Roxanne Rivera

Roxanne Rivera is the Head of Western Division clients with KEYGroup® and has over 24 years of experience in communication and interpersonal skills development. Roxanne's work includes coaching, consulting and training for executives and key employees of companies wishing to become more sophisticated in achieving clarity, being persuasive and communicating with integrity. She also works with firms on specific communication needs of the organization with regard to daily communication objectives.

Roxanne's clients include Sandia National Laboratories, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Accounting and Consulting Group, the State of New Mexico , and numerous general contracting firms throughout the southwest United States .

Roxanne has been appointed to several national advisory committees, most recently appointed by Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao to the National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics where she was the only businessperson on the committee.

As an entrepreneur and former construction company owner, Roxanne secured multi-million dollar contracts in both the private and government sectors based on her written and oral communication skills. Her construction firm received numerous small business awards, including two Small Business Administrator's Awards of Excellence and several nominations for Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year.

Roxanne has served on both the Association of Builders and Contractors and Associated General Contractors Board of Directors. She also served on the Board of Directors for the University of New Mexico Construction Program , which she helped to found. Roxanne has been an active community leader currently serving on the board for the YWCA, and has worked extensively with ARCA, the Association for Retarded Citizens of Albuquerque.

Roxanne has also spoken at and conducted seminars throughout the country with regard to Communication in the Construction Industry and Women in Construction.

She has a BA in speech communications from the University of New Mexico.