Honor Society® member
Dawn Michalek
Human Resources Specialist (HR Development) at Veterans Benefits Administration Human Capital Services Regional Office Baltimore Maryland
- industrial engineering
- Class of 2015
- Arlington, Virginia
Member since February 2024
About
I am a consistent professional with a passion for helping people, improving my organization and myself. I am a change agent and always champion necessary change within a process or organization. I have an innate ability to see big picture and out of box thinking and find the pathways to reach those ideas or goals.
Education
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Park University
human resource management
2013 – 2015
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University of Maryland University College
business administration
2011 – 2013
Honors and awards
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dean's list
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cum laude
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I plan to use my education to further my career in the public sector. My goal would be to influence policy and organizational change in my organization to make our Agency more effective, efficient and serve Veterans to the best of the ability of the organization. This would be through development of employees, job processes and regulation/policy.
- Graduate school interests
Study of Organizational/Industrial Psychology with an emphasis on public sector development.
- Outside the classroom
Reading, cooking, yoga and biking
Experience
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Human Resources Specialist (HR Development)
Veterans Benefits Administration Human Capital Services Regional Office Baltimore Maryland
Nov 2023 – Feb 2024
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Human Resources Specialist
Civilian Human Resources Agency European Region
Oct 2020 – Nov 2023
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Lead Human Resources Specialist
Civilian Human Resources Agency Headquarters of the Army
Nov 2019 – Oct 2020
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Human Resources Specialist
Civilian Human Resources Agency Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Jul 2017 – Nov 2019
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Human Resources Assistant/Human Resources Specialist
Civilian Human Resources Agency Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
Jun 2015 – Jul 2017
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Airman's Attic Coordinator/Program Manager
RAF Lakenheath Airman's Attic Program RAF Lakenheath UK
Oct 2007 – Aug 2011
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Personnel Clerk
Army and Air Force Exchange Services UK Consolidated Exchange RAF Feltwell UK
Aug 2005 – Jul 2006
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Personnel Clerk
18th Services Squadron Human Resources Office Kadena AB Japan
Nov 1999 – Mar 2001
Volunteering
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Volunteer Instructor
American Red Cross
Jul 1998 – Oct 1998
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- English (Upside Down) Intermediate
- French (France) Beginner
- German Beginner
- Japanese Beginner
- Spanish Beginner
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