New York City Metropolitan Area
I am a business‑first HR executive who believes organizational culture is a balance‑sheet asset and leadership is the ultimate driver of enterprise value. Across my career at Cushman & Wakefield, L’Oréal, and The Hershey Company, I’ve built a reputation for translating complex human capital challenges into financially grounded strategies that accelerate growth, strengthen resilience, and protect enterprise value. My expertise lies in architecting future‑ready organizations. Whether leading a $68M digital transformation, scaling a $350M emerging business unit, or restructuring global operations to capture $120M in cost savings, I focus on the hard ROI of Human Resources. I don’t just manage headcount — I optimize talent ecosystems that drive competitiveness, innovation, and sustainable performance. Strategic Value to Boards & the C‑Suite ♦ Fiduciary & Risk Oversight: Deep experience in large‑scale M&A integration, executive compensation redesign, and complex labor strategy. I’ve mitigated enterprise risk across workforces of 12,000+ while maintaining full operational continuity during global crises. ♦ Operational Excellence: I leverage analytics, shared services, and organizational design to streamline operations. My people‑analytics approach has reduced time‑to‑fill by 28% and delivered millions in acquisition and overhead savings. ♦ Corporate Governance & Succession: Advisor to Boards and CEOs on leadership continuity. I’ve led the search, selection, and onboarding of CFOs, CTOs, CEOs, and other C‑suite leaders to ensure long‑term strategic alignment. ♦ Quantitative DE&I & ESG: I treat DE&I as a measurable business imperative. By closing pay equity gaps and increasing executive representation by 60%+, I help organizations meet ESG expectations while improving retention, engagement, and innovation. Core Competencies ♦ Board Governance ♦ Workforce Strategy ♦ M&A & Post‑Merger Integration ♦ Global Shared Services ♦ Executive Coaching & Succession ♦ Compensation Architecture ♦ Workforce Analytics ♦ Cultural Transformation ♦ Change Management (ADKAR) ♦ Executive Search ♦ Digital Innovation ♦ Public Speaking I am passionate about building high‑performing cultures that are as resilient as they are inclusive. If you’re looking for a strategic partner to navigate the future of work, let’s connect.
As SVP HR People Partnering, I am a direct report to the CEO of C&W Services and a member of the executive committee. Leading 30+ HR professionals, I own the end-to-end HR strategic approach and execution for C&W Services and it's 13.5k employees. My contributions include the design, development and delivery of high-performing Recruiting, HR Strategy, Executive Compensation, Total Rewards, Operations, HR Data, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) and Social Impact / Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging initiatives. My purpose is to help our business grow through focused initiatives around workforce and succession planning, leadership development, employee experience and employer brand initiatives across the organization while emphasizing the unique diverse opportunities we have in the marketplace.
As Head of Human Resources for Corporate Functions across the Americas, I led human capital strategy for our Finance, Legal, M&A, and PMO teams while overseeing 12 professionals. Some of the key ways in which I made a difference include: ► Spearheaded on-boarding and leadership development of new Chief Financial Officer and new Chief Human Resources Officer while conducting successful search and placement of new Chief Transformation Officer, Chief Diversity Officer, Chief Ethics Officer, Head of Data Privacy, SVP of M&A, SVP of Data Governance, and SVP of Tax. ► Established new $12M shared services center in St. Petersburg, FL for Finance, Accounting, and Treasury teams, recruiting 140+ employees in <6 months with zero disruption to corporate functions. Projected save $33M by 2028. ► Boosted percentage of female executives from 28% to 47% while expanding % of POC employees from 14% to 39%. ► Identified inequity in compensation of people of color across Corporate Functions, eliminating pay gap of -3.4%. ► Led post-merger integrations from leadership development / cultural perspective following acquisitions of Aesop, SkinBetter Science, and Skinceuticals while playing vital role in divestitures of Dermablend and Clarisonic brands. ► Instituted bi-annual engagement survey and developing customized career paths, retaining 94% of top performers.
I led Human Resources supporting 7 manufacturing facilities and 15 distribution centers with 8K employees while leading a $4.5M annual operating budget and a 32-person team. My most notable accomplishments included: ► Revamped 17-person Operations Management Committee, expanding female representation from 2 to 7 individuals and people of color from zero to 4 while paring expat representation 66% to save $1.2M annually. ► Partnered with historically Black colleges & universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), Tribal colleges & universities (TCUs), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Black Virtual Career Fair, Future for Us, Prospanica, and National Black MBA Association, increasing percentage of people of color new hires from 18% to 30%. ► Identified inequity in compensation of people of color at factories and distribution centers, rapidly narrowing gap from 3.7% to 1.5% with discrepancy on track to be eliminated by 2024. ► Launched series of employee engagement initiatives such as expat exchange, GROW rotational program, and optimized compensation, reducing voluntary employee attrition from 18% to 11% (v. industry average of 16%). ► Spearheaded $6M initiative to rapidly outfit manufacturing plants and distribution centers for new safety protocols in <3 months during COVID-19 pandemic. Recognized as sole company in Beauty industry across U.S. with zero manufacturing shutdowns / employee furloughs.
In this position, I supported 4.5K employees across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Procurement while managing 16 HR professionals. EXECUTIVE SEARCH / TALENT ACQUISITION / EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ► Played key role in hiring 1st female Chief Executive Officer as well as new Chief Operating Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Digital Marketing Officer, Chief Growth Officer, Chief Sales Officer, and President of North America. ► Increased employee engagement 18%, reduced voluntary employee attrition from 22% to 14%, and slashed percentage of available roles unfilled for 3+ months from 36% to just 3%. ► Averted $9M lawsuit and reputation damage by negotiating exit strategy with former member of C-suite team. BUSINESS TRANSFORMATIONS / DIGITAL INNOVATION / M&A ACTIVITY ► Recognized as 1st human resources representative to serve on 10-person Advisory Committee to Board of Directors. ► Designed organizational structure, selected C-suite team, and hired / trained 125 other employees for new health-focused Emerging Brands business, achieving $350M in 1st year sales. ► Hired new Chief Digital Marketing Officer as well as team of 25 professionals for new digital business, developing Hersey’s 1st propriety e-commerce website and generating $50M in 1st year sales across multiple digital channels. ► Spearheaded post-merger integrations from leadership development / cultural perspective following acquisitions of Krave, Barkthins, and Amplify, representing $900M in aggregate purchase price. DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION / REPRESENTATION INITIATIVES ► Founded and Chaired “Black Heritage” employee business resource group, growing to 150 individuals. ► Boosted percentage of new African American hires from 5% to 13%. ► Selected as keynote speaker at Thurgood Marshall College Fund Leadership Institute in 2016 and requested to present at National Black MBA conference in 2017.
As Global Director of Human Resources – Strategic Initiatives, I was chosen for a newly created role within the Project Management Office, executing a variety of global initiatives generating $120M+ in aggregate cost savings. In this role, I managed project teams of up to 20 professionals across 4 continents. My impact on the business: ► Revamped global Human Resources function, outsourcing to lower cost locations in Southeast Asia and Latin America, automating processes, and paring senior management team to save $6M in annual costs. ► Restructured bonus compensation for ~750 senior-level executives worldwide, projected to save $40M. ► Developed and implemented accelerated pension plan buyout option, saving $30M+ in retiree benefit costs. ► Led $68M initiative to transition payroll from PeopleSoft to Workday, projected to deliver $16M in annual savings. ► Implemented new unified background check process in 17 Latin American countries, consolidating 40 legacy systems into single 3rd-party platform and delivering $10M in annual savings.
Managed all aspects of complex organizational projects and initiatives, including: ► Led a task force to redesign a new internal HR processing system, resulting in a reduction in cycle time by half and multi-million dollars in savings ► Developed a new company-wide involuntary termination model which significantly reduced the risk of litigation and decreased the number of employees involved in the process by 60% ► Designed a new HR Service Level Agreement metrics dashboard and robust Key Performance Indicators ► Researched, proposed, and delivered a share services strategy for HR ► Implemented new compensation and bonus structure, as well as a rewards and recognition program to support organizational culture change