Cristina Santiago Garshong Mshrm

Cristina Santiago Garshong MSHRM currently serves as the Assistant Human Resources Manager at the NC Department of Health and Human Services, beginning in December 2023. Previously, Cristina worked as a Global Talent Acquisition Operations Specialist at SAS, where responsibilities included ensuring data integrity in recruitment processes and optimizing the Talent Acquisition SharePoint site. At Red Hat, notable roles included HR Manager for Global Employee Relations, managing investigations into sensitive employee relations matters, and Team Lead for HR Operations, overseeing a team of HR Shared Services Coordinators. Cristina's career began at Siemens Healthineers as a Customer Care Consultant in Diagnostics and included serving as a Certified Correctional Officer with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Educational credentials include a Master of Science in Human Resources Management from Western Carolina University, a Washington Semester Program in Journalism and New Media from American University, and a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Broadcast Journalism from Siena College.