Kayla is a transformative leader with Baker Tilly’s advisory practice, specializing in digital transformation and back-office modernization across a wide range of industries. She collaborates with clients to shape and execute enterprise strategies that enhance organizational performance and long-term resilience.
With a strong track record of successful strategy execution both domestically and globally, Kayla has led initiatives that optimize key operational areas, including finance, human resources and supply chain. She excels at aligning diverse stakeholder groups around shared objectives, streamlining processes and implementing standardized, modern technology platforms.
Kayla is a passionate advocate for the adoption and sustainable integration of cloud technologies, focusing on the long-term value they bring to business operations. She has played a pivotal role in building new consulting capabilities within the firm, developing high-performing teams that deliver tailored, industry-specific solutions. A strong believer in leadership development, Kayla has also pioneered coaching programs that support strategic thinking and align emerging leaders with the firm’s broader goals.
Kayla is active in the global and local business community and is dedicated to supporting businesses in preparing for future challenges and competing on a global scale. Kayla is a World Business Forum Ambassador, involved in several cloud technology counsels, women in technology and innovation groups. She supports as a not-for-profit board member, bringing commercial capabilities to their leadership teams.
- Provides perspective from nearly two decades of management consulting in a variety of industries, including but not limited to financial services, higher education, healthcare, professional services and public sector
- Executive sponsor for more than two dozen successfully deployed digital transformations, focused on improving operational functions of finance, human capital and supply chain
- Understands the impact of change on people and has developed multiple best in class adoption and sustainment strategies which have shaped organizations to achieve operation excellence and greater business agility
- Authored proprietary enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation methodologies, tools and accelerators focused on maximizing return on investment (ROI) of technology investments
- Delivered new operating models for operations, IT and business teams. Lead development of roles, resources responsibilities and tools required to support ongoing maintenance, management and enhancements of cloud ERP technology and process
- Thought leader on the topics of cloud technology economics, workforce efficiency and action-oriented data. Frequent presenter at industry and cloud technology forums
- Executive Education Certificate, Oxford University
