About
Built on values. Designed for people.
Some names carry meaning before you even understand why you chose them.
Adrienne Schleigh
SHRM-SCP · Founder
Independent strategic HR consultant.
Nearly twenty years of HR leadership and consulting experience. National executive search reach. Deep specialization in nonprofit, mission-driven, and small-to-mid-size organizations.
Based in Rochester, New York. Working with clients across the United States.
Neoma is one of those names.
It belonged to my grandmother. A woman who shaped how I see people, how I lead, and what I believe work should feel like. It belongs to my daughter. A reminder every single day of why integrity, empathy, and doing right by people isn’t optional. It’s everything.
Neoma also means new moon in Greek. Not an absence of light, but the beginning of a new cycle. A moment of quiet before something builds. A fresh start that carries the wisdom of everything that came before it. That’s what I hope to bring to every organization I work with.
I’m Adrienne Schleigh, SHRM-SCP, and I have spent nearly twenty years in HR. Not just practicing it, but believing in it. Believing that when organizations truly value their people, everything changes. Culture improves. Performance follows. People stay. And the work actually means something.
Believing that every person, regardless of who they are or where they come from, deserves to work in a place where they are respected, included, and given a real chance to do their best work.
I’ve seen what happens when those beliefs are honored. And I’ve seen what happens when they aren’t.
I left a role I loved because leadership stopped living the company values. That decision wasn’t easy. But it was right. And it taught me something I carry into every engagement: HR without integrity isn’t HR. It’s just paperwork.
A fresh perspective. Grounded values. And the courage to advocate for what’s right, even when it’s hard.
Who I Work With
Built for organizations that want more than compliance.
For the small business owner who knows their people are everything but doesn’t know where to start.
For the nonprofit leader trying to build a culture that reflects their mission.
For the executive who needs a trusted partner, not just a consultant, to help them navigate the hard stuff.
For the HR professional who wants a thought partner who has been in the room, made the difficult calls, and come out the other side still believing in people.
I bring strategic thinking and hands-on execution. I work across for-profit, nonprofit, and public sector organizations of all sizes. I specialize in compliance, talent, change management, and culture. But what I really do is help organizations find their way back to what matters most.