About
Built for those looking to treat people well while scaling.Â
You care, and you want to treat your people well. But caring is not always enough. Too many good organizations are navigating complex people situations without the proper support. Not because they are comfortable with HR risks, but because serious HR expertise has historically been out of reach for organizations that are not large enough to justify a full-time department. Policies don’t get followed. Knowledge walks out the door. Decisions get made on gut instinct. And the leaders who built something worth protecting are left trying to figure it out on their own.
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That is exactly what HAT Consulting is here to change. We partner with growing organizations, founder-led businesses, nonprofits, and tribal entities across Oklahoma and the surrounding region to build the HR systems, people strategies, and leadership foundations they deserve. Not because a policy manual says so. Because it's what is right. If you are ready to lead with integrity and build something that actually works, you are in the right place.
Cassie Chauncey spent over two decades inside some of the most complex HR environments imaginable. Healthcare systems with over 10,000 employees. Tribal entities balancing sovereignty, culture, and growth. Growing businesses trying to figure out people systems on the fly. She saw what happened when HR was done well and what it cost when it was not. In 2024, she founded HAT Consulting because she believed in something simple and important: every growing organization deserves access to serious HR expertise, delivered with integrity, warmth, and a genuine commitment to the humans involved. Not just the paperwork.
At HAT, We Believe
HR is a leadership system, not a paper trail.
How you treat your people is a reflection of how you run your business.
Kindness without accountability is just niceness. You need both.
Good HR gets ahead of problems before they get expensive and embarrassing.
Every organization deserves HR that meets them where they are, not where a textbook or AI tool says they should be.
By The Numbers
20+
Years of HR Experience
10,000+
Employees Supported
Multiple
Industries Served
Tribal
Entity Expertise
Meet The Team
Cassie Chauncey
PhD, HR Consultant and Founder
Most organizations want to lead their people well. They just do not always have the systems, the expertise, or the bandwidth to make it happen. That is exactly the gap HAT Consulting was built to fill. Cassie founded HAT Consulting out of a genuine passion for people and a deep belief that how you treat your employees is a reflection of how you run your business. She holds a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Oklahoma. She brings over 20 years of experience across industries and organizations of all sizes, including healthcare systems with over 10,000 employees. She has led HR through complex environments, built people programs from scratch, and coached leaders to show up the way they always intended. When she is not working, Cassie is probably laughing too loudly with people she loves, sneaking in extra time with her dogs, or finding any excuse to be around good company. She brings that same warmth and energy to every client she works with.
Terra Kelly
HR Consultant
Terra brings hands-on HR expertise that makes a real difference for the organizations HAT serves. With a strong background in recruitment, onboarding, benefits administration, and employee relations, including experience with tribal organizations, Terra is the person who gets into the details and makes sure nothing falls through the cracks. She is thorough, practical, and genuinely invested in the success of every client she works with. When Cassie needed someone to expand HAT's capacity without compromising its standards, Terra was the obvious choice.
What We Do
HAT Consulting offers fractional HR support, HR audits and compliance, people strategy and growth, training and development, and HR systems and structure. Whether you need someone to step in during a gap, build your HR foundation from scratch, or develop your leaders and teams, we bring the expertise your organization needs without the overhead of a full-time hire.
What Our Clients Are Saying
"HAT Consulting has revitalized our human resources department. From policy creation to strategic planning, performance reviews, and HR tools modernization, the impact has been immense."
JC McKibben
Vice Chair
Quapaw Nation Business Committee
"Partnering with HAT Consulting was absolutely the best decision for my small business. They helped us develop a comprehensive onboarding program that increased our retention and employee satisfaction."
Lucas Powell
Business Owner
"Her leadership, guidance, and recommendations are practical, applicable, and consistently produce results."
Maria Rivera
Frequently Asked Questions
HAT Consulting is a fractional HR consulting firm serving growing organizations, founder-led businesses, nonprofits, and tribal entities across Oklahoma and the surrounding region. Founded by Cassie Chauncey, PhD, HAT exists for leaders who want to build people-first organizations without the overhead of a full-time HR department.
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We specialize in fractional HR support, HR audits and compliance, policy and procedure development, onboarding and hiring systems, and training and development. Whether you need someone to step in during a leave of absence, build your HR infrastructure from scratch, or guide your leaders through a complex people situation, we bring the expertise and genuine care your organization deserves.
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Our clients include founder-led businesses, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and tribal entities that need serious HR expertise delivered with integrity. If you are looking for an HR consultant in Oklahoma, we'd love to chat.
