May 2011: W-P-G Founding Principal, Randy Stedman, served as Chief Negotiator for Mt. Hood Community College in negotiating a new 3-year labor contract with the 160-member MHCC Full-Time Faculty Association. These negotiations attracted regional and national attention in higher education as Oregon's first-ever community college strike was narrowly avoided as was the first-ever hiring of permanent strike replacements. The College achieved significant wage and benefits rollbacks and concessions to help address its fiscal challenges. http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2011/05/mt_hood_community_college_and.html.
January 2011: W-P-G Founding Principal, Randy Stedman, served as Chief Negotiator for Mt. Hood Community College in negotiating a new 3-year labor contract with the 233-member MHCC Classified Employees Association. The College achieved significant concessions to help it address serious long-term fiscal challenges. http://www.mhcc.edu/news.aspx?id=2628.
December 2010: W-P-G Founding Principal, Randy Stedman, successfully completed an executive search assignment to fill the Chief Human Resources Officer position for Mt. Hood Community College. http://www.mhcc.edu/news.aspx?id=2634.
November 2010: W-P-G Founding Principal, Randy Stedman, served as a consultant to Mt. Hood Community College in a successful labor mediation resulting in a four-year contract with the College's Part-Time Faculty Association.
http://www.mhcc.edu/news.aspx?id=2592.
June 2010: W-P-G Founding Principal, Randy Stedman, was cited in the June 2010 edition of HR Magazine ("Can They Keep Our Lights On?") for his forward-leaning workforce development work with Chelan County PUD to address aging workforce issues. http://www.shrm.org/Publications/hrmagazine/EditorialContent/2010/0610/Pages/0610roberts.aspx;
http://www.allbusiness.com/energy-utilities/utilities-industry-electric-power/14738169-1.html.
May 2010: In a report issued May 19, 2010, by the Washington State Auditor's Office, Chelan County PUD received commendation for its performance management system, which was implemented under the leadership of W-P-G's Founding Principal, Randy Stedman. http://www.sao.wa.gov/auditreports/auditreportfiles/ar1003384.pdf.
