TL;DR Passionate people person with a penchant for pursuing potential partnerships. Macgyver Yente. Writing at icaretoomuch.substack.comCurrently: Free agent, providing advisory, consulting, and content services to companies and individuals. Advisorly: PeopleTech Partners, Mirza, Pando, CareSprint, Reel Families For Change (more information in my Volunteer Work section). Formerly: Oyster, Google, Pixar, Disqus, Stride, Fantasy Recording Studios, Berkeley Repertory Theater, OrgOrg, TendLab, OfficeNinjas Education, First Round Fast Track Mentor, Chief Creative Officer and Cofounder at PeakHR.I started out in theatre, focusing on literary management and dramaturgy (analysis, research, criticism), and eventually worked my way into the tech world. I really enjoy taking the research I have collected and finding ways to present it so that it is easily accessible, understandable, and useful to a wide variety of audiences. I have experience in collaborating and working with groups of all sizes, from a 2-person literary department staff to a team of over 200 engineers, and I've worked with diverse personality types from librarians to students to software developers to actors to rock stars to children.I first created and led a People function at Disqus, with a focus on integrating our culture into the holistic employee experience and supporting our team through both growth and reduction, including an eventual acquisition. Most recently, I ran all things People (with a side of Operational Effectiveness) at Stride, implementing policy and practice to foster a thriving and positive culture while up-leveling our company operations. I also co-founded the Organization Organizers, a resource group for People Operations practitioners (Office Managers, Assistants, HR professionals, and other such folks) at startups. I joined TendLab as a cofounder in 2020, to further the movement to create a better future for working parents. And most recently, I spent time on scaling an incredible employee experience at Oyster during massive, global hypergrowth. I'm obsessed with creating new ways of doing things. I surround myself with people who are smarter than me. And I love connecting people to each other...professional-yente-style.Specialties: organization, building community, event planning, customer relations, team building, creative problem solving, staying calm, research, collaboration, creating training guides, networking (ick), office management, proofreading/editing, overcommitting, maintaining a sense of humor