PRESIDENT
Kristen Hill, Manager Workforce Planning, Premera Blue Cross
Kristen.hill@premera.com
Kristen Hill is currently the Manager of Workforce Planning for Premera Blue Cross. Premera is a health benefits company serving 1.7 million people, from individuals to Fortune 100 companies. Premera provides health, life, vision, dental, long-term care coverage, and other related services. Kristen manages recruitment for the entire organization, including overseeing the recruiting team, managing programs, projects, and executive level recruitment. Her work includes aligning workforce planning and recruitment with the strategic direction of the business. She has over eight years of recruitment experience including both agency and corporate recruiting. Prior to joining Premera, Kristen worked with Volt Technical Resources, recruiting for and servicing major corporations in the Pacific Northwest in roles including lead recruiter and account management. Kristen attended the University of Washington where she earned a BS degree in Psychology.
VICE PRESIDENT
Kelly Chapel, Business Development Manager, Wimmer Solutions
kelly@wimmersolutions.com
Kelly is currently the Business Development Manager for Wimmer Solutions. Kelly began her career in the nonprofit & fundraising arena working in the Bay Area where she grew up. Upon moving to Seattle she entered the recruiting field as an Account Manager for boutique recruiting firm. Kelly then moved back to the Bay Area where she spent the next three years working for a Los Angeles based recruiting firm. Kelly transferred to their Manhattan office to become the Director of Sales. On the east coast she was instrumental in growing the New York office & opening an additional office in Boston. Upon her return to the northwest last year, Kelly pursued a new career in corporate relocation for Primacy Relocation. With recruiting in her blood, Kelly returned to the recruiting arena in June at the Business Development Manager for Wimmer Solutions. Kelly graduated from the University of Oregon. Outside of work you can find Kelly skiing, traveling, practicing Pilates & involving herself in the arts community.
TREASURER
Tony Muhlenkamp
admbvi@hotmail.com
Tony is an independent recruiting and HR consultant in the Seattle area. Tony previously was the Director of Recruiting for Imperium Renewables (formerly Seattle BioDiesel), the largest producer of BioDiesel in the US. Previously he was the Sr. Financial Recruiter at Washington Mutual Corporation in Seattle. Previous to WAMU, he directed the financial recruiting at ATT Wireless after 7 years in agency recruiting with Volt Scientific, and boutique firms of Houser Martin Morris and Systems Research (4th largest agency in Chicago). His recruiting background includes specializations in Finance, Technical, Retail and Biotech. Tony moved to Seattle from Chicago and graduated from Bowling Green State University with a BSBA. He also has a CPC (Certified Personnel Consultant) certification.
SECRETARY
Silke Habedank, Recruiting Manager, Moss Adams LLP
Silke.Habedank@mossadams.com
Silke is currently the Recruiting Manager for Moss Adams LLP. Moss Adams LLP is the 11th largest accounting and consulting firm in the United States, and the largest headquartered in the West. Silke began her career with Moss Adams in 2002 as an Auditor in the Business Assurance Department after a few years in the same practice group at KPMG LLP (a big four public accounting and consulting firm). Shortly after joining Moss Adams, she transitioned off her clients and assumed a Recruiting Manager role. Silke is responsible for the overall direction of recruitment for the Seattle office, as well as recruitment for various groups firm wide. Silke leads a team of recruiters and performs the recruiting for campus/experienced accounting and consulting professionals, as well as operational and administrative professionals. In 2008, she received the “Moss Adams 2008 Technical Excellence Award” for her contributions at the firm level in the areas of recruiting, on-boarding and retention strategies. Silke received her Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Western Washington University. Subsequent to graduation, Silke passed the CPA exam and she keeps her license current in Washington state. Silke enjoys running, snowboarding, involvement with her church, and spending time with her friends and family.
PROGRAMS TEAM - CHAIR
Marcie Glenn, CEO, Another Source
marcieg@anothersource.com
Marcie Glenn is the President for Another Source., the Puget Sound's only Employment Referral Service (ERS). Another Source began with an idea to bridge the gap between the unpredictability of job boards and traditional employment agency models and high fee structures. Marcie has led the company to three years running Washington CEO Best Company to Work For in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Marcie began her career at Ernst & Young LLP after earning a BA in Accounting from Seattle University. She has been competitive from the get go...playing competitive tennis through college as well as a fierce but fun Cranium and RISK player! After spending a year in the Audit/Tax practice in Seattle focused on sales pursuits, she transferred to Dallas, TX for an opportunity to join a newly launched worldwide outsourcing division of Ernst & Young. Since joining Another Source in 2000, Marcie has had her sights set on revolutionizing the recruiting process by creating alternatives for recruiters to use in complimenting their current recruiting practices, with the goal of becoming the notable 'best value in recruiting ' within the Greater Puget Sound Area. Working her way from Sourcing Guru, Sourcing Manager, Business Development, VP of Operations, and now CEO, Marcie is responsible for measuring the team's performance against industry and business specific metrics while upholding processes that echo the 'old fashioned handshake.'
PROGRAMS TEAM – SOCIAL EVENTS
Karen Foster, Strategic Recruiting Partner, Premera Blue Cross
Karen.Foster@PREMERA.com
Karen has over 9 years of industry experience, most recently as a Strategic Recruiting Partner at Premera Blue Cross. She currently supports the HR, Legal, Corporate Communications, Sales, Marketing, and Finance groups. Previous to Premera, she was a Sr. Recruiter at Washington Mutual supporting the Corporate HR function. Karen began her career as a HR Generalist at a manufacturing company in Philadelphia before she discovered that recruiting was her passion, and focused on recruiting roles for the next 6 years. Karen graduated from Villanova University where she earned a BA Degree with a concentration in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. She is also PHR Certified. Karen moved out to Seattle from Philadelphia five years ago. She is an active member of the Villanova Alumni Association -Pacific Northwest Chapter.
PROGRAMS TEAM – LUNCHEON AND SPEAKER RECRUITMENT
Jim Hedington, Executive Recruiter, Starbucks Coffee Company
jhedingt@starbucks.com
Jim has more than 7 years of recruiting experience including work in staffing and human resource management. Jim has been with Starbucks Coffee Company since 2006, where his current role is Executive Recruiter. Prior work experience includes Recruiter and Human Resource Manager for Fluke Corporation, a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation. Jim’s recruiting background includes specializations in Finance, Operations & Executive search. Jim received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Services from Western Washington University. In his spare time he enjoys running and spending time with friends and family.
PROGRAMS TEAM – LUNCHEON AND SPEAKER RECRUITMENT
Kelly Cartwright, The Newman Group, A FutureStep Company
Kelly.Cartwright@futurestep.com
MEMBERSHIP
Zoe Stamolis, VP, Parker Services
zoes@parkerservices.com
Zoe Stamolis is Vice President of Parker Staffing; she sets the vision and manages strategic planning for a division staffed by recruiters, account managers, and support staff. She joined Parker Staffing Services in 1995 as the director of sales. Zoe began her career in the staffing industry in 1981. Before Parker, she held management positions at ADECCO, CDI, and Volt Services Group, all based in the Pacific Northwest. Zoe plays an active role in the leadership of prominent human resources associations. She was been Co Membership Chair of the Northwest Recruiters Association since 2005 and a board member of both Help Desk Northwest and Northwest Call Center Professionals.
MEMBERSHIP
Annie Rihn, Recruiting Manager, Zillow.com
annie@zillow.com
Annie joined Zillow.com in early 2005 as one of the first employees and has since built the organization from a recruitment and talent development perspective. Her background includes a total of 11 years in Corporate and Agency recruiting - working with companies such as T-Mobile, Washington Mutual and Saltmine, Inc. Annie has held a board member position with the Northwest Recruiters Association for the past 2 years. She earned her BA degree from Whitman College.
TECHNOLOGY - CHAIR
Tom Zinser, Corporate Sales Manager ADP VirtualEdge
Tom_Zinser@ADP.com
Tom has been in the staffing technology arena for over 10 years, with his start in the field on the media side of the equation: CareerMosaic. CareerMosaic and Monster were the 1st two job boards started in 1994 and Tom went to work for CareerMosaic in 1997 developing business in this new internet world of recruitment, at that time. He has had insight all along the way as the job boards themselves created new opportunities as well as new challenges in the recruitment process, and how companies have adapted to those changes with respect to technology solutions. In 2000, CareerMosaic was sold to Headhunter.net and Tom became the Sales Manager for the Pacific Northwest within that new organization. CareerBuilder purchased HeadHunter.net in 2001, and before that merger was finalized, Tom went to work for Hodes iQ in July 2001. Tom was with Hodes iQ (Applicant Tracking Solution) for 7 years before he joined ADP VirtualEdge in April 2008. In this time he has seen the industry change exponentially with respect to the technology solutions available and has great insight on process, technology, media, branding; and how all those elements work in conjunction to produce Best Practices with respect to the candidate experience, recruitment process and employer branding. He is passionate about technology and understands that each organization has its own priorities and needs in terms of solutions. The knowledge and understanding of where we have been, where we are today, and where the tide is taking us, enables Tom to be a creative and knowledgeable resource for clients considering technology solutions to incorporate into the recruitment process.
TECHNOLOGY – CO-CHAIR
Marvin Smith, Microsoft
Marvin.Smith@microsoft.com
Marvin Smith leads a Talent Community Development initiative for Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices (E&D) Division ($7.5B & 8000 employees). This initiative is to evangelize the respective brands of E&D (Zune, Xbox, Sync, Mobile, Surface etc) to the respective target talent audience (10 Pipelines: hardware, software, music, video, et al). In this role, Web 2.0 mythologies are employed to create community with staffing, the hiring teams and the target talent. Previous role with Microsoft was a Staffing Consultant for finance, marketing & supply chain positions. Prior to joining Microsoft, Marvin was in corporate recruiting/recruiting leadership with several early stage and developing technology organizations. Marvin’s corporate recruiting was built on a foundation of two decades of middle and senior level search serving high technology and manufacturing firms. He was a principal/founder with 3 different firms. Marvin has a BA from Pacific Lutheran University.
