November People Connections – Human Resources Newsletter

This newsletter contains total rewards updates, a chance to participate in an open forum on leaves, and changes in the HR team. 

Do you have questions on the various leave programs here at CC? Debi O’Connor and Cameron Martin are here to help! RSVP for this open forum on Thursday Dec. 5 from 2-3 p.m. where Debi and Cameron will present on leave programs such as ADA, Short and Long-Term Disability, Colorado Paid Family, and Federal Family Medical Leave. There will be a short presentation detailing the various types of leaves and then a Q&A portion to ensure your specific questions can be answered. We look forward to seeing you there! 

We are happy to welcome Brianna Fajardo to the Human Resources team. She is our Human Resources Coordinator focusing on supporting compensation and benefits. She brings a background in HR and Talent Acquisition within the aerospace and defense manufacturing sector. Prior to her talent acquisition work, Fajardo supported job seekers through the Pikes Peak Workforce Center as an El Paso County employee and has gained broad administrative experience across various industries. 

We are actively searching for an AVP of Talent Acquisition and Development. This role is an update of the AVP of Workplace Culture position. The person in this role will be responsible for leading our talent acquisition, talent development, and performance feedback processes as influences on our shared culture.  

We are also sharing that Sara San Souci and Courtney Gibson have moved on to other roles outside HR. We will be waiting to post Sara’s position until we’ve hired the AVP of Talent Acquisition and Development, but Courtney’s position will be posted soon. Please let people know about this opportunity in HR!

Annually, Human Resources participates in compensation and benefits surveys to stay abreast of industry trends and how the labor market changes year to year. The results of these surveys inform our decisions pertaining to things like: benchmark matches for CC jobs, recommendations for the annual budgets for compensation and benefits, and what peer institutions are thinking about in the total rewards space. This time of preparation is busy for the HR team, but is critical in ensuring we are up to date on designing our total rewards program here at CC. We are committed to bringing you competitive total rewards and are already hard at work preparing for the next fiscal year. 

Visit the HR Updates page to check out past editions of People Connections, along with recent updates from HR.