Dawn Hernandez

Dawn Hernandez has over 20 years of experience in Human Resources and People Operations. Dawn began their career in 1998 as a Recruitment Manager at Restaurant Associates. In 2000, they became the Director of Recruitment at Xandocosi, Inc. From 2002 to 2006, they were the Human Resource Manager at Brinker International, Inc. Dawn then moved on to become the Director, Human Resources at Morgans Hotel Group from 2006 to 2008. In 2008, they joined Apple-Metro, Inc as the Director, Human Resources, and CPS Hospitality as the HR Director. From 2012 to 2016, they were the Vice President of Human Resources at Patina Restaurant Group. Since 2016, they have been the Vice President, People Operations at Eureka! Restaurant Group. Most recently, in 2021, they joined Tartine Bakery as the Vice President, People Operations.

Dawn Hernandez holds a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Fordham University.