Dana Calder is a strategic HR executive and Partner with more than eight years of experience helping founder-led and private equity-backed organizations build scalable people strategies. She specializes in partnering with SaaS, technology, fintech, and mission-driven companies to strengthen leadership teams, develop practical HR infrastructure, and guide organizations through growth and change. Dana is known for bringing clarity to complex people challenges by combining executive coaching, organizational strategy, and hands-on execution. She is committed to helping leaders make thoughtful decisions that create healthy, high-performing organizations where both people and businesses thrive.

Leslie Aguirre
Leslie Aguirre is an HR manager at Amplēo, where she supports a diverse portfolio of clients by streamlining HR operations, improving employee experience, and ensuring compliance across various industries. With expertise in full-cycle recruitment, onboarding, benefits administration, and HRIS systems such as ADP and Workday, Leslie brings a strategic and people-centered approach to every engagement. She has a strong track record of optimizing internal processes, enhancing workplace culture, and guiding leadership teams through periods of growth and transition.
Before joining Amplēo, Leslie spent over five years in human resources at such organizations as UCF, Suntuity, CSI, and Farah & Farah. Her career spans multiple sectors, including legal, solar energy, staffing, healthcare, and higher education, through which she built a deep understanding of both corporate and fast-paced startup environments. She also spent several years at Apple working as both a sales and technical associate aiming to provide the utmost total solutions for her customers.
Fun Facts and Hobbies
- Passionate home cook always experimenting with new dishes
- Learning to embrace a more fitness-based lifestyle (rowing, weight training, and yoga)
- Casual bookworm with a soft spot for psychological thrillers
Education and Certifications
- MA in higher education from the University of Central Florida
- BA in communication sciences and disorders from the University of Central Florida
- Graduate certificate in infant/toddler development from Florida State University
Meet the rest of the team
You've Got the Vision.
We've Got the Fractional
Team to Build It.
A fractional CFO who knows your numbers. A fractional CMO driving your pipeline. An HR leader building your people systems. Sales tax specialists keeping you compliant. Valuation experts ready when you need them. All embedded. All executing. All backed by Ampleo Intelligence, our AI platform.
You've Got the Vision.
We've Got the Fractional
Team to Build It.
A fractional CFO who knows your numbers. A fractional CMO driving your pipeline. An HR leader building your people systems. Sales tax specialists keeping you compliant. Valuation experts ready when you need them. All embedded. All executing. All backed by Ampleo Intelligence, our AI platform.
You've Got the Vision.
We've Got the Fractional
Team to Build It.
A fractional CFO who knows your numbers. A fractional CMO driving your pipeline. An HR leader building your people systems. Sales tax specialists keeping you compliant. Valuation experts ready when you need them. All embedded. All executing. All backed by Ampleo Intelligence, our AI platform.
You've Got the Vision.
We've Got the Fractional
Team to Build It.
A fractional CFO who knows your numbers. A fractional CMO driving your pipeline. An HR leader building your people systems. Sales tax specialists keeping you compliant. Valuation experts ready when you need them. All embedded. All executing. All backed by Ampleo Intelligence, our AI platform.








