The Humans of Shades of Grey HR
Aimee, M.Ed. - CEO
Aimee is a certified HR pro and the powerhouse behind Shades of Grey HR. With over two decades of experience and a sharp eye for both people and process, she leads with strategy, heart, and a no-nonsense approach that gets results.
Known for building trusted partnerships and developing custom solutions that actually work, Aimee helps businesses navigate complex people challenges, scale smart, and create workplaces where teams thrive. Whether it's recruitment, compliance, culture, or change, she’s the steady hand guiding clients through it all.
Bailee - Operations Project Manager
Bailee is the engine behind our execution, keeping projects on track, communication flowing, and nothing slipping through the cracks. As the vital link between our team and clients, she brings structure to the chaos, clarity to the process, and excellence to every deliverable.
Known for her sharp instincts and calming presence, Bailee is the one who keeps us all moving forward. With unmatched follow-through and genuine care for the work, she turns big ideas into done deals—and makes it look easy.
Karen, M.Ed. - Sr. HR Consultant
Karen is a seasoned HR professional—and former school principal—who brings a unique blend of leadership, empathy, and sharp compliance know-how. She specializes in employee relations, investigations, professional development, and navigating complex workplace issues with clarity and care.
Fluent in talent management, payroll, and HR systems, Karen knows how to strengthen the manager-employee dynamic and create environments where people and performance thrive.
Mary, CPP - Sr. Payroll Consultant
Mary is a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) with deep expertise in payroll strategy and Paycom HRIS. She's the go-to for precision, process improvement, and problem-solving—whether it’s auditing payrolls, untangling compliance issues, or training teams with confidence.
Known for her sharp eye and steady execution, Mary turns complexity into clarity. She’s not just running payroll—she’s building smarter workflows, elevating accuracy, and ensuring every process runs like clockwork.
Brenda, SHRM-CP, PHR - Senior HR Compliance & Talent Strategy Consultant
Brenda is the HR leader companies call when it has to be done right the first time. With 25+ years across public and private sectors, she’s led HR strategy in high-stakes environments where compliance is non-negotiable and mistakes are costly—building departments from the ground up and fixing complex, multi-state issues.
SHRM-CP and PHR certified, Brenda pairs deep expertise with a practical, no-nonsense approach. She cuts through noise, identifies real risk, and puts structure in place that leadership can rely on—leaving organizations clearer, tighter, and built to hold up under pressure.
ML - Operations Systems Coordinator
As Operations Systems Coordinator, ML’s job is to make work simpler and smarter. He implements and owns ATS workflows, builds automations that eliminate repetitive tasks, keeps candidate data clean, writes the how-to guides the team actually uses, and produces the weekly and monthly dashboards leadership relies on. If a process needs fixing, automating, or scaling, ML is the person who makes it happen!
He holds a B.S. in Psychology and is currently completing his Master’s in Human Resources.
Naomi – Talent Acquisition Scout
Naomi is an experienced recruiter with expertise in full-cycle talent acquisition and recruitment consultancy. Since beginning her recruiting career in 2020, she has successfully supported organizations across the United States, the Philippines, and Australia.
Her background spans diverse industries such as healthcare, IT, marketing, e-commerce, property management, BPO, and RPO. Naomi has recruited talent from around the globe, consistently matching candidates whose skills and values align with the company’s goals.
With a people-first approach, she excels at building meaningful connections across cultural backgrounds. She is known for her empathetic communication style, keen attention to detail, and strong time management skills, which allow her to deliver high-quality results while managing multiple priorities.
Julia – Jr. Talent Acquisition Scout
Julia leads our early-stage hiring work—running initial phone screens, conducting candidate assessments, and supporting proactive sourcing to build and qualify talent pipelines.
She manages candidate outreach, interview scheduling, and ATS/CRM updates to keep searches moving and ensure a smooth, professional experience from first contact through hiring. Years of coaching, social/content experience, and hands-on recruiting support give her sharp communication instincts, practical training chops, and no-nonsense operational muscle that make every search cleaner and faster.
Marsha – Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Marsha keeps our recruiting engine humming, handling sourcing, scheduling, confirming phone screens, updating CRMs and calendars, and coordinating day-to-day between clients and candidates so nothing slips through the cracks. With more than 15 years of customer-service and recruiting experience, she pairs strong candidate sourcing skills with meticulous back-office execution.
Known for her reliability, attention to detail, and calm under pressure, Marsha makes the process smooth for both clients and candidates.