Areena Raj McLaughlin, PHR, SHRM-CP in

Areena Raj McLaughlin, PHR, SHRM-CP

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Principal & Talent Acquisition Consultant at Fortis Talent Partners, LLC
📍 Tualatin, Oregon, United States

Areena Raj McLaughlin is a Fractional Talent Acquisition Consultant, leading Fortis Talent Partners, LLC. With extensive experience in talent acquisition and leadership, she advises public accounting and professional services firms, specializing in contingent and retained candidate searches. Areenas expertise spans full-cycle recruiting from entry-level to C-suite, and she is known for her consultative approach.

Areena is described as enthusiastic, happy, and kind of goofy sometimes, yet she takes her work seriously. She is passionate about building relationships and fostering diversity, as shown by her engagement in AAPI Heritage Month discussions and participation in events like Partners in Diversity.

She is a certified Recruiting Leadership Lab professional and a Professional in Human Resources, demonstrating her commitment to HR excellence.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Principal & Talent Acquisition Consultant
Job Level
Senior
Location
Tualatin, Oregon, United States
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Talent Acquisition Strategy
As the Principal of Fortis Talent Partners, she provides strategic talent acquisition support to organizations, emphasizing thoughtful problem-solving and process improvement.
Recruitment Leadership
She has a track record of building and leading strategic talent acquisition teams, notably growing a function as Perkins & Co nearly doubled in size.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Principal & Talent Acquisition Consultant
Fortis Talent Partners, LLC
9-2021 - 5-2025
Director of Talent Acquisition (Promotion)
Perkins & Co
9-2016 - 8-2021
Talent Acquisition Manager (Promotion)
Perkins & Co
5-2015 - 8-2016
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Perkins & Co
9-2014 - 4-2015
Talent Acquisition Consultant
Self-Employed
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Education
1994 - 1997
B.S.
Bob Jones University
1993 - 1994
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College of San Mateo
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