Laticia-Anne Cannon
Principal Consultant & Executive Strategist
Executive strategist, HR and labor relations leader, Certified Paralegal, and U.S. Navy veteran, with nearly three decades of helping leaders see risk before it becomes the problem.
My career began in the United States Navy as a Radioman communications specialist, where precision, confidentiality, and accountability under pressure were the standard.
I went on to spend more than a decade with a major research university and academic healthcare institution, directing employee and labor relations, HR policy, and disability accommodation compliance across multiple collective bargaining relationships. I have since led HR, compliance, and quality work in global manufacturing, regulated consumer products, multinational specialty chemicals, and nonprofit settings, advising executives and boards through workplace investigations, administrative agency matters, and policy modernization.
Alongside that work, I have served as a Certified Paralegal since 1987, much of it pro bono for families who could not otherwise afford help, and was honored with the Connecticut Bar Association’s Pro Bono Award in 2007 and 2008.
My approach is direct and discreet. I listen first, review the record, and give leaders a clear, reasoned recommendation they can act on and defend, whether the matter is a leadership transition, a workplace investigation, or a governance gap.
Cannon Consulting brings those threads together: an operator’s view of HR, an investigator’s eye for documentation, and an advocate’s commitment to fairness.
Core Executive Competencies
Four areas of practice, developed over nearly three decades in complex, regulated, and unionized organizations.
Executive Leadership & Organizational Strategy
• Executive advisory and strategic decision support
• Leadership coaching and development
• Organizational transformation
• Workforce planning and succession strategy
• Stakeholder engagement and change management
Employee & Labor Relations
• Workplace investigations
• Collective bargaining and union relations
• Mediation and conflict resolution
• Performance improvement and accountability systems
• Employee relations risk management
HR Governance & Regulatory Compliance
• Policy modernization
• ADA, FMLA, FLSA, EEO, and applicable state employment requirements
• HR audits and compliance tracking
• Confidential workforce records
• Regulatory readiness and documentation
Operational Excellence & Quality Management
• Lean Six Sigma methodologies
• Continuous improvement
• Quality-system coordination
• CAPA and process improvement
• Operational metrics and analytics
• Regulated business environments
Operational Excellence & Quality Management
Combining Lean Six Sigma Black Belt methodologies, quality-management principles, and executive operational experience, I bring a structured, risk-based approach to organizational performance improvement.
My experience includes continuous improvement, quality-system coordination, corrective and preventive action processes, regulatory readiness, management accountability, and cross-functional operational initiatives.
This multidisciplinary background supports a practical approach to identifying organizational inefficiencies, strengthening processes, and improving business performance.
Representative Executive Experience & Strategic Accomplishments
My professional experience spans complex organizational environments, regulated industries, executive advisory functions, workforce governance, and strategic operational initiatives. The following examples illustrate the breadth of responsibilities and business challenges I have addressed throughout my career.
Examples are described in general terms to protect confidentiality and reflect experience across my career, including prior employment. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Industry: Nonprofit & Community Services
Led the modernization of organizational HR policies, employee handbook provisions, standards of conduct, and progressive discipline frameworks within a regional nonprofit environment. Aligned policy development and management practices with applicable employment regulations, organizational requirements, and workforce accountability objectives. Supported leadership implementation through policy communication, management guidance, and structured performance management practices.
Business value: strengthened HR governance, policy consistency, management accountability, and organizational compliance readiness.
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Industry: Multisector Employee & Labor Relations
Conducted impartial workplace investigations involving complex employee relations concerns, allegations of misconduct, discrimination, and workplace policy violations. Developed findings, maintained supporting documentation, and coordinated the preparation of employment-related administrative agency responses in collaboration with appropriate organizational leadership and legal counsel.
Business value: supported informed organizational decision-making, consistent documentation, procedural integrity, and defensible employee relations practices.
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Industry: Higher Education & Academic Healthcare
Provided executive and management advisory support within a major research university and academic healthcare environment involving multiple collective bargaining relationships. Supported contract negotiations, grievance resolution, labor-management collaboration, employee relations strategy, and contract administration. Applied mediation, facilitation, and proactive employee relations practices to support organizational continuity and constructive labor-management relationships.
Business value: strengthened labor relations processes, management guidance, dispute resolution, and operational flexibility.
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Industry: Global Regulated Consumer Products
Provided strategic and operational support for the end-to-end launch of a confidential next-generation product in a regulated global industry, from operational planning and cross-functional coordination through global market-entry readiness. Navigated regulatory, data privacy, and go-to-market requirements while safeguarding proprietary product and client information. Applied quality management, continuous improvement, and risk-based methodologies to support operational readiness and on-schedule delivery.
Business value: demonstrated strategic execution, operational discipline, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to support complex international initiatives.
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Industry: Global Specialty Chemicals & Manufacturing
Supported human resources integration and organizational change initiatives within a multinational specialty chemicals and manufacturing environment. Developed HR integration processes, harmonized workforce policies, supported employee communications, and collaborated with leadership on organizational transition planning.
Business value: supported workforce continuity, policy alignment, operational coordination, and structured organizational change.
Professional Education, Certifications & Specialized Expertise
Formal training across business, law, and process improvement. Areas of specialization: executive advisory, employee and labor relations, workplace investigations, HR policy and governance, and performance and accountability systems.
Education & Certifications
• B.S., Business Management — HR & Legal Compliance, Albertus Magnus College
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt — Gateway Community College
• ASQ Certified Quality Improvement Associate
• Certified Paralegal — Regulatory & Legal Compliance
• Diversity Professional Certification — Cornell University ILR School
• NCCT Certified Training Facilitator
• Connecticut Notary Public since 1988; certified for remote online notarization
• SHRM Member
• Errors and omissions insured
• U.S. Navy veteran
Professional Service
• Connecticut Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 2007 and 2008
• Former executive board member, statewide domestic violence coalition
• County bar association diversity committee
• Workshop facilitator, school 504 coordinator, and youth mentor