Kristen Olguin

Kristen Olguin, SPHR has extensive experience in human resources, spanning various roles and companies. Kristen currently serves as the Human Resources Director at Nordson Corporation, a position they have held since January 2023. Prior to this, Kristen worked as the Human Resources Director at Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors from October 2021 to December 2022. In this role, they were responsible for building employee relations, streamlining daily operations, managing teams, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements. Kristen also held the positions of Senior Human Resources Manager and Human Resources Manager at Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors.

Before joining Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors, Kristen worked at Directed from May 2015 to April 2020. Kristen began as a Human Resources Manager and earned two promotions to become an international HR leader. In this role, they resolved complex HR issues, oversaw all aspects of recruiting processes, and increased alignment for organizational change.

Kristen's earlier experience includes working at West Development as a Human Resources Representative from April 2014 to May 2015. In this role, they supported HR administration, talent management, performance management, and benefits administration for a Hospitality & Senior Living company.

Overall, Kristen has a well-rounded background in HR, with a focus on employee relations, compliance, recruiting, and organizational change.

Kristen Olguin, SPHR, has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from California State University, Fullerton. In 2011, they obtained a Human Resources Management Certificate from California State University, Long Beach. In 2019, they earned a Strategic Human Resources Leadership Certificate from Cornell University. Additionally, they hold the Senior Professional in Human Resources® (SPHR®) Certification from HRCI, which they obtained in November 2020, and the Professional in Human Resources® (PHR®) Certification from the HR Certification Institute - HRCI, obtained in November 2016.