Diane St. John is the owner of Human Resources Pacific Northwest, LLC, a full-service consulting company. Diane holds her Executive MBA from the University of Washington, Foster School of Business and is SPHR and SHRM-SCP certified.

With more than 25 years of executive HR experience in tech (global), nonprofit and government sectors, and extensive biotechnology experience, Diane and her team help organizations flourish.

Diane serves on the Board of Directors as an Executive Committee member for Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason

Clients and Employer Examples
• Seagen
• BitTitan
• Global Support & Development ngo
• LifeWire
• Cascade Federal Credit Union
• City of Seattle DOT
• Children’s Home Society of WA
• Silverback Therapeutics

Prior Projects
• Interim Chief Human Resource Officer roles
• Interim HRBP, Recruiter, Benefits, Operations and other roles
• Executive Coaching and HR team professional mentorship
• Organizational assessments with actionable correction plans
• Talent acquisition programs
• Benefits redesign resulting in significant cost avoidance while enhancing benefit offerings
• Executive long-term incentives including RSUs, ISO & NQ options with change-in-control provisions
• Mediation and facilitation for crucial and challenging interactions

Advantages
• Contingent expert professionals available for interim or project work.
• Extensive network and resources.
• Workforce development expertise.
• Compliance and systems: HRIS, payroll, benefits and other HR systems.
• Capabilities include operations, project management, business development, and HR.
• Human Resources Business Partner expertise including employee relations.
• Executive coaching interwoven with project work including strong employee relations.
• Flexible arrangement – able to scale with organization needs.