Traci Haynes

Traci Haynes is a Senior Consultant with extensive experience across consulting and organizational HR leadership roles, partnering with organizations ranging from startups to large enterprises to address the full spectrum of human resource needs. Her background spans HR operations, compliance, benefits, employee relations, performance management, culture strategy, and talent acquisition, with industry experience in healthcare, banking, manufacturing, technology, and hospitality. Traci works closely with leadership teams to strengthen HR infrastructure, guide organizational change, and build engaged, high-performing workplaces. She brings a practical, hands-on approach to coaching and training, helping leaders and teams translate strategy into effective day-to-day execution.

Outside the office, Traci enjoys spending time with family and friends. She also loves exploring new towns and going to festivals and concerts.

Specializations

  • Benefits, compliance, and HR administration
  • Culture strategy, organizational engagement, and team member well-being
  • HR leadership across startups, small businesses, mid-sized, and large organizations
  • Industry experience in healthcare, banking, manufacturing, technology, and hospitality
  • Leadership coaching and team member relations
  • Performance management
  • Recruiting and talent acquisition
  • Training and development

Professional Certifications and Education

  • Master of Science in Human Resource and Organizational Development, Eastern Michigan University
  • Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources Management, Cleary University
  • Professional in Human Resources (PHR)
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)

Professional Membership

  • Society for Human Resource Management
  • Greater Ann Arbor Society for Human Resource Management
  • Hacking HR
  • HR Unite

Publications/Seminars

  • Frequent speaker on HR topics and training for leadership, management, and supervisors at client sites

Community Involvement

  • Best and Brightest in Wellness, advisory board member

Jodie brings more than 25 years of human resources experience, partnering with organizations across manufacturing, nonprofit, higher education, and recruiting to build stronger teams and more effective workplace strategies. Her expertise includes developing HR functions from the ground up, strengthening organizational processes, and serving as a strategic advisor to leadership teams navigating growth and change. Specializing in talent acquisition, HR infrastructure, compliance, organizational development, and strategic HR consulting, Jodie takes a hands-on and collaborative approach to helping organizations make informed decisions that support long-term success.

Outside the office, Jodie enjoys time with her family, staying active outdoors, and visiting Traverse City.

Specializations

  • Building HR infrastructure
  • Company culture improvement and change management
  • HR assessment, compliance support, and policy/handbook development
  • HR fractional support and strategic consulting
  • Organizational development, team-bonding, and leadership development
  • Recruiting and talent acquisition
  • Succession planning and HR support for M&A

Professional Certifications and Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Evangel University
  • Master of Human Resource Management, DeVry University
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Community Involvement

  • Bottle Babies Rescue, volunteer
  • House by the Side of the Road, volunteer