Meet The Team
Karen Vercoe
Founder & Director
Karen Vercoe founded The HR People in 2010 following an extensive 20-plus-year career in the professional services sector, primarily within law firms. Her career includes international experience, having managed HR and Operations for a law firm in the Middle East. Upon returning to Australia, she established The HR People.
Karen began her academic journey in 2000, earning a Bachelor of Commerce over six years while balancing full-time work and raising two young children.
Karen has been married since 1986 and has two grown daughters, two sons-in-law, and two grandchildren. She currently resides on the Sunshine Coast with her husband, where she leads a dedicated team of HR experts, providing comprehensive Human Resources services to a diverse clientele.
Contact Information:
For any HR-related assistance, please reach out to Karen Vercoe at:
Email: kvercoe@thehrpeople.com.au
Phone: 0408 008 678
Karen Vercoe is here to help - when experience matters.
Brigit Steindl
HR Consultant
Brigit Steindl brings over 20 years of extensive experience in Human Resources and Employment Relations to HR People. She began her distinguished career within the Queensland Government, contributing to the Departments of Health and Emergency Services.
Subsequently, Brigit dedicated 15 years to Government Owned Corporations in the Energy Sector, where she held HR specialist and senior managerial roles in both Industrial Relations and Human Resources. During her tenure, she built strong and effective relationships with managers across various businesses, leveraging HR partnerships to drive significant business success. Brigit's expertise includes dispute resolution, negotiation, and representation before industrial tribunals.
Her areas of special interest encompass Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership, and Performance Management, with a focus on enabling individuals to deliver their best performance at work. Her expertise extends to conducting thorough workplace investigations into allegations of bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment and providing structured reports to support decision making and guide appropriate action for resolution of these matters.
Brigit is committed to providing high-standard HR support to help businesses thrive. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Graduate Diploma in Human Resources and Industrial Relations. Brigit Steindl for all your HR consulting needs.
Contact Information:
For any HR-related assistance, please reach out to Brigit Steindl at:
Email: brigit@thehrpeople.com.au
Phone: 0418 786 090
Brigit Steindl for all your HR consulting needs.
Carla Carmichael
HR Consultant
Carla Carmichael began her professional journey in Education and has since evolved into a small business specialist with a passion for supporting small to medium-sized businesses with their HR needs. She possesses extensive experience in implementing systems and processes that enhance both people and business operations, covering day-to-day functions as well as strategic people management. Carla is also adept in coaching, mentoring, and facilitating training and education programs.
With a robust HR background across various industries, including Energy, Not-for-profits, Fashion, and Hospitality, Carla excels at building lasting relationships with clients to help them achieve successful outcomes for their teams and businesses. She is well-regarded for her calming nature and empathetic listening skills.
Carla holds a Bachelor of General Studies with a major in Education, a Diploma of Business Administration/Business Analyst, and is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie School of Leadership.
Contact Information:
For any HR-related assistance, please reach out to Carla Carmichael at:
Email: carla@thehrpeople.com.au
Phone: 0417 649 231
Carla Carmichael for all your HR consulting needs.
Sally Loudon
Payroll Specialist
Sally has more than 18 years of experience in the complex field of the Australian payroll system. She began her career with data entry and advanced to the position of Payroll Manager for a medium-sized construction company, primarily working within the Oil and Gas and Mining Industries.
In recent years, Sally has expanded her expertise to include the Retail and Manufacturing Industries. She completed a Diploma of Payroll Management with the Australian Payroll Association in 2014.
Throughout her career, Sally has gained extensive experience across a broad range of payroll activities. She is highly skilled in interpreting Awards and Enterprise Agreements, calculating termination and redundancy payments, and ensuring compliance with superannuation and taxation regulations, as well as managing all other aspects of payroll.
Contact Information:
For any payroll-related assistance, please reach out to Sally Loudon at:
Email: sloudon@thehrpeople.com.au
Phone: 0404 303 859
Sally is here to provide expert guidance and support for all your payroll needs.
Taryn Ashton
HR Consultant
Taryn Ashton is a Toowoomba local and joined the team in September 2014 to provide our services to our Toowoomba clients. Taryn has generalist experience in Human Resources, starting her career within Organisational Development and Training. Taryn enjoys all aspects of HR, with particular expertise in implementing HR systems to improve business operations, end to end recruitment, induction development and delivery, resume development and formatting and training.
Taryn has worked across a number of industries including Oil and Gas, Higher Education, Government and Aerospace. Taryn has a particular interest and flair for developing client relationships, an important aspect in working together to achieve a successful outcome for our clients.
Taryn holds a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Business Administration (majoring in Strategic Human Resource Management).
Contact Information:
For any HR-related assistance, please reach out to Taryn Ashton at:
Email: taryn@thehrpeople.com.au
Phone: 0421 178 762
Taryn Ashton for all your HR consulting needs.
Bronwyn Wilson
HR Consultant
Bronwyn Wilson has extensive Human Resources experience working in large multinationals, small and franchised business and not-for-profit organisations over a 20+ year career. Bronwyn is committed to supporting businesses by providing generalist human resources solutions such as policy and industrial instrument interpretation, reviewing positions descriptions/job grading, coaching leaders on performance management and difficult conversations, creating succession and talent plans, identifying training needs, contributing to attraction and retention strategy, recruitment process including interviewing candidates, workforce planning, managing engagement programs and implementing action planning initiatives, as well as leader workshop facilitation.
Bronwyn enjoys determining what motivates and drives individual performance, using a supportive and culture focused style. Bronwyn is passionate about employee wellbeing, and with 10+ years of qualified yoga and meditation teaching in addition to her corporate experience, she is well placed to provide wellness solutions and stress management techniques that resonate with corporate clientele in an impactful way.
Bronwyn holds a Bachelor of Business (Human Resources Management)/Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), a Graduate Diploma in Human Resources and Industrial Relations as well as RYS200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training and Level 1 Kids Yoga Teacher Training. Bronwyn Wilson for all your HR consulting needs.
Contact Information:
For any HR-related assistance, please reach out to Bronwyn Wilson at:
Email: bwilson@thehrpeople.com.au
Phone: 0402 788 230
Bronwyn Wilson for all your HR consulting needs.
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