Things are a bit weird right now.  Some companies are laying off staff, others are implementing hiring or wage freezes and still others are struggling to fill open positions for specialized roles.  In this panel discussion, moderated by Preet Kuar, we will be focusing on:

1. Creative recruiting in the current economic environment
2. How companies can build internal pipelines for talent/career development rather than hiring from the outside for key positions, and how they can do this even in an economic downturn.
3. The opportunities and challenges that come with M&A and recruiting/retention

Speakers: Timothy Young, Bahar Abullarade, Rachel Miller

Bahar Abullarade is a dedicated HR professional with over 15 years of experience spanning across both the fitness and grocery industries. Since joining Raley’s in 2016, she has served as an HR Business Partner supporting retail stores and in her current capacity, she serves as a HR Business Partner to the Support Center, Distribution Center, and Production Bakery while also leading the Talent Acquisition team. Bahar and her team guide leaders through organizational design, workforce planning, recruitment, and development while emphasizing the value of empowering growth for internal team members.

Rachel Miller has spent most of her career working in the legal industry. A trusted advisor known for effectively navigating challenging situations with integrity, she has spent the past twenty years serving organizations in both the strategic and tactical sides of talent and operations management. Rachel’s primary mission at Roebbelen is to maximize company potential through alignment of people strategy, process, and communication.

Rachel began her career as a talent consultant for a human resources outsourcing firm in the San Francisco Bay Area during the dotcom boom. In 2001, Rachel joined Seyfarth Shaw, a global law firm, headquartered in Chicago. She worked in a variety of roles (spanning multiple offices) at Seyfarth, including human resources, operations management and eventually in a national learning and development capacity for the Firm. In 2017 Rachel left Seyfarth and joined a boutique law firm in Sacramento as Executive Director, where she worked closely with the leadership team on succession planning. Rachel joined Roebbelen as CHRO in 2020 as a member of their executive committee, overseeing the company’s people teams: human resources and safety.

Tim Young provides strategic leadership and guidance on the employee journey, with the goal of creating a more inclusive and engaged workforce. His department is responsible for all facets of talent management, from outreach and recruiting to onboarding, performance management, training/employee development, and exit. Tim also leads recruiting for our AbilityOne contracts. Since joining PRIDE Industries in 2021, Tim has led a company-wide project to launch our refreshed Core Values: Integrity, Teamwork, Tenacity, and Innovation; and developed and implemented strategies to increase and speed up hiring, while improving the employee experience.

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