Roberta Fidalgo
Vice-Board Chair
Founder
YET / HR Consulting and Coaching
Roberta Joined the Board in 2021. She currently sits on the CEO Performance and Compensation, Executive, and Governance Committees.
Roberta is the owner and principal HR Consultant at YET Human Resources. Prior to starting her own consulting firm, she was an integral part of senior leadership teams, as an executive and strategic HR business partner for over 20 years in various organizations. She was instrumental in leading and supporting the people integration of two organizations on more than three occasions.
Roberta was awarded the Fellow CPHR in 2020. This is a prestigious award that recognizes Chartered Professionals in Human Resources who have made exemplary contributions to the HR profession. Her contributions include 11 years on the Southern Interior Advisory Council (three as Chair) and representation on a number of important provincial and national committees.
Roberta is a Certified Coach and specializes in helping individuals (leaders and families) impacted by ADHD.
She is a Registered Yoga Teacher and has been teaching with Okanagan College in the School of Business and Continuing Studies.
As a lifelong volunteer, she has dedicated over 30 years of service, including most recently; President, Board of Directors, Kelowna Women’s Shelter (2017-2020), HR Committee Chair (2016-2021), and Board Vice-Chair (2022-Present).
You may recognize her from performing or singing on stage over the past 20 years with various musical groups, Theatre Kelowna Society and Soundsations (a local band). When she is not performing, you may run into Roberta on one of our many beautiful hiking trails in the Okanagan.
In 2020, Roberta received several awards including Greater Westside Board of Trade, Key Business Award; Okanagan Business Excellence, Community Impact Award and The Greenery’s Best Flowering Planter.
Roberta lives by the motto – Aspire to Inspire before you Expire.