LEONA
is a YYC-based Chartered Professional in Human Resources who takes a creative, ‘people-first, strategy always’ approach to business.
Services
Fractional HR Support
Advisory and consultation with a skilled, professionally designated HR pro.
A flexible and cost-effective way to access specialized expertise for help to navigate complex employee relations and more.
Process Optimization
Leveraging 2 decades of experience to design and improve HR process workflow and systems, especially onboarding and offboarding.
Projects and Thought Partnership
A discerning ear and clever perspective to provide options for your people and culture issues
Review of policies and practices to ensure compliance with Alberta’s Employment Standards and other relevant legislation
HRIS and payroll system configuration and implementation
Support for leaders with difficult conversations or conflict resolution
Creation or improvement of HR programs such as onboarding, performance management, and succession planning
End-to-end planning and execution of involuntary termination of employment
Assistance administering leaves of absence and accommodation requests with confidence and care
Tools to measure and improve employee engagement and workplace culture
Skills & Expertise
Technology platforms
ADP Workforce Now · Bamboo HR · ADP pay@work · Taleo · Greenhouse · Absorb LMS · RisePeople · Bright HR · Lattice · Slack · Microsoft Office 365 · Humi
Modus operandi
Top5 CliftonStrengths
Input | Intellection | Relator | Maximizer | Learner
“Trust, but verify.”
16 Personalities ISFJ – The Defender
Teamwork makes the Dream-work
Employment & Immigration Lawyer
Jen Kirk at Bluewave Law
IT Procurement, Provisioning, and Deployment
Steve Gietz at OptiDeploy
Marketing Expertise
The Forward Level team
From pen to panel
Panel Host:
Onboarding & Offboarding, Forward Level, 2025
Panelist:
The Karmali Exchange, 2023
Conference Host:
engage 2022, CPHR Alberta Annual Conference
Blog: HR Housekeeping in the New Year
Forward Level HR, 2023