President
Dennis C. Stevenson, Ph.D, SPHR, GPHR
CEBS, REBC, CFP
Senior HR Generalist
Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Dennis currently holds the position of Senior Generalist with the Administrative Office (Tribal Government) of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. He is responsible for Employee Relations and Training, including Management Development, Organizational Development, Policy Development and Compliance Issues.
Dennis received a Bachelor of Science (Theology) and a Bachelor of Religious Education (Education) from
Western
Baptist
College , a Master of Science in Financial Services and a Master of Science in Management from the
American
College ,
Bryn Mawyr, Pennsylvania . He also received a Master of Arts (Administration), Doctor of Ministries - Magna Cum Laude (Communications) and Doctor of Philosophy (Historical and Theological Constructs) from the
California
Graduate
School ,
Glendale, California . Dennis also holds numerous professional certifications: Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania), Senior Professional in Human Resources (1994), and had the distinction of being one of the first 100 Human Resource Professionals world wide to be awarded the Global Professional In Human Resources certification (2004).
Dennis' volunteer and leadership roles have included: South Puget Sound Chapter board roles of Secretary, VP Programs, and President in 2000. Dennis co-chaired the 2002 NHRMA Conference, and served on the SHRM Region V Board of Directors in 2003.
Dennis also served on the HRCI Test Writing Committee in 2003 & 2004; Dennis served for five years as Vice Chair of the Tacoma Pierce County Chamber of Commerce (Government and Legislative Affairs), and Eight years as a member of the Pierce County Personnel Board. He also served 3 years on the United Way of Pierce County Personnel Committee; Dennis has been an instructor for the University of Washington since 1994 teaching PHR, SPHR Certification, CEBS, and HR Certificate programs, he is currently teaching at both the Seattle and Tacoma campuses; Dennis has served as president of two Professional Financial organizations in the South Puget Sound, and is a Certified Senior Mediator with the Mediation Consortium of Washington. Dennis is an active member of the South Puget Sound Chapter of NHRMA and a member of the American Society for Training and Development.
Past President
Monique Little, PHR 
VP, HR/Training
First Tech Credit Union
3555 SW 153rd Drive
Beaverton, OR 97006
503-350-4504
1-800-637-0852 X4504
503-671-1481 (fax)
Monique serves as the Vice President of Human Resources and Training for First Tech Credit Union. Previously, she worked for Columbia Management, the asset management arm of Bank of America, holding positions as VP/ Business Manager, Regional HR Director and Sr. HR Business Partner. Additionally, she spent nearly 10 years in the insurance industry in various HR generalist roles.
A longtime member of SHRM, Monique has served 10 years on the Oregon State Council as Secretary, Director-Elect, Director and currently serves as the Past Director. She has also served in several roles at the chapter level, including past president of the Mid-Willamette Chapter.
Monique is an Oregon native. She graduated from Oregon State University and holds a certificate in Human Resources from Portland State. She is also a certified professional in Human Resources through the Human Resources Certification Institute.
Treasurer
Kathy Nishimoto
HR Director
Duckwall-Pooley Fruit Co
PO Box 150
Odell, OR 97044
541-354-1694
541-354-2334 (fax
Secretary
Debbie Ireland, CEBS, PHR
Human Resources Manager
Golden NW Aluminum Holding Company
85 John Day Dam Road
Goldendale, WA 98620
(509) 773-5811
direlandcga@hotmail.com
College Relations
Carrie Loewen, M.A., PHR
Director of Human Resources
2900 N.E. 132nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97230-3099
Direct: (503) 251-2819
FAX: (503) 251-5723
cloewen@wschiro.edu
Carrie Loewen is the Director of Human Resources at Western States Chiropractic College. Previously she worked at Lewis & Clark College as the Employment/Administrative Manager where she completed her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and is currently enrolled in a doctoral program in Educational Leadership. She is also certified as a Professional in Human Resources through the Human Resource Certification Institute.
Carrie was an active Portland Chapter (PHRMA) board member from 2003–2006 as the Director of Special Interest Groups/Legislative Affairs, Director of Mentorship and Director of College Relations. In addition, she served on the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) N.W. Regional Board from 2001–2005 as the Director of Membership and Director of Human Resources Development. She was the Board of Directors for the N.W. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Association for two years and the Downtown Portland Employer Council for three years.
Professional Development
Donna L. Schneider, SPHR, has 30 years of human resource experience. She has worked in service industries, game design and high tech companies. Donna has a B.A. from San Diego State University. She also has her lifetime certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources through the Human Resource Certification Institute.
Donna has been very active in the human resource community. In addition to being honored as an NHRMA Distinguished Member, she served on the board of the Seattle Chapter for eight years from 1990 through 1997 including three years as President. During her tenure as President of the Seattle Chapter, the Chapter was honored with the SHRM/Olsten Pinnacle Award becoming the first WA State Chapter to receive the award. She was elected to the SHRM National Workforce Readiness Committee in 1997 where she volunteered for six years. Four years ago she joined the State Council and spent two years as the School-to-Work Director, then two years as Director-Elect before becoming the Director in January 2004. Donna also represents the nine state councils for the SHRM Pacific Northwest Region as the representative to the Membership Advisory Committee that reports directly to the SHRM CEO and Board of Directors.
Communications
Patti Yasue, SPHR
Director of HR
GT Development Corp
425 C Street NW, Suite 100
Auburn, WA 98001
Patti Yasue is currently Director of Human Resources for GT Development Corporation in Auburn WA. and Direcdtor of Human Resources for Global Vehicle Technologies (GVT), headquartered in Auburn, WA. GT is an engineering/assembly company with 150 employees in facilities in Tukwila and Auburn, WA. serving the heavy duty trucking industry. Recently GT was purchased by Norgren, Inc, a global division of IMI, headquartered in Great Britain. After the purchase, a new global division, GVT, was formed to service the vehicle industry worldwide. The addition of the global division brought headcount to 500 employees stationed in the UK and Germany.
Patti attended Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. She received her SPHR in 2002 and in 2004 successfully completed the Management Certificate program at the University of Washington Executive Business School and is a certified facilitator in the Lominger Leadership Architect system. Patti is currently studying for her GPHR certificate.
She has been an HR professional for 15 years and a member of the South King County Chapter for most of that time. She served as Chapter Newsletter Coordinator and as Legislative Liaison and was Chapter President in 2002 and 2003. She also served as the Chapter's Past President and Foundation Director. She has also served as Co-Chair for Communications for the Washington State Council. Patti's other volunteer roles have included serving as a business representative on the Board for the Valley Medical Center of Occupation Health and Education and she is an active volunteer on local, state, and national political campaigns
Rewards & Recognition
Rich Howell, GPHR, SPHR, CCP
Rickhowell24@yahoo.com
(503) 703-8697
Marilyn Hoppen, SPHR
VP/Human Resourcess Director
Kitsap Bank
PO Box 9
619 Bay Street
Port Orchard, WA 98366
(360) 876-7892
(360) 876-7801 (fax)
mhoppen@kitsapbank.com
Marilyn is the Vice President and Director of Human Resources for Kitsap Bank in Port Orchard, Washington. Founded in 1908, Kitsap Bank is one of the longest-running, locally owned and operated community banks in the State of Washington. Kitsap Bank has 270 employees and 28 locations.
Prior to joining Kitsap Bank in October of 2006, Marilyn served as the Regional Manager for SHRM's Pacific West Region, which included the states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. She held this position for 15 years. Marilyn has over 30 years of expereince in the human resource field.
Marilyn received her MBA from Pacific Lutheran University and a BA in Business Administration from the Unviersity of Washington. She has her lifetime certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the Human Resource Certification Institute.
Marilyn is the founding President of the South King County Chapter and currently is a member of the West Sound Human Resource Management Association. Marilyn is a NHRMA Distinguished Member.
Foundation Director
Lisa Dean, SPHR, GPHR
HR Operations Manager
HR Talent Development
T-Mobile USA
12920 SE 38th treet
Bellevue, WA 98006
p(425) 383-5056
Lisa.Dean@t-mobile.com
Special Projects Director
Bernice Vonnegut, SPHR
Shoreline Community College
Seattle, WA
Alaska State Council
Paul Bauer, PHR
HR Director
Anchorage Daily News
1001 Northway Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
Washington State Council
Catherine Dovey, CCP, SPHR
Principal
Dovey HR Strategies
13030 37th Ave NE
Seattle, Wa 98125
(206) 306-0299
cdovey@doveyhr.com
Oregon State Council
Dawn Jansen, SPHR
HR Site Team Manager
Bureau of Human Resoureces
Citiy of Portland
1120 SW 5th R. 404
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 823-3481
Dawn.jansen@ci.portland.or.us
Legal Counsel
Keller W. Allen
Allen & McLane, P.C.
The Paulsen Center, Suite 421
421 W. Riverside Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 777-2211
Fax (509) 777-2215
kwa@allenmclane.com
Kelly Allen is a founding principal of the law firm of Allen & McLane, P.C. This Spokane-based firm specializes in all areas of labor and employment law representing managment. Allen & McLane represents employers of all sizes, from Fortune 500 companies to local and regional businesses.
Keller is a graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law and Eastern Washington University. He is licensed to practice law in Washington and Idaho. Keller has substantial trial and appellate in labor and employment issues. He has authored two books published by West Publishing Company, and is a frequent speaker at seminars and conventions on labor and employment law issues.