back for the exact date to be announced!
- Tri-Vets Community Action Team Annual Conference – Oct
- PA Disability Employment Conference – Oct
2012 - So much going on this year I can’t keep up to post it all!
- Top 1% most viewed LinkedIn profiles of 2012
- The Times Tribune – Accounting business sees growth out of regulations
- Organizer – Living with PTSD for Northeastern Pennsylvania Veterans Multicare Alliance
- Leadercast at Misericordia University – Workplace Diversity Award presentation for The Arc of Luzerne County
- NEPA Veterans Employment Boot Camp – Organizer
- ‘Regaining Civilian Identity’ at the Marywood University conference – Beyond GI Joe the Contemporary College Student Veteran
- Guest on ComputerWise TV Show to discuss blogging and NEPABlogCon
- Lookism – the deception of appearance / presentation for The Magnolia Project
- NEPA BlogCon – Sept. 29 – you better be there! Check out the outrageous amount of press!
- New Path to Employment
- Social Media for Students / Fortis Institute
- LinkedIn for Emerging Professionals / King’s College
2011
- WBRE-TV PA Live! Blog of the week karlaporter.com
- Luzerne County Community College Professional Networking Forum
- Co-Organizer – Symposium on Military Veterans in Civilian Society
- Co-Organizer – Northeast Pennsylvania Job Fair & Job Skills Seminar
- Organizer – THE Conference HR track
- Project & Operations Administrator Regional Job Board
- Co-Chair – NEPA Customer Service Consortium
- Volunteer NEPA Give Camp and Create-a-thon
- Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal - Get job alerts from your mobile phone
- Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal /Keystone Research Center – No overnight miracle
2010
- Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal – Learning a trade a wise choice for many students
- The Standard Speaker – Debate continues on the best way to prepare students
- Contributor Do Amazing Things ebook by Chris Ferdinandi
- Co-host of The Ex-Recruiter Prime Time
- PA Governor’s 2010 Census Advisory Panel Member
- Presenter – Social Media in the Workplace at the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
- The Twitter Job Search Guide – Chapter Contributor
- Presenter – Network2Work Unleash the power of LinkedIn for Job Seekers
- Presenter – POWER! Using Social Media to Build Local Networks – Wilkes-Barre
- Participant – The Human Capital Management (HCM) Summit, NYC
- Organizer – Northeast Pennsylvania Job Fair & Job Skills Seminar
- Presenter – NEPA Tech Prep Consortium 2010 Student Leadership Academy – Customer Service
- HR Track Organizer – THE Conference The premier NEPA business conference in 2010 & Presenter – Attract, Onboard & Retain Talent
- Presenter – LCCC Continuing Education Workshop for Older Workers – Job seeking Skills & Social Media
- Presenter – Latino Identity Webinar for Northeastern Pennsylvania Diversity Education Consortium
- Presenter – LCCC Teen Conference – Social Media for Students & Job Seekers
- Panelist – Dropout Recovery Summit @ LCCC
- Speaker – Twitter & LinkedIn for Business at NEPA Technology Group event @ River Grille Plains, PA
- Speaker – ITT Technical Institute – Social Media for Students & Job Seekers & Students
- Featured Guest – StartUp Scramble NEPA Challenge
- Presenter – HCI Webinar Strengthening Local Talent Pools with Workforce Development
- Solutions II Job Camp @ LCCC
- SME/Participant – IACP/PERSEREC cybervetting project Developing a Cybervetting Strategy for Law Enforcement
- Co-Chair – NEPA Customer Service Consortium
2009
- Featured – The Weekender, Tracking the Twitter Trend
- Guest – The Recruiting Animal Show
- Presenter – LinkedIn for Career Services Professionals Workshop at Pa CareerLink Wilkes-Barre
- Instructor – GED prep course at King’s College for native Spanish Speakers
- Guest – 97bht Radio interview on Social Media and Corporate Policy
- Penn State Live, NEPA Customer Service Consortium Seeks Local Leaders
- Participant – PA Governor’s Conference for Women
- Participant- Recruitfest09 in Toronto
- The Recruiters Lounge
- Guest – The Ex-Recruiter
- Guest – Come Recommended
