Chief People Officer
Summit Peak Health · Denver, CO
2021 · Present
• Led people strategy for a 2,400-employee healthcare network, cutting voluntary turnover 18% through manager enablement, listening systems, and targeted retention plans.
• Built and launched a leadership academy; promoted 40+ internal leaders within 24 months and strengthened succession coverage for critical roles.
• Partnered with the CFO on a compensation redesign covering $180M payroll, improving pay equity and governance across clinical and corporate teams.
• Advised CEO and board on workforce planning, culture, executive succession, labor relations, and organizational effectiveness.
VP of People Operations
Ridgeway Fintech · Boulder, CO
2017 · 2021
• Scaled headcount from 180 to 620 during Series B–D, building an HRIS, recruiting operations, and workforce analytics foundation for rapid growth.
• Launched a DEI council and inclusive hiring programs that improved underrepresented hiring by 22% while raising hiring-manager accountability.
• Established performance management, executive onboarding, compensation cycles, and people dashboards used by the leadership team.
• Led organizational design and change communications through acquisitions, hybrid-work adoption, and multiple funding milestones.
Director of Talent
Front Range Retail Group · Denver, CO
2013 · 2017
• Owned recruiting strategy for 90 stores and more than 4,500 employees across Colorado and neighboring markets.
• Reduced time-to-fill from 48 to 29 days by redesigning sourcing, structured interviews, referral programs, and store-manager training.
• Built talent reviews and succession slates for regional and store leadership, improving internal mobility and readiness for expansion.
• Introduced recruiting analytics and candidate-experience standards that improved offer acceptance and frontline retention.