Kristen Ireland co-founded People Spark Consulting with business partner, Erin Mies, in 2018. People Spark is a human resources consulting company that works with small to mid-size businesses in the ag industry to achieve their goals through their HR strategies.
Kristen has more than 20 years of experience consulting and coaching executives, leaders and managers in both for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. In addition to her work experience, she earned both a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas. Kristen received her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) and her Change Practitioner certification from PROSCI.