NMU alumna Debra LaMere is a contingent faculty member in the College of Business. She also serves as senior vice president at Goodwill Industries. She has worked in the human resources (HR) field for many years, starting out as an administrative assistant at the Tilden Mine. LaMere has since held HR roles in manufacturing, healthcare, higher education and now nonprofit.
LaMere also owns HR Consulting, and is contracted to work directly with numerous corporations on analyzing and implementing effective full-scale HR systems. But she says her passion is teaching students and sharing stories of past situations that “you just can't make up.”
LaMere received her bachelor's in business administration from Michigan Technological University and her master's in public administration (MPA) from Northern. She is pursuing her doctorate in business administration, with a concentration in human resources, at National University in San Diego. She also holds certifications in human resources from the Society of Human Resource Association and HR Certification Institute.