10 Union Pacific HR leaders
Josh Perkes, Chief Human Resources Officer at Union Pacific Railroad, is one of ten Union Pacific HR leaders listed here, alongside people who hold vice president, general director, senior director and director roles in HR, business partnering, talent acquisition and compensation. A reader can learn how HR leaders work at Union Pacific from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Christa Otto, SHRM-CP
LinkedInExperience: Director - Workforce Resources Business Partner · Union Pacific Railroad
Christa Otto has been Director - Workforce Resources Business Partner at Union Pacific Railroad since June 2021. Christa Otto was Director Organizational Development there from 2019 to 2021, Sr Manager- Training Delivery from 2018 to 2019, and Manager - Learning & Development from 2017 to 2018, and describes leading employee experience, engagement and development.
Dan Culbertson
LinkedInExperience: General Director, Talent Acquisition & HR Tech · Union Pacific Railroad
Dan Culbertson has been General Director, Talent Acquisition & HR Tech at Union Pacific Railroad since August 2026. Dan Culbertson was Sr. Director Talent Acquisition there from 2022 to 2026, Sr Manager Talent Acquisition from 2021 to 2022, Human Resources Business Partner from 2019 to 2021, and HR Services Manager - Benefits from 2014 to 2019.
Josh Perkes
LinkedInExperience: Chief Human Resources Officer · Union Pacific Railroad
Josh Perkes has been Chief Human Resources Officer at Union Pacific Railroad since August 2024. Josh Perkes was Vice President at Loup Logistics, which the profile calls a Union Pacific subsidiary, from 2021 to 2024, Assistant Vice President - Talent Management at Union Pacific Railroad from 2018 to 2021, and Assistant Vice President - Customer Experience there from 2017 to 2018.
Kaitlyn Torres, SHRM-CP
LinkedInExperience: Director, HR Business Partner · Union Pacific Railroad
Kaitlyn Torres has been Director, HR Business Partner at Union Pacific Railroad since January 2022, and the profile headline places the role in technology. Kaitlyn Torres was Senior Manager HR Shared Services at Union Pacific Railroad from 2020 to 2022 and Manager, Human Resources Business Partner there from 2013 to 2020.
Pam Lammers
LinkedInExperience: Director Workforce Resources Business Partner - M&S, Law, Corp Relations & External Relations · Union Pacific Railroad
Pam Lammers has been Director Workforce Resources Business Partner - M&S, Law, Corp Relations & External Relations at Union Pacific Railroad since September 2020. Pam Lammers was Director HR Customer Service - Finance & Law there from 2014 to 2020 and Director Recruiting Operations from 2012 to 2014, and held the role Manager Compensation at the railroad from 2003 to 2012.
Polly Harris
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Human Resources · Union Pacific Railroad
Polly Harris was Vice President Human Resources at Union Pacific Railroad from July 2022 to April 2025, Assistant Vice President Human Resources there from 2019 to 2022, and Human Resources Director from 2011 to 2017. Polly Harris has been Vice President Human Resources at Consumers Energy since July 2026.
Sarah Yrkoski, SHRM-SCP
LinkedInExperience: General Director, Workforce Resources Business Partnerships · Union Pacific Railroad
Sarah Yrkoski has been General Director, Workforce Resources Business Partnerships at Union Pacific Railroad since May 2022. Sarah Yrkoski was Sr Director, Talent Acquisition there from 2021 to 2022 and Director, Workforce Resources Business Partnerships from 2015 to 2021, and describes responsibility for aspects of human resources, safety, training, health and wellness, retention, total rewards and employee relations.
Tonya Eggspuehler, SHRM-SCP, PHR
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Human Resources · Union Pacific Railroad
Tonya Eggspuehler has been Vice President Human Resources at Union Pacific Railroad since August 2024. Tonya Eggspuehler was Assistant Vice President Talent Management there from 2021 to 2024, General Director HR Business Partners from 2017 to 2021, Director Learning and Development from 2016 to 2017, and Director - CoreConnect from 2015 to 2016.
Tracy Crowell
LinkedInExperience: General Director - Compensation · Union Pacific Railroad
Tracy Crowell has been General Director - Compensation at Union Pacific Railroad since March 2013, and also lists the role Director - Human Resources Service Center there since 2006. The profile headline reads AVP Talent Management at Union Pacific Railroad, and Tracy Crowell describes directing the corporation's management and executive compensation plans.
Trevor Kingston
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Compensation · Union Pacific Railroad
Trevor Kingston has been Senior Director Compensation at Union Pacific Railroad since January 2020 and was Director Executive Compensation there from 2015 to 2020. Trevor Kingston describes directing the corporation's management and executive compensation plans, with responsibility for their overall strategy, design, implementation and communication.
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- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current HR role, and what did you learn from it?
- 02How do you decide which HR work to keep with business partners and which to run through shared services?
- 03What has your own work taught you about designing pay programs that managers understand?
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