Deborah Stone
Deborah Stone, Senior Associate with Emersus Consulting, has 19 years of Human Resources experience working with a broad spectrum of companies, government agencies and non-profit entities. Such organizations include eBay, Fidelity Investments, AT&T Wireless, the State of Utah, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah, and A.E. Roberts Company.

One sector in which Deb has special expertise includes law firms. She has a keen understanding of how to help highly trained, driven and articulate professionals deal with the inherent stress of the profession, and function relatively smoothly and productively. Prior to working with Emersus Consulting, Deb served in human resources capacities for Ropes & Gray in Washington, D.C. and Snow Christensen & Martineau and Holme, Roberts & Owen in Salt Lake City.

In addition to Debbie's work with law firms, she is an expert on applied employment law. She has trained and consulted with executives from a variety of organizations on human resource policy, procedure and program development to aid them in creating safe, respectful and legally sound workplaces. In addition to her training related to human resource policy, she has designed and facilitated training on a variety of topics, some which include: Successful Conflict Management, Dealing with Upset Customers, Creating Effective (and Legal) Job Descriptions, Cultural Competency at Work, and The Art and Science of Evaluating Performance. She has also developed and presented training on many compliance-related topics such as COBRA, FMLA, Section 125 plans, HIPAA, and workers compensation.

Deb holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and in History, graduating magna cum laude from George Mason University in Virginia in 1986.

Debbie is an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management, having served as a President of the Salt Lake City Chapter. She continues to serve the organization as part-time Executive Director, providing strategic direction to the chapter. Deb is also a member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). She also keenly supports the work of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah as a former Board member.

Debbie is interested in helping companies develop an engaged and skilled workforce. She approaches her work as an evolutionary process best accomplished by giving motivated people the direction, the tools and the support to achieve their goals. She believes that Management's challenge is to help employees do their best work by focusing on improving results without creating bureaucratic processes and structures.

Personal Interests…
For fun and stress reduction, Debbie is an avid (and, occasionally, competitive) runner. In her next life she aspires to play banjo in a bluegrass band.

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