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Senior HR Leader & Strategic People Operations Professional

For Director-level roles, Senior HR Business Partner positions, People Operations leadership, HR Manager, and Employee Relations roles across growing and transforming organizations.

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I'm most energized by roles where I can operate strategically—diagnosing root issues, building systems, and advising leadership. I'm equally focused on execution—ensuring decisions are implemented, accountability is clear, and systems actually work.

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I’m looking for an organization that needs a senior People leader who can step into complexity, diagnose what is breaking down, and build the systems, structure, and leadership alignment required for the business to perform.

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My background spans media, entertainment, staffing, workforce operations, employee relations, compliance, leadership development, onboarding, organizational design, and full-cycle HR execution.

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I operate best where the work is visible, the stakes are real, and the organization needs both strategy and execution.

I don’t approach HR as administration.
I approach it as infrastructure.

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What I Bring

Executive & Strategic Partnership

  • Direct partnership with C-suite and senior leadership

  • Strategic HR decision-making aligned to business outcomes

  • Organizational and workforce strategy

People Operations & Infrastructure

  • HR systems design and implementation

  • Policy development and compliance (multi-state experience)

  • Onboarding, lifecycle management, and operations

  • Process improvement and scaling

Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness

  • Leadership coaching and executive development

  • Manager capability and accountability

  • Organizational design and restructuring

  • Change management and transformation

Employee Relations & Risk Management

  • Workplace investigations and conflict resolution

  • FMLA, accommodations, and compliance

  • Performance management and accountability

  • Risk mitigation and legal partnership

Proven Experience

Built Across Scale, Scrutiny, and Growth

​​I’ve supported organizations ranging from lean, fast-moving teams to enterprise environments of 1,500+ employees across 13+ states.

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My experience includes work across Urban One, TV One, Radio One, REVOLT Media, Offscript, and HireOne Staffing, with responsibilities spanning HR operations, employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, compliance, performance, and executive partnership.

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I have also built workforce operations in high-volume, client-facing environments where speed, judgment, accuracy, and trust mattered every day.

Results at Executive Scale

Reduced onboarding time by 50% across a multi-state workforce — accelerating time-to-productivity in complex, distributed environments.

Increased compliance completion from 60% to 90% — strengthening audit readiness and reducing enterprise risk exposure.

Built and led the HR function at REVOLT TV — operating as the sole People leader in a high-visibility, fast-scaling media organization with direct SVP partnership.

Acted as strategic HR partner across Urban One (TV One + Radio One), supporting 1,500+ employees across 13+ states and aligning leadership, culture, and operations.

Built and scaled the property management division at HireOne Staffing from inception — transforming a two-person operation into a multi-manager, 24/7 workforce model supporting enterprise and government clients

Contributed to organizational growth and operational scale leading to a multi-million dollar acquisition — supporting workforce expansion, infrastructure buildout, and sustained revenue delivery through 2020

Selected speaker at the 2025 NAMIC Annual Conference (39th) — Turning Turbulence Into Triumph: Leading Teams Through Transformational Change and 2023 Cynopsis Big TV Conference — delivering insights on leadership, transformation, and People strategy at the national level.

I don’t just support organizations—I build the systems they rely on to scale.

Best Fit Roles

Roles I’m Best Aligned For:​

  • Director of HR

  • Director of People Operations

  • Head of People

  • Senior HR Business Partner

  • Lead HR Business Partner

  • People Operations Manager

  • HR Manager

  • Employee Relations Manager

  • Director of Employee Experience

  • Organizational Development / Organizational Effectiveness roles

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Also available for interim, fractional, and contract leadership roles.

Ideal Organization

Roles I’m Best Aligned For:​

  • A senior HR partner who can operate independently

  • A leader who can build structure where it does not yet exist

  • A steady hand during change, growth, or organizational ambiguity

  • Stronger manager capability and leadership accountability

  • Better employee relations, compliance, and risk management

  • A People function that supports business outcomes, not just HR activity

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Let’s Talk If You Need More Than an HR Generalist​

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If your organization needs a People leader who can think strategically, move operationally, and help leaders make better decisions, I welcome the conversation.

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