Jules Moorhouse

Jules Moorhouse serves as an HR Director with 26 years of experience in human resources. She started her HR career at a large company in Portland, Oregon, called New Seasons Market, where she was given the opportunity to build out the human resources department drawing on her prior backgrounds as a paralegal and in childcare. Moorhouse advanced through roles from generalist to director, working across nonprofits, technology, retail, and hospitality sectors. Her work centers on helping leaders navigate growth, organizational change, employee relations, leadership development, and culture, with a strong emphasis on creating spaces where people feel they belong. She holds a bachelor's degree, which she completed in her 50s after earlier studies at an acting conservatory that provided a certification equivalent to an associate's in theater. In addition to her HR career, Moorhouse has directed youth theater, run programs in Portland Public Schools, started a nonprofit, and opened youth camps. Her approach to leadership is guided by the value of trust, which she works to instill from the top down in organizations, and by career advice from a mentor 20 years ago that one has not done the job if unable to say something great about every person worked with that day. This philosophy, rooted in listening, learning, taking risks, and growing out loud, informs her efforts to support women in recognizing their value and voice.