You might say that I'm an HR person and a marketer at heart. My entrepreneurial spirit, curiosity, and light-hearted persona has enabled successful partnerships with key leaders, while my empathy, listening skills and people-focus foster trust and connection with employees at all levels of my current and prior organizations. I believe in open communication and sharing knowledge in the pursuit of better results. I can achieve strong results as an individual contributor. However, I prefer to create STELLAR results as a member of a team. Over the years, I've learned the value of multiplying my impact through guiding and mentoring the growth of others - people who report to me as well as those who don't. With positivity and gratitude, I've achieved a growth mindset and love to seek guidance and mentorship from people willing to share.More than once, I've been humbled by employees and leaders telling me, "you're the best HR person ever!" which I attribute primarily to the relationships I've nurtured and secondarily to my expertise. While my aim is not to be the best ever, my top priority is always to create remarkable experiences for leaders, employees, and candidates with intentional excellence at every opportunity. After each success, I set the bar higher for myself and my team as we consciously pursue our next goal. At the same time, I consistently remain committed to strengthening psychological safety through my supportive coaching style and positive reinforcement.I love the vast creative ways we are beginning to leverage AI in the workplace and it’s exciting to imagine how we'll use it to bolster our productivity and impact - yet I wrote this "About" section of my profile sans robot. Yay, me! Ha! I love having fun and have been known to be a practical joker. My Strengthsfinder strengths in order are Achiever, Communication, Focus, Strategic, and Learner. I relate to being an extroverted-introvert, an abstract, yet logical thinker, and someone who enjoys flexibility, but appreciates a solid plan. I have two furball Huskies, a wonderful family, and a passion for several different interests.I'm an innovative, strategic, and creative People Ops/HR/Talent Leader with over 20 years of success in transforming talent and hiring practices, while enhancing employee and candidate experiences. Expert in employee engagement, talent acquisition, recruitment marketing, employer branding, and human resources.Whew! If you read all that, send me a message & let me know your favorite vacation spot or gardening tip. We all need those, amiright?