Biography

Samantha Connolly served as the AFL-CIO Director of Human Resources for over 15 years. In this capacity, she led strategic planning as it relates to the Federation’s most vital resource, the employees, by shaping the alignment of mission-critical objectives with organizational productivity. Mission critical objectives included resource alignment, managing labor relations and contract negotiations, coordinating talent acquisition and leading employee investment including onboarding, retention and training. Formally educated at Salisbury University, Samantha obtained a Bachelor’s of Science Degree with a dual concentration in Finance and Management. A former card holding member of OPEIU Local 2 and UFCW Local 400, the labor movement journey began through the Organizing Institute fulfilling a strong commitment to labor movement growth through organizing and the empowerment of workers.

Samantha is a founding partner of S&K Partners providing a variety of developmental training and resources to a host of both labor and management industry leaders.