My Services
Fractional & Interim HR Leadership
Support for organizations not ready for full-time HR leadership. I offer part-time or interim Chief People Officer services and have built first-ever people partner functions at multiple organizations during major periods of growth and transformation.
One-Off HR Projects
Employee relations, investigations, workforce planning, team development, and people management coaching for leaders at every level, from frontline supervisors to the c-suite.
Employee Lifecycle Support
Leadership for HR staff across the full suite of employee lifecycle activities: recruitment, hiring, onboarding, learning & development, retention, and offboarding.
Executive Advising & Budget Planning
Guidance for leaders on personnel budgeting to advance business objectives. I specialize in demystifying budgeting and making it intuitive and empowering for non-technical users.
Culture & Organizational Development
Support for building strong company cultures and creating scalable HR tools tailored to the organization’s needs.
Whether your organization is anticipating a change in scale, revisiting organizational structure, or seeking continuous improvement in the existing design - Ursa Major Advisory Services can help leaders deliver success that includes strategic advice, hands-on implementation, and recommendations for the internal communications planning that brings your staff along with you.
Testimonials
E. Miguel
Rossy-Donovan
Chief Financial Officer
Chuze Fitness
“Ursa introduced the role of People Business Partner to my teams with the mission to put people and leadership development at the forefront of the organization’s explosive growth phase.
Recognizing talent and capabilities would be our biggest constraint, she embedded herself into my leadership team and secured our role as a leadership development pipeline first and foremost.
My success as CFO building and growing new teams would have been severely limited without her partnership and counsel.”
Phil Weilerstein
President & CEO
VentureWell
“I worked with Ursa to set up for and navigate through scaling up our operations and doubling our staff while deepening our mission focused and values driven approach to our work.
She championed and a built out a healthy people centered culture, based on robust and scalable systems.
Her work was transformational for our organization and I would highly recommend her as a thoughtful and strategic partner to navigate change.”
Jennifer Holme
Chief of Staff
VentureWell
“I had the pleasure of working with Ursa for three years at VentureWell, where she was a true force for positive change. Ursa partnered with our leadership team to bring diversity, equity, and inclusion to the forefront of our culture.
She created meaningful learning experiences, introduced thoughtful policies, and guided our transition from a regional office to a fully remote national workforce.
Thanks to her leadership, our team grew from 30 to 125 people — and BIPOC representation increased from 5% to 45% across all levels of the organization. Ursa’s vision and dedication genuinely transformed how we worked and who we were as a team.”
Cindy Eisenberg
Director of People
VentureWell
“I’ve had the chance to work with Ursa in two very different capacities, first as a peer when I was leading Talent Acquisition and she was heading up People Partners at the ASPCA, and later as my manager when she was VP of People & Culture at VentureWell.
Through her belief, trust, and faith in me, Ursa helped me grow into the role I’m in today. She gave me the knowledge, experiences, and support I needed to be ready to step in and lead the P&C team after she left, and that’s something I’ll always be thankful for.
Ursa approaches her work with an intentional equity mindset, and she takes pride in building strong, connected teams and cultures. Ursa is also an amazing thought partner, she listens and she challenges ideas in the best possible way, all while keeping our people at the center of her decisions.
I’ve always said her superpower is employee relations (that’s what she was known for when I first met her), but that doesn’t even begin to cover her range. She’s incredibly smart, a sharp critical thinker, and processes information at lightning speed.
Ursa is a leader and teammate who makes people and organizations better wherever she is.”
Suzanne Lynn
Founder
SGL Consulting
“I had the privilege of managing Ursa when she was a People Partner on my team at Teach For America. She is an exceptionally strong relationship builder who quickly established credibility and trust with her client groups.
This allowed her to have the kinds of direct, honest conversations that actually move a business forward—whether about employee relations, compensation, performance calibration, or leadership development.
Ursa can also get to the heart of a problem with both empathy and clarity. She doesn’t just surface issues—she partners to solve them, creating solutions that are human-centered, strategic, and sustainable. During complex moments, including leading regions through RIFs, she did so with both compassion and compliance.
Ursa leads with both heart and skill and is people-focused in all that she does. Her deep expertise makes her an invaluable partner to any team or leader.”
Let’s talk about what your organization needs.
Let’s explore how I can bring my experience in people leadership, executive advising, human capital initiatives, change management, and risk reduction in customized ways that meet your needs and fit your budget.