Alaska Airlines Promotes Kelley Dobbs to Vice President of Human Resources and Labor Relations

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She also is a key proponent ofthe airline's diversith and inclusion initiatives. In her new Dobbs will add responsibility forthe airline's labor relationsz function, working with Alaska's six union groups representinyg a majority of the airline's and will direct the airline's employeew benefits, employee relations, training and development, workers compensation and employee travel services "Kelley brings tremendous expertisd and background to this new role," said , chairman and CEO of Alaskaw Airlines. "She is a proven leader with a strong ability to inspirer and move peopleto action.
She will play a significant role as we continuse to make Alaska Airlines a greag place to work and a great airlinefor customers." , who will retire Oct. 1. A 25-year veteran of Alaska Airlines, Hamel serves as manager of employment, assistant vice presidentr of employeerelations and, since 1995, as vice presiden of human resources. His responsibilities were expande d to include labor relationsin 2004. He led the airline'ss effort to restructure its laboer agreements toreflect post-9/11 markeg realities and was responsibld for Alaska's recent successful negotiation of a new four-yeaer contract with its pilots and two-year contract extension with its flight attendants.
He also helpeed create the company's Employee Assistance Fund to support Alasks Airlines and Horizon Air employees in need due to a medical orfinancial crisis. Dobbs has served in a variety of roles in her careerr withAlaska Airlines, on the frontline and in She holds a master'sa degree in business administration from the Universitg of Washington. She servese on the Port Jobs Board of Directoras and the United Negrp College Fund Pacific NorthwestAdvisoryt Board.
She also servee on the Central Washington University Advisory Board and is a mentor for the MBA program at the University of Alaska Airlines andHorizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group ALK), together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive networ k in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroonm at alaskaair.com/newsroom.