Natalie Margolis

As Chief Operating Officer at Catalight, Natalie leads People & Performance, Enterprise Applications, Real Estate & Facilities, Governance, Risk & Compliance and Quality. As part of her role, Natalie is focused on operationalizing organization-wide strategy — translating it into everyday execution to deliver meaningful impact while maximizing efficiency and minimizing cost. Natalie is also responsible for delivering a people-first culture that encompasses all areas of human resources including performance management, training, professional development and communications for Catalight and its affiliates.

Natalie joined Catalight (formerly Easterseals Bay Area) in 2013 and over the course of her tenure, has led the transformation of the organization from a traditional human resources department to a performance-based culture and has taken on and led numerous shared services over the last several years. Prior to joining Catalight, Natalie held a variety of human resource management positions in fortune 500 companies across service industries such as hospitality, sports and entertainment. She holds a degree from Simmons College in Sociology with a minor in Business Management. Natalie has a strong commitment to employee satisfaction, is passionate about supporting all levels of the organization and is extremely dedicated to the many Catalight causes.