HR leadership for mission-driven organizations.

Senior people strategy, executive advising, and culture support—without a full-time hire.

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About Ursa Major

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Ursa Major Advisory Services is a dream long held and now realized.

I’m a culture-driven HR executive with 20+ years of experience building high-performing, mission-aligned organizations.

At my core, I help mission-driven organizations unlock their people power so they can deliver bigger impact with clarity, confidence, and heart.

The Ursa Major Constellation

The Ursa Major Constellation

How I Support Organizations

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Step in with steady HR leadership when it matters most.

Fractional and interim HR leadership during growth, transition, or uncertainty—without the overhead of a full-time hire.

Build people systems that support your mission—not slow it down.

Support across the full employee lifecycle, designed to fit your culture, capacity, values, and budget.

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Ursa 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.
— Phil Weilerstein, President & CEO, VentureWell

Navigate hard people decisions with clarity and confidence.

Trusted partnership through change, restructuring, team development, and complex moments.

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Align your workforce and budget with what matters most.

Executive advising for personnel planning and change management, grounded in strategy and core values.

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Curious how this support looks in practice?

Let’s talk about what your organization needs right now.

Ursa doesn’t just surface issues—she partners to solve them, creating solutions that are human-centered, strategic, and sustainable... Ursa leads with both heart and skill and is people-focused in all that she does.
— Suzanne Lynn, M.S., Strategic Talent & Leadership Consultant

If you’re navigating growth, transition, or complex people decisions, I’d love to explore how I can support your work.