Kathy Clayton
Kathy Clayton has been a Human Resources Professional for 38 years. Her first position was with the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency where she spent 10 years in professional recruitment and staffing. Kathy left the CIA and joined a large international manufacturing corporation (up to 23,000 employees) headquartered in Portland, Oregon where she held positions of increasing responsibility leading to senior manager. Kathy has managed professional staffing, college recruitment, international immigration and relocation, mergers, employee performance and career development, EEO programs and OFCCP reporting, reductions in force, administered compensation, benefits, executive and employee perquisites, and developed human resources policy.
Kathy has served on various boards, including President of the Western Association of Colleges and Employers, and on committees for the Society of Human Resources Management. Kathy is an Honorary Life Member of the Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers—the highest level of recognition that can be achieved in that organization.
Kathy graduated from Portland State University with a degree in Liberal Arts, and returned to Portland State to earn a certificate in Human Resources Management and Business.