Seattle CHRO Community

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Seattle CHRO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the Seattle CHRO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CHROs, for CHROs.

Co-Chairs

Mindy Geisser

Savers
Chief People Services Officer

Megan Hansen

Smartsheet
Chief People and Culture Officer

Raquel Karls

REI
SVP, Human Resources

Members

Susan Bruechner

The Standard
VP & CHRO

Rose Capistran

Zones
VP, Global Human Resources

Jessica Carl

Mercy Corps
Interim Chief People Officer

April Castañeda

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Chief Human Resources Officer

Michelle Clements

Seattle University
VP, Human Resources

Kimberly Collier

Puget Sound Energy
Vice President, Human Resources

Robyn Corr

Nintendo of America
SVP, Human Resources

Michael Cox

The Boeing Co
VP, Global Head of Talent & Corporate HR

Michaela Doelman

Washington Employment Security Department
CHRO

Katie Gerard

Port Of Seattle
Senior Director, Human Resources

Myra Gregorian

Seattle Children's
SVP & Chief People Officer

Nicole Grogan

Intellectual Ventures
Chief People Officer

Darci Hall

Providence
VP & Chief Learning Officer

Mark Holubar

Idaho National Laboratory
Director, HR & Diversity

Bobby Humes

City of Seattle
Director, Human Resources Department

Lucy Hur

Slalom
Chief People Officer

Keagan Kerr

Vestas
VP, People and Culture

Lisa King

Washington Federal
SVP & Chief People Officer

Jennifer Larson

SanMar
Chief People Officer

David Lawson

Columbia Bank
EVP & CHRO

Monique Little

First Tech Federal Credit Union
Chief People and Administrative Officer

Richelle Luther

Columbia
SVP & CHRO

Denise Merle

Weyerhaeuser
SVP & Chief Administration Officer

Anne Mersereau

Portland General Electric
VP HR, Diversity & Inclusion

Marie-Claude Milot

Darigold
Head of People, Culture and Engagement

Aaron Morin

HomeStreet Bank
SVP, HR Director

Kari Moyes

Clearwater Paper
Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Tim Mulligan

Vulcan
CHRO

Sheila Murty

Tillamook
EVP, People and Culture

Franklin Plaistowe

State of Washington
Assistant Director, Human Resources

Melinda Rogers

NW Natural
Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer

Michelle Rose

Columbia Distributing
Senior Vice President of Human Resources

Corey Routh

New Seasons Market
VP, HR

Sharon Royne

CHI Franciscan Health
SVP, Human Resources

Lori Sabet

BMGI
CHRO

Andy Schneider

Alaska Airlines
VP, People

Kathy Shingleton

Virginia Mason Medical Center
VP, HR

Natalie Swistak

Columbia Hospitality
VP, People & Culture

Mary Lou True

Moda Health
VP, Human Resources

Lizanne Vaughan

Getty Images
SVP, Chief People Officer

Ana White

F5 Networks
EVP & Chief People Officer

Kelly Wolf

Zulily.com
VP, People

Lori Wolff

State of Idaho
Administrator Idaho Division of Human Resources

Joan Wright

Tommy Bahama
SVP of HR and Corporate Operations

Michele Yetman

Salesforce
Executive Vice President, Employee Success

Melody Zhang

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Chief Human Resources Officer, SVP HR

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Deon MacMillan, CHRO
Ardent Mills

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Ruth Ferguson, SVP, CHRO
The Related Companies

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Angie Freeman, CHRO
C.H. Robinson

Upcoming Programs

In-person Programs

May, 2022

Seattle CHRO Executive Summit

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Content from your CHRO peers

PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Next Big Question, Episode 20

Chief Cybersecurity Officer Kurt John of Siemens USA joins the podcast to discuss how to manage the noise in your organization’s crowded technology ecosystem. Kurt explains how digitalization, speed to market, and a plethora of products are contributing to that noise and how to manage risk in this environment.

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BLOG | AUGUST 30, 2021

CHROs Most Concerned About Maintaining Culture and Engagement

To better understand CHROs’ top priorities and their view on the return to a new “normal,” we recently captured the sentiment of our CHRO communities through a pulse survey. Here are 6 things we learned from 300-plus HR leaders.

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SURVEY REPORT | AUGUST 16, 2021

The New C-Suite Imperative -- Australia: Partner with Peers Across the Business

Here is a look at the top objectives and sentiments of 160 C-level executives across Australia. Evanta’s 2021 Leadership Perspective Survey makes it clear that cross-collaboration among C-suite executives is more critical than ever for executives to achieve their goals.

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