Kathleen H. Email & Phone Number

San Mateo, California, United States

San Mateo, California, United States

San Mateo, California

• Certified Life Coach, 2013-present: Provide short and long-term support to mothers in one-on-one sessions and groups, using evidence-based tools, resources and individualized support, to facilitate personal growth and long-lasting change. Created presentations and provided interactive speaking engagements at Bay Area schools, hospitals, and parent resource groups.• Author, 2015-2017: Wrote The Well-Crafted Mom: A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Making a Life You Love, self-published in 2015 and re-released by Morgan James Publishers, New York, in 2018. Co-authored Amazon bestselling book, Signs of a Happy Baby: The Baby Sign Language Book, in 2016, published by Morgan James Publishers, New York, in 2017.• Certified Massage Therapist, 2000-2020: Supported women from pregnancy through advanced age, using integrative massage therapy to help them alleviate muscular tension and emotional stress, utilizing intuitive massage therapy, including deep tissue, CranioSacral Therapy, positional release techniques, and other modalities. Massage therapist (independent contractor) at Kanna Spa, San Mateo, California, 2017-2019

United States

• HR Support: Develop and manage the human resources program, creating the department from the ground up, to provide compassionate and responsive support to a rapidly growing, fully remote team. • HR Administration: Manage HRIS system, maintain legal compliance with federal, state and local employment laws, handle records management, administer leave and employee development, and wrote and regularly update the company’s Employee Handbook.• Recruiting/Hiring/Onboarding: Recruit, interview, and hire candidates for all levels. Initiated, developed, and implemented an onboarding program to facilitate training, build cross-team connections, and maintain company culture for new employees. Conceptualized and launched an onboarding buddy program, pairing new employees with experienced team members to make sure new team members feel at home in their new jobs at EMyth.• Benefits Management: Lead the annual benefits renewal process, evaluating and selecting plans and vendors, and supporting team members during the open enrollment process.• Leadership Team Support: Act as the HR Business Partner to develop solutions for employee issues, like leaves of absences and disability accommodations. • Community and Culture: Research topics and facilitate presentations on wellness and self-care, health and benefits at all-team meetings and online events to build engagement and encourage strong connections between remote employees. Create and manage ongoing online events to create community for remote team.• Wellness Advocate: Created, launched, and currently lead employee-developed Wellness Experience with two team members to encourage team building and overall health awareness.• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Participate as a core member of the employee-led Anti-Racism Initiative (ARI) team to build awareness within the team and welcome and encourage diversity within the team and the company’s client base.

• Worked as the primary point of contact for providing exceptional support to prospects, clients, coaches and the internal team. Collaborated with team members throughout the company to ensure personal support and effective problem-solving for clients.• Provided HR support and office administration to the Director of Operations, including helping with the transition from an Ashland-based company to fully remote team and planning and executing four-day company retreat. • Researched and recommended changing receptionist service providers and developed new phone answering system, saving the company more than $500 per month.

Berkeley, California, United States

Bachelor'S Degree, Integrative Healing (Psychology, Philosophy & Religion, And Holistic Health)

Certified Life Coach, Life Coaching