Naomi Ness

Naomi Ness, JD, currently serves as Senior Employment Counsel at Patterson Companies, Inc., a position held since August 2023. Prior to this role, Naomi held various significant positions, including Employment Lawyer & Director of HR at Lifespark from September 2022 to May 2023, and Associate General Counsel & Director of HR at St. Croix Hospice from August 2019 to September 2022. Naomi's career also includes experience as Senior Human Resources Manager at Fraser and Human Resources & Corporate Compliance Manager at CrankyApe.com. Earlier in the career, Naomi worked as a Contract Attorney in Employment Law and held investigative roles with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. Naomi earned a Doctor of Law (JD) from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts with double majors in Business Management and Psychology from Augsburg University.