Christine Riley Vandervort

Background

About Christine Riley Vandervort

Human Resources Leader & Employee Relations Specialist with 20+ years of diverse experience, including 12+ years of demonstrated expertise in employee relations (ER) and a demonstrated history of being a culture leader and advocate for positive change. My career history includes supervising Labor & Employee Relations for the United States Navy and Stanford University, as well legal work in the nonprofit & energy industries. I am at my best when advising leadership and cross‐functional departments on achieving optimal work environments, facilitating conflict resolution, and proactively and reactively analyzing human resources issues. My greatest strength is building and leading high-performance teams through creative teaching methodologies and identifying meaningful areas for improvement. I bring a sense of “grit and grace” to everything I do, approaching difficult situations with fearlessness, while also leading with compassion. I care deeply about making a positive impact on the organizations I work for and being a culture leader and advocate for positive change. Areas of Expertise-Preparing & administering Labor and Employee Relations programs -Coaching & training junior staff and leadership -Conducting & advising senior management on investigations and HR-related issues -Conflict resolution & mediation -Decision-making & problem-solving -Strategic planning -Emotional intelligence Fun Facts About Me-I am a native of Philadelphia, PA-I studied chemical engineering at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA -I am an ABA-certified paralegal in the State of California - Prior to joining the Navy's HR community, I enjoyed a successful paralegal/legal assistant career in the private sector.