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Abbey Kanesmith

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People Operations at Cresta
📍 United States

Abbey Kanesmith is a People and Talent Leader at Cresta, where she focuses on transforming workplace cultures for remote and hybrid teams. She manages the complete employee lifecycle for a global team, drawing on her experience building people operations. Abbey holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kent State University and is a certified Sommelier.

Outside of her HR expertise, Abbey has a strong creative side, evidenced by her fine arts degree. She has a certified passion for wine and has also demonstrated a commitment to community advocacy, having co-founded and led an LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group. She is also interested in mentoring for young girls.

Unique fact: Abbey holds an Introductory Level Sommelier certification, highlighting a unique and refined personal interest.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
People Operations
Location
United States
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Remote Workplace Culture
Specializes in transforming and enhancing workplace cultures for remote and hybrid global teams, managing the entire employee lifecycle.
Learning & Development
Invests in career development courses, certifications, and mentorship coaches to help employees grow, as mentioned in a Forbes interview.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
People Operations
Cresta
9-2023 - 6-2024
Head of People and Talent
Catch
8-2022 - 6-2024
People and Talent
Catch
8-2021 - 8-2022
People Experience & Culture Lead / ERG Co-Founder and Leader (LGBTQIA+)
Cedar
5-2021 - 8-2021
People Experience Specialist
Cedar
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Education
2012 - 2016
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA
Kent State University
2008 - 2012
High School Diploma
Westlake High School
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