Lacey Navarrete, MBA, PHR, is Vice President of Human Resources at Scooter’s Coffee, where she leads talent acquisition and development, HR business partners, employee relations, benefits and payroll, and office administration for one of the nation’s fastest growing specialty coffee brands. With more than a decade of HR experience, Navarrete has advanced through multiple HR leadership roles at Scooter’s—spanning Talent Acquisition leadership to Senior Director of Talent and HR Shared Services. She began her career at Kiewit, one of the nation’s leading construction and engineering firms, in employee relations and talent outreach. Her career has centered on building scalable people systems that power rapid growth while strengthening culture. She has also represented the Scooter’s Coffee brand publicly on topics like employee engagement, career pathways, and employer of choice strategies.
Navarrete earned her Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2014, and her bachelor’s degree in business and human resources management from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2012. She received certification from HRCI, the premier credentialing community for human resources professionals, as a Professional in Human Resources in 2017.
