Meet Karen Marner: In-House Fractional Human Resources Consultant and Licensed Benefits Advisor

We found a unicorn!

Karen Marner has joined Timber Benefits as our new In-House Fractional Human Resources Consultant AND she's also a Licensed Benefits Advisor.

This combination of skills makes Karen an exciting addition to Team Timber.

Fractional Human Resource Support
Through her consulting practice, RenRam Consulting, Karen offers Timber clients fractional HR expertise in four key areas:

1.Employee Management: Support through the entire employee lifecycle, from attracting top talent to fostering a positive and productive work culture.

2. Strategy & Planning: Align your business structure and people strategy with your long-term goals.

3. Administration & Operations: Build the foundational systems for employee benefits and insurance, compliance, and policies to ensure your business runs smoothly.

4. Specialized Services: Expert support for highly sensitive and complex HR situations like workplace investigations and labour relations.

Meet Karen Marner, BA, CPHR, SPHRi, SCP, PI

Karen has over 20 years of experience as a national and international Senior Human Resources Executive. She will lend her expertise to Timber while continuing to run her own consulting practice, RenRam Consulting.

Fun Facts about Karen:

  1. Karen is a licensed Private Investigator, fully trained in conducting impartial workplace investigations.
  2. Karen’s passion is to help businesses create happy, healthy, and engaged workplaces. As a licensed Employee Group Benefits and Insurance Advisor, Karen is uniquely positioned to integrate your benefits and insurance strategy with your overall people goals.
  3. A true “sportsaholic,” Karen is a fierce competitor and champion on the pickleball and squash courts (watch out, Darcy), the golf course, and any mountain biking trail.

We are so lucky to have Karen on our team. Her dedication to clients and competitive spirit in both business and sport makes Karen a force to be reckoned with.