Kris Anderson has an eclectic background. With over 20 years of experience in Human Resources, Kris has worked in both small and Fortune 500, privately- and publicly-held companies and corporations in diverse industries including professional football, retail, construction, mining, telecommunications and investment management. Kris' responsibilities included employee relations, performance management, training and development, workers' compensation, and employment, including recruiting and onboarding. She has reviewed over 100,000 resumes, interviewed thousands of candidates and hired hundreds of employees, as well as conducted training classes of various sizes for over 1,000 employees and managers. She also has experience with start ups, mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, out-sourcing, and layoffs.

    Kris has experienced "position elimination" six times during her career, which enables her to understand the range of emotions people experience when they are in transition. She uses her compassion and humor to help people through the process.

    In 2002, Kris became a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and she held the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification from 1999-2005. Kris is currently a member of International Coach Federation and Society for Human Resources Management.

    She was the first female to take Football Coaching at Oregon State University, and later taught classes for women on The Basics of Football. After initially dropping out of college, Kris earned her BA in Management at University of Phoenix and a MA in Agency Counseling at University of Northern Colorado.

    Life experiences and adventures include (in no particular order):

    • sang the National Anthem at a Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies Game
    • cries at movies and some commercials
    • fashion model in Keokuk, IA
    • taught country western line dancing
    • pulled 4Gs in a bobsled ride at Olympic Village in Park City, UT
    • reads biographies and mysteries
    • slept on hay in a barn in the Swiss Alps
    • often involved with reunions: high school, college, work
    • toured Sedona, AZ in hot air balloon
    • consumes copious quantities of ice cream, chocolate, and garlic pop corn
    • took bull whip lessons
    • attended 50th Black Hills Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, SD on a Harley
    • lives at the beach