AboutWipfli

Debra Pagel

Senior Manager

Debra Pagel is highly skilled at analyzing situations and getting to the real issue in order to help clients implement effective solutions.

In addition to her operations and vast human resource experience, Debra also has a sound understanding of systems and logic from her MIS background.

With nearly 25 years of hands-on experience, Debra is a human resource veteran. Her background in change management, recruiting, hiring, compensation, training, and organizational and team development allows her to provide her clients with the best possible advice based on real-world experience.

Debra also knows firsthand what it takes to implement and run a business successfully because of her experience as the business operations lead and operations manager for a large insurance company.

“Whether it’s budgeting, profit/loss analysis, strategic planning, or setting goals and objectives, I can understand my clients’ needs from their perspective because I’ve been there,” says Debra.

A highly accomplished trainer and facilitator, Debra has presented numerous workshops on many human resource topics, including change management, leadership and development, interviewing, compensation, time management, supervisory skills, and harassment.



Debra Pagel

Debra Pagel

Senior Manager
Wausau
11 Scott Street
Wausau, WI  54403
Tel: (715) 843-8306
Fax: (715) 842-7272
dpagel@wipfli.com
Areas of Expertise
  • Personnel policies and procedures
  • Organizational development
  • Employee and supervisory handbooks
  • Job descriptions
  • Recruiting and hiring
  • Employee, supervisory, and management training
  • Employee relations
  • Performance appraisal systems
  • Compensation systems
  • Opinion surveys
  • Work force reductions

Education
  • University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in management and MIS