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Senior Director, Human Resources Diagnostics, McLean & Company
Amanda Chaitnarine is a Director, HR Diagnostics, Advisory & Data Insights, at McLean & Company. She leads the advisory team for McLean & Company’s HR diagnostic tools, including the Employee Engagement Program, the McLean Employee Experience Monitor, and the New Hire and Employee Exit surveys. She is also the product manager for McLean & Company’s HR Organizational Alignment (HROA) and HR Management & Governance (HRMG) diagnostics.
In her role, Amanda works directly with clients to identify key insights from survey data across the employee lifecycle and develop action plans to improve engagement in their organizations. She also works with clients to identify priorities that align HR strategy to organizational goals and objectives. She has gained valuable experience in working with organizations large and small across industries and geographies.
Prior to joining McLean & Company, Amanda was an Organizational Development & Human Resources Advisor for a large seniors’ care organization where much of her work was project based in the areas of training and development, onboarding and orientation, recognition programs, survey administration, and HR process improvement.
Amanda is a Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL). She has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Labour Studies from McMaster University along with certificates in Workplace Wellness and Health Promotion, Human Resources Management, and Adult Training/Education. Most recently, she has completed a Masters Certificate in Organizational Development and Change.
Executive Advisor
Cara brings over 25 years of experience as an HR leader supporting HR strategy & culture, talent management, leadership and learning, team effectiveness, business operations, and HR technology to her role as executive advisor at McLean and Company. She also has experience in process optimization, solution selling, and customer experience.
Her leadership roles span both private and public sector in the telecommunications, consumer packaged goods, oil and gas, retail, financial/banking, and non-profit industries.
Cara is a strategic HR business partner with a proven ability to drive transformation and engagement enabling cross-functional team success in competitive markets. She is passionate about innovation, design thinking, and co-creation that align people strategies to enable performance and deliver measurable business outcomes.
Cara holds education credentials including an Associate of Arts in Music and Early Childhood Care and Development and has continued with deep professional development including Six Sigma, performance and executive coaching, instructional design, and adult education.
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