About Twin City Consulting

Experienced HR support, built for small businesses

Twin City Consulting was created to give small and growing businesses access to the kind of HR leadership they often need but rarely have in-house. We help business owners and leaders navigate hiring, employee issues, policies, performance concerns, and HR structure with practical guidance they can use right away.

What Our Clients Have to Say

At the end of the day, what our clients say about us matters more than anything we can say about ourselves. Below are a few reviews we've gotten on Google. We are proud that we serve our clients well and that they appreciate our hard work!

Dr. Kristen Sciolino, Dental Practice

Alyssa is very knowledgeable and thorough! She streamlines everything you need to create a great job listing. She found me a wonderful hygienist for Northern Maine when hygienists are almost impossible to find! I would highly recommend her services for HR and recruiting. 

Jagos Medenica, Agriculture Business

I would like to take a moment to recognize and thank Alyssa from Twin City Consulting for her support over the past year. 
 

Alyssa has been an outstanding HR professional—consistently bringing a thoughtful, independent, and unbiased perspective to every situation. She approaches her work with integrity, always focused on what is fair, balanced, and aligned with best practices. 

 
She has been highly collaborative and responsive, while at the same time maintaining the professional independence that is so critical in HR. Her guidance has consistently helped ensure that decisions are grounded in sound judgment and aligned with legal and ethical standards. 
 
We are truly grateful for her partnership and the steady, professional support she has provided. 

William Herbert, Law Firm

Alyssa at Twin City Consulting has been highly responsive, practical, and dependable in helping our firm navigate complex HR issues. She brings clear judgment and steady guidance and it is reassuring to know we can rely on her expertise when it is needed. Highly recommended! 

Holly Bruns, Marketing Firm

I’m incredibly grateful for the support Alyssa provided during a recent employment matter within my marketing agency that felt both pressing and complex. She made herself available within just a few hours the same day, which immediately put me at ease. 
 
Alyssa offered clear, thoughtful guidance and helped me confidently navigate the situation with both professionalism and care. What stood out most was not only her expertise, but her willingness to follow up with additional resources and support to ensure I felt fully equipped moving forward. 
 
I’m truly thankful to have Twin City Consulting as a trusted resource for our team and would highly recommend Alyssa to any business owner needing knowledgeable and responsive HR support. 

Meet Alyssa Fortin

Twin City Consulting is led by Alyssa Fortin, a human resources professional with broad experience across manufacturing, union environments, healthcare, and other complex workplaces. After more than a decade in HR, Alyssa saw the same pattern again and again: small businesses were facing serious people challenges without having the internal resources or expertise to handle them confidently.

She started Twin City Consulting to close that gap.

Rather than sending small businesses to large firms with layers, delays, and higher overhead, Alyssa built a more direct model. Clients work with a real person who understands both the strategic and practical sides of HR and can respond when issues actually happen.

Why Twin City Consulting exists

Alyssa founded Twin City Consulting in 2025 with a clear purpose: to provide small businesses with high-quality, practical HR support without the cost of a full-time internal team.

Her background in HR spans recruiting, employee and labor relations, policy development, workplace investigations, performance management, compensation analysis, and broader HR leadership. That experience grew even deeper through work in healthcare, where high regulatory expectations, operational complexity, and the importance of the work demanded thoughtful, high-level HR support.

Over time, Alyssa saw how often small and midsize businesses were left trying to solve important HR problems without enough guidance. She was approached about joining consulting firms, but chose instead to build her own company so she could deliver strong support more directly and keep it more accessible for the kinds of clients she most wanted to serve.

Our values

  • Integrity first
    We do what is right, even when the situation is difficult.
  • People-centered leadership
    We meet people where they are and lead with respect, clarity, and empathy.
  • Practical solutions
    We focus on guidance that works in the real world, not abstract best practices with no operational value.
  • Accountability
    We take ownership of our work and help clients create clear expectations and follow-through.
  • Partnership
    We build collaborative, trusted relationships with the businesses we support.
  • Excellence
    We deliver thoughtful, high-quality HR support tailored to each client’s needs.

Looking for practical HR support from someone who will actually pick up the phone?

Twin City Consulting helps small businesses navigate people challenges with clarity, responsiveness, and real experience.