MARYJANE RYLAARSDAM

DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

A masterful HR professional with 35 years’ experience, MaryJane Rylaarsdam champions a wellnessdriven culture. She is an expert at maximizing benefits and health-andwellness programs to control costs while boosting productivity and retention.

Since 2016, Rylaarsdam has served as director, Human Resources for KBS, one of the nation’s largest investors in premier commercial real estate. She transitioned the company from a traditional benefits model to a fully insured self-funded model, allowing KBS greater control over plans while saving over $4 million.

Rylaarsdam’s additional accomplishments at KBS include expanding its wellness program to a system that manages company fitness challenges through digital documentation. She helped steer the firm through the COVID pandemic, researching solutions for a seamless, safe and productive transition to working remotely while maintaining team morale. She also transformed the company’s HR and payroll system to a new employee-empowering program.

Rylaarsdam is laser-focused on taking excellent care of KBS’ employees. This is reflected in the firm’s minimal turnover, with tenure averaging 10.5 years. Her work consistently enhances credibility, integrity, transparency, and trustworthiness throughout the company.