Management Biographies In Brief

Laura A. Martinez
Vice President, Human Resources

As Vice President of Human Resources, Laura Martinez is a member of the senior management team representing the HR department’s role in organization strategy. She is responsible for the HR budget and directs and oversees all HR functions. In addition, Martinez leads the Training & Development (T&D) team. Martinez and her T&D team have leveraged resolution excellence in training so that T&D could provide a means of streamlining and systematizing the associate education effort into a cohesive unit. Under Martinez’s leadership, this department serves as a conduit to instill corporate values, culture, philosophy, history and more, from an associate’s first day on the job and throughout their career at JAMS.

Martinez has been with JAMS since March of 1989. Prior to becoming Vice President, she served as Director of Human Resources and Administration. Her long-time experience at JAMS in a variety of positions has given her a clear understanding of the integral role each position plays in the overall success of the company and has given her the perspective to make wise HR decisions. She is an effective leader and her extensive knowledge of JAMS has gained her respect throughout the company.

Martinez received her B.A. in Organizational Studies with an emphasis on Human Resources Management at Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges. She was certified as a Professional of Human Resources (PHR) through Chapman University in 1995. She is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), American Management Association (AMA), World at Work (specializes in Compensation) and the Employer’s Group.