Laura Handrick Expertise: HR Best Practices, Innovation Management, Instructional Design, HR Writing, Labor Law Articles, Best Practice Software, Small Business Title: HR Expert, Instructional Designer, Business Consultant, Writer Education: San Diego State University, Degrees in Education and Economics Highlights Articles have appeared on sites such Business.com, Business News Daily, FitSmallBusiness.com, and ChoosingTherapy.comHR/workforce expert quoted in over 80 publications including the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Fast Company, Reader’s Digest and more.Degrees in Educational Technology, Economics, and Business AdAvid hiker, off-grid camper and Master Gardener Experience Laura has worked as a tech-savvy HR executive consultant for the American Red Cross, in addition to a director of organizational development in a Fortune 100 and VP of an international franchise organization. She’s led business transformation and change management for large-scale software implementations including SAP, PeopleSoft and Oracle. She’s authored over 200 articles on HR best practices and earned a Telly Award for corporate strategy video communications.In 2020, just prior to the start of the pandemic, Laura launched her independent consulting firm, Laura H Consulting LLC with two clients in the finance and business development industries. She’s consulted on projects for a global software firm and provides one-on-one coaching for small business executives.Other work:The Core Functions of HR, https://www.business.com/articles/core-hr-functions/ Business.comExempt vs Non-exempt, https://fitsmallbusiness.com/exempt-vs-non-exempt-employees/ Fitsmallbusiness.comTips for Overcoming New Job Anxiety https://www.choosingtherapy.com/new-job-anxiety-tips/ Other articles as listed on Muckrack https://muckrack.com/laura-handrick/articles Education She graduated at the top 10% of her Economics class at a time when few women attempted the major. She supported graduate students at SDSU with statistics and econometrics to help them complete their PHD before enrolling and completing a graduate program in Instructional Design, where she learned to translate complex information into digestible content for her learners. About The Balance The Balance, a Dotdash Meredith brand, makes money easy to understand. We give people tools they need to not only make smart financial decisions but also prepare for the experiences they will have along the way. Our team of expert writers and editors have extensive qualifications in the topics they cover, and many of them have MBAs, PhDs, CFPs, and other advanced degrees and professional certifications. We require our writers to use primary sources in their articles, which are also approved by our Financial Review Board and fact-checked. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in our editorial policy.