Chief Human Resources Officer
Rosecrance Behavioral Health
Chicago, Illinois
Kristin M. Hamblock is the Chief Human Resources Officer for Rosecrance Behavioral Health, a not-for-profit behavioral healthcare organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, leading all workforce operations across the organization’s 1,400 employees. Since joining the Rosecrance team in 2010, Kristin has focused her talents on streamlining and improving the employee experience for the organization to solidify Rosecrance as the Employer of Choice. Kristin has a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Northern Illinois University. Kristin holds the Senior Certified Professional designation from the Society for Human Resource Management and Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification from Northern Illinois University. Kristin is a member of the National Society for Human Resource Management as well as the Chicago Society for Human Resource Management chapter. Demonstrating her commitment to the advancement of her field, Kristin serves as the Chair of the Workforce Committee for the Illinois Association of Behavioral Health (IABH), a committee member of the Workforce Committee for the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP), and is appointed to the State of Illinois Opioid Remediation Advisory Board (IORAB) Workforce Development and Infrastructure Committee. Kristin focuses on philanthropic work in the community and throughout the region by actively volunteering and serving on numerous non-profit boards including as a volunteer for Build-a-Bike Belvidere, a Director of the Board and Officer for Santa for All, a Director of the Board and Vice President for the Northern Illinois University Alumni Association, a Director of the Board for Northern Illinois University Foundation, and a Director on the Northern Illinois University MBA Board of Executive Advisors. Kristin is a Past President of the Junior League of Rockford and still actively supports the organization. Kristin has been awarded the Workforce Game Changer Award in 2017, the YWCA Women of Achievement Award in the Promise Category in 2019, and the Rockford Chamber of Commerce 40 Under 40 Leaders Award in 2022. Kristin leads behind the scenes as the President of People Operations with her husband’s business, Hamblock Ford automotive dealership located in Belvidere, Illinois. Kristin resides in Belvidere, Illinois and the River North neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois with her husband Joe and two cats – Rick and Stacey.
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM ET