Ms. Gertenbach brings 20 years of executive leadership, management, and organizational development experience. As VP of Human Resources and Organizational Development at PPC, she plays a key role in organizational design, process improvement, performance management, workforce planning, talent selection, —thus driving the organizational strategy that aligns with the Mission and Vision of a growth oriented Project Performance Corporation. Ms. Gertenbach is integral part of the senior management team as PPC.
Prior to joining PPC, Ms. Gertenbach was Associate Administrator, Human Resources at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, where she provided strategic direction Organizational design and development with oversight of Human Resources and Hospital registration and Insurance verification. Additionally, she was one of the leaders and authors of the Human Capital section of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award application—America's highest honor for innovation and performance excellence.
In her career, Ms. Gertenbach served as a Consultant providing project-based human resource services and organization design and restructuring processes to commercial and non-profit organizations that included the Washington Post, FBI Laboratories, and AoL.com. Ms. Gertenbach was Director of Human Resources at Vacation.com, and was responsible for restructuring and consolidating the HR function, defining and leading cultural change partnering with the senior executives. She began her federal contractor experience as Director of Human Resources at Texel Corporation, a Federal Contractor, in telecommunication. She started her career in Operational management with the privately held luxury hotel chain, Hyatt Hotels.
Ms. Gertenbach is SPHR certified, and is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management as well as Marymount University’s Alumni Board. She is also a committee co-chair of the HR Leadership Awards of Greater Washington. She is also an ICAN counselor of the not-for-profit The Women’s Center, where she assists women that are re-entering the workforce. She is a certified facilitator with DDI for Targeted Selection in hiring, and is qualified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). She completed Executive Coaching certification through Leadership International.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Psychology, Master of Arts Degree in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development, with a certification in Organizational Development from Marymount University.
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