Hickok & Boardman

Hickok & Boardman HR Intelligence is pleased to announce its newest member of the team. Karin Tierney joined in September as the Director of the brand-new practice area, Strategic HR Services.

Karin brings 19 years of experience in Human Resources as a specialist, generalist and strategic business partner, having worked in higher education, state government, and most recently food manufacturing at Vermont Smoke & Cure.  There, she served as a member of the executive leadership team with a focus on providing strategic solutions to achieve business objectives through its employees. Through organizational design and workforce planning, Karin helped to implement initiatives to recruit, develop, engage and retain a dynamic team at a time of rapid growth.

Prior to her role at VS&C, Karin was a member of the HR team at Keurig Green Mountain as a Business Partner and Manager for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing teams.

Karin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science (BA), a Master’s degree in Public Administration (MPA) and a Master’s degree in Education, Counseling (MEd) from the University of New Hampshire.  She is also certified as a Professional of Human Resources (PHR).

Some of the many services Karin will be providing to Vermont employers include:

• Organizational Design
• Talent Acquisition
• Compensation Strategy & Structures
• Employee Engagement Programs
• Performance Management Systems
• Managing Employee & Labor Relations