REBEKAH MARTINEK-WILLIAMS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

It takes a skilled human resources professional to provide strategic guidance and support to more than 300 health care professionals in the middle of a pandemic during one of the worst national shortages of health care workers. This is just one of the accomplishments of Rebekah Martinek-Williams, Esq., executive director, Human Resources Strategic Partners, for City of Hope Orange County. In preparation for the opening of City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center - Orange County’s most advanced comprehensive cancer center - Martinek-Williams not only led the HR needs for hundreds of new employees, she also built a values-driven culture of compassion and scientific discovery.

Trained as an attorney, she is a well-regarded strategic partner to senior executives, helping them mitigate risk while ensuring fair treatment, diversity and inclusion, and a balanced approach for problem resolution, human capital decisions, and managing organizational change. Martinek-Williams came to City of Hope Orange County promising to make it an Employer of Choice. She fulfilled that promise and more. Not only did the organization meet its hiring goals, it has also been repeatedly recognized by Orange County Business Journal as a Best Place to Work.