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TRACY BOZIKOWSKI

Mound,MN

Summary

Dynamic Human Resources professional with hands-on experience supporting recruitment, employee relations, and daily HR operations. Recognized for strong problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and the ability to stay composed and effective in fast-moving environments. Highly adaptable, creative, and proactive when taking on new challenges. Known for building trust, supporting teams with empathy, and contributing to organizational goals with a results-driven mindset.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

HEAD OF PEOPLE & CULTURE

Grace Hospice
12.2024 - Current
  • Lead People & Culture strategy supporting mission-driven care.
  • Oversee employee relations, recruitment, engagement, and compliance for a multi-site nonprofit environment.
  • Support culture-building initiatives rooted in compassion, service, and organizational values.
  • Non-profit, faith-based organization

DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Stoney Creek Hospitality
01.2023 - 12.2024

• Oversee the recruitment and onboarding and offboarding process, including sourcing candidates, conducting
exit interviews, and negotiating offers.
• Develop and implement HR policies and procedures that align with the company's goals and values.
• Provide guidance and support to managers on people-related issues, including coaching, feedback, and
employee development.
• Maintain accurate employee records and ensure compliance with relevant employment laws and
regulations.
• Ensure accurate and timely submission of all payroll tax filings and payments.
• Leverage technology to create a scalable system that anticipates and plans for the organization’s future
workforce needs.
• Create a safe workplace that includes recommendations that are taught in monthly workplace trainings.
• Conduct training and development programs to improve employee skills, knowledge, education, and experience.

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Graduate Hotels Management
01.2018 - 01.2023
  • Oversee the recruitment and onboarding and offboarding process, including sourcing candidates, conducting exit interviews, and negotiating offers.
  • Develop and implement HR policies and procedures that align with the company's goals and values.
  • Provide guidance and support to managers on people-related issues, including coaching, feedback, and employee development.
  • Maintain accurate employee records and ensure compliance with relevant employment laws and regulations.
  • Ensure accurate and timely submission of all payroll tax filings and payments.
  • Leverage technology to create a scalable system that anticipates and plans for the organization’s future workforce needs.
  • Create a safe workplace that includes recommendations that are taught in monthly workplace trainings.
  • Conduct training and development programs to improve employee skills, knowledge, education, and experience.
  • Oversaw the largest region within the company, 10 hotels in 9 states “Big 10”.
  • Developed and lead General Managers and Human Resources Leaders within the hotels to create a positive and collaborative culture.
  • Monitored and utilized training resources within a Learning Management System.
  • Audited properties on all compliance pieces.

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Aimbridge Hospitality – Hyatt Regency Bloomington
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Led recruitment, benefits, training and team relations.
  • Developed and leading committees within the hotel to create a positive working environment and culture.
  • 303-room property that opened February 2016 with approximately 15,000 square feet of banquet space and a new age urban style full restaurant and bar with our own garden and beehives for honey onsite.
  • Executive Committee Member.

COMPLEX DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

HEI – Merritt Hospitality, LLC
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Oversaw Human Resources at 2 hotels in Downtown Minneapolis: The Westin Minneapolis and The Hotel Minneapolis.
  • Handled 2 HR departments within 2 separate hotels, one Starwood property and one Marriott property.
  • Trained in an effective and competitive work environment that had been without Human Resources for 6 months.
  • Recruitment, Benefits, Payroll and Executive Committee responsibilities.
  • Creation of new orientation programs to welcome new teams to the HEI culture and to the Brand culture.

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Noble House Hotels & Resorts (NHHR) — The Commons Hotel
01.2007 - 01.2015
  • Hotel converted from Radisson University Hotel in 2012.
  • Boutique style hotel on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
  • 304 guest rooms and 20,000 sq. ft. of function space.
  • Led efforts, objectives and core values that identify the unique brand providing an employee-oriented, high-performance culture.
  • Supervised HR Representative and administered payroll, benefits, recruitment, retention and team relations.
  • Executive Committee Member.
  • Successfully led the Hotel Awareness Team for safety training resulting in 2012 being an injury-free year without any work-related injuries.
  • Worked closely with new management through a major $17 million renovation.
  • Aimed to affect TripAdvisor reviews through effective hiring and training.
  • TripAdvisor ranking moved from #44 in January 2013 to #2 by January 2014.

VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

The Wirth Companies
01.2006 - 01.2007
  • Corporate Human Resources Leader overseeing hotel property HR Directors.
  • Developed and implemented orientation presentations, handbooks and performance management programs.
  • Handled all aspects of Human Resources in hospitality as well as rental management and commercial real estate personnel.
  • Nationally recruited for all management positions.
  • Served as an Executive Committee Member.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Graves Hospitality/Graves 601 Hotel/Radisson Suite Hotel
01.1998 - 2006
  • Responsible for all aspects of HR Management at an upscale union hotel.
  • Played an active management role in the unbranding from Le Meridien Hotel to Graves 601 in downtown Minneapolis.
  • Served as the Radisson Brand Champion.

Skills

  • Employee Relations
  • Strategic Human Resources Leadership
  • Training and Development
  • Compliance and Legal
  • HR Technology and Analytics
  • Employee Engagement
  • Relationship building
  • Critical thinking
  • Excellent communication
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Flexible and adaptable

Timeline

HEAD OF PEOPLE & CULTURE

Grace Hospice
12.2024 - Current

DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Stoney Creek Hospitality
01.2023 - 12.2024

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Graduate Hotels Management
01.2018 - 01.2023

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Aimbridge Hospitality – Hyatt Regency Bloomington
01.2016 - 01.2017

COMPLEX DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

HEI – Merritt Hospitality, LLC
01.2015 - 01.2016

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Noble House Hotels & Resorts (NHHR) — The Commons Hotel
01.2007 - 01.2015

VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

The Wirth Companies
01.2006 - 01.2007

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Graves Hospitality/Graves 601 Hotel/Radisson Suite Hotel
01.1998 - 2006

Memberships & Associations

  • TCHPA – current (Twin Cities Hospitality Personnel Association)
  • Former Medical Member Advisory Panel
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