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

Mahyar Alinejad, CPHR, She/Her

Mahyar Alinejad, CPHR, She/Her

Director

Mahyar Alinejad is a globally experienced HR leader with over 20 years of experience in private and not-for-profit companies across diverse sectors, including energy, consumer electronics, health and medical devices, telecommunications, and manufacturing.  Mahyar is currently overseeing the Employment Related Services and Programs at CCIS, the largest immigrant-serving organization in the Prairies. She is known for her commitment to continuous improvement and innovation and acts as a change manager and agile leader with cross functional business prospect.


Mahyar began her career as an electronics engineer in Iran, later progressing to lead customer satisfaction, after-sales services, field test engineering, and call center functions. She received recognition and an internal job rotation offer from LG Electronics to lead the subsidiary HR function. Embracing the challenge, she left her well-established comfort zone to navigate the HR world.

Mahyar has served as the Middle East and Africa regional HR leader for the Straumann Group, Head of HR for LG Electronics Iran, and Customer Support function leader for LG Electronics.


Mahyar has been serving on the CPHR Alberta Board of Directors since May 2024, and prior to that, she volunteered as a senior path evaluator since 2023. She also has international volunteering experience with Global Talent Management Institute. Mahyar holds a Master of Science degree in Electronics Electrical Engineering from Amir Kabir (Tehran Polytechnic) University and a Bachelor of Science in the same field. She is a Certified Professional in Human Resources (CPHR).


Hear firsthand why Mahyar Alinejad 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.