Anne Donovan, SPHR

Anne Donovan, SPHR, is President of Xenium with 17 dedicated years served at the Stoller Group of companies.  Beginning as an intern from Willamette University in Salem, Anne quickly worked through the ranks at Express Employment Professionals (formerly Express Personnel) and transitioned into an HR Generalist role for Express Human Resources in 1996.  In January 2000, during the transition from Express Human Resources to Xenium Resources, Anne helped build the client service team that now serves Xenium’s clients. Anne served as the Vice President of HR from 2001 until 2008 where she led Xenium’s HR team in providing outsourced HR services to many Northwest employers.  In 2009, she has the privilege to take on the leadership role as President for an organization she has dedicated her career to.

Anne has daily hands-on experience with a variety of employment issues many generalists don’t tackle in a career.  From investigating harassment complaints to training supervisors and managers on compliance issues to advising employers on their obligations under state and federal employment laws, she brings “best practice” experience to support her clients’ human resource programs.

Servicing a variety of businesses ranging from manufacturers to distributors, high-tech to professional services, Anne is known for her quick ability to adapt to client culture and uses creative problem solving to prevent HR issues from erupting.  Her empathetic, intuitive approach allows her to mediate conflict effectively, striking the delicate balance between serving the best interest of both employer and employee.  With her knack for mediating sticky situations and difficult employee relations issues, Anne’s clients rely on her for day-to-day HR support as well as strategic HR direction for the organization. 

Anne received her Professional Human Resources (PHR) certification in 1997, her Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) certification in 2002 and holds a certificate for Human Resource Management from Portland State University.  Anne is active with the local Human Resource professional association, PHRMA (Portland Human Resource Management Association) and is a member of the national Society for Human Resource Management organization.  She also serves on the local NWPEA chapter of Professional Employer Organizations.