Karla Porter

Current

Adjunct Faculty at Kings College
Director Workforce Development and Human Resources at Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce
Partner at First Investment Real Estate, Commercial & Residential Mayan Riviera Property

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Past

Recruiter at Telerx
Call Center Industry Consultant at Luzerne County Community College
Sales Manager at Allegro Resorts Vacation Club

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Education

Temple University
Luzerne County Community College

Recommended

3 people have recommended Karla

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

Karla Porter’s Summary

Director of Workforce Development and Human Resources at the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber and Partner at First Investment Real Estate, Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Currently Adjunct Faculty at Kings College.

I invite you to join my network.

Karla Porter’s Specialties:

New Media, Community Partnerships, Human Resources, Recruiting, Attract, Onboard & Retain, Public Speaking, Motivational & Sales Techniques & Coaching, CRM, Customer Service, Mayan Riviera & International Real Estate / Luxury property, Nonprofit Management, Fundraising.

Karla Porter’s Experience

Adjunct Faculty

Kings College

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

August 2009 — Present (4 months)

Spanish Language GED Prep
Director Workforce Development and Human Resources

Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

April 2009 — Present (8 months)

I’m Director of Workforce Development and Human Resources for a mid-size metro area economic development agency in PA. I research, develop, implement, manage and obtain funding for workforce development initiatives, oversee human resources and diversity task forces and programs and consultant with members and prospective clients on HR, labor and skill requirements, pre-employment training programs and recruitment.

Additionally, I work to connect companies to federal and state job training programs, provide labor and demographic data to prospective clients, develop and facilitate innovative partnerships between the business and education community to meet workforce needs and focus on attracting employers, creating quality employment opportunities and retaining skilled workers.

I sit on several education, diversity and workforce related boards and advisory committees and frequently speak on job seeking, recruitment and retention strategy, relationship building and the use of new media in HR and recruiting.
Partner

First Investment Real Estate, Commercial & Residential Mayan Riviera Property

(Real Estate industry)

September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

Our office is located on 5th Ave. in Playa del Carmen, Mexico (40 min. south of Cancún). While my partners are located there, I reside in the US, manage the US/Canadian market and currently am working to develop an international portfolio of luxury properties in desirable and exotic locations around the world.

I have 10 year's resort property investment experience in Playa del Carmen & Cozumel. I am bilingual and savvy in Latin American culture and business etiquette.

Whether you are looking for commercial investment property of any size, a primary residence or vacation/rental property in the Mayan Riviera, we work with you to you to make an informed intelligent decision and assist you every step of the way.

Additional Information

Karla Porter’s Websites:

Karla Porter’s Interests:

NEPA Veterans Multicare Alliance, The Humane Society of Cozumel Island, Development and investment in southeastern Mexico, everything workforce related, new media

Karla Porter’s Groups:

Society for Human Resource Management

Arbita CyberSleuths
Executive Suite
Networked Recruiter (34,197+ total network) 3rd Largest Recruiting and HR & 2nd Largest Agency Group
Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
ERE.net
Marzar
Recruiting Animal Show
Gmail Users
SHRM Networking Group
Google Group
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
BlackBerry User Group
Recruiter-Talk
Best Practice Exchange
Openreq.com (Recruiters & Staffing Professionals)
PROS in Workforce and Economic Development
U.S. Veteran
The Talent Buzz
Hispanic Entrepreneurs of America
NaVOBA [National Veteran-Owned Business Association]
OPEN NETWORKERS!
Luxury Investment Properties
Twitter Me
Pennsylvania Governor's Conference for Women
The Recruiters Roundtable
International Real Estate Investment
American Chamber of Commerce Executives
Luzerne County Community College Alumni
Onboarding Best Practices- Clearing the 90-Day Hurdle
Northeast PA Networkers
NEPA SHRM
JobAngels
Charles Krugel's Labor & Employment Law & Human Resources Practices Group
Northeast Human Resource Networkers
Twitter for Sourcing and Recruiting
The Career Bloggers Network (CBN)
Social Media Recruiting Group
THE Conference