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Hi, I’m Karla Barillas
I’m an accomplished, fully bilingual and bi-cultural business professional with strong interpersonal, communication and results-focused management skills. Areas of expertise include organizational development, staffing outreach, Diversity & Inclusion, Anti-harassment, Anti-discrimination: training, investigation and affirmative defense, professional recruitment, training, Human Resources, business management, multicultural employment branding, crisis management, employee relations, Custom policy/practice design and handbook evaluations, sales, advertising and financial retail. Effective cross-cultural communication skills, complemented by an MBA.

I’m Salvadorian based in Milwaukee, WI. Recognized regionally and locally for networking, strategizing, employment outreach and relationship building within diverse professional and community organizations. A proud daughter, sister, and auntie/godmother to twins (Alejandra & Ixel) and their sister (Paulina).

BA - University of WI- Milwaukee
2001-2005
MBA - Alverno College
2007 - 2009



After graduating with a double major in Marketing and Human Resources, I spent several years working in Corporate America. Over time, I became more fascinated with helping others in their careers and returned to university to earn an MBA. I then started my career in Human Resources and have worked in the non-profit sector for the past seven years as the VP of HR and Organizational Development.


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