Lafrance Hospitality
Jill Desmarais has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Jill began their career as a Teller at Citizens-Union Savings Bank in 1986. Jill later transitioned to become a Personnel Analyst/Cash Management Analyst at the same company, where they administered employee benefits, recruited non-exempt employees, and handled payroll and tax-related tasks. In 1997, they briefly worked as a Payroll Coordinator at AccountSearch.
In 1998, Jill joined Little People's College, Inc. as a Payroll/Benefits Coordinator, where they administered payroll and benefits and analyzed cost and budget. Jill then transitioned to The Groden Network "Your Autism Experts", where they worked as a Benefits Specialist and later as a Benefits Manager. In these roles, they administered employee benefits, workers' compensation, FMLA, and COBRA, while also negotiating insurance contracts and analyzing benefit costs.
In 2012, Jill worked as a Human Resources Consultant at Garda Company LLC & Laser Performance North America. Jill then joined DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson for Kelly Services as a Field Coordinator, where they audited business expenses, created expense reports, advised sales reps on guidelines, and made travel arrangements.
From 2013 to 2020, Jill worked at Swarovski Optik, starting as a Human Resources & Payroll Administrator before transitioning to roles such as Senior Human Resources Generalist and Assistant Manager Human Resources.
In 2020, they joined Premier Diagnostic Services, Inc. as a Human Resources Manager before assuming their current position as the Director of Human Resources at Lafrance Hospitality in June 2021.
Overall, Jill Desmarais has extensive experience in human resources and payroll administration, with a focus on employee benefits and recruitment. Jill has also gained experience in consulting roles and has effectively managed various facets of human resources throughout their career.
Jill Desmarais holds an Associate of Arts degree in Business Administration from Bristol Community College. Jill also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources Management from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
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Lafrance Hospitality
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Lafrance Hospitality Company was established in the 1950’s and has since grown into a full service hospitality company with a current portfolio of fourteen hotels, five restaurants/function facilities and one catering division. Our current hotels include Hilton, Marriott, IHG and Choice properties. With our team of esteemed professionals, depth of experience, proven strategies and commitment to providing an outstanding guest experience, Lafrance Hospitality provides a complete range of management services. Our small size affords our team the opportunity to focus on each hotel’s individual markets and needs, and apply our core principles; hiring, training and retaining the best team members, exceeding guest expectations, and maintaining streamlined, efficient operations. Lafrance Hospitality's corporate office consists of dedicated team members in all aspects of development and operations. Lafrance Hospitality has the ability to provide consulting and management services in all aspects of operations; finance, sales and marketing, development, daily operations and human resources. In addition, we provide distressed asset management and receivership services to ensure distressed assets run in a cost effective manner during the critical transition phase. Our hands on approach in daily operations have contributed to the success of each of our properties. Our vision is to be the PREMIER Hospitality Company by employing the VERY BEST PEOPLE, trained and empowered, to deliver a QUALITY product with SENSATIONAL service to every guest, every time.
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