2016 Board of Directors Bios

2016 ROGUE VALLEY SHRM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

President – Jeannette Trumm, MBA, PHR

Jeannette is the Human Resources Director for Neuman Hotel Group, a Southern Oregon hospitality group that owns and operates the Ashland Springs Hotel, Inn at the Commons, Lithia Springs Resort, Ashland Hills Hotel, Larks Restaurants and the Waterstone Spa. With just under 300 employees, Jeannette is excited for 2015 where Neuman Hotel Group will continue to grow and expand with an estimated 350 employees by the end of the year.

Jeannette has 15 years progressive experience in all facets of Human Resources and has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) with a focus in Human Resources Management and a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).  Jeannette is also an adjunct professor for Southern Oregon University, currently teaching Strategic Staffing for the undergraduate business program.

This is Jeannette’s third year on the Rogue Valley SHRM’s Board of Directors.

President-Elect and Community Relations Director - Joseph Rossi, MPA, SPHR

Joe Rossi, a long-time Human Resource professional in Southern Oregon, is the Southern Oregon Area Manager for Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI). 

Joe possesses a unique combination of work experience that enables him to effectively examine how business strategic objectives align with workforce management tactical measures to create business profitability and stability through proactive employee engagement and customer support.  Joe has held previous Human Resource, Marketing, and Business Management positions within several industry sectors, including Air Transportation, Retail Automotive, Aerospace, Semiconductors, and Health Care.  He holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Administration from the University of Southern California, Society for Human Resource Management – Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certification, and a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certificate from the HR Certification Institute in Washington D.C.

Joe oversees two BBSI Southern Oregon branches located in Medford and Grants Pass focusing on providing workforce management solutions: worker compensation coverage and risk/safety management, payroll administration, recruiting and temporary staffing services, and human resource consulting.

Past President and SHAPE Director - Tanya Haakinson, PHR, SHRM-CP

Tanya is the Safety Director for Timber Products Company. As the Safety Director she is involved in the health, safety and wellness of over 900 employees around the country. Tanya previously held the position of the HR and Safety Manager for Sierra Pine-Medite Division. She has worked in the field of Human Resources since 2002 with positions such as Staffing Supervisor, Recruiter, HR Assistant, Operations Supervisor and HR and Safety Manager.

Tanya holds an AA degree in Business (2007), a BS in Business Management (2009), a Human Resources Management Certificate (2009) and a Health & Safety Leadership Certificate (2013). Tanya earned her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) in June 2011. Tanya was awarded her SHRM-CP in 2014.

This is Tanya's fourth year serving on the Rogue Valley SHRM board. She previously held the President Elect role, the Programs Co-Director role and the SHAPE Director role for two years.  Tanya also serves on the Rogue Workforce Partnership board; a local board of private and public sector businesses established to help shape and grow our economic community. Tanya is very active and involved in the local American Society of Safety Engineers chapter in Rogue Valley as a committee member as well as all around helper for what's needed.

Secretary – Kathryn Reinhardt

Kathryn holds a Business Administration degree with an emphasis on Organizational Leadership and Design and a minor in Communications.  Her career has been spent in payroll, benefits, recruitment, onboarding, retention, employee relations, training/development, team building, coaching, facilitation, change management, IT, safety and workers compensation including self-insurance.

This is Kathryn’s first year serving on the Rogue Valley SHRM board.  She has participated in SHRM chapters here and in Northern California over the past several years.  Kathryn is also an active member of the American Society of Safety Engineers Southern Oregon chapter.

Treasurer - Shannon Stuver, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Certification Director – Theresa Morris, PHR

Theresa is a Training & Development Supervisor for MAG Retail and Media Groups at the Motorcycle Superstore location.  Prior to this posting she worked for Lithia Motors for 18 years and fulfilled roles at the dealership and corporate level.  Starting as a finance manager at Medford Toyota and working through positions to become Lithia’s first female General Manager.  Once she moved to the corporate side, she was responsible for 3 departments including Training & Development, Internet Sales and Corporate Customer Relations.

Theresa earned her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) in December 2014 and was awarded her SHRM-CP in January 2015.

This is Theresa’s first year serving on the Rogue Valley SHRM board, but participates in multiple community groups.  She is currently serving her 2^nd term as Chairman of the Bear Creek Greenway Joint Powers Committee and is Secretary for Jackson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee.  Previously she has been involved with the Jackson County LADPC, DARE, SMART Reading Program, Junior Achievement and served as Service Unit Manager for Girl Scouts.

College Relations Director - Patricia (Trish) Forde, SHRM-SCP SPHR, GPHR

Trish has been the Human Resources & Safety Manager at The Hershey Company/Dagoba Organic Chocolate plant since 2009, and has concurrently been serving as an adjunct faculty professor of HR studies at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. 

With over 30 years in general business, and 18 of those as a Human Resource professional, the majority of her experience has been with organizations in the manufacturing sector.

Trish has a B.S. degree in Business Management and a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership.  She holds several professional certifications with SHRM as SHRM-SCP, and 2 with HRCI:  Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR).

Trish has been on the Rogue Valley Chapter board of directors of SHRM (Society for HR Management) since 2001, holding such positions as Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership, Newsletter, and Diversity Director.  In 2016 Trish is taking on the role of College Relations Director.

In addition Trish is a member of the Jackson County Chapter of OEC board of directors, serving in the role of Public Relations Director.

She is active in the community including conducting mock interview workshops for middle school and high school students, participating in the local Careers-in-Gear project for the past 4 years, and she writes articles for HR periodicals including the Rogue Valley SHRM newsletter and the website HR.com.

Diversity Director - John Underwood, SPHR, MBA

John is the Southern Oregon Region Human Resources Manager for Timber Products Company and has spent most of his HR career in the manufacturing world.  His experience has been evenly split between union and non-union workforces. His current responsibility includes five manufacturing plants, a trucking business and administrative offices in the Grants Pass, Medford and Yreka areas employing 700 employees.  John has extensive success in metric driven performance management systems.  He took his MBA through City University of Seattle and is certified at the SPHR level and also serves as the SHRM Rogue Valley Chapter Past President.

Hospitality Director – Sarah Elkinton, MS, PHR

Sarah is a Human Resources Manager for FTD. She had peviously been an HR Representative for Safeway. She had acted as a generalist for 14 Southern Oregon Safeway stores, mentoring and developing employees for promotion as well as investigating issues and complaints. Prior to this position she was the HR Representative and Recruiter for FTD.COM’s Medford Call Center.

Sarah has a BS in Psychology, with minors in Business and Criminology. She also has a Master of Science in Applied Psychology with an emphasis in Organization Training and Development. Sarah has served as Hospitality Director on the Rogue Valley SHRM board in the past.

Legislative/Government Affairs Director – Lisa DePiero

Lesa is the Human Resources Manager for Plycem USA. (Previously CertainTeed Corporation)  Prior to this she was the Plant Safety Administrator, and the Purchasing and Logistics Supervisor. She has been working in the FiberCement business for 12 years. Her background also includes Development Supervisor for Community Works and Senior Plant Buyer for Tyco Industries.

Lesa has a BS in Business Management with a minor in Economics from Southern Oregon University. Lesa has been a member of SHRM for 2 years and this is her first year serving on the Board.

Membership Director – Lynette Gundlach

Bio coming

Newsletter Coordinator - Erica Baker, PHR

Erica Baker is the Benefits Supervisor for C&K Market, parent company of Ray’s Food Place in Medford, Oregon.  Erica has over 17 years of HR experience as a Regional Trainer for FedEx Office in Silicon Valley, CA, an HR Generalist for Graphic Information Systems in the Portland, Oregon. Metro area, and HR Director for Living Opportunities in Medford, Oregon.

Erica completed the HR Leadership Certificate Program at Cascade Employers Association in 2007 and obtained her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) in 2009.

With leadership experience in Human Resources, Business Administration, Sales & Marketing in the Retail, Business to Business, Manufacturing and Social Services arenas, Erica is committed to the sharing of ideas and best practices among our local and global SHRM communities.  This is her fifth year serving on the Rogue Valley SHRM board of directors.

Programs Coordinator - Julie Carr

Julie went to college in from 98 - 00 for Criminal Justice while living in Washington State.  At that point in my life she wanted to be a Police Officer.  After college she moved to Roseburg, Oregon and she ended up getting a job at Lithia in Roseburg as a Personnel Coordinator.  She enjoyed the work she was doing and decided to stick with it.  In 2002 she moved up to Eugene and worked as a HR Assistant at a residential care facility for Dementia and Alzheimer’s patients.  By 2004 her folks had retired and moved home to Ashland, OR.  Realizing that she'd like to get more education for this line of work she moved down and enrolled myself at SOU.  She put myself through college while working full time at Mt. Ashland as their Human Resource Manager.  She received her degree in Business Management with a minor in Human Communication along with a certificate of Human Resource Management.  By this time it was 2008 and we all know what was going on with the economy.  She was laid off from Mt. Ashland and landed a job next door at nSpired Natural Foods (A Division of The Hain Celestial Group).  This is where she received the best HR experience while working 6 years in a Food Manufacturing environment under the umbrella of a large Corporation.  She had two wonderful mentors that molded me into what she is today.  After six years she decided to leave and move onto something different and away from food manufacturing.  She found Blackstone Audio, just up the street.  She has a hunch that she's supposed to stay in Ashland. She loves HR!  She loves serving people, helping them find jobs, find outside resources for their personal needs and sometimes find themselves.

 

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Program Coordinator - Suz Montemayor

Suz serves as an HR Area Manager for BBSI. Previously she had been a Human Resources Generalist for Erickson Air-Crane, Inc, Erickson Air-Crane is the manufacturer and world's largest operator of the S-64 Aircrane Helicopter.  With comprehensive manufacturing, maintenance, and repair services in Central Point, Oregon, as well as services throughout Canada, Europe, and Malaysia. Suz oversees recruiting and the drug/alcohol/background program for General and FAA regulated positions for over 1000 employees in Southern Oregon, Portland, McMinnville, Rhode Island and Alaska locations.

Until 2013, Suz served as Vice President of Human Resources for Motorcycle Superstore and MotorcycleUSA, a top Ecommerce Retailer for aftermarket motorcycle gear, parts and accessories and MotorcycleUSA an online content and community website which focuses on motorcycle news. Suz oversaw all aspects of the human resource functions for over 250 employees in Southern Oregon, Kentucky and California locations. She also served as the CFO until 2004. Suz brings 23 years of experience in Human Resources, Executive Recruiting, Finance, Sales and Marketing from world-class organizations.

In addition to her role on the RV SHRM board, Suz is the 2013-2014 Vice President for the Oregon Employer Council (OEC), an advisory board to the Oregon Employment Department, a voting member on the Job Council Budget Committee of Jackson County and a Board of Director on the Rogue Workforce Partnership (RWP) an advisory board to state and federal legislative officials on the workforce needs in Southern Oregon.

She previously served as the Programs Director, Workforce Readiness Director, Treasurer and Director at Large, Suz has been a member of Rogue Valley SHRM since 2001.

SHRM Foundation Director - Valerie Wilson, SPHR

Valerie Wilson has been involved in Human Resources and Recruiting for more than 16 years. She is currently the Human Resource Manager at BBSI for their Grants Pass and Roseburg locations, where BBSI partners with business owners to help them meet their strategic goals through staffing, human resources, payroll, and risk management services.  Previously, she was a Senior Human Resource Specialist at Fire Mountain Gems and Beads for 8 years where she focused on Recruitment, Workers’ Compensation and the American with Disabilities Act Interactive Process. Prior to that, she held roles including Employment Manager at Musician’s Friend in Medford, OR, Recruiting Manager for a venture capital-backed start-up in Austin, TX, and Executive Search Consultant for high technology firms in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Her ongoing passion is to help the youth of our valley recognize their potential and the myriad of career opportunities that await them upon completion of high school and/or college. To that end, Valerie has volunteered at local high school mock interview events as well as at the Careers in Gear event held annually by the Job Council and Junior Achievement organizations of the Rogue Valley.

Valerie has been a member of the Rogue Valley SHRM Chapter since 2007, and has held board positions of Treasurer, Secretary, and SHRM Foundation Director.  She is excited to continue on the board in 2015 as the Secretary and Newsletter Director.

Social Media Director - Shanon Harvey, PHR, SHRM-CP

Shanon currently proudly works for Mercy Flights as the Human Resources Specialist. She is the one and only in the Human Resources Department, therefore, she does it all and loves it! Prior to working for Mercy Flights, she worked for Southern Oregon Head Start as the HR & Benefits Manager for 12 years. She received her PHR certification in 2011, since then she has been taking classes in Human Resources Management. This is Shanon's second year on the board.

Workforce Readiness Director – Kira Zavala

Bio coming

Director at Large - Jill Auborn, PHR

Jill Auborn enjoys working in Human Resources with more than 18 years of progressive experience in all facets including benefits administration, recruiting, talent and performance management, policy development and communication, employee relations, safety and health, HRIS and payroll processing.

Currently the Senior Human Resource Analyst with the City of Medford, Jill holds a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) and has been a member of SHRM since 2004. 

Jill’s been involved with the Rogue Valley SHRM Board of Directors since 2010 in various roles including Programs Co-Director and Membership Director.   She has a passion for helping others and attends regular classes and seminars to continue learning and grow in the ever changing world of Human Resources.

Director at Large – Penny Brennan

Bio coming

Director At Large - Wendi Brown

Wendi is the President of WBCP, a marketing, branding, and executive search firm with offices in Oregon and California. Wendi has more than 20 years of experience grounded in marketing, advertising, and recruiting services for various industries, and a wealth of knowledge and experience working specifically with nonprofit and public sector organizations. She is an expert at combining marketing and recruiting concepts to return excellent results placing hard-to-fill, management, and executive positions.  Wendi provides client relations, general management oversight and project direction for creative development, advertising, and communications and branding campaigns. She works with clients and project teams, ensures timely delivery, and provides solutions and leadership to ensure quality services and a positive client experience.

Prior to starting WBCP, Wendi was an internal Human Resources Consultant for the County of Orange, California, providing countywide communications, human resources, executive search and recruiter training services to the Chief Executive Office and 24 decentralized departments, with 17,000 employees, serving a community of 300,000.  She participated on many teams and committees implementing innovative countywide initiatives, such as: performance incentive program and communications campaign, learning management system, employee training, and crafting of new selection rules.  Prior work experience includes marketing and advertising roles with various organizations and industries: advertising and public relations, national real estate franchisor, global manufacturer and retail.

Wendi is earning a Master’s Degree in Management (MiM) at Southern Oregon University, and holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from Colorado Technical University.  This is her third year on the Rogue Valley SHRM Board of Directors serving as the Workforce Readiness Director.

Director at Large - Tabitha Carlson, MS, PHR

Tabitha is an HR Manager for CBT Nuggets in Eugene, Oregon. She has work responsbilities that bring her to Medford and continues to serve on our board. Previously, Tabitha has been in the human resource field for almost a decade and is currently the Human Resource Manager at Asante Physician Partners. The main focus of her career has been as a Human Resource Generalist. Being responsible for a variety of human resource areas has led her to possess a broad base of industry knowledge which allows her to readily relate to and understand the needs of staff and the organizational culture. Tabitha values giving meaning and worth to staff at every level of an organization and strives to make that part of her organization’s strategic thinking.

Tabitha earned a Master’s of Science in Organizational Training and Development from Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon and a Bachelors of Science in Sociology/Psychology from Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon. She also holds a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). She effectively utilizes the educational knowledge acquired from her academic experience in the real world of human resources helping staff and organizations achieve their goals together. This is Tabitha’s third year on the Rogue Valley SHRM Board of Directors.

Director at Large – Sarah Heiken, PHR

Sarah is Director of Human Resources and Payroll at Coming Attractions Theatres, Inc. She has worked in the field of Human Resources since 2009 and earned her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) in January 2012. Sarah earned a Bachelor of Science in Music-Business from Southern Oregon University in 2000. Sarah has been a member of the Rogue Valley SHRM board of directors since 2013 and has served as College Relations Director for 3 years.

Director at Large – Diana Rusnick

Bio coming