Cendy
HR Consultant
Cendy D. Hernandez is a People & Culture leader who works closely with teams to build clear, scalable people practices that support both performance and employee experience. Through workforce planning, organizational design, and leadership coaching, she helps align how work gets done with what the organization is trying to achieve.
With over 15 years of experience across nonprofit, consulting, financial services, and manufacturing environments, Cendy has supported organizations through growth, restructuring, and moments of significant change. Her work focuses on translating business strategy into practical people solutions—strengthening performance management, compensation, and leadership effectiveness while keeping equity, fairness, and sustainability at the core.
Most recently, Cendy served as Vice President of People Operations and Compensation at the National Audubon Society, where she partnered closely with executive leadership to guide workforce strategy, lead change initiatives, and build scalable People infrastructure across a multi-state and international organization. She also played a key role in the organization’s first collective bargaining agreement and in shaping people practices that supported long-term organizational health.
Cendy brings a pragmatic, human-centered approach to her work, grounded in clear judgment, trust-based relationships, and data-informed decision-making. She believes strong People leadership creates the conditions for both teams and organizations to do their best work.