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Experience you can rely on

Meet the team

Kristan Strate

B.BA, CPHR

President & CEO – Synergy HR Consulting and Founder - FrankHR.io

“Having spent many years in corporate HR roles I realized that my real passion is helping businesses achieve their strategic objectives – I am a business person first, HR person second”

Kathy Kopelchuk

B.BA, CPHR

Director of Operations, Senior People Strategist and Client Experience Director

Kathy is an experienced Human Resources leader who has contributed to organizations at the senior level and successfully led HR teams in energy, agriculture, manufacturing, food processing, R&D, mining and facility management.

Frank Price

CHRL, CHRP

Senior People Strategist and Client Experience Director

Frank brings a wealth of experience and knowledge from spending over 30 years in the Human Resources profession working across the US, Australia and Canada.

Kelly Furuya

CPHR

Senior People Strategist and Client Experience Director

Kelly enjoys the challenge and diversity of the Human Resources profession, and believes HR is a strategic partner integral to the success of a business.

Julie Pacitti

BA, CPHR

Senior People Strategist and Client Experience Director

Julie is a senior HR professional with over two decades of dedicated experience in human resources spanning the dynamic landscapes of healthcare and energy sectors.

Karen Stokke

CPHR

Special Projects

Karen is a CPHR with 15 years of experience working in oil & gas, cannabis, veterinary medicine, post-secondary education and telecommunications.

Alice Welty

HR Client Experience Coordinator

Alice brings over two decades of progressive experience in office administration, finance, and human resources, enriched by extensive project management expertise.

Michelle Crane

Operations Coordinator

Angela Choy

Payroll Specialist and Client Experience Advisor

Angela is an experienced HR professional, who thrives in dynamic environments and enjoys taking on challenging projects where can leverage her expertise and creativity.

Misty Wilson

People Strategist & Client Experience Manager

Misty is an experienced Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR, SHRM-SCP) who partners with leaders to develop people-centered solutions that align with business goals and values.

Success starts with your team.

Effective HR management is building and investing in a team of people that is motivated by your goals. Supporting your staff to be successful in their roles is the most efficient and effective way to achieve overall success for your business. That’s where we come in.

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Our Story

Built on experience, reality and trust.

Synergy HR began as an independent consultancy with a simple idea: HR support that’s practical, flexible and understands the realities of running a business.

We’ve since grown into a curated team of business-minded HR professionals across Western Canada, and a portfolio of trusting clients with longstanding partnerships.

Forget what you’ve heard. Culture doesn’t start in the workplace, it starts with strategy.

Our purpose is to create, implement and sustain effective people management strategies, develop your leaders and support your team, ultimately building a stronger organization. 

We build better workplaces.

Our team brings together more than a century of experience in every area of human resources. 
 

We don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, we use a fractional HR model and lean on our collective knowledge to make recommendations based on your unique goals.

More than HR experts.

We focus on tailored solutions that work for your business, and in the real world. Expect honest conversations and clear guidance without the fluff, no matter which team member you’re talking to. 

 

Running organizations is not meant to be done alone. 
 

Practical advice you can trust.

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