Psychologists Buford and Schaefer be a part of from OppFi, Twitter to form mentally wholesome Folks technique
Spring Well being, probably the most complete world psychological well being resolution for employers and well being plans, introduced right now it has employed Karishma Patel Buford as its new Chief Folks Officer and Candice Schaefer as its Head of Worker Well being & Efficiency. Buford relies in Chicago, IL reporting to CEO and co-founder, April Koh. Schaefer relies in Seattle and can report back to Buford.
“We wish Spring Well being to prepared the ground in being the mentally healthiest and highest performing firm on this planet, and Karishma and Candice might be my companions in ensuring we ship on that,” says CEO April Koh. “As psychologists by coaching, they convey a wealth of expertise in constructing out Folks groups whereas additionally bringing out the most effective in staff.”
Buford will be a part of the chief group and lead the technique for Spring Well being’s Folks & Expertise capabilities, constructing and increasing worker onboarding, coaching and growth, compensation evaluation, advantages, organizational planning, organizational engagement, DE&I efforts, expertise/recruiting and tradition.
“If you end up at your mentally healthiest, you do your greatest work,” says Buford. “We wish to construct a tradition the place our staff’ constructive psychological well being fuels their excessive efficiency, slightly than managing psychological well being after the very fact as a consequence of efficiency exhaustion.”
Schaefer will drive the technique for the agency’s new Folks framework—which considers worker psychological well being and excessive efficiency as mixed strategic priorities—to judge all Folks advantages, insurance policies, and practices. To assist this technique, she is going to lead a multi-disciplinary group encompassing knowledge science, operations, and psychology to type a middle of excellence and innovation inside the firm.
Buford joins from OppFi the place she led numerous groups together with Folks, Communications, and Buyer Success. Her group drove key enterprise transformation initiatives together with constructing the group’s HR infrastructure and transitioning its succession and whole rewards practices to these of a public firm. Previous to OppFi she was at Groupon, the place her world group, throughout 15 nations, owned expertise growth, DE&I, employer model, and recruiting. Beforehand, she labored at BAE Techniques the place she constructed globally constant and regionally personalized expertise administration initiatives.
Schaefer joins from Twitter the place she served because the Director of World Wellness specializing in rising worker resilience and reducing occupational burnout. Previous to that she was a consulting psychologist at Fb the place she created and delivered resiliency programming for workers working with graphic and delicate content material. Earlier than pivoting to the tech area, Schaefer spent 10 years as a training clinician in medical settings and personal observe.
Buford earned a bachelor’s diploma in psychology from the College of Virginia and a Doctorate of Psychology (Psy.D) from the Georgia College of Skilled Psychology. Schaefer is a board-certified licensed medical psychologist. She earned a bachelor’s diploma in psychology from the College of Wisconsin and a Grasp’s and Ph.D. from the College of Kansas.
About Spring Well being
At Spring Well being, we’re making psychological well being basic by eliminating each barrier to care. Our complete digital platform gives employers and well being plans with numerous, inclusive care for people and households.
Utilizing clinically-proven machine studying fashions, we precisely assess a person’s wants after which our skilled care navigators information the person to the precise care, whether or not it’s teaching, meditation, remedy, treatment or extra.
Right now, Spring Well being serves over 150 firms, from start-ups to multinational Fortune 500 firms, and is a most well-liked psychological well being supplier to firms like Normal Mills, Bain, DocuSign, and Instacart.
