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

Rob Dombowsky, CPHR, He/Him

Rob Dombowsky, CPHR, He/Him

Director

Rob Dombowsky is the Owner of Brevity HR and Safety, a small consulting firm based in Southern Alberta.


He has over 20 years of experience in human resources, beginning his career in Taiwan, where he worked as the Asia Pacific Tax L&D Leader at Ernst & Young, as well as the Global HR & Admin Leader at Albatross. Rob returned to Canada in 2017 and worked as the Head of HR and Safety at Southland Trailers, and Industry Advisor HR & Safety for the AMTA. He also teaches OHS and HR at the University of Lethbridge Dhillon School of Business.


A veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, Rob served with the United Nations in the former Yugoslavia. After his military service, he graduated from the University of Alberta and gained international experience in Russia, Taiwan, and China. While in Taiwan, he earned his MBA from National Taiwan University and a Certificate in International Human Resources from Cornell University. Rob holds several professional designations, including CPHR, SHRM-SCP, CRSP, CTSP, and Lean Sensei Green Belt. He also holds a commercial driver's license.


Hear firsthand why Rob Dombowsky joined the CPHR Alberta Board of Directors and what he 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.