Franki Coulter

Franki Coulter has a diverse work experience in the legal and human resources field. Franki started their career as a Trial Attorney at Harrill & Sutter, PLLC, specializing in employment and civil rights law. Later, they worked at Windstream Communications, where they served as Senior Counsel & Director of Government Contract Compliance and Senior ERISA Counsel & HIPAA Compliance Officer. At SourceGas, Coulter held the position of Deputy General Counsel - Corporate, handling complex commercial agreements and participating in Retirement Plan Committee meetings. Currently, they are working at Black Hills Energy as the Vice President of Human Resources, overseeing HR Business Partners and labor relations.

Franki Coulter earned a JD degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, from 1999 to 2002. Prior to that, they obtained a BA degree in English from the University of Arkansas, where they studied from 1995 to 1998. In addition to their formal education, Franki also obtained various certifications, such as the Modern CHRO Program from Cornell University ILR School in March 2022, Contract Administration from Cornell University ILR School in December 2017, Collective Bargaining from Cornell University ILR School in March 2017, and an SPHR certification from the HR Certification Institute - HRCI (specific dates for the SPHR certification were not provided).