Lara Burton, MBA, GPHR, CPHR in

Lara Burton, MBA, GPHR, CPHR

Galvanizer · DISC type Id
Member Board of Directors at Halifax Transition House Association: Bryony House
📍 Canada

Lara Burton is a senior People and Culture leader specializing in shaping human capital strategy in high-growth environments, including M&A and post-merger integration. She earned her MBA from Florida Atlantic University and is described by colleagues as empathetic, dedicated, and a true professional.

Outside of her corporate roles, Lara is deeply committed to her community. She serves as a Member of the Board of Directors for the Halifax Transition House Association, providing governance and strategic guidance to support women and children experiencing intimate partner violence.

She helps lead an organization that provides safe shelter and critical services to vulnerable women and children.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Member Board of Directors
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Canada
Personality Overview

How Lara shows up

Self-Assured
Socially Adept
People-Oriented

They like to keep things under control. They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions. If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion.

Priorities

Topics Lara cares about

High-Growth Scaling
Her career focuses on building and scaling People & Culture functions from the ground up to support strategic expansion and organizational maturity.
M&A Integration
She has direct experience leading HR initiatives during M&A, post-merger integration, and managing company transitions, including Liferaft's recent acquisition by Securitas.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Member Board of Directors
Halifax Transition House Association: Bryony House
10-2023
Director, People & Culture
Liferaft
7-2022 - 1-2023
Human Resources Advisor
San Francisco SPCA
3-2022 - 2-2023
HR Content Writer - Employee & Labour Relations
erNavigator (erNavigator.com)
11-2021
Global Human Resources Lead
bully! entertainment
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Media appearances

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Education
2019 - 2021
Masters Business Administration
Florida Atlantic University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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