Your entire HR department—for less than one full-time HR employee.
More HR capacity. Stronger documentation. Better-developed leaders. Another layer of protection around the organization you've worked so hard to build.
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We don't replace your HR professional. We strengthen the department around them.
Your HR professional knows your people, your leaders, your culture, and the day-to-day realities of your organization. But one HR professional shouldn't be expected to carry the responsibility of an entire HR department alone.
Extension HR works alongside the HR professional you already trust—adding experienced HR strategy, additional capacity, documentation support, HR infrastructure, professional development, leadership development, culture development, and another layer of organizational protection.
CEO, you've worked too hard to leave cracks in what you've built.
You built the business. You built the reputation. You hired the people. You developed the leadership. You earned the customers. But organizations don't become vulnerable only because of major decisions. Sometimes vulnerability develops quietly.
- An employee concern that wasn't documented completely.
- A manager who handled similar employees differently.
- A performance problem without clear documentation.
- An investigation with unanswered questions.
- A leave process that wasn't followed consistently.
- A workers' compensation matter with missing follow-up.
- A termination where documentation doesn't tell the full story.
- An HR professional carrying so much that something gets missed.
Individually, these can look like small cracks. Over time, small cracks can become organizational vulnerabilities. Extension HR provides another experienced layer around your HR function to help identify those cracks, strengthen the processes behind them, and reduce preventable HR exposure before a problem becomes significantly more expensive.
You've worked too hard to build it. Let's make sure HR is strong enough to help protect it.
One strategic partnership. The support of an entire HR function.
Building an internal HR department
Roles you'd typically need to hire, with average U.S. base salary:
- HR Manager$95,000/yr
- HR Business Partner$105,000/yr
- Recruiter$75,000/yr
- Payroll Specialist$70,000/yr
- Benefits Administrator$68,000/yr
- Employee Relations Specialist$82,000/yr
- Training & Development Manager$95,000/yr
- Compliance Consultant$110,000/yr
- Organizational Development Consultant$120,000/yr
- Culture & Engagement Leader$90,000/yr
Base salaries only. Add benefits (~30%), payroll taxes, recruiting fees, technology, and overhead.
Partnering with Extension HR
One predictable monthly investment includes:
- Another experienced set of eyes before decisions become records
- Employee-relations and investigation strategy
- Documentation review, gap review, and documentation development
- Performance and corrective-action process support
- Workers' compensation, unemployment, and leave documentation support
- Onboarding and offboarding process support
- SOPs, HR workflows, and HR infrastructure
- HR professional coaching and development
- Leadership development and culture development
- HR Infrastructure Assessment and 90-Day HR Priority Roadmap
- Quarterly CORE Scorecard for executive visibility
- Help identifying when employment counsel should be involved
HR Partnership at $3,899, HR Department Extension at $5,499, or a custom HR Department Buildout.
No salaries. No benefits load. No payroll taxes. No recruiting fees. No long-term contract.
We work alongside your employment counsel when appropriate to align policies, documentation, investigations, workers' compensation processes, and people decisions—helping reduce legal exposure and protect your organization before concerns escalate.
You receive the expertise of an experienced HR and operations leader without the salaries, benefits, payroll taxes, recruiting expenses, and overhead associated with building a full internal department.
Comprehensive HR leadership for every stage of growth.
Fractional Executive HR Leadership
CHRO-level strategy, workforce planning, and executive advising for growing organizations.
Timekeeping & Payroll Coordination
Timekeeping and payroll coordination, HRIS support, personnel files, onboarding and offboarding.
Recruiting & Talent Acquisition
Sourcing, screening, structured interviews, and hiring manager coaching.
Compliance & Risk Management
California HR compliance guidance, handbooks, policy reviews, and documentation.
Employee Relations
Manager consultations, conflict resolution, difficult conversations, and accountability.
Performance Management
Reviews, goal-setting, PIPs, and progressive discipline that hold up.
Leadership Development
Executive coaching, new-manager development, and leadership team facilitation.
Culture Development
Assessments, values alignment, engagement, and culture transformation planning.
In-Person Training
Customized workshops for leaders, managers, and employees, delivered onsite.
Business Operations & Strategy
Organizational design, SOPs, KPIs, and operational effectiveness.
Experienced leadership. Personalized partnership. Measurable value.
Direct Executive Access
Work directly with an experienced executive — not a generic help desk.
20+ Years of Experience
Combined leadership, operations, organizational development, and HR.
Executive-Level Perspective
Led by a former Director of Operations and Interim CEO.
HR & Operations Expertise
People, systems, culture, and performance considered together.
Flexible Support
Strategic and administrative support without a full-time HR team.
Predictable Pricing
Flat-rate monthly investment — no hourly surprises.
People-First Leadership
Strong businesses are built on strong leaders and healthy cultures.
Protect your business. Strengthen your team. Scale with confidence.
A strategic HR partnership creates measurable improvements across leadership, culture, compliance, and performance.
Leadership that reflects every workplace we support.
Culture is not a perk. It is a business strategy.
A strong workplace culture is intentionally built through leadership, communication, accountability, trust, values, systems, and the employee experience.
Extension HR helps organizations define the culture they want, identify the gaps, equip leaders to model organizational values, and create practical systems that reinforce healthy workplace behaviors.
Practical training that strengthens leaders and teams.
Extension HR provides engaging, practical, in-person training designed to help leaders and employees apply what they learn in real workplace situations. Training is customized based on your organization's needs, size, industry, leadership structure, and workplace challenges.
- New Manager Training
- Performance Management
- Leadership Development
- Coaching Employees
- Handling Difficult Conversations
- Culture Development
- Harassment Prevention
- Executive Leadership Workshops
Experienced executive leadership behind every recommendation.
Ericka Larrieu is an executive operations, organizational leadership, and human resources professional with well over 20 years of experience leading teams, strengthening organizations, developing leaders, improving culture, and building systems that support organizational growth.
Her career includes leadership as an HR Director, Director of Operations, Interim Chief Executive Officer, senior operations leader, people strategist, and organizational development professional. She has led operations supporting workforces of more than 550 employees.
You are not calling a help desk. You are partnering directly with an experienced executive who understands business.
A clear path to stronger HR.
Schedule Your Complimentary Strategy Session
Meet to discuss your organization, current challenges, goals, workforce, and immediate HR priorities.
Complete an Initial HR Assessment
We review your HR structure, policies, processes, risks, workforce needs, and operational priorities.
Receive a Customized HR Roadmap
Clear recommendations and a practical plan based on your priorities.
Begin Your Extension HR Partnership
We become an accessible, strategic partner to your executive team and managers.
Strengthen, Protect, and Scale
Together we strengthen HR systems, leadership, documentation, compliance, and culture.
Choose the level of protection, capacity, and HR support your organization needs.
Strengthen the HR professional you already trust, add real department capacity behind them, or build the HR function your organization has outgrown the need to postpone.
- HR Partnership — $3,899/month · generally up to 150 employees
- HR Department Extension — $5,499/month · generally up to 250 employees
- HR Department Buildout — custom scope and pricing
- Another experienced set of eyes on every significant HR matter
- Documentation support, SOPs, and HR infrastructure
- HR professional coaching, leadership and culture development
- HR Infrastructure Assessment and 90-Day HR Priority Roadmap
- Quarterly CORE Scorecard for executive visibility
California roots. Nationwide HR partnership.
Extension HR is building a strong presence across Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego while supporting growing organizations throughout the United States.
Nationwide
Remote fractional HR leadership across the United States.
Explore servicesOrange County
California-focused HR consulting for growing local organizations.
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Executive HR strategy for complex, evolving workforces.
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Practical people systems, leadership, and compliance support.
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Executive perspective
Guidance that considers your people, operations, growth plans, and risk—not HR in isolation.
Direct partnership
Work directly with an experienced executive-level HR leader rather than a rotating support desk.
Practical follow-through
Clear recommendations paired with hands-on implementation, documentation, and manager support.
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Share your workforce size, current priorities, and the kind of support you need. Most inquiries receive a response within one business day.
Your business deserves experienced HR leadership.
You do not have to manage complex HR responsibilities alone. Partner with an experienced executive who can help protect your organization, support your leaders, strengthen your culture, and build the people systems required for sustainable growth.