Issaquah HR director retires Issaquah’s human resource director, Ruben Nieto, retired Friday after about 10 years serving the city. By Celeste Gracey • May 5, 2011 1:05 pm Issaquah’s human resource director, Ruben Nieto, retired Friday after about 10 years serving the city. As the director of HR, Nieto oversees the recruitment, selection, retention, of City employees and the areas of labor and employee relations.