Dawn Bergin is a MBA, CMA, SHRM-SCP | Business leader focused on growing people and profits at Brightworks Sustainability. She possess expertise in leadership, project management, project planning, financial analysis, business development and 43 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "I’ve had the pleasure of working with Dawn as a retirement benefits service provider at several organizations where she has been a finance and operations leader. I have seen her, without fail, put her personal preferences aside in supporting her team to make good business decisions. She truly cares about employees and the work and fosters a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone has a voice. Pair this humility and compassion with real business acumen, and you have an unforgettable finance and operations leader who makes a lasting impact on the people and organizations she touches. I’m grateful to have her in my professional circle.", "I had the great honor of working with Dawn for many years while she was a volunteer board member for the Portland HR Management Association. One aspect I appreciate most about Dawn is her ability to quickly build lasting relationships with those she meets. I always looked forward to seeing her smiling face, her thoughtfulness and her upbeat attitude. Not only is she incredibly smart, but she is also extraordinarily humble and always wants to do the best thing for those around her, even if that makes something more difficult for her. I knew I could always trust and rely on her to be there for us, to follow through on her commitments and to keep our best interests at heart. Dawn also served as President of our organization for 2 back-to-back terms. During that time the chapter earned significant accomplishments including and Pinnacle Award from our national organization SHRM, SHRM Foundation Champion and Certification Partner. She also had a hand in PHRMA being chosen as 1 of 3 chapters to roll out the first dual-membership launch between SHRM and chapters. It was a huge undertaking that took countless hours of negotiation and relationship building. She also played an instrumental role in streamlining our financial processes in how we collect and track our revenue and expenses. This update not only saved our staff time but also allowed us to deliver appropriate information to the board of directors in a concise way and gave us the ability to make sound, strategic decisions. Dawn’s leadership has led PHRMA forward and has encouraged us to think about things in different ways. I’m grateful for her dedication to PHRMA but most importantly, I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to work closely with her for many years. She will forever be one of the best bosses I have ever worked for and I will truly miss her on our board.", and "I worked for Dawn in two stints covering for permanent employees. I like to think a company can be judged by how they treat their temps, and working under Dawn’s leadership at Bora was exceptional. Dawn is a courageous supporter of her staff, thankfully including temps. I was on-boarded quickly to the tasks at hand - and to the company as a whole - while given an abundance of opportunities to grow in my skill-set and experience. Dawn’s personality is a rare blend of the deep empathy suited to a team-building human resources manager with the firm calmness and sharp quantitative intuition of a financial professional. She is a collaborative leader who sees challenges from many stakeholder perspectives and guides solutions which are productive alignments of personal and organizational goals."