With 10+ years of executive leadership experience, I have served in senior roles in the government, non-profit, and business sectors including three terms as the chief executive of Illinois’ third-largest county, Vice President of Human Resources at a large non-profit healthcare organization, and Vice President of People at a publicly traded digital mental health company.
Executive Leader
I have led HR teams of 20+ people and $5 million department budgets that served workforces of 700+ in 35 US states and the UK through complex challenges in startup, organizational transformation, and highly unionized environments. I hold three HR certifications and am an alum of Wharton’s CHRO Program.
HR Innovator
I am a grateful sober person who has publicly spoken on the addiction and mental health crisis impacting 1 in 5 Americans including a TEDx Talk.