Learning and Education Committee

The Learning and Education Committee assesses the needs of members by analyzing internal and external market research to identify those services and product opportunities that bring value to membership. The committee develops programs, products and services that support the ASHHRA strategic plan and works closely with ASHHRA staff to identify resources to design and implement them, providing members with a valuable professional development opportunity.

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Chair Linda Thompson Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Service Excellence New England Baptist Hospital Boston, Mass. Served since 2018	Board Liaison and Immediate Past Chair Marie Stehmer, CHHR Senior Director, Human Resources PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend Springfield, Ore. Served since 2016
Valeri Colyer, CHHR Director, Human Resources Norton Community Hospital Norton, Va. Served since 2018	Jennifer Gryte, SHRM-SCP Director, Human Resources Minnesota Gastroenterology St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minn. Served since 2019
Kristen Hankins Manager, Compensation, Benefits, HR Operations Confluence Health Wenatchee, Wash. Served since 2019	Katie Jolles Executive Director, Administrative Services Granger Medical Clinic Bountiful, Utah Served since 2019
Katie Kato, SPHR, SHRM-SCP President and Director, Human Resources The Human Resources Factor, LLC West Palm Beach, Fla. Served since 2019	Michelle Leavitt Director, Product Management Elsevier Philadelphia, Pa. Served since 2018
Christine McKenzie, CHHR, SHRM-SCP, SPR Director, Human Resources OrthoCarolina Charlotte, N.C. Served since 2019	Jennifer Richards, SHRM-SCP, SPHR Executive Director, Human Resources Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, Wash. Served since 2019
Eric Richardson, PhD, MBA, MPH, PHR, SHRM-CP, CHHR, ACHE Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator University of North Carolina, Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. Served since 2019	Christina Sykes Vice President, Human Resources Labette Health Parsons, Kan. Served since 2019
Dianne Wassall, SPHR Director, Human Resources Saint Alphonsus Health System Boise, Idaho Served since 2019	Keisha Wells, CHHR, PHR Director, Human Resources Encompass Health Rehabilation Hospital Houston, Texas Served since 2019