The Person Behind the Practice

Small business owners are out here doing everything — and HR keeps falling through the cracks. Not because they don't care, but because no one ever taught them and they can't afford to bring someone on full time.

I want to be that person for them. The one who shows up, gets their people operations in order, and makes sure their employees feel like they belong there.

✓     Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Western Governors University

✓     Master's Certificate in Human Resources — Cornell University

✓     Bachelor of Arts in Communication — Oakland University

✓     Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor — National Council for Mental Wellbeing

✓     HRCI (in progress)

I believe HR should feel less like a compliance obligation and more like a competitive advantage. Too many small business owners see HR as a box to check — a necessary evil that exists to keep them out of legal trouble. I see it differently.

When HR is done right it is the foundation that lets people do their best work. It is the reason employees stay. It is the difference between a team that shows up and a team that shows up and gives everything they have.

My approach is practical, people-first, and always grounded in what is actually happening inside your organization—not what a textbook says should be happening. I ask a lot of questions. I listen more than I talk. And I never recommend something I would not stand behind completely.

I also believe that mental health is not a perk — it is a retention strategy. As a certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor I bring a perspective to HR consulting that most practitioners do not — one that recognizes the whole person behind every employee file.