Building the people function a business actually needs.

Advising operators, founders, and sponsors on organizational design, talent and total-rewards architecture, culture and change, and the people side of transactions. Current engagements include counsel to a founder and CEO on human-capital strategy and commercial growth. Board director for a national nonprofit supporting LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs; governance oversight on strategy, executive compensation, and leadership succession.

Led the people function across three organizations under very different pressures: a senior-living operator absorbing rapid acquisition growth, a $1.4B homebuilder under Japanese parent ownership, and a PE-backed technology business moving through a divestiture.

In senior living, I led the HR integration of 23 acquired communities in under ten months, scaling from 8,100 to 9,500+ employees across 11 states without operational disruption. In homebuilding, I built four functions from the ground up; the company's first leadership-competency framework, its first L&D capability, its first total-rewards team, and its first dedicated talent-acquisition function; and designed the long-term incentive architecture underneath that growth. In technology, I held the organization intact through a divestiture and a fully remote transition.

Directed HR strategy for a $7B North American spirits business; talent development, workforce planning, leadership growth, and engagement for a team of 630+. Led a route-to-consumer sales reorganization, designed succession plans that strengthened leadership pipelines, and served as North America Diversity & Inclusion Officer, embedding inclusion work into commercial partnerships with distributors, suppliers, and agencies.

Progressed through four HR leadership roles to Senior Global Director, overseeing site leadership, corporate HR, and North America retail operations for a global personal-care leader. Served as talent-selection owner and organizational architect through a corporate acquisition, partnering with legal, finance, and R&D to redesign structures and align critical roles across the combined organization. Revamped performance management to link compensation to market.

Began my career in film and publishing, leading full-cycle recruiting and HR business support across business development, legal affairs, licensing, global marketing, and editorial; including work on an Academy Award-winning film franchise. Later moved into brand and retail HR for a global apparel and licensing group.