Kate partners with Senior Executives to create HR systems to streamline operations and strengthen procedural consistency, including processes relating to compliance, staffing, on-boarding and orientation, policy development and implementation, and management education. Kate has experience designing and implementing training programs in areas such as leadership development, employee relations, training, and communications.

Prior to consulting, Kate was an HR Manager for 2 privately held firms, exposing her to multi-state compliance and the rigors of advising management to wisely handle complex HR issues. Beyond U.S. boarders, her nearly seven years as an Expatriate in Europe provides her with a unique perspective on living and conducting business abroad.

Professional Development

Kate earned her MBA in 2010, which established in her a solid strategic business acumen. She is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the Human Resource Certification Institute and an active member of The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), with whom she possesses a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) credential. Ms. Dashner spent 2021 working with Kent State’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development facilitating HR Certification classes for post grads. She served as the President of the Akron Area SHRM Executive Board of Directors and currently functions as the North East District Director for the State of Ohio SHRM Council. She focuses energy on remaining up-to-date on the ever-changing world of HR law.

Kate has successfully supported consulting projects in Research Science, Telecommunications, Service, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Non-Profit, Agricultural and IT industries round out her exposure to other areas of commerce and the nuances of simultaneously remaining competitive and compliant, providing consistently strong but Simple HR Solutions.