Judy founded Compliance Plus, now doing business as HR Solutions At Work, in 2013. She is an almost-lifelong resident of Massachusetts with over thirty years of experience in employment law and human resources compliance, providing practical legal advice, conducting internal workplace investigations and interactive training, and helping managers and human resources professionals balance employee rights and business needs.

Judy has managed and conducted hundreds of workplace investigations of complex matters, including alleged discrimination, harassment, retaliation, financial and expense reporting irregularities, and timecard fraud. She also is trained to conduct Title IX sexual misconduct investigations for educational institutions, including trauma-informed interviewing. She often provides expert analysis and testimony regarding the effectiveness of workplace investigations.

Since 2002, Judy has conducted an annual training she designed for the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) on skills for effective internal investigations. She delivers this training as a volunteer to the MCAD each year and can customize it for employers’ internal investigation teams.

Judy started her legal career at a law firm advising and representing employers and spent almost ten years as a leader in the compliance function of two large corporations. In these roles, she developed company-wide protocol for effective compliance investigations and led a team of internal workplace investigators.

Judy is a member of the adjunct faculty of Boston University Questrom School of Business, where she teaches Introduction to Business Law and Employment Law for graduate and undergraduate business school students. Judy received her bachelor’s degree in government from Cornell University and a J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School. She enjoys breeding show-champion beagles and attending as many Red Sox games a year as she can.

Liz is an experienced employment lawyer who most recently was Vice President and Chief Employment Counsel for Boston Scientific Corporation, a global medical device manufacturer, where she managed the employment law and employee relations functions. She supervises investigations and workplace assessments and is available to conduct high-level investigations as needed. Liz was previously Associate General Counsel at Brandeis University, and prior to that served as Deputy General Counsel of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Liz has experience conducting interactive training for executives, managers, and HR professionals on all aspects of employment law.

Liz brings a unique, realistic perspective to her work, having represented both employees and employers in her employment law career.

Liz was recognized as an In-House Leader in the Law in 2017 by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and was featured in American Healthcare Leader Magazine in 2019 as “The New Face of Corporate Responsibility.”

Active in community service, Liz currently serves on the Corporate Philanthropy Advisory Board for the Foundation for MetroWest and previously was Chair of the Board of the Natick Service Council.

She also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Boston College Carroll School of Management, where she teaches employment law and business law.

Liz received her bachelor’s degree from Yale University and her J.D., cum laude, from Boston University School of Law. She lives in Massachusetts and enjoys spending time with her family and three dogs.

Stephanie is an experienced trial attorney and MCAD-trained investigator with a keen ability to analyze complex and sensitive matters, distinguish relevant issues, and conduct objective, discreet investigations. Stephanie is highly proficient in preparing comprehensive investigative reports with well-reasoned, objective conclusions. She conducts workplace investigations at public and private employers, both in person and remotely.

Stephanie also has almost two decades of experience teaching undergraduate courses. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Hofstra University and a law degree from Boston University School of Law. She is based in Massachusetts.

Natalie is an experienced HR professional with a passion for supporting small businesses and startups. After owning and operating her own small business for several years, she made the leap to Boston’s booming biotech industry. Natalie served as the head of HR for a medical device startup that grew from 25 employees to over 200 globally before being acquired by Boston Scientific in 2018. After the acquisition was complete, she joined the Employee Relations team at Boston Scientific, where she had the opportunity to conduct workplace investigations and manage sensitive employee matters. Natalie eventually found her way back to supporting startups and small companies and has been working as an HR consultant since 2022.

Natalie is passionate about working with clients to develop a customized people strategy that fits their unique business. She has experience with strategic planning, process improvement, hiring, onboarding and off-boarding, culture building, workplace assessments, organizational design, HR audits, training, HRIS/LMS implementation, workplace investigations, performance management, goal setting, annual reviews, change management, benefit selection, open enrollment, and policy implementation.

Natalie has a Bachelor’s Degree from Connecticut College in Psychology, a Master’s Degree from Boston University in Higher Education Administration and Policy, and a graduate certificate from Cornell University in Human Resources Management. She lives in Massachusetts and loves cooking, baking, gardening, and spending time with her husband and two dogs.

Kelli is a Florida-based HR consultant with experience in both operations and HR. She helps organizations develop a culture of support, inclusion, and belonging to create engaged and high-performing teams. With expertise in organizational growth and leadership in strategic initiatives, Kelli brings a holistic approach to optimizing talent and driving organizational success. Her work for HR Solutions At Work includes fully outsourced human resources for small employers and also workplace assessments and investigations.

Kelli has a Bachelor of Science degree in English and Communications from Salem State University. She also has a Master’s Degree in Communication Management from the University of Southern California, and a Master of Science degree from the University of Florida.

Merrilee is a Massachusetts-based employee with experience in client services. In her HR Administration role for HR Solutions At Work, she works with our HR team to manage the employee experience with HR systems and processes. She also provides project management assistance for large-scale projects.

Merrilee is a graduate of James Madison University and has a counseling certificate from Westminster Pastoral Foundation.

Amy’s background is in office and project management. Her experience includes handling recruiting and onboarding/offboarding, managing outside vendors, and leading large projects like fundraisers for nonprofits. She provides administrative support and project management for HR Solutions At Work projects. Amy has extensive experience in contract review from handling vendor and Florida Real Estate contracts.

Amy has a project management background and a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management from University of Maryland University College. She is also a licensed notary for the state of Florida.

Martin brings decades of business and life experience and a diverse skill set to HR Solutions At Work. Martin recently fulfilled a life-long dream of attending law school and passing the bar after a career of management, compliance, and leadership roles in public accounting, securities, hedge funds, Realtor® professional standards, and as broker/owner of a real estate company. This impressive background came from seeing the world and working with a multitude of industries in the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean before settling in the Boston area in 1999, although he still considers his birthplace of Seattle, Washington, to be his hometown.

Martin is a licensed CPA (inactive status) in the State of Washington and is an attorney and member of the Massachusetts Bar, as well as a licensed Massachusetts Real Estate Broker. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an Accounting Concentration from Colorado State University and his J.D., cum laude, from the Massachusetts School of Law.  Martin oversees HR Solutions At Work’s finances and ensures compliance with the financial and compensation requirements of our employees and consultants across multiple states.  

When Martin is not working for HR Solutions At Work or at his law practice, which focuses on companion animals and the law and dispute resolution through mediation and conciliation, he volunteers his time several days each month as a court-appointed mediator in housing and small claims matters for the District Courts in Massachusetts.

Martin and Judy met in 2004 and married in 2006. They share a love of raising show-champion beagles, as well as island travel, ocean sports, golf, and the Red Sox. If he were to change careers, his next adventure would be as a professional chef or the chef/co-owner with Judy of a local hangout.

Jodi is an attorney and workplace investigator based in Massachusetts. Her experience includes conducting investigations as an antitrust attorney, legislative aide in the Massachusetts Senate, and legislative policy analyst and grant writer for non-profit organizations. She conducts workplace investigations at a variety of employers.

Jodi has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland and a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School. She enjoys hiking, traveling, and volunteering.

Jennifer is a writer and editor based in Massachusetts. She has experience writing and editing everything from fiction to scientific publications to magazine articles, and she most recently taught undergraduate creative writing courses at the University of Colorado Boulder. In her role at HR Solutions At Work, she manages the company’s programs and systems, writes content for the company’s online presence, designs marketing materials, and updates the company website and social media.

Jennifer has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from Brandeis University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Fiction Writing from the University of Colorado Boulder. She has strong opinions about the serial comma and typically has her nose stuck in a book.

Bill has extensive experience in Human Resources and in conducting investigations in a wide variety of industries. Over the last 35 years, Bill has conducted hundreds of investigations in social services, financial services, healthcare, public utilities, and higher education. His experience includes investigating cases of alleged discrimination based on gender, race, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Through his experience in higher education, Bill is also highly skilled in investigating Title IX cases.

At Florida State University, Bill earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Government and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in American History. He also has a Master’s Degree in City Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Bill enjoys traveling, reading, listening to music, cooking, and playing with his dogs. Bill is based in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

Lynn is an experienced HR professional and employment investigator. Most recently, she was Director of Employee Relations for Boston Scientific Corporation, a global medical device manufacturer, where she managed a global employee relations team for almost ten years. Prior to her leadership position, she held positions as an HR Generalist, HR Manager, and Employee Relations Manager for Boston Scientific Corporation during the first sixteen years of her career.

Lynn has over thirty years of HR and workplace investigations experience in healthcare, retail management, and medical device manufacturing. She specializes in managing sensitive employee situations and complex investigations. She has conducted hundreds of investigations on issues including alleged discrimination, harassment, retaliation, inappropriate conduct, time card fraud, and expense report violations. Lynn’s HR experience includes business consultation, employee accommodations, employee development, project management, HR policies, and training.

Lynn has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Augsburg University and a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management, emphasis in HR, from Concordia University, St. Paul.

Lynn is based in Wisconsin. She enjoys gardening, paddleboarding, traveling, and spending time with her husband and three miniature dachshunds.

Megan formerly served as a Federal Agent and was tasked with investigating reports of sexual assault for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in the Middle East and the United States. She later married her education to her experience by contributing to policy that materially impacted the lives of women and the execution of investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct within higher education. Megan’s aforementioned involvement in government, law, and policy was the catalyst for her career in legal compliance, corporate consulting, and equity advocacy. Megan also regularly serves as a professor to graduate students and is currently teaching at Howard University, where she teaches Advocating for Oppressed and Marginalized Communities. She is based in Maryland.

Megan is skilled in conducting thorough research and analysis, identifying problems, and recommending practical solutions. Her work at HR Solutions At Work includes designing and implementing policies and training for Diversity, Equity ,and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.​ Megan has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of South Carolina, a Master’s of Public Administration from Grambling State University, and a law degree from Charleston School of Law.

Monica Tesler is a Boston-based attorney and human resources professional with over 25 years of experience in employment law and related areas. She is the former General Counsel and Director of Human Resources for Oechsle International Advisors, a recently closed boutique investment firm with offices in Boston and abroad. Prior to Oechsle, Monica worked at both large and mid-size law firms practicing employment law and litigation and representing clients including several nonprofit hospitals and care facilities, large public employers, educational institutions, and private employers of all sizes.

Monica has conducted workplace investigations throughout her career, both as outside and in-house counsel. She also has significant experience conducting employment training programs, drafting contracts and employment policies, and serving as day-to-day counsel on labor and employee relations.

Outside the world of law and human resources, Monica writes fiction for all ages and is the author of the Bounders series, a five-book science fiction adventure series from Simon & Schuster. She has spoken extensively about writing, including twice at the National Council of Teachers of English annual convention, and has taught writing techniques to audiences ranging from elementary schoolers to other published authors.

She lives outside of Boston with her family and is a founding board member of her town’s booster organization for the arts. Monica received her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan.

Jessica was the first HR Solutions At Work employee (other than Judy) in 2014. She has over twenty years of experience in hiring, training, and coaching for high performance and has had the privilege of working with many leading organizations in several industries, including financial services organizations, law firms, and community-based health care. She conducts workplace culture assessments and investigations and provides individual leadership coaching.

Jessica’s HR approach is to ensure employers ask the right questions of the right people to customize HR best practices to the culture of an organization. She guides organizations to ensure managers and staff have the tools to attract, motivate, and retain qualified team members throughout the organization. Jessica has been instrumental in affecting positive business change through redesigning and managing performance review processes, implementing manager training programs, facilitating career development, providing management coaching, and introducing operational efficiencies.

Jessica’s executive coaching skills derive from her education, as well as a lifetime of athletic coaching (both being coached and coaching). Where there’s a desire to improve and a commitment to the process, she believes all individuals can benefit from coaching. While versed in multiple theories of change and frameworks for facilitating change, Jessica views each client individually and enters each coaching relationship with an intense focus on what that client needs to achieve the desired results. Jessica earned her undergraduate degree from Brown University, her Certificate in HR Management through Bentley College, and her Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching from William James College. Jessica and her family live in Massachusetts by the ocean. She is often found in Maine enjoying “the way life should be” with family.

Alexia is a seasoned equal employment opportunity and affirmative action (EEO/AA) compliance professional with a passion for investigations. For more than a decade, Alexia has served in various roles supporting employment compliance efforts in areas of EEO investigations, workplace investigations, affirmative action, compliance training, employee relations, and Title IX. Alexia’s professional experience includes work with public and private federal contractors, higher education institutions, and nonprofits.

Alexia received a Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law, where she focused on areas of Public Interest and Employment Law, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Alexia is based in Maryland. In her free time, Alexia loves to read, meditate, discover new music, hike, spend time with her family, volunteer, and travel.