Who is at the Helm

“My goal in sailing isn’t to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long run.” –Dennis Conner

WHO IS AT THE HELM FOR GUIDING STRATEGIES?

Donna Richardson is the founder and Principal Human Resource Consultant for Guiding Strategies LLC, which launched in November of 2004.  She has over 25 years of experience successfully providing human resource leadership to business.  She is recognized as a business professional for her ability to design and build human resource functions that support successful growth and develop empowered high performance employees.

While working in industry Donna has served in executive roles including the Vice President of Human Resources.  She has partnered with executive teams to achieve company success in start-up ventures and successful acquisitions.  She is a master at fostering cultures to support execution of company objectives with high employee engagement. Her business acumen has supported many creative solutions to human resource challenges.  She is a true Generalist with experience in all human resource functional areas and industries including medtech, biotech, service, plastics, non-profit and electronics.

Donna has her BA in Business Administration from Metropolitan State University and currently is finishing up her MBA from St. Thomas University.  Donna is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).  Donna is a member of Toastmasters International where she currently serves as an officer.  She also is a trained mediator and served at Anoka County Mediation Services.