Kathy Gurchiek Email Address

Associate Editor

NCHRA is a local starting point for networking, information, professional development & continued support of excellence in Human Resources.

I've worked in online media since September 2004 as Associate Editor for HR News, an online daily news service for members of the Society for Human Resource Management. I write a write a mix of day-to-day news features and longer-form pieces about business news and trends. My beats are diversity & inclusion and organization & employee development. This includes writing, editing, assigning stories on these topics, and managing the respective landing pages on our site. I've also covered the Hill on issues such as workplace flexibility and EEOC hearings on topics such as care-giver and older-worker discrimination. I especially enjoy looking for the unusual business story angle:* Sob stories--employees who cry during and after a performance review.* Hoarders in the workplace.* Super commuters.* Work spouses. * Workplace gardens.* Walking meetings.* Downside of funny and funky e-mail addresses.* The role of luck in career success.* The role of intuition in the workplace.I have:* Written about consumer issues, personal finance and small businesses for The Salt Lake Tribune. * Served as an editor or reporter at newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, Georgia and Utah.* Managed a monthly Department of Defense journal.* Edited & wrote internal and external copy for the 2002 Winter Olympics & Paralympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.* Taught business communications.* Freelanced for The Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Editor & Publisher, regional magazines.* Led a team of reporters.* Collaborated with designers, photographers, videographers and other editors.