Teah Delfino

People Operations Leader | HR Strategy, Talent & Culture

Teah Delfino is a seasoned People Operations Leader with over 20 years of experience in human resources, talent management, and organizational culture. Teah has architected impactful leadership training programs that boost emotional awareness and team collaboration, and she has mentored and managed cross-functional HR teams to streamline operations and enhance employee satisfaction. Her expertise includes developing scalable job architecture and competency frameworks that optimize career pathways and ensure equitable compensation structures. Teah's deep knowledge of talent acquisition, leadership training, employee engagement, HR systems, compensation planning, and culture transformation enables her to guide organizations through complex people challenges while building healthy, high-performing workplaces. She brings a people-first philosophy to every engagement, helping cannabis businesses and small enterprises build the teams and culture they need to thrive. She has a 19 yr old daughter named Maia, a 5 yr old boxer named Kai and a 8 month old holy terror of a kitten named Walter Whitesocks aka "Wally." Teah is an avid gardener with 9 raised beds and is banned from buying more plants this year. She has lived in Seattle for almost 26 years and was born in San Francisco in an apartment near Haight & Ashbury to a couple of hippies.