I have had a dream of Ark Consulting helping small and growing businesses for years. I almost had this business up and off the ground in the Fall of 2019 and then tragedy struck my family. A far too early death reminded me that life is too short to spend working at something that doesn’t light you up. Ark Consulting lights me up. I want to help your business succeed.
I grew up in a small Eastern Ontario town and I attended the University of Guelph. I remember where I was and from whom I learned about Human Resources. I quickly switched out my sociology and anthropology classes for business, marketing, economics and psychology and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Human Resources diploma. One of the HR courses was Occupational Health and Safety and I remember I was so intrigued by the ‘little green book’, that after I graduated from U of G, I studied at Conestoga College and completed my Occupational Health & Safety certificate. This is the stuff that lights me up.
My first job out of school, I was hired as an Operations Manager for a small newspaper. The boss asked me in the interview how I was going to come in and manage people that were old enough to be my parents (which isn’t an appropriate interview question btw). I shared with him my plan to build relationships and empower people to drive the initiatives of the company. As a 24 year old kid, I think I did a pretty good job as the Operations Manager, I was respected and that paper was delivered every Friday. I only once had to deliver the flyers myself. I have been building relationships and empowering people ever since.
Fast forward to current day, I am a mom and love to swim, bike, run, climb, hike, paddle and adventure every chance I get. I maintain my Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) designation through professional development opportunities and provide services to companies in many industries.
I have big goals and dreams for Ark Consulting. I am driven to provide a depth of HR expertise and knowledge to support employee attraction, retention and continued business growth. I hope that you will find something useful on my website and decide to partner with Ark Consulting. Let’s Connect