Rosemary Giacomelli

A human resources (HR) generalist with more than 17 years of experience in retail management, Rosemary Giacomelli specializes corporate communication, mediation and dispute resolution, and employee recruitment, retention, training, and development. Along with an HR certificate from the University of California, Berkeley, Rosemary Giacomelli possesses certified trainer designation for MBTI, DiSC, and Lominger personnel assessment tools.

Currently, Rosemary Giacomelli serves as a senior HR manager at the San Francisco, California, headquarters of consumer housewares and home furnishing company Williams-Sonoma, Inc. In charge of directing and coordinating HR operations for Williams-Sonoma stores in the United Kingdom and Australia, she supports the company’s business initiatives by contributing to a performance management process redesign that integrates core performance indicators and measures of relevant competencies.

In a previous position as managing director of the Burberry West Coast Flagship Store in San Francisco, California, Rosemary Giacomelli supervised all store management functions, ensuring that sales targets were attained, conducting diversity training, and building merchant relationships to provide a premier selection of clothing and accessories for Burberry’s local and international clientele. For two consecutive years, she helped lead her store to rank first among all Burberry locations for inventory control.

Outside of her work in the HR field, Rosemary Giacomelli contributes to charities dedicated to fighting hunger and homelessness. She is a member of the childhood hunger relief organization Share Our Strength and volunteers at the local St. Vincent DePaul soup kitchen.