KAREN HAMMOND

VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES

Karen Hammond is more than an HR leader-she’s a true champion for Jamboree. Exceptional leadership over the past 17 years has been a driving force behind the organization’s success.

Hammond led the transition to work-from-home policies and COVID compliance requirements, ensuring everyone’s safety and productivity. Her innovative thinking led to a cost-saving transition to BambooHR, an HRIS platform that improved efficiency and user-friendliness.

Since joining Jamboree in 2006, Hammond’s focus on employee appreciation has boosted morale and fostered company loyalty. She established a Learning & Development department that helped attract and retain top talent. Quarterly employee appreciation events and an annual All-Hands retreat, developed and led by Hammond remind employees that they are valued and appreciated. This, paired with numerous other initiatives she has ledsuch as implementing a DEI plan and leading the exponential growth of our recruiting efforts from 2020 to the present day-has made her an outstanding and valued member of our company.

Hammond inspires others to perform at their best, leading to increased employee satisfaction, growth, and cost savings.