2025 Professional Development Day

Deborah Jenkins has over twenty years of experience as an Accounting and Human Resources (HR) Professional. She has served in senior leadership roles as well as supporting businesses as an HR generalist, payroll specialist, training and development provider, and benefits administrator. The variety of industries she has contributed to spans the public, private and non-profit sectors. From this, Deborah has derived a broad understanding of the challenges facing business leaders, HR professionals, and all personnel. After having spent years broadening her skills, knowledge, and experience, Deborah now serves her clients as a Human Resources Consultant, Leadership Development and Workforce Training Expert, Motivational Speaker and Executive Coach through her business, HR Solutions, LLC.

To prepare her for these opportunities to serve her clients, Deborah earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management and an Associate’s Degree in Accounting. She further is a certified Human Resources Professional from leading associations in the world, including a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) from the Human Resources Certification Institute, a Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP), and a Toastmaster’s Competent Leader (CL). To offer additional value-added tools to her services, Deborah has completed training and is an Authorized Partner and Trainer with Wiley’s Everything DiSC®.

Deborah believes that learning is a lifelong adventure, and she continually pursues personal and professional development. She also believes in giving back to her community and has been an active board member for several non-profit organizations including local Toastmaster’s Chapters and both the local Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapter as well as the Montana State Council SHRM.

By sharing knowledge, inspiring others, and continually pursuing personal growth, Deborah aspires to ignite both individual and corporate success, thus enhancing overall well-being and shared fulfillment. Her goal is to assist others to develop more effective communications, supportive collaboration, and harmonious concord to reach superior streamlined, successful, and enjoyable results. Starting her own business in 2013 allows her to allocate her energies to accomplish this mission and focus in the areas she’s most passionate about: Leadership Development, Workforce Training, Motivational Speaking, and Human Resource Management Consulting.

When Deborah is not working, learning, or volunteering her time, she enjoys hanging out with family and friends, spending time outdoors with Mother Nature, and taking in the arts and entertainment offered in her home state of Montana and beyond.

Mark Willmarth is a consultant with Vision West Mt with over 30 years of experience working with teams/groups focusing on developing healthy work relationships and cultures. Primary areas of focus are supervisor training, team building, strategic planning, personality types, emotional intelligence, and developing positive cultures.

Live by the philosophy - "The more we learn to understand and appreciate ourselves and others, the more successful we are in life."