BA Management & Entrepreneurship Office
Tempe, AZ 85287
Mail code: 4006
Campus: Tempe
Long Bio
Karen Stafford has been a faculty associate in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University since Fall 2016. Her prior academic position was with Western International University as an assistant professor. Her certifications include: Licensed Human Element Practitioner; Certified Mediator; Master Facilitator Certification - Employment Learning Innovations; Trainer, Radical Collaboration; and Myers Briggs Certified Trainer. She also presents at local, statewide, and national conferences.
She is also the Employee Experience Director for an EdTech company in the K-12 space leading a team focused on optimizing the employee lifecycle from onboarding to employee engagement, learning and development, and wellbeing. Prior to this, she served in a variety of nonprofit leadership and consulting roles focused on membership development, public relations, organization and leadership development, and human resources.
In addition to serving as the president of the Peeples Valley Fire Auxiliary and finance committee member for the Peeples Valley Fire District Board, she has also been on the City of Phoenix Business and Workforce Development Board, where she was an executive committee member, chair of the Continuous Improvement Task Force and vice chair of the Community Outreach and Education Task Force.
Education
Master in Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
Arizona Society of Human Resources Annual Conference Presentations:
“What’s Your Brain Drain Strategy: Creating an Effective Knowledge Transfer Plan”
“Building Resilience in Challenging Times”
“This is Your Brain on Change: Applying What We Know about Neuroscience to Enhance the Effectiveness of Change Management Initiatives”
“HR Strategy at the Speed of Light”
“Bridging Generations: Four Generations–One Conversation
“Ready, Set, GROW! A Succession Planning Workshop”
“Strategic and Ethical Learnings from BP’s Deepwater Horizon”
“HR Metrics and Analytics: Measuring what is Important”
“Is Your Career in Need of an Extreme Makeover?”
“Strategic Partnering 101: Getting a Seat at the Table”
Additional local, national, and international conferences:
“Insider Perspective: How to Land that Job or Internship” International Marine Animal Trainer’s Association (IMATA), Algarve, Portugal.
“Being Industrious in the Workplace: Five Strategies that Make Sense” Industrious Women Collective, Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest.
“Creating a Positive and Sustainable Workplace” Northwest Arizona HR Association.
“Interest-based Problem Solving” Arizona State University SHRM Student Chapter.
“The Wild Side of Performance Management” WorldatWork Conference, Seattle, WA.
“Social Media and the Workplace: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” Prescott Area Human Resources Association.
“Is Your Organization LinkedIn? Social Medial Practices & Policies for Employers” Quad “A” Annual Conference.
“Social Media 2.0: Talent Management in the Social Media Age” Tucson Professional Recruiter Association.
“Social Media in the Workplace: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Oh My! Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association.
“For Better or Worse: Hot Topics in Human Resources” AZ Construction CPA Conference.
“A Guide to Downsizing in Challenging Times” Construction and Financial Management Association and American Institute of CPAs Annual Conference.
“Immigration Law Impact on Employers” Panelist, Enterprise Network Group.
