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TARIENNE GROVER, MMC, EMPA

584 Capitol Drive, Benicia, CA 94510 707-771-9526 (c) E-mail: tariennegrover@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT
Methodical, dynamic, and driven individual with sixteen years of acquired knowledge and skills
working in the complex, ever-changing environment of public administration towards
achievement of efficiency, transparency, and accountability.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES
❖ Multiple focus ❖ MMC & CPMC certified ❖ Tech-Savvy
❖ Change agent ❖ Accurate and detailed ❖ Ethical approach
❖ Structured ❖ Analytical approach ❖ Innovative approach

WORK EXPERIENCE AND HIGHLIGHTS

February 2016 – Present
Clerk of the Board
Contra Costa Transportation Authority, 2999 Oak Road, Suite 100, Walnut Creek, CA
• Executive-level support and liaison to the Authority Board of 14 primary members and 13 alternates
consisting of elected officials throughout Contra Costa County for a total of 27 elected officials;
onboarding; compliance; travel arrangements; payment of stipends and travel expense reports;
communications;
• Board agenda packet preparation, assembly, posting, and distribution; provide logistics and support for
the Authority Board meetings; prepare monthly minutes for the meetings of the Authority Board,
Planning Committee, and Administration and Projects Committee;
• Implemented a new process to onboard new Board Members with an onsite meeting to provide an
overview of the Authority, perform the Oath of Office and discuss the required paperwork; created a
welcome packet;
• Quality review and control of final packets for five committees and the Board;
• Act as the Facilities Manager to manage all facility-related duties;
• Executive Assistant to the Executive Director; calendar maintenance and scheduling of meetings, travel
arrangements, preparation and assistance with PowerPoints, communications, correspondence, etc.;
• Supervise administration team consisting of three Administrative Assistants; hired four administrative
assistants; made recommendation to switch two administrative assistants from being assigned to a
division to general administrative assistants who support multiple divisions;
• Act as the Authority’s Human Resources Manager; perform Human Resources duties to include the
complete hiring process through NeoGov, conduct phone interviews, sit on interview panels, make
recommendations for new hires, conduct reference checks and background checks, reporting of
deferred compensation, benefits enrollments/terminations, performance review process, performance
issues, exit interviews, onboarding, mandatory training compliance, personnel file management,
management of consultant contracts, coordinate teambuilding events, compliance with Human
Resource laws and reporting requirements, compensation studies, policy development and updates,
preparation of staff reports and presentations to the Authority Board and committees
• Implemented NeoGov to bring recruitments in-house; implemented a process to allow virtual exercises
and interviews; handled four recruitments (2 in-house);