Spotlight: Leaders in Human Resources - North Bay Business Journal

Monday, June 17, 2013, 6:00 am

By Dan Verel, Business Journal Staff Reporter

HR professionals listed in alphabetical order by their organization?s name, drawn from the top five largest employers in Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties, as well as trade organizations and the region?s staffing companies who responded to the Business Journal.

Shireen Donaldson

Agilent Technologies

1400 Fountaingrove Pkwy., Santa Rosa 95403, agilent.com, 877-424-4536

Shireen Donaldson

Shireen Donaldson is the vice president of human resources for Agilent?s Electronic Measurement Group, a position she was promoted into in 2009. Ms. Donaldson joined Hewlett-Packard in 1997 as a human resources consultant and in 1999 was named HR manager for Agilent?s Advanced Networks Division, based in Australia, after HP and Agilent became separate companies.

She moved to Sonoma County in 2003 to be the HR manager for the Signal Analysis Division in Santa Rosa, and in 2005 was named the company?s Wireless Business Unit HR manager, where she worked until assuming her current responsibilities.

Before working for HP, she worked as a senior HR consultant for Victoria Legal Aid and served as a senior consultant in the organizational development unit of the Victorian WorkCover Authority, both in Australia. Ms. Donaldson received her bachelor of science in applied science from the Phillip Institute of Technology and an MBA from Monash University.

Cindy Gillespie

Amy?s Kitchen

P.O. Box 449, Petaluma 94953, amyskitchen.com, 707-578-7278

Cindy Gillespie

Cindy Gillespie is the director of human resources for Amy?s Kitchen, Inc., where she is responsible for overseeing the HR functions at three plant locations including Santa Rosa, Medford, Ore., and Corby, England. Her responsibilities also include leading the Corporate Giving Team at Amy?s and managing the office facilities.

Prior to Amy?s, Ms. Gillespie spent 14 years as the vice president of human resources for New Zealand Milk Products, Inc. an international marketing company located in Santa Rosa. She holds a bachelor of science degree in industrial relations form California State University, Hayward (now East Bay.)

Jan Becker

Autodesk

111 McInnis Pkwy., San Rafael 94903, autodesk.com, 415-507-5000

Jan Becker is the senior vice president of human resources for Autodesk, which is the third largest employer in Marin County with roughly 1,000 employees. In her current role, Ms. Becker is responsible for worldwide human resources, corporate real estate facilities and community relations at the software development company.

Previously, she was the senior director of human resources for the company?s design solutions division and manager of the ?HR Future? team. She joined Autodesk in 1992. She?s held management positions with Sun Microsystems, Activision, Digital Equipment Corp. and Hewlett-Packard. She holds a BS in business administration from San Jose State University.

Joanne Sanders

Bolt Staffing Services

955 Broadway, Sonoma 95476, boltstaffing.com, 707-939-2800

Joanne Sanders

Joanne Sanders started her staffing industry career as an account representative covering the Bay Area for Olsten in 1992. After relocating to Idaho two years later, she started her own employment agency, working with government agencies. She and her husband, who became CFO, sold the company and returned to the Bay Area and started Bolt Staffing Services, which has two offices specializing in the staffing needs of local businesses, nonprofits and local government agencies.

She is a former mayor and current Sonoma councilwoman and also a director of the Golden Gate Bridge District board. She has a Bachelors Degree in Management from Sonoma State University.

Sandi Weimer

Express Employment Professionals

2201 Jefferson St., Napa 94559, expresspros.com, 707-224-9252

Sandi Weimer

Sandi Weimer handles the business development for Express Employment Professionals in Napa County and the city of Sonoma. ?Express is locally owned by Rosa Phillips and is affiliated with a network of more than 600 staffing services throughout the United States. Ms. Weimer has been with Express for over 17 years and has nearly 30 years of experience in customer service and management positions. ?

She?s a certified professional in human resources with California designation, a certified personal consultant, a certified staffing professional and has an Express University Certification Professional in business management. She is also a member of the Northern California Human Resources Association. Express Employment Professionals places candidates in administrative, commercial and hospitality positions from entry to executive.

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