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HR Coordinator

Alicia

Alicia, a San Diego native, earned her Bachelor’s degree in Communication from UC Santa Barbara. Her career began in the Education field, where she gained her first exposure to HR. Motivated to expand her knowledge, she made the decision to pursue a Master’s degree in Business Psychology in England. Her studies equipped her with valuable skills in improving employee engagement and motivation, leadership strategies, performance management methods, and more. After her studies, she stayed in England to work in HR and gained experience in recruiting, training, DE&I, onboarding, employer branding, and employee motivation. Alicia is back living in San Diego with her dog, Sophie, and fiancé. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, food, hiking, the beach, and spending time with her family. 

Payroll Coordinator

Ashley

Ashley was born and raised in Sacramento and earned her BS in Sports Management from Post University. After working in the sports industry for 4 years, she moved to Baltimore to transition into data analysis and human resources where she could provide a greater impact working with employees across the US, UK, and Canada. Highly motivated and results-oriented, she earned her PHR in 2021 and will join the team as a payroll coordinator where she will utilize her expertise to support our client base. Outside of work, Ashley enjoys trying new restaurants, going to concerts, and knitting and crafting for family and friends.  

HR Coordinator

Bella

Bella joins our team as a Human Resources Coordinator with 3 years of experience. During that time, she had many duties including onboarding and offboarding, as well as employee relations and training. With two years prior working as an entry level employee in her company before transferring into Human Resources, she understands that having an open ear to the client will best serve in finding solutions. Bella is known for thinking outside of the box and finding creative solutions to complex problems. In her free time, Bella is an active swimmer, loves to read and has massive pride in her continuously expanding library, and loves hanging out with her friends and family.

Payroll Specialist

Cassidy

Cassidy was born and raised in San Diego, and attended college at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho (Go Broncos!), where she earned her bachelor’s in general business with a Supply Chain Management minor. After graduating, she spent some time in Las Vegas working in procurement and government contracting. Upon returning to San Diego, she began working in the Human Resources and Payroll world for 3 years where she discovered that her true passion was in processing payroll. Cassidy enjoys all things music – whether it is singing, dancing or concerts. When she is not in the office, she enjoys staying in and reading a book, doing a craft, or a puzzle. She also loves staying active by hiking, taking her daughter for walks, and Pilates classes.

HR Business Partner & SPHR

Christian

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. 

HR Business Partner

Christine

Christine was born and raised in Northern New Jersey but has spent a larger part of her life becoming a California girl. She is happily married with one young daughter. Christine has customer service in her DNA, being that her experience is grounded in over 17 years in the retail industry. Christine is passionate about doing the right thing for her employees and clients. Onboarding, process improvements, employee engagement, and employee development are what drives her in her career. In her spare time, she loves trying new restaurants with her husband, as well as cooking, baking, entertaining her friends and family, and relaxing at the beach. Greece and Thailand are two of her favorite places in the world and she continues to find new countries to explore.

Payroll Coordinator

Cristina

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!

HR Coordinator

Dusty

Dusty was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, and has been living in San Diego for the last six years. She graduated from UCSD (go tritons!) with a degree in International Business, and has spent the past 4 years working in HR. In her free time, you can find her SCUBA diving in La Jolla, exploring San Diego’s hiking trails, baking bread, or spending time on the couch with her dog Pinto Bean and a good book or movie.

Office & Operations Manager

Jennifer “Phoenix”

Jennifer, or “Phoenix” to our team, joined TPPS in early 2021 as TPHR’s very first Office Manager. Phoenix 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 lived in Los Angeles as well as Hawaii, before landing in San Diego. With a degree in Political Science, and an extensive background in legal, sales and marketing, and operations management, Phoenix contributes her varied career skills to keeping TPHR organized and focused on growth. When she isn’t partnering with our team on IT support, marketing efforts, accounting, social media, and wellness, she can be found reading a book at the beach, hiking her favorite trails, loving on all the animals, stargazing and dreaming of outer space, or on a standup paddle board.

HR Business Partner

Juliana

Juliana was born and raised in Brazil. She earned her business bachelor’s degree and an MBA in Organizational Leadership from Point Loma Nazarene University. She has been working in the HR field since her first internship, while still in college. Juliana has worked in multiple industries and applied HR practices in countries like Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil. Outside of work, she enjoys attending concerts, practicing yoga, swimming, and going camping with her family and friends. One of Juliana’s favorite extracurricular activities is teaching Career Readiness at Mira Costa Community College. She is passionate about developing people’s skills and helping professionals achieve successful careers.

HR Coordinator

Kailanie

Kailanie’s background consists of 6 years of customer service experience, 4 years of admin experience, and 2 years of HR experience as an HR Coordinator. Her customer service experience has helped propel her in the HR world because she understands that everyone wants to be heard. She has a degree in Business Admin and is currently working through an HR Management certification program. She lives in San Diego with her fur baby, George. She really enjoys movies, loves the Harry Potter series and foreign films due to the creative styles and differences. She believes her love for crafting and puzzles has given her the drive to be a problem-solver and try to find solutions to problems that haven’t even yet become a problem.

Payroll Coordinator

Melissa

Melissa has been a payroll administrator for 8+ years with it spent primarily in the automotive industry before switching to HR. She received her Bachelor’s degree from UOPHX in 2015 for Criminal Justice with a focus on human services. She loves payroll because it gives her the best of both worlds – people and numbers. She enjoys the outdoors & is a nature lover at heart, with a particular fondness for plants & the sun. Her inspiration people are The Rock & Pitbull, and she enjoys going to concerts, specifically country or hip hop/R&B. She enjoys spending time with her niece & nephews, as well as her boyfriend. While she currently does not have any pets, getting a dog is in this year’s plan!

HR Intern

Mirayah

Mirayah, a Business Administration student at CSUSM is our dedicated HR intern. Driven by a passion for creating positive work environments. With developing skills of communication and problem solving, she envisions contributing to recruitment processes, employee development, and fostering a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. Beyond her internship, Mirayah enjoys doing Pilates, walking her dog Majestic, finding new local coffee shops, and hanging out with friends and family. She is also working towards obtaining her SHRM – CP this year. Mirayah envisions making a meaningful impact in the HR field and loves learning everything HR!

HR Generalist & aPHR

Nicole

Nicole uses her Sociology degree and aPHR certification to apply understanding, observation, and excellent communication with our clients in her role as an HR Generalist where she assists our group with all aspects of the employee lifecycle. With ten years of experience in office administration as well as several years in human resources, Nicole works to become an extension of our client’s team earning the trust of employees and business owners. As a San Diego native, Nicole works 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.

HR Business Partner

Rylee

One of our resident HR Business Partners and SHRM-CP, Rylee joins our team as a Human Resources Business Partner with 6 years of experience in many HR duties including onboarding, performance management, employee relations, and staying on top of HR trends. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and Cal State Northridge and a master’s degree in human resources development from Louisiana State University (Geaux Tigers!) She takes pride in providing the best customer service and being able to make HR fun and easy for customers. In her spare time she enjoys working out, watching movies, and trying to visit every national park.

Director of HR & SPHR

Sadina

Sadina began her career in HR after discovering her customer service skills could be focused towards employee support and organizational growth. With a BS in Business, Sadina added a HR Management certification through George Mason University and acquired the SPHR certification from HRCI.  Experience from retail, construction, and tech industries, provides her with a solid background to pull from as she supports the diverse businesses within our TPPS portfolio. Sadina enjoys the challenge of understanding employment law while navigating the many unique situations that arise from working with people. If you have a complicated leave of absence case Sadina will jump in and ensure the employee feels fully supported while also sorting out the complexities from an administrative and legal position. Outside of work Sadina is a mom of twin boys and stays very active keeping up with them and all their energy. 

HR Business Partner

Sarah

Sarah received her Bachelor’s degree in English & Comparative Literature at San Diego State. She then went on to receive her Professional Certificate in Human Resources Management from San Diego State. She enjoys working in HR because of the complex nature of the field itself and enjoys learning how to approach the various challenging scenarios that come up in the workplace. She finds personal value in being in a supportive role to employees in the workplace while balancing compliance needs at the same time. Some of Sarah’s hobbies and interests include running, reading and watching movies.