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Board of Directors - 2019-2020

    PRESIDENT: JAYLENE OWEN, MA, PHR (Sitka, Alaska)

    Jaylene Owen, Human Resource and Payroll Director at Hames Corporation is an accomplished HR professional with a proven track record of experience and success in HR with expertise in training and development, performance managment, recruitment, employment relations, and benefits. 

    Jaylene holds an Masters of Art in Industrial Organizational Psychology and a Bachelors of Science in Psychology with a minior in Business Adminstration. She is certifed through HRCI is a native of Southern California and moved to Alaska in 2016.

    VICE PRESIDENT: Dr. Charla Brown, PhD, SPHR (Juneau, Alaska)

    Charla Brown is a native of Texas and moved to Alaska in 2013. She is currently the Chair of the Business & Public Administration Department at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau. She is also the faculty lead for the HR emphasis in the BBA program at UAS where she is the chapter advisor for the Virtual UAS Student SHRM Chapter. Charla also serves on the board of the Alaska SHRM State Council and is the College Relations Director for the Northwest Human Resource Management Association. Prior to her career in academia, Charla worked for twenty years in key HR positions at Enron, Continental Airlines, Backcountry.com and Devon Energy. Charla holds a PhD in Applied Social Psychology and a MS in I/O Psychology.

    SECRETARY & TREASURER: LISA PURVES, PHR (Juneau, Alaska)

    Lisa Purves, is a native of Juneau and currently works for CoastAlaska, a nonprofit organization that manages seven public radio stations in Southeast Alaska: KRBD, Ketchikan; KSTK, Wrangell; KTOO, KXLL, KRNN, Juneau; KFSK, Petersburg; and KCAW, Sitka. Lisa has an extensive history with the SHRM chapter in Juneau and was instrumental in having its name updated to reflect the area's regional nature.  She holds a BA in Humanities and Business and has served as Human Resource Officer for various financial institutions including Northrim Bank and Alaska Pacific Bank.

    COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR: JAIME BRICKER, (Skagway, Alaska)

    Jaime Bricker, is proud to be a 5th generation woman of White Pass. She currently works as the Director of Contracts & Land Management for the Scenic Railway of the World, White Pass & Yukon Route.  In this role, she assists with various HR-related functions and is a key member of management.  Jaime is also the President of the Skagway Traditional Council and also serves as a member of the Skagway School Board.   She understands many of the unique challenges faced by employers, employees and organizations in Southeast Alaska and she serves on the SEAK board to bridge the gap across Southeast Alaskan communities and better connect Skagway. She also holds a BBA with an emphasis in Human Resource Management from UAS.