Hayley, a Dallas, Texas native, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2011. Shortly after, she obtained her Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults from Teaching House in New York City. Hayley spent four years teaching English abroad in Seoul, South Korea, and Cusco, Peru.

Upon returning to Dallas, she joined the team at Sanford Rose Associates and began working with Horizon Hospitality in 2016. She eventually transitioned to working for Horizon directly in 2021, handling all things accounting, payroll, and HR. In 2023, she obtained her PHR and moved into the Director of Accounting & HR role.

In her spare time, Hayley enjoys practicing and teaching yoga, hiking, dancing, reading, cooking, and pestering her friends with terrible puns.