Specialized Professional Competence
Kathy offers more than fifteen years of high-level human resource insight and guidance, from program design and implementation to executive coaching. These services touch critical human resource issues, supporting the capability of leaders and employees to perform more effectively.

Experience/Background
Kathy has consulted on a variety of performance development areas for leaders and their teams. Her work encompasses leadership assessment and development, performance management training, and facilitation of leadership programs. In particular, Kathy regularly provides 360-degree feedback and coaching for new or senior leaders and guides employees to create actionable development plans. Kathy also works with organizations to identify critical skill sets and create competency models. Further, she designs and facilitates leadership and team-building programs.

Before beginning work as a consultant, Kathy was employed as a Human Resources Director for Kraft Foods. In this senior generalist role at corporate headquarters, she established a strong human resource presence with the function she supported, creating effective HR strategies, support and controls. Prior to working at Kraft, Kathy held human resource positions with Philip Morris U.S.A. in corporate headquarters, sales and manufacturing. As Human Resources Director for the company’s largest manufacturing facility, she led the function and supported 2,400 salaried and union employees. An integral member of the plant leadership, she created organizational capability to support an extensive change effort focused on re-engaging the workforce and establishing a high-performance work system. Kathy began her career at General Mills corporate headquarters, where she advanced through successive financial analyst and control positions over four years.

Education/Professional Achievements
Kathy received her Master of Arts degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Minnesota and her Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois. She is a trained and qualified administrator for the 360-degree feedback tools Profilor and Voices, is a certified DDI facilitator qualified to teach the Interaction Management leadership course, and is certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. She also holds a C.P.A. certification.