Kassandra Wheeler

Kassandra Wheeler is an HR Business Partner at Viasat. Kassandra has over ten years of experience in human resources and training. Kassandra has a degree in human resources from the University of Phoenix.

Kassandra started their career as an Outreach & Training Coordinator with AmeriCorps / Child Abuse Prevention Council. In this role, they were responsible for delivering services and training directed at supporting families who have been reunited after entry into CWS, and on supporting foster youth through recruitment of mentors in their community.

After AmeriCorps, Kassandra became a Lead Recruiter with Home Instead Senior Care. In this role, they developed and implemented recruitment and retention strategies, participated in full-cycle recruiting, conducted interviews and coordinated background investigations. Kassandra was also responsible for hiring decisions, orientation, new-hire training, and maintenance of personnel records. Additionally, they coordinated and executed staff meetings, administered recognition programs, analyzed and reported staffing data, and assisted in administration of benefits, payroll, and claims preparation.

Most recently, Kassandra has been working as an HR Business Partner at Viasat. In this role, they provide support to employees and managers on a variety of HR topics such as benefits, compensation, employee relations, performance management, and compliance.

Kassandra Wheeler has a post-baccalaureate certificate in human resource management from UC San Diego. Kassandra also has a critical gender studies degree in organizational leadership from Simpson University. In addition, they have certification from the Association for Talent Development (ATD) in coaching and from SHRM in SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP). Finally, they have a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the HR Certification Institute - HRCI.

Their manager is Curtis L., Vice President, People and Culture. Some of their coworkers include Keely Takata, MS - People & Culture Business Partner, Magaly Martel - Talent Acquisition Specialist, and Antonio Thomas - Talent Acquisition Operations Contractor Specialist.