Classes Taught BUS 220 – Business Communications BUS 311 – Foundations of Management Theory BUS 360 – Leadership BUS 412 – Human Resource Management BUS 440 – HR Law Professional Background For over twenty years, Debbie worked in Corporate America, including at Bank of America, First Interstate Bank, and Boise Cascade Corporation. Most of her corporate experience was in the human resource area. Specifically, Debbie worked for Bank of America for six years as a Training Officer, responsible for developing and delivering training programs to all levels of supervision and management on topics such as situational leadership, building effective teams, managing interpersonal relationships, stress and time management, personnel policies and practices, effective communications, etc. As a Training Officer for First Interstate Bank, she continued providing management training and development for two years and then became Manager of Staff Relations for the State of Washington, providing policy interpretation and application, recommendations regarding employee disciplinary/termination situations, compliance to federal, state, and local employment laws, etc. As an independent contractor for over ten years, Debbie has provided consulting and training to companies such as REI Sporting Goods, Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Associated Grocers, University of Puget Sound, and Isothermal Systems Research. Her expertise is in the areas of leadership, performance management, conflict resolution, stress and time management, problem solving/decision making, team building, harassment awareness, communications, career counseling, personnel policies and practices, etc. For the past 18 years, Debbie has taught in LCSC’s Business Division. Association/Affiliations Member of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
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