Kathryn is a partner in HR Atlantic with a practice honed to help clients across Canada find solutions to their toughest people and organizational issues.
Kathryn excels at supporting organizations and individuals through various forms of conflict and interpersonal challenges within their workplaces. Kathryn has over 30 years of hands-on experience diagnosing and guiding the resolution of complex workplace issues within both the public and private sector, from Prince Edward Island to the Northwest Territories. Her diverse experience and strong belief in sustainable workplace relationships enable her to seek clarity and fair resolution to interpersonal and workplace conflicts of all shapes and sizes.
Kathryn has a natural ability to listen and ensure that everyone feels heard. Kathryn has extensive experience diagnosing workplace challenges through HR Atlantic’s workplace assessment and staff consultation processes. She is a certified workplace investigator with 20 years of experience conducting investigations related to allegations of personal or sexual harassment, discrimination, unfair treatment, and abuse of authority pursuant to applicable policies and legislation.
Kathryn’s former leadership roles in labour relations and human resources, followed by twenty plus years of consulting experience assisting public and private organizations across Canada, have given her valuable insight into workplace behaviour and proven knowledge of the strategies required to affect behavioural change. She understands that people are complex, that change is hard, and that long term change requires sustained effort.
Kathryn began her career with a business degree from Acadia University and a Master of Industrial Relations from Queens University. She has continued to refine her skill set by becoming a Certified Workplace Investigator, a Certified Workplace Mental Health educator, a Canadian Mental Health Association Psychological Health & Safety Advisor, has a certificate in Adult Education and is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) in Nova Scotia.
Kathryn’s is based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia with regular trips to HR Atlantic’s head office in Charlottetown PEI. Kathryn’s client base is geographically diverse stretching from the Atlantic provinces to the Northwest Territories. When not working, Kathryn enjoys time with her family, summers at her cottage, reading, walking and yoga.
