Warren Cohen, SPHR, CPT has been an Internal and External Organizational Development, Training and Management Consultant, as well as a Manager and Director for over 20 years. He has worked in the private and public sector, in profit and non-profit settings, providing services in areas that include performance development, strategic planning, lean process and quality improvement, change management, survey and culture assessments, project management, and group facilitation.
Warren has his Master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, concentrating in individual and group behavior in organizations, and holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources Certification through the Society for Human Resource Management. He earned his Certified Performance Technologist designation through the International Society for Performance Improvement. Warren is a national and local chapter member of the American Society for Training and Development, the OD Network, and The Society for Human Resources Management.
Warren is currently the Mentorship Director for the Lake Washington HR Association and has taught courses for Bellevue College and the University of Phoenix in Washington State, Washtenaw Community College in Michigan, and has presented at conferences throughout the United States.
Cathi Coy, SPHR, has 13 years of human resources experience in both public and private organizations. Her areas of expertise are in benefits, staffing and training. She is also NetSpeed Leadership and Franklin Covey certified. Cathi is currently a career transition facilitator.
Catherine Dovey, CCP, SPHR, has worked in human resources for 20 years, with compensation and pay systems as her primary specialties. She has designed and managed job evaluation systems, incentive plans, performance management systems and base pay compensation programs. Catherine's experience includes union and non-union environments in both private and public sector organizations.
Catherine has an MBA from Washington State University and a BS in Business from Central Washington University. Catherine has attained the Certified Compensation Professional designation through WorldatWork (formerly the American Compensation Association), and has her Senior Professional in Human Resources designation through the Human Resource Certification Institute. Catherine won the Distinguished Member Award from the Northwest Human Resource Management Association in 2004. She is presently on the national Total Rewards Panel for the Society for Human Resource Management, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Northwest Human Resource Management Association. Catherine has served on numerous local, regional, and national human resources boards including the Human Resource Certification Institute Western Region Item Writing Panel. She also teaches Compensation for the Human Resource Certificate program at Portland State University, Metrics and Advanced Compensation at Bellevue College, and HR classes at the University of Washington.
Jeanne Hartman, SPHR, MA, has been in human resources management for over 35 years. She is a graduate of Washington State University, and earned her master's degree at the University of Utah. Jeanne is also certified in alternative dispute resolution and has more than 500 hours of mediation experience. She has been an educator for nearly 10 years. In addition to management and HR classes, Jeanne teaches a prep class for HR professionals seeking their national certification.
Kristina Hayek, PHR, PhD, has been in the human resources and training field for over 16 years. Currently, she is Principal Consultant for Positive Impact! HR Strategies where she provides consulting services in recruiting, talent management and training. During her career, she has worked for both public and private organizations in roles that include Director of HR, Director of a college off-site campus, Recruiting Manager, Professional Search Manager, District Trainer and College Instructor (tenured).
Kristina has taught business, retail, human resources and career development courses at Seattle Central Community College and the University of Washington. She is the Vice President of Programs for the Seattle Society for Human Resource Management. Kristina has her Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Master's in Managing HR and Training from Seattle University. She received her Professional in Human Resources certification through the Human Resource Certification Institute.
Jacqueline Hill is a certified facilitator and trainer. She is a past and current board of director for several non-profits in Seattle. Jacqueline is also a noted speaker and author of Moving through Success to Significance.
In her 20+ years of experience in the field, Jacqueline has worked with managers and senior executives at Fortune 100 companies in the areas of aerospace, retail, food production, manufacturing and information systems. Her clients include The Boeing Company, Corbis, Group Health Cooperative, Kiewit Construction Company, Associated General Contractors of Washington, City of Bellevue, the Washington State Bar Association Office of Minority & Women Business Enterprise, Overall Laundry Services, SEA MAR and Approach Management Services.
James Hopkins, JD, is a practicing attorney and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Seattle Pacific University. His legal expertise includes the areas of Employment, General/Commercial and Construction. Jim's clients have ranged from small entrepreneurial start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Jim has written numerous articles and publications in the area of human resources. He has a JD from the University of Puget Sound, did Graduate Studies in Economics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and received his BA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Linda Jack, M.A., has been a Human Resources Manager and Technical Recruiter for over 20 years. She was the College Recruiting Coordinator at the Boeing Company where she was responsible for coordinating the recruiting effort on 35 campuses, the summer intern program, and the engineering co-op program. Later she became a Personnel Manager for Boeing, supporting 650 structural engineers. She has held contract technical recruiting assignments at Microsoft and Siemens Medical Systems. She has been an HR Manager at small and mid-sized firms, and presently is the HR Manager at the Seattle office of Rosewater GHD, a global engineering consulting firm.
Additionally, Ms. Jack has been a corporate trainer and college instructor for 18 years. She has taught in the HR Certificate Program at BCC for 9 years, and is known for her pithy, example-filled classes. Ms. Jack holds a BA in psychology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in International Administration from The School for International Training in Brattleboro Vermont.
Lynne A. Lazaroff, MA, has over 20 years of international experience in leadership development, performance consulting and organizational development. Her areas of concentration include 360-degree feedback processes, coaching, change management, continuous learning environments, team building, identification of current and future performance competencies, time management and leadership development processes. Lynne's clients include Paccar, Inc., T-Mobile, Milgard Manufacturing, Microsoft Corp., Western Wireless, City University, Olympic Cascade Services, Inc. and the City of Bellevue.
Lynne is a graduate of the University of Maryland and did graduate work in Human Resources Development at the George Washington University. She received her MS in Managing for Organizational Effectiveness from the Marymount University. Lynne has also conducted post-graduate work at the American University in Strategic Human Resource Management. Lynne is certified in the use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Personal Insights Profiles (DISC and PIAV), and the Managerial Assessment of Proficiencies.
Renée Mangini, SPHR, has worked in human resources for over 14 years and is currently consulting and instructing in all functional areas of the field. Her areas of expertise include strategic planning, organizational design/development and tactical implementations. Her experience includes union and non-union environments in both private and public sector organizations.
Renée has a BS in Business Administration with a specialization in HR Management, Organizational Behavior and Development, and a minor in Business and Professional Communication from Central Washington University. She has her Senior Professional in Human Resources designation through the Human Resource Certification Institute. Renée has been active in Northwest Human Resources Management Association/Society of Human Resource Management for over 10 years. She has served on the local Puget Sound Hotel Human Resources Association board for over five years, and has served as President of the organization for the last four years.
Kathy Mitchell, SPHR, holds a BA in Psychology and a MBA with emphasis in Human Resource Management and Accounting from the University of Washington. She has 25 years management experience in the financial services industry. In 2005, Kathy obtained her Senior Professional Human Resource certification and joined Washington Mutual as a Senior HR Business Partner. In her capacity as a Senior HR professional, she served two major units, providing consultation and delivering a full range of strategic and tactical services with expertise in performance management and leadership development. As the founder of Change Paradigm, Kathy is able to leverage her extensive business experience by aligning it with her passion for teaching and HR consulting.
Julie Roebuck holds a Master's in Human Resource Development from Antioch University and is a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist candidate. She has been in the HR field for 12 years as a Recruiter, HR Generalist and a Benefits & Safety Manager for a nationwide corporation. Her experience spans both for-profit & non-profit organizations. She is currently the Manager of Health & Welfare Plans at Alaska Airlines and was formerly the Benefits Manager at Group Health Cooperative.
Shelley Roberts, MBA, is CEO of Companies are People, Too®. A respected business executive and coach, she helps organizations develop strategy and performance systems to improve performance. Shelley is also a keynote speaker and facilitator who leads hands-on coaching workshops around the world.
Prior to launching Companies are People Too, Shelley was the Vice President of Corporate Leadership and Development for a national risk management company. Earlier in her career, she was recruited to the USA under NAFTA to lead regional marketing and sales for insurance and case management services.
In addition to serving on the faculty at BCC, Shelley serves as a faculty member, advisory board member and curriculum consultant for the MBA program and the Master of Arts in Leadership program at City University of Seattle. Shelley has a MBA with a specialty in leadership and is a Certified Executive Coach.
Mary Summers, SPHR, has over 20 years of experience in the field of human resource management with expertise in talent acquisition, training/development and performance management. During her career with companies in the high tech, manufacturing and service sectors, she has hired over 500 people in positions ranging from entry level to executive. Mary is currently a certified career consultant with a global career management firm and has facilitated over 200 career transition workshops.
Mary earned a BA in English with a minor in Business from West Chester University in West Chester, PA . She has completed courses toward a MBA at Widener University in Chester, PA.
Michael Wood, CPA is an accountant, executive, entrepreneur, educator and author. He is currently the Executive Vice President of Outcomes Management - Corporation for Standards & Outcomes. He is the past Vice President of Management Information Systems for Showboat Operating Co., and the Founder and Chairman of the Helix Corporation, a management consulting company. As an educator, Michael served as an Adjunct Professor in Pepperdine University's MBA program and an Associate Professor at California Lutheran University. He has conducted workshops and seminars on a national and international basis for organizations like Penton Learning Systems and the California Society of CPAs.
Michael is the author of The HELIX Factor: The Key to Streamlining Your Business Processes.
