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Kate Bechtel
Senior Director
As a seasoned HR executive with a wealth of experience and a passion for driving organizational excellence with a track record of success in strategic planning, talent acquisition, and fostering inclusive workplace cultures, Kate brings a unique blend of expertise and leadership to a team. Her extensive background in leading HR teams, both nationally and internationally, positions her as a strategic partner in driving our organizational growth and success. Her… -
Karen Charielle
Senior Director
Karen is a Senior Human Resources leader with advanced expertise in M&A and rollups, compliance, employment law, health and welfare programs, compensation design, and union activities. She effectively combines tactical skills with strategic foresight as she seamlessly directs talent acquisition, performance management, and organizational development. Karen fosters a culture of learning, resilience, and change. Her service-oriented attitude and proven interpersonal skills make her adept at engaging with internal and external… -
Kris Cravey
President
Kris is the President of Fahrenheit Advisors, where he oversees the firm's strategy, growth, and delivery of client services. With extensive experience in executive leadership roles, Kris has a proven track record of success in scaling and operating startups, middle-market, and large enterprises. Before joining Fahrenheit Advisors, Kris served as the Chief People Officer at a groundbreaking last-mile delivery and drone technology startup partnered with Walmart. Kris helped scale the… -
Ryan Whitlock
Director
Ryan is an experienced HR professional with over 20 years of experience in building teams, driving company culture, developing key metrics, and creating an employee experience centered around the company's mission, vision, and values. He is well-versed in thoughtfully scaling startups and establishing best practices and systems for recruiting, benefits, employee development, internal communication, and building culture. His experience building out HR departments gives him the ability to manage and… -
Emily Stabb
Senior Consultant
Emily is an accomplished and versatile HR Professional with a strong focus on creativity and innovation with 5+ years of experience in Human Resources and Recruiting. Emily has demonstrated expertise in project management, strategy development and HR operations. Combining a strategic mindset with a passion for fostering positive employee experiences, Emily consistently delivers exceptional results in optimizing HR processes and driving organizational growth. In previous roles, Emily has managed process… -
Leigh Archer
Director
Leigh is a strategic human resource professional with a strong background in employment law, dedicated to integrating culture and employee engagement with practical policies and procedures. Her legal training and extensive experience in compliance-focused roles uniquely position her to lead workplace investigations and provide insightful recommendations to mitigate or avoid risk for her clients. As an HR Generalist and Director, Leigh has been recognized as a "change agent," helping organizations… -
Megan Hopkins
Senior Consultant
Megan is a well-versed HR professional with over 10 years of experience as a strong generalist in human resource management strategies. Megan has experience leading HR initiatives including policy design, performance management, full-cycle recruiting, benefits administration, employee relations, compliance, and payroll. Megan focuses on the delicate balance of finding solutions for both the employee and the organization while creating and fostering inclusive workplaces and developing a strong employee culture. In… -
Charlie Petrolia
Senior Director
Charlie is an HR executive experienced at directing change management initiatives that achieve business goals and drive world-class employee experience. By melding his Corporate HR leadership with operations acumen, he inspires high-performing remote/onsite teams to deliver profitable revenue growth. Charlie has over 18 years of HR leadership experience at multi-billion-dollar companies. More recently, with Fahrenheit Advisors, Charlie has helped middle market companies and non-profit clients in Interim CHRO and Interim People… -
Bob Garren
Senior Director
As a former CHRO for a multi-site, multi-national organization with extensive breadth and depth of experience in all facets of human capital, Bob helps clients match human capital initiatives to the strategy of the organization. He is a team player with a strong foundation of integrity and a skill set centered on planning, organization, and communication. Bob began his career as a HR Generalist and Manager at both facility and… -
Mary Radford
Senior Consultant, Executive Search & Recruiting
Having recruited for Manager, Director, and Vice President roles in the legal, accounting, human resources, operations, sales, account management, marketing, business intelligence, and data analytics practice areas allows clients to capitalize on Mary’s versatility. She enjoys building strong, lasting relationships with clients and investing the time needed to understand the opportunities and challenges that are unique to each position. Mary has worked as a corporate recruiter for both a publicly… -
Gillian Dlugokecki
HR Manager
As HR Manager, Gillian brings 8 years of Human Resources experience to Fahrenheit. Gillian focuses on multi-state payroll and tax administration, benefits administration, and HR information system configuration and management. In prior roles, Gillian has worked in a variety of industries including banking, private equity, manufacturing, insurance, and technology. She has managed the payroll and HRIS function for complex multi-state, multi-entity organizations. Within these roles, she has also led HR… -
Becky Bajan
Director
With over 15 years of Human Capital experience, Becky has managed all facets of HR in both the United States and internationally. She is well versed in thoughtfully scaling tech startups from 30 employees to 500+ employees while establishing best practices and systems for recruiting, benefits, employee development, internal communication, and building community and culture with remote-based teams. She has strong experience leading, creating, researching, and implementing strategic plans for employee…