WHY TPPS?

HR Business Partner & SPHR  

Christian@TotalPackagePS.com 

Christian is a customer service professional at his core. His experience prior to TPPS includes stints in higher education, non-profits, the service industry, and coffee. He has over 3 years' experience in Human Resources in various settings with a focus on recruiting, onboarding, performance management, training, and process development. Christian enjoys supporting employees in the workplace while also helping to ensure practices align with organizational goals and values. A great listener, Christian places a priority in understanding client needs to offer up solutions that are both efficient and effective. Christian earned a Bachelors degree in Political Science at UCSB (Go Gauchos!), a Masters degree in Organizational Development and Leadership at Fielding Graduate University and is a Society of Human Resources Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP). In his free time Christian enjoys cooking, walking his dog Charlie, traveling, geeking out on comics, and hanging out with friends and family. 

  Payroll Coordinator

Cristina@totalpackageps.com

Cristina is from Southern California but spent a large portion of her life in the Bay Area. She is happily married with 2 young boys and one doggy. 

She has 5 years of experience in Human Resources including payroll processing, benefits administration, full cycle onboarding, and employee exits, among other HR duties. She also worked in the Purchasing department for 4 years. She has a passion for payroll processing and enjoys learning all the latest details on this subject. She’s naturally altruistic, cooperative and she is always smiling. When not in the office, you can find her cooking for her family, watching a movie (at home or the movie theater), or at the beach. You can also find her alongside her husband searching for collectible items to add to their collections. While her family and work duties keep her busy, she’s always looking to learn new things. The current subject is Photography, and she is looking forward to getting a professional camera to take as many photos of dogs and landscapes as possible!

 Payroll Coordinator

Erica@totalpackageps.com

Erica joins our team from the Entertainment Capital of the World – Las Vegas. An East Coast native, she migrated to Hawaii to live in paradise for a while before landing in Sin City, where she’s been since 2014. Erica has 8 years of payroll experience, and 6 years of HR experience. She has an MS in Industrial Organizational Psychology and earned her Master's Certificate in Human Resource Management. She also plans to get her SHRM-CP this year in 2022. When she’s not busy keeping our clients’ payroll systems in order, she likes to hike with her husband, paddle board, go to the gym, and hang out with her kids. She is also the proud mom of a 110 lb Rottweiler named Zadie. 

HR Coordinator 

Irene@totalpackageps.com

Irene is one of our rockstar HR Coordinators. She comes to TPPS with 5 progress years of administrative experience. While Irene is at the beginning of her HR career, she is  excited to learn  and take on whatever challenges come her way. She works with our clients  to get their needs met quickly and efficiently, hopping in wherever she can to solve any problem tosser her way. Born and raised in San Diego, Irene received her Bachelor's in Political Science, but hopes to go back to school and further her education. In her spare time,  Irene likes to go to concerts, the gym, and spend time with friends and family, and her cat, Bunny. 

 Payroll Manager

Jennifer@totalpackageps.com

 Jennifer is our resident payroll guru and uses her nearly two decades of experience processing payroll for thousands of travel nurses, or churches across the county to assist our clients with their compensation needs as our Payroll Specialist. Jennifer was born and raised in the Bay Area before relocating to San Diego to receive her bachelors from University of San Diego. When she isn’t juggling our payroll needs, she has been known to spend her time outdoors with her family and knows the San Diego Safari Park like the back of her hand. Fun fact, she is also a hypnotist, who said payroll couldn’t be mesmerizing?

Office & Operations Manager  

Jphoenix@totalpackageps.com

Jennifer, or Phoenix to our team, joined TPPS as the Office Manager where she oversees our day-to-day operations, keeps our team in sync and works on marketing and business development. A self-proclaimed “child of the world” Phoenix was born in Texas, before spending her childhood in France and has moved from California to Hawaii and back. With a degree in Political Science and French studies, Phoenix, along with our fellow Parisian, keeps the team entertained with a new French word to learn each week. When she isn’t partnering with our team on marketing efforts, she can be found at the beach, dreaming of outer space, or on a paddle board.

HR Business Partner & PHR

Mayra@totalpackageps.com

Mayra is from Southern California but spent a large portion of her life in Tijuana, Mexico. She is happily married with 2 young daughters and 2 dogs. Mayra is a passionate and highly motivated human resources professional with 10 years of experience in people management, employee relations, onboarding, performance management, recruiting, and champions diversity and inclusion in the workplace. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science at San Diego State University (Go Aztecs!) and is currently working towards a Master of Arts in Human Resources at National University as well as her PHR certification. In her free time, Mayra loves spending time outdoors with her two daughters and husband biking, going to the beach, parks, watching movies and sports games. 

HR Coordinator 

Nicole@totalpackageps.com

 Nicole  uses her Sociology degree and current psychology studies to apply understanding, observation, and excellent communication with our groups in her role as an HR Coordinator where she assists our groups with all aspects of employee lifecycle. With ten years of experience in office management and a background in administration and human resources Nicole works alongside our HR Business Partners to become an extension of our client’s team. As a San Diego native, Nicole works in conjunction with the San Diego Humane Society to neuter/spay neighborhood cats so that they can be adopted into loving homes or released back into the community. If she isn’t busy rescuing cats, she may be found cross stitching, gardening or practicing yoga.