Business Advisory Board Member

Wendy Arralde Pottgen

Wendy Arralde Pottgen '94 is a lecturer in the management & entrepreneurship department at Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, Bloomington. She is also a seasoned human resources professional with strategic experience across organizational effectiveness, talent acquisition, full employee-lifecycle talent management, and e-learning design and development. In addition to her lecturer position, she serves as a senior HR consultant with Lumen HR Partners, where she brings a people-centered, values-driven approach to empowering organizations and their leaders.

Wendy began her career in the high-tech sector as an account executive, supporting clients in building out internet infrastructure solutions, amid the internet boom of the '90s. As a career transition, in 2003, she moved into a development role at the Connecticut chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In 2007, Wendy and her family moved to Indianapolis, where she worked in academic operations at the NCAA. She later transitioned into human resources, where she held several key roles at the NCAA national office, ultimately becoming the director of human resources. In this role, she not only led internal HR initiatives but also provided consultative support to colleagues at NCAA member institutions.

A certified SHRM-CP professional, Wendy is also a certified facilitator of Crucial Conversations and certified program manager for the DDI Targeted Selection behavioral interviewing program. She combines technical HR proficiency with a commitment to inclusive leadership and organizational integrity.

Wendy holds a B.A. in music from Whitworth University and an M.A. in organizational leadership (certificate in servant leadership) from Gonzaga University. Deeply committed to serving others, she currently volunteers in the hockey community for Mid-Am Hockey, a region within USA Hockey, and serves as vice president of the Indiana State High School Hockey Association. She lives in Greenwood, Ind., with her husband Charlie and their children Charlie and Lorraine.

She is honored to serve Whitworth as a member of the Business Advisory Board and looks forward to supporting the university's mission to provide an education of the mind and heart.