Lena Le Huray

With a Master's degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and over seven years of experience designing and improving employee experiences, I specialize in using employee insights, research, and data to solve complex organizational challenges. I have partnered with senior leaders across mining, energy, healthcare, Indigenous organizations, professional associations, and non-profit sectors to design evidence-based employee experience, leadership, talent, and organizational effectiveness initiatives. My expertise includes employee listening, human-centred design, stakeholder engagement, facilitation, organizational diagnostics, program evaluation, qualitative and quantitative research, and continuous improvement, helping organizations create simpler, more effective experiences for employees and leaders.

Consultant - Imagination Consulting

(2025-04)

• Designed and launched a comprehensive organization-wide employee recognition program from concept to implementation, developing the recognition framework, assessment criteria, scoring methodology, governance model, communications strategy, implementation resources, and evaluation framework to reinforce organizational values and celebrate employee contributions.
• Developed enterprise employee listening strategies that integrated surveys, interviews, focus groups, reporting frameworks, and action planning processes to identify workforce priorities, improve employee experiences, and inform organizational decision-making.
• Created competency frameworks, performance management systems, structured assessment tools, and training evaluation frameworks that strengthened employee development, leadership capability, talent selection, and organizational performance.
• Designed organizational readiness assessment frameworks that evaluated readiness to develop Reconciliation Action Plans, enabling evidence-based planning and organizational decision-making.
• Developed workforce planning and succession planning frameworks that identified future capability requirements, mitigated talent risks, and supported long-term workforce strategies.
• Established organizational research methodologies, assessment frameworks, and consulting standards that improved the quality, consistency, and rigor of organizational assessments and strategic recommendations.
• Designed communications and marketing strategies that increased awareness, stakeholder engagement, and adoption of organizational initiatives and employee programs.
• Facilitated executive workshops, stakeholder consultations, interviews, and focus groups that translated employee and stakeholder insights into practical organizational solutions.
• Synthesized qualitative and quantitative workforce research into evidence-based recommendations that improved employee experience, leadership effectiveness, talent management, and organizational performance.

Evaluation Specialist - University of Calgary

(2023-08 - 2025-06)

• Designed employee listening and workforce research initiatives using surveys, interviews, focus groups, and stakeholder engagement to evaluate employee experiences, organizational challenges, leadership effectiveness, recruitment, and workplace culture.
• Led large-scale workforce research and program evaluation projects involving thousands of participants, generating actionable insights that strengthened employee experience, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and organizational performance.
• Analyzed qualitative and quantitative workforce data to identify organizational trends, diagnose complex workforce challenges, and develop evidence-based recommendations that informed strategic decision-making.
• Developed evaluation frameworks, survey instruments, assessment tools, and outcome measures that measured program effectiveness, supported continuous improvement, and informed organizational strategy.
• Conducted applied workforce research across healthcare, veterinary medicine, mining, and industrial sectors to identify opportunities to improve employee experience, recruitment, retention, leadership, and organizational effectiveness.
• Synthesized complex research findings into executive reports, strategic presentations, peer-reviewed publications, and practical recommendations that influenced organizational leaders and key stakeholders.
• Partnered with executives, researchers, healthcare professionals, industry leaders, and community stakeholders to design and evaluate workforce initiatives addressing complex organizational challenges.
• Developed structured candidate evaluation frameworks, selection criteria, and interview processes that strengthened hiring decisions across multiple workforce initiatives.

Personal Trainer & Business Owner - YMCA, World Health, Self-Employed

(2010 - 2020)

• Built and maintained a successful client portfolio through exceptional relationship management, personalized coaching, and consistent service delivery.
• Designed individualized development plans based on structured client assessments, supporting long-term behaviour change and measurable performance outcomes.
• Delivered evidence-based coaching that strengthened client accountability, skill development, motivation, and long-term success.
• Managed the end-to-end client experience, including onboarding, scheduling, service delivery, communication, and business operations.
• Developed strong facilitation, coaching, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills while working with diverse client populations.

Master of Science - Industrial and Organizational Psychology - University of Calgary (2025-06)

Bachelor of Arts Honours - Psychology - University of Calgary (2023-05)