Michael Ramirez

Currently a 15-year board member of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Michael is the co-chair of the Nominating Committee, responsible for the search, recruitment and vetting of prospective board members. He is a Helen Hayes Awards judge with Theatre Washington, where he is also a member of the Adjudication and Advocacy Committees, respectively.

Michael most recently worked from the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak, as the Senior Director for Workforce Planning and Human Resources Operations, where he led human resources operations in developing and implementing nation-wide talent acquisition and staffing, strategic workforce planning, and HR business strategies and programs.

Prior to his appointment at Amtrak, Michael served as the Associate Director, Personnel Operations Administration, District of Columbia Office of Personnel under the personnel authority of Mayors Sharon Pratt, Marion Barry and Anthony Williams, respectively.

Originally from El Paso, Texas, Michael became a DC resident in June of 1986. Upon his return from completing two consecutive tours of duty as a Peace Corps Volunteer with the US Peace Corps in Honduras, Michael was employed as a Peace Corps Volunteer Recruiter in the New England Regional offices in Boston, MA, and provided advice and guidance in the creation and production of the first Hispanic recruitment marketing campaign for the US Peace Corps.

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