Diana Meisenhelter

Current

• Principal at Riviera Advisors, Inc.

Past

• Vice President of Staffing and Talent Acquisition at Wyndham International
• Director of Worldwide Recruiting at Westin Hotels & Resorts
• Recruiting Manager at American General Hospitality, Inc

• Corporate HR at Embassy Suites, Inc.

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Education

• University of Maryland College Park
• The University of Maryland Munich Campus (Munich, Germany)

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Industry

Hospitality

Diana Meisenhelter’s Summary

Diana Meisenhelter is recognized as a leader and a strategic thinker in the staffing and recruiting community. With over 20 years experience and knowledge of corporate staffing and recruiting, she has been responsible for directing global staffing functions in recruitment, selection, diversity and placement of talent to service-based organizations.

Most recently Ms. Meisenhelter held the position of Vice President of Staffing and Talent Acquisition for Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Fortune Magazine's "50 Best Companies for Minorities" list for 2003, receiving the highest ranking hotel company. As Director of Worldwide Recruitment for Westin Hotels & Resorts, she managed the global recruiting function that supported hotels in over 22 countries. She also was responsible for executive recruitment and College Relations for American General Hospitality and held corporate HR generalist roles for Embassy Suites, Inc. Prior to the hospitality industry, Ms. Meisenhelter worked in other industries such as healthcare, technical executive search and retail.

Meisenhelter received a BA in Communications from the University of Maryland in College Park and a degree from the University of Maryland in Munich, Germany. Ms. Meisenhelter is on the Board of Director for The DFW Staffing Management Association.

Diana Meisenhelter’s Specialties:

Recruiting and Staffing

Diana Meisenhelter’s Experience

• Principal

  Riviera Advisors, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  January 2004 — Present (5 years 7 months)

  Riviera Advisors is a premier global human resources consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations develop stronger internal recruiting and staffing capabilities.
  
  With a combined 50-plus years of experience, Riviera Advisors’ principals are uniquely qualified to offer proven, real-world solutions designed to meet each of our clients’ Talent Management needs and challenges.
  
  Riviera Advisors is not a search firm. Unlike other consultancies, their principals work directly with each client for each assignment. This approach enables us to provide highly customized recommendations and solutions, not cookie-cutter options.
  
  Riviera Advisors also manages the STARoundtable (Strategic Talent Acquisition Roundtable) which produces leadership development programs for corporate recruiting and staffing leaders. Riviera Advisors is a proud member of the ASHER Talent Alliance.

• Vice President of Staffing and Talent Acquisition

  Wyndham International

  (Hospitality industry)

  1998 — 2003 (5 years)

  Wyndham International is an upscale hotel company with 125 hotels and 25,000
  Employees in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.
  • Acting as key strategist, creating, implementing and directing best of class initiatives that promote organization as an employer of choice.
  • Recruit key executives, contributing to the successful reorganization and restructuring of a business.
  • Implemented innovative E-recruiting programs, technology and on-line resources to source candidates, facilitate the hiring process, and measure results.
  • Created successful worldwide employee referral program (Finders Keepers), which resulted in over 5,000, hires the first year.
  • Created in-house executive search department for key corporate and field support in order to reduce cost and create internal synergies.
  • Implemented industry-recognized sales recruiting support to insure essential revenue generating talent is sourced, hired and retained.
  • Reinvented college relations program to support new operational focus with emphasis on diversity.
  • Implemented Talent Plus selection tool, a strength-management and selection tool, to assist with identifying top executive and sales talent in order to identify the right person at the right time, reduce turnover and increase revenue.

• Director of Worldwide Recruiting

  Westin Hotels & Resorts

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospitality industry)

  October 1996 — October 1998 (2 years 1 month)

  Westin is an internationally renowned hotel brand with over 100 hotels, 30,000 employees in 22 countries.
  • Designed and implemented global recruiting system using sourcing and marketing strategies, talent assessment (internal and external), management selection tools, and train-the-trainer workshops.
  • Specialized in recruitment and offer negotiation of corporate and hotel executives, impacting continued organizational effectiveness.
  • Lead post-merger integration team, managing the corporate office closure and relocation to New York.

• Recruiting Manager

  American General Hospitality, Inc

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Hospitality industry)

  1992 — 1996 (4 years)

  American General Hospitality was one of the nation’s largest hotel Management Companies, managing over 80 hotels (Hilton, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Embassy Suites), with 7,000 employees throughout the US and Mexico.

• Corporate HR

  Embassy Suites, Inc.

  (Hospitality industry)

  1990 — 1992 (2 years)

  Embassy Suites was a major all-suites hotel brand with over 60 hotels, 15,000
  Employees throughout the United States.
  • Provided human resources generalist support to corporate and field personnel.
  • Developed and implemented field certification program for human resource professionals.
  • Provided support to corporate staff to ensure a smooth transition of company reorganization, relocation and reduction in force.

Diana Meisenhelter’s Education

• University of Maryland College Park

  BA , Communications , 1983 — 1987

• The University of Maryland Munich Campus (Munich, Germany)

  AA , General Business , 1983 — 1985

  Activities and Societies:

  Oktoberfest

Additional Information

Diana Meisenhelter’s Interests:

Travel, shopping, entertaining, networking

Diana Meisenhelter’s Groups:

DFW Staffing Management Association, SHRM

•    ERE.net
•    RecruitingBlogs.com Group
•    University of Maryland, College Park Alumni Association
•    DFWSMA
•    Middle East HR
•    Amercian General Hospitality Incorporated Alumni

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