Sharyl J. Harston

Sharyl Harston

A career Human Resource professional, Sharyl has honed her coaching approach to ensure that clients achieve outcomes that propel them to success.She engages the individual at both a personal and a professional level to assist them in creating intention and purpose in defining what success is, and then helps them develop the action plan to achieve that success.
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Sharyl is currently the Director of Human Resources at Colorado PERA.Prior to joining PERA, Sharyl held executive positions at Petroleum Information and BlueCross BlueShield, and was a principal in AlphaLeader, a strategic alignment and leadership coaching organization.Sharyl has been associated with the Women'sVision Foundation since its inception as a Wise Women, and currently facilitates Mapping Your Success.

Sharyl J. Harston.With more than 30 years in the corporate human resource environment, she brings well-honed skills to manage "human capital" in large and small organizations.Most recently, Sharyl ran her own consulting firm, AlphaLeader.Previously she was the vice president of Human Resources at BlueCross BlueShield Colorado, vice president of Human Resources at Petroleum Information Corporation (a Dun & Bradstreet information services company).She held professional HR positions at Twentieth Century Fox, Teledyne and Bell & Howell.Other board of directors seats include: Rocky Mountain Life, HMO Colorado Occupational Healthcare Management Services, Starlight Children's Foundation and the Colorado Children's Campaign.Sharyl has a degree in psychology from California State University, Northridge.

Sharyl Harston Colorado PERA recently named Sharyl Harston as its Director of Human Resources.Harston began her new responsibilities November 3, 2003.

For the past four years, Harston has been a human resources and organizational and leadership development consultant with her own company, AlphaLeader.Before that, she worked as vice-president of human resources at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Colorado and Petroleum Information Corporation.

Harston earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from California State University, Northridge.She is currently working on her master's degree in applied communications at the University of Denver.Harston was a flex staff member of the Mountain States Employers Council.

"The chance to finish my career at PERA is like a dream come true," said Harston."PERA represents a unique opportunity to work in a great organization doing what I love to do."

Harston replaces Patricia Bell who retired in August.
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Harston filled the role of Director of Human Resources at PERA on an interim basis.

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