HRLF (Human Resource Leadership Forum)
hrlf.org · Human Resources · Founded 1980
At HRLF, we ignite Human Resources executives in New England through a collaborative community that encourages fresh ideas in a rapidly changing world. We provide insights and tools to help our members address people and business challenges for driving innovation in their organization. HRLF Mission: Our mission is to prepare HR leaders to fully anticipate and brilliantly address the business and organizational challenges of today and in the future.
Led 90-Day AMC Transition with Zero Member Disruption
As a member of HRLF's Board of Directors, I helped lead the organization through a critical transition after our association management company (AMC) began struggling with responsiveness and service quality. Following a thorough board review, we concluded that the risk of remaining with the underperforming AMC outweighed the disruption of switching, and selected a new firm with a stronger track record supporting organizations of our size. To manage the complexity of the changeover, I personally drove the execution across a 90-day window, coordinating 9 team members and 45 discrete workback items. I established a weekly cadence of check-ins with each stream owner to maintain visibility and accountability, built a shared tracker to monitor progress on all 45 items, and stepped in directly to negotiate the migration timeline with the outgoing AMC to keep the project on schedule. The results validated the approach: we completed all 45 workback items within the 90-day timeline, hit our go-live date on time, and had no missed operational tasks or communications throughout the process. The board formally recognized the transition as causing zero disruption to programming or revenue, a significant outcome given the scope of change involved. The HRLF board observed the transition firsthand and can attest to how smoothly it unfolded, and several committee chairs relied on the tracker I built to keep their own work on schedule.
Launched HRLF Ignite
Co-chair of committee that launched HRLF Ignite; the organization’s first ever all day event for over 200 HR leaders in Boston in April of 2025. We had 5 months to put on this event. I co-led the team responsible for everything from content planning, to selling sponsorships, to logistics, to budgeting. I also coordinated the work between our volunteers, our association management company, and a third party event planner. The outcome was a packed room, phenomenal speakers, great networking, and a successful event. The result for me personally was that HRLF asked me to become a board member in Aug. of 2025 where I am now vice chair. Based on our success, HRLF is also putting on the Ignite event for 2026 to be held Oct. 1st in Boston.