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Sharon Berglund

Sharon Berglund

Human Resources Representative

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Principal Human Resources Consultant / C-Suite Executive CHRO / Board and HR Committee/ Executive Recruitment / Compensation / Leadership Development / Employee Engagement

  • Education

    • Metro State University

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      BA Business Administration

    • University of Minnesota

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      Human Resources/Industrial Relations

  • Experience

    • First Bank System (now US Bank)

      Feb 1978 - Nov 1980
      Human Resources Representative

    • AmeriData Technologies (sold to GE Capital)

      Jan 1980 - Jan 1996
      Vice President, Human Resources/CHRO

    • Metris Companies

      Jan 1996 - Jan 1998
      Top Human Resources Executive

    • Berglund & Associates

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2002
      Proprietor/Consultant

      HR Consulting and Search projects for Best Buy, NRG Energy, Second Harvest Heartland, Guthrie Theater, Cummins, Fingerhut, Snader Transport, Net Direct, etc

    • Deluxe Corporation

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
      Director of Human Resources

      Top HR Executive for the fastest growing division reporting to Division President.

    • McKesson Medication Management

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2004
      Director of Human Resources

    • YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2018

      Top HR executive reporting to CEO for the newly integrated (merged) YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities responsible for Human Resources, Organizational Development, Diversity, Talent Management, Compensation including Executive Compensation reporting to the Board of Directors, HR Technology, Payroll, Risk Management for 7500 employees located in 30 branch facilities and camps. Manage a corporate staff of 20. Shared Services position reporting to two CEO's for the Minneapolis and St. Paul YMCA’s.

      • Chief Human Resources Officer

        Jan 2011 - Jan 2018

      • Vice President, Human Resources

        Jan 2004 - Jan 2011

    • Berglund HR Consulting

      Jan 2018 - now
      Principal Human Resources Consultant

      HR projects and interim assignments in all aspects of Human Resources including strategic and tactical projects, talent acquisition, mergers and acquisitions, compensation and total rewards, employee relations, performance management, employee engagement and surveys, executive coaching, handbooks, etc.I recently completed a project with the YMCA of the East Bay in Oakland to redesign all job descriptions, create a compensation system and design the executive compensation plan which I presented to the Board of Directors. I’ve done many similar projects for non-profit organizations, electrical cooperatives and businesses of all sizes. My passion is assisting CEO’s and HR leaders achieve meaningful people results leading to growth and sustainability. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Industrial Relations

      University of Minnesota
      Jan 1984

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Human Resources Consultant

      Issued by BUILDING HEALTHIER AMERICA
      BUILDING HEALTHIER AMERICAAssociated with Sharon Berglund

    • Board Member and Board Secretary

      Issued by Elimu Africa on Dec 2011
      Elimu AfricaAssociated with Sharon Berglund

    • Past Board Member and Chair of the HR Committee

      Issued by North High Career Center on Jan 1994
      North High Career CenterAssociated with Sharon Berglund

    • Global Centers of Excellence Strategy and Steering Committee for Y-USA

      Issued by YMCA of the USA on Jul 2011
      YMCA of the USAAssociated with Sharon Berglund