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Albers School of Business and Economics

Pigott Building, (206)296-5700

 

About Albers

Albers Mentor Program
Participating Mentors 2008-2009

Mr. Ted Gates

Director-Compensation
Nordstrom

Industry:  Retail

Description of Company:

Retailer

Areas of Responsibility - Job Description: 

Develop and oversee employee compensation programs and systems.

Areas of Expertise - Employment History: 

25+ years in compensation and human resources. Utilities, financial services and retail sectors. 8+ years at Nordstrom.

Education - Personal History: 

University of Oregon. Masters in Industrial Relations.

Any special topic or expertise you'd like to concentrate on this year?:

Ideally, it would be nice to have students interested in the Human Resources or Compensation fields.

Civic Organization Memberships or Professional Affiliations: 

World at Work. Northwest Compensation Forum.

When and Where do you hold meetings with students? 

Flexible, but prefer during the day.

Any special requirements for students for the first meeting? 

Give some thought to what they want from this mentor experience.

Mentor since Fall 2005
Will mentor undergraduate students



The Albers School is AACSB accredited

 

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