David H. Black, Jr., JD, has practiced labor and employment law in Michigan, Oregon and Washington since the mid 90s. He has extensive experience with employment issues that include individual arbitration, at-will, independent contractor, noncompetes and restrictive covenants, nondisclosure/confidentiality agreements, and workplace privacy issues. David’s trial experience includes cases of alleged disability discrimination, race discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, and other employment disputes. In his counseling practice, he emphasizes the strategic use of contracts, HR systems and policies to prevent litigation.
David graduated as a Gulentz and Oregonian scholar from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science in International Economics and Finance, and received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, Oregon State Bar, State Bar of Michigan and the Society for Human Resource Management.
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 worked in multiple areas of human resources in both the public and private sectors since the mid 90s. She received her Senior Human Resources Professional Certification from the Society of Human Resources Management, and is an active member of the Lake Washington Human Resources Association. Cathi also holds Certified Facilitator designations in NetSpeed Leadership and Franklin Covey. Her expertise includes benefits, staffing, and training, and she has a passion for adult learning and professional development. Cathi is currently a certified career transition facilitator with a global career management firm.
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.
She has a M.B.A. from Washington State University and a Bachelor of Science 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 human resource 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 preparatory class for HR professionals seeking their national certification.
Kristina Hayek, PHR, Ed.D., has been in the human resource 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 human resources, 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. 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, and the Washington State Bar Association Office of Minority & Women Business Enterprise. She is a past and current board of director for several nonprofits in Seattle. Jacqueline is a noted speaker and author of “Moving through Success to Significance.”
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 J.D. degree from the University of Puget Sound, did graduate studies in economics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and received his B.A. from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Linda Jack, MA, has been a human resources manager and technical recruiter for over 20 years. She served as 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 Linda became a personnel manager for Boeing, supporting 650 structural engineers. She has held contract technical recruiting assignments at Microsoft and Siemens Medical Systems. Most currently, Linda was the HR manager at the Seattle office of Rosewater GHD, a global engineering consulting firm.
Linda has been a corporate trainer and college instructor for nearly 20 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California, Davis, and a master’s degree 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, 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 a Master of Science 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.
Claudia Malone, SPHR, is an independent human resources trainer and consultant. Claudia has over 25 years experience working in human resources at companies that include PACCAR and C.R. Bard. She also spent a number of years as an independent human resources consultant and trainer. Claudia has served as President of the Lake Washington Human Resource Association twice, and is currently the workforce development director for the Washington State Society for Human Resource Management Council. Claudia earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Rhode Island, and has taught human resources and supervisory skills courses at several local community colleges.
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 bachelor of arts degree in Psychology and an M.B.A. with emphasis in human resource management and accounting from the University of Washington. She has 25 years of management experience in the financial services industry. After obtaining her Senior Professional Human Resource certification, Kathy joined Washington Mutual as a senior HR business partner, 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.
Jeanette Monahan, PHR, MA, has over 25 years of experience as an internal and external consultant with customers in international manufacturing, health care, public utilities, municipalities, law enforcement agencies and state government. Her expertise includes lean manufacturing and methods for continuous improvement, organizational development, management development, coaching for individual or team excellence, creative approaches to group process and problem solving, training of trainers, and conducting large scale systems change designed to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
Jeanette spent 14 years at the Boeing Company, where her positions included internal organizational development consultant, instructional designer, continuous improvement facilitator, employee survey manager, and a coach to suppliers in lean manufacturing tools and techniques. She currently operates Dark Horse Consulting and Coaching, Inc., a human resources firm. Jeanette received her master's degree in public administration from the University of Colorado and continued post-graduate studies through Organizational Systems Renewal (OSR). She received her coaching certification through the Academy of Coach Training (ACT) and Antioch University.
Julie Roebuck holds a master’s degree 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 benefits and safety manager for a nationwide corporation. Her experience spans both for profit and nonprofit organizations. She is currently the manager of health and 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 Bellevue College Shelley serves as a faculty member, advisory board member and curriculum consultant for the M.B.A. program and the Master of Arts in Leadership program at City University of Seattle. Shelley has an M.B.A. with a specialty in leadership and is a Certified Executive Coach.
Jean Seidler Thompson, Esq., is a licensed attorney and the director of attorney and executive placement with Quid Pro Quo, a Seattle-based attorney and executive search firm. Jean supervises a team of recruiters who specialize in the placement of attorneys with law firms, boutique practices and corporate legal departments. She also handles employment law issues as in-house counsel.
Prior to her current position, Jean practiced employment law and commercial, civil and real estate litigation at Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC in Seattle. She has presented numerous legal seminars on topics including employment law for businesses and the prevention of fraud.
Jean graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School and received her bachelor’s degree from California State University, Chico, magna cum laude. She is the legal consultant to the Seattle Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management.
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. Over the course of her career working 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 Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in business from West Chester University in Pennsylvania, and has completed courses toward a M.B.A. at Widener University in Pennsylvania.
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 M.B.A. 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.
William "Bud" Wurtz, Ph.D, is internationally recognized for his expertise in developing organizations to be innovative and creative. He has over 25 years of experience as a manager and senior consultant in organization development and training for Fortune 500 companies in industries that include high tech, telecommunications, energy and agribusiness. Bud currently serves as the director of corporate and community services for the Institute of Applied Creativity, part of the Texas A&M University system. In this role, he consults with organizations around the world on improving their innovation capabilities and problem-solving skills. Bud also helps executives increase their creative and critical thinking skills through his own firm, Coaching for Creativity.
Bud received his Ph.D. in educational psychology from Texas A&M University. He earned the designation of Registered Organization Development Consultant (RODC) through the Organization Development Institute, and is a graduate of the Corporate Coach U. program.
Bud is serving a second term as president of the American Creativity Association, an organization dedicated to promoting the development of personal and professional creativity. He also serves as volunteer vice president of research and learning sciences for the Puget Sound Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development.
