Mercer Island’s Vision Media Appoints First HR Employee

Mercer Island advertiser and media-services provider Vision Media has hired Monica Ybarra-Rankin for its newly created director of human services position.

This is the company’s first human-resources role, the company said in a news release.

Ybarra-Rankin’s previous work experience included directing, across a decade, the human resources department at the Downtown Seattle Association and Metropolitan Improvement District, where she led hiring, leadership development, and other HR-related duties. In the newly created role at Vision Media, she will serve as a mentor to create healthy internal relationships, ensure legal compliance, and help drive Vision Media’s goals and priorities, according to the release.

“As we continued to experience rapid growth, it became more apparent that we needed a dedicated leader to focus entirely on hiring, education, employee relations, and prioritizing our agency culture,” Lindsey Lind, president of Vision Media, said in a statement. “We are all excited to add Monica to our team. Her proven track record of building people-first cultures, leading talent acquisition, and strategic workforce planning makes her the perfect person to help advance Vision Media through our evolution.”