Kerry L. Garman, SPHR, is a seasoned Human Resources executive with over 26 years of diversified human resources and business experience. His career has spanned the companies of the Fortune 500, in consumer products, retail, and the pharmaceutical industry.

Kerry began his career in the training specialty and moved throughout every area of the HR profession. He has led staffs up to 55 HR professionals with 65 locations including international responsibilities in Europe, India, Mexico, Peru, and Canada. He has served as Vice President Human Resources for Fortune Brands; Vice President Human Resources, ConAgra Foods; Vice President Human Resources American Pharmaceutical Partners; and Director Human Resources for Ralston Purina and Ralston Foods. He is currently the Vice President of Human Resources for Kalsec Inc. in Kalamazoo, MI.

Kerry's experience includes creation and deployment of various Human Resources practices from policies to a variety of strategic initiatives. These initiatives have been from the plant floor, both union and union free, to the Board of Directors.

Throughout his career he has recruited staffs including security employees, in the pharmaceutical industry, hourly employees for start up manufacturing and retail facilities; and exempt recruitment of Vice Presidents, General Counsels, Presidents, and Chief Executive Officers.

Kerry has guest lectured at St. Ambrose University, Purdue University, and Kansas State University on business related subjects. He was an Advisory Board Member to the College of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences, Central State University, Xenia, Ohio. He also was a concurrent presenter at an American Association of Corporate Counsel's (AACC) annual conference on; The Role of Human Resources in Business and for the Society of Human Resources Management on Aligning Organizational Performance, Understanding and Using Employment Assessments, Ethics in Business and Human Resources, How to Manage Your Career and more.

He is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources, SPHR and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Resources.

• Experience in staff development at all levels of the organization
• Creativity and openness to new ideas, systems and applications to employees
• Assessment tools that quantify data and measure results
• Comprehensive knowledge of Human Resource functions
• A passion for engaging employees in a whole person experience – mentally, emotionally, physically and with meaning and purpose to what they do for the company
• Experience in organizational design and development
• Experience in compensation design
• Experience in benefits review and design