Welcome to People Architects

Megan Mayhugh has decades of experience attracting, engaging, and managing a business's greatest asset - people. In roles as a McKinsey consultant, bond trader, Chief People Officer, Chief Growth Officer and Chief of Staff and HR department head at Bridgewater Associates, she has always helped companies strategically navigate and adapt to enterprise-wide change while focusing on employee engagement, driving business results, and improving the bottom line.

Meg is passionate about recruiting, compensation, and employee engagement and launched People Architects, an HR, Talent, and Recruiting consulting firm to help growing small and mid-size companies win the war on talent.

She earned a Psychology degree from Amherst College and an MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business.

meg@peoplearchitects.io

Sarah and her team work with clients to both hire talent that helps optimize organizations as well as helps individuals move forward with confidence in their career journeys.

With nearly three decades in recruiting across Staffing, Corporate, Fractional, and Executive Search, she is known for building clear, disciplined processes that keep hiring consistent, compliant, and effective. Sarah develops recruiter readiness kits, competency tools, scorecards, interview frameworks, and documentation that ensure every recruiter operates at the same high standard. She trains teams, reinforces best practices, and safeguards the legal and procedural integrity of the full hiring workflow.

Alongside leading Talent, Sarah heads our Outplacement practice, delivered by active and tenured recruiters who work inside the hiring market every day. She and her team use our unique process to make career transitions clearer and faster, offering steady, candid guidance that helps clients step back into the market with confidence.

Sarah’s industry exposure spans Finance (Hedge Fund, Asset & Wealth Management), Private Equity, and M&A (including PE roll-ups and aggregators) as well as Entertainment, DTC & E-Commerce, Nonprofit, Healthcare, Legal, Engineering, MarTech, and founder-led companies. She is also experienced in scaling businesses on the EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) framework.

Regardless of setting, her impact is the same: cleaner processes, stronger hires, and candidates who feel seen, prepared, and supported.

sarah@peoplearchitects.io

Natalie Worcester is a creator, a collaborator, and a coach who helps organizations grow by developing people and strengthening leadership.

Her experience in talent and organizational development, combined with her background in sales and leadership, allows her to identify business and talent opportunities and deliver solutions that create lasting impact. She is skilled at cultivating connection, building community, and partnering with leaders at all levels to support their growth.

Natalie is a strategic partner passionate about growing businesses through developing people and helping teams build the clarity and confidence needed to thrive. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Arthritis Foundation.

natalie@peoplearchitects.io

Peggy is a seasoned HR leader with expertise in executive coaching, organizational design, leadership development, and HR strategy. She brings a strong generalist background across industries and a proven ability to build and scale HR functions that drive business growth.

Previously VP of HR at Lumitex, Inc., Peggy built the HR department from the ground up and later focused on culture and talent development. She has led cross-functional teams, guided organizational change initiatives, and served as a trusted advisor to senior leadership. She partners with leaders to design effective policies and processes in recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and career planning.

Peggy holds a BA from The Ohio State University and a Master’s in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Radford University

manda@peoplearchitects.io

Allyson brings over 15 years of experience in delivering recruiting, onboarding, performance management, and creating positive, people-centered workplaces. She is passionate about building strategic processes that promote accountability, support growth, and drive continuous improvement.

Allyson is committed to listening deeply, addressing client needs, and delivering thoughtful, customized solutions. She has worked with major brands like Disney On Ice, Monster Jam, and lululemon athletica, but in the past seven years, her heart has been with small, local businesses, where her skills have the greatest impact.

Hyle has over 25 years of professional experience in business development, recruiting, marketing, promotions and coaching around the US from Cleveland to Los Angeles to Denver and Vail. Her focus has always been on people. She thrives on connecting, engaging, cultivating relationships and building strategic partnerships.

Hyle uses her network, energy and drive to connect the right people to the right company and to help companies thrive in their growth with support. She brings a win-win attitude of ‘let’s solve this together’.

hyle@peoplearchitects.io

Mona is a seasoned Human Resources Consultant at People Architects, specializing in employee engagement, culture change, talent assessment, and diversity & inclusion. She is passionate about asking powerful questions that inspire accountability, productivity and personal growth. 

With over 20 years of experience in professional services, financial services, and telecommunications industries, Mona excels in aligning business strategy with talent management to drive engagement and retention.

Prior to joining People Architects, Mona held leadership roles at Ernst & Young and served in various capacities at PNC Financial Services, National City Bank, and AT&T. As a human capital consultant, coach, and facilitator, Mona is dedicated to inspiring growth aligned with organizational priorities.

mona@peoplearchitects.io

Katie is a people centered HR professional with a leadership style rooted in empathy and more than 20 years of hands-on experience across the non profit, education, and corporate sectors. She holds a PHR certification.

Her background includes compliance, ADA accommodations, policy development, career coaching, and program management. Katie is skilled at building relationships, collaborating across all levels of an organization, and balancing big picture thinking with strong execution of day to day processes.

Katie is passionate about cultivating authentic relationships with organizations and individuals and brings a thoughtful and grounded approach to every partnership. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Wright State University and a Master’s degree from Indiana University.

Phyllis is an experienced Executive Recruiter with a previous career history as a Director of Information Technology. Most recently, she has worked as an executive recruiter for Dise & Company, a well-known executive recruiting organization located in Cleveland, Ohio. In that role, Phyllis worked across industries, with nonprofit organizations and search committees, and hundreds of candidates to find the perfect fit for both the clients and candidates.

Prior to her work as an Executive Recruiter, Phyllis had a long career in Information Technology. As a long-term IT Director at Progressive Insurance, she was responsible for managing large organizations and directing the implementation of many large, multi-year, multi-million-dollar projects. Phyllis brings overall business experience as an IT leader in insurance, manufacturing, and banking.

Phyllis has a B.S. from Ohio University and an MBA from the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management. She is a certified DDI facilitator. Phyllis is a member of the Board of Directors for Stella Maris.

As an organizational business partner and leader, a manager of large teams, and mentor to others, Phyllis has found a natural fit in the world of search, learning over the years that technologies can come and go, it’s people that make the difference.

Jim is a results oriented recruiter who is known for building long term relationships with clients and delivering an exceptional candidate experience.

He has more than 30 years of experience in managing, mentoring, and recruiting and has been named People Architects Recruiter of the Year in 2024, 2023, and 2022. Jim is highly skilled at identifying top talent and supporting both clients and candidates throughout the hiring process.

Before joining People Architects, Jim worked as a Senior Regional Manager in the apparel and footwear industry, where he recruited and developed leaders and mentored talent into district manager roles. Coming from the revenue and cost side of the business, recruiting was an important part of his work and ultimately led him to where he is today. This unique background gives Jim a stronger understanding of organizational needs than a typical recruiter and allows him to evaluate candidate potential with a broader business perspective.

Jim holds a Bachelor of Science from Missouri State University, where he studied Marketing.

jim@peoplearchitects.io

Maria Kallergis is an HR Consultant and Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervision who brings clinical insight and real world experience to help organizations navigate their people related needs.

Her background in social work gives her a strong understanding of human behavior and workplace dynamics. She supports clients across the full employee lifecycle and provides practical, people centered guidance on HR, employee relations, and benefits questions.

Maria helps organizations strengthen their HR practices and create work environments where employees feel supported and able to succeed.

Chelsea is an HR Consultant who provides fractional HR support and talent acquisition services to growing organizations that want to strengthen their people strategy.

Her experience spans full-cycle recruiting, employee relations, handbook development, HR audits, and policy work, where she helps organizations build clear, compliant, and practical systems that support both culture and growth. She supports clients across the entire employee lifecycle, including onboarding and offboarding, navigating conflict and workplace concerns, assisting with benefits questions and enrollment, and performance management.

Chelsea’s detail-oriented, people-first approach makes her a trusted partner for organizations seeking to elevate their HR foundation and build engaged, compliant teams.

chelsea@peoplearchitects.io

Marcel is an experienced Data Analyst with more than 13 years of experience in multinational organizations and a strong “everything is possible" mindset.

He has worked across customer service, logistics, marketing, and business development, which gives him a broad and holistic understanding of how data supports decision making across a business. Marcel is skilled at identifying patterns, refining processes, and delivering insights that help leaders understand needs and improve performance.

He is driven by precision and high quality delivery and develops data models and reporting tools that allow clients to make confident, informed decisions. Marcel helps our clients find the best solutions for their business needs through clear analysis and optimized processes.

marcel@peoplearchitects.io

Alicia brings a strong systems mindset, a steady client experience focus, and a solutions-oriented approach to every engagement.

Her experience spans operations, project coordination, employee engagement, and business enablement. This range of work gives her a broad understanding of how people and processes connect and how to build structure that helps teams operate with clarity and momentum.

Known for her calm approach, thoughtful organization, and reliable follow through, Alicia develops workflows, documents processes, and supports leaders in navigating day to day operations. She helps teams move from ideas to action by creating practical tools and clear pathways that make work easier and more efficient.