Board of Directors

The CPHR Alberta Board of Directors is comprised of dedicated volunteers elected by the membership. 

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WHO WE ARE

Our Board

Katherine Salucop, CPHR, She/Her

Katherine Salucop, CPHR, She/Her

Director

Katherine works for the Edmonton Police Service as the Executive Director, Human Resources Division.  In her role she provides oversight to a team of professionals who offer a suite of HR services to 3000 sworn and civilian members of the Edmonton Police Service.  She leads a diverse portfolio across four branches including the Employee and Organizational Wellness Branch; HR Support and Labour Relations Branch; Employee Services and Civilian Recruiting Branch; and HR Legal Services Branch.


Katherine brings diverse experience as an HR professional with over 20 years working in both public and private sector. She is passionate about the role HR plays in supporting organizational culture and enhancing the employee experience.


Katherine is a proud Albertan, currently residing and raising her family in Edmonton. She holds an MBA and B.Comm from the University of Alberta.  In addition to to her role on CPHR Alberta’s Board, she is currently  serving as Board Chair for the Terra Centre for Teen Parents.


Hear firsthand why Katherine Salucop joined the CPHR Alberta Board of Directors and what she loves most about the HR profession.


BACK TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Geordie MacPherson, CPHR, He/Him

Chair

Jesse Grieder, CPHR, He/Him

Vice-Chair

Lisa Watson, CPHR, She/Her

Director, CPHR Canada Rep

Mahyar Alinejad, CPHR, She/Her

Director

Rob Caswell, CPHR, He/Him

Director

Rob Dombowsky, CPHR, He/Him

Director

Landis Jackson, CPHR, She/Her

Director

Karen Krull, CPHR, She/Her

Director

Katherine Salucop, CPHR, She/Her

Director

Megan Vaughan, CPHR, She/Her

Director

CPHR ALBERTA BOARD

Board Recruitment

We highly value diversity and support the election and appointment of diverse candidates to the Board. The Board believes that having directors of diverse gender, race and ethnicity, along with 

varied skills, perspective and experiences, contributes to a balanced and effective Board – one that is well-positioned to address the changing needs of the organization and our membership.

CPHR Alberta Board of Directors Inclusion and Diversity Statement

As the professional association dedicated to strengthening the human resources profession and upholding the highest standards of practice for our 6,000 members in Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, CPHR Alberta strives to be a culturally diverse organization that recognizes, supports, and values the inclusion of diverse groups and perspectives in support of our vision, mission and guiding principles. 


CPHR Alberta’s Board of Directors believes in inclusion and diversity, and recognizes the benefits inclusion and diversity bring to our volunteer Board of Directors. We are committed to integrating 

inclusive thinking and behaviors into all of the ways that the Board operates, recognizing that diversity promotes the inclusion of different perspectives and ideas, encourages innovation, ensures good governance, and supports good decision making.


CPHR Alberta aims to maintain a board comprised of talented and dedicated volunteer directors with a diverse mix of expertise, experience, skills and backgrounds representative of the diverse 

nature of the members we serve. We respect the value that diverse life experiences bring to our board and leadership. The Board strives to ensure that its membership reflects diversity in its broadest sense, and to connect diversity and inclusion with our vision and mission for the benefit of our members and the public. Diversity and inclusion drive excellence.