Betsy Fitzpatrick is the Director of Human Resources at StoneAge Tools.  She has spent 15+ years in the human resources field, and holds senior certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management.  Betsy received an English Literature degree from UC Berkeley and then happily misspent her early twenties working non-career-oriented jobs to fund her passion for long, solo bicycle tours. On one of these—a 3-month tour of the Southwest—she discovered Durango and moved here a year later, in 1991. Her positions in Durango have included an 8-year stint at Yeti Cycles, 9 years at Trigon Engineering, and 6 years (and counting) at StoneAge. In both 2014 and 2016, StoneAge made Outside Magazine’s list of “Best Places To Work,” which reflects StoneAge’s unique culture, great benefits, and employee-ownership structure.

Betsy’s passion for HR stems from a strong desire to be of service and to make the workplace the best it can be, so employees can flourish. She geeks out on topics like employment law, benefits, and performance management, but also identifies ways to make humor, fun, camaraderie, and community support an integral part of the workplace. Her latest project is partnering with her colleagues to introduce improved change management initiatives in the organization.