Carmela Montenegro's Linkedin Analytics

I'm a DEI strategist and organizational development specialist who's been shaking things up in the outdoor industry since 2017. As a first-generation Filipina-American from the Colorado mountains, I bring professional expertise and lived experience to my organizational culture transformation and talent management work. My superpower? Turning DEI initiatives into tangible, measurable change. I geek out over building inclusive talent pipelines, designing employee engagement programs, and crafting change management strategies that stick. At REI, I transformed our workforce demographics, increasing LGBTQ+ representation to 25% and boosting BIPOC employee retention from zero to ten months. Our employee satisfaction scores? They shot through the roof. I'm a culture architect and people operations leader who believes in data-driven DEI solutions. Whether conducting organizational assessments, developing employee resource groups (ERGs), or implementing unconscious bias training, I focus on creating sustainable systems change. I've scaled DEI frameworks across organizations of 450+ employees, managed succession planning initiatives, and built inclusive leadership development programs that doubled retention rates. I am pursuing my Outdoor Industry MBA while consulting organizations on workforce development and DEIB strategy. When I'm not diving into talent analytics or facilitating inclusive leadership workshops, you'll find me presenting at conferences (like DisruptHR Denver to 500+ HR leaders) or developing multicultural communication frameworks that help teams thrive. Core competencies: 😍 Organizational Development & Change Management 😍 Talent Acquisition & Retention Strategy 😍 DEI Program Implementation 😍 Employee Experience Design 😍 Learning & Development 😍 Culture Transformation Multilingual in: English (Native) Tagalog/Filipino (Conversational) Spanish (Conversational) My collaborative leadership style combines my Gallup strengths of being Futuristic, Individualistic, Activator, Restorative, and Responsibility-driven. Let's connect if you're passionate about building equitable workplaces where everyone can thrive!"