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Paula S. Pelissero

Title:

Professional Adjunct Lecturer

 

Programs/Classes Taught:

HRM513 – Total Rewards

HRM520 – Talent Acquisition and Retention

HRM599 – Integrating Business and HR Strategy

Areas of Expertise:

All areas of Human Resources

Biography: 

Dynamic and highly regarded human resources leader, valued for creating positive change in the workplace by aligning staff outcomes to the mission. Extensive expertise in creating successful brand recruiting, employee engagement and retention programs for corporate and non-profit organizations.

Experience and Skills:

  • 30- years of experience in human resources leadership
  • Expert in human resource management of home healthcare and voluntary health organizations
  • Former Senior Director of Human Resources & Staff Relations at the Alzheimer’s Association (National Headquarters in Chicago, IL)
  • Former Vice President of Human Resources at Option Care, Inc. overseeing HR for 39 office locations and 1,700 employees
  • Specializing in the areas of change management, performance management, compensation, employee relations, recruiting and retention strategies
  • Instructor, National Louis University
  • Instructor, Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame, Nonprofit Professional Development
  • Former Human Resource Management Instructor at Loyola University Chicago, School of Continuing and Professional Studies 


Education:

MS Human Resource Management and Development – National Louis University

BA Journalism, Broadcast - University of Oklahoma

Research and Interests:

Passionate instructor focused on de-coding HR-speak into usable, practical and best HR practices for students

Contact Information:

Paula S. Pelissero 

cell: 847/863-4857 

email: ppelissero@nl.edu

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-s-pelissero-5395439

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