Director ~ Lois Fried , CPP

Lois Fried , CPP
San Francisco Bay Chapter

Lois Fried, CPP is a Regional Trainer with ADP, Inc in Northern California. Lois has been in the payroll industry for over 30 years and a member of the APA for 22 years. Lois is a past President of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. She has also served two terms as a Board of Advisor member of the APA. Lois is Chapter Historian for the SFBAC and currently serves on the BNA (Payroll Administration) Advisory Board. When not talking payroll, Lois enjoys spending time with her family and
writing.

Co-Director ~ Suzie Bentley, CPP

Suzie Bentley, CPP
South Bay Chapter

Suzie has been involved with payroll for over nineteen years in the Silicon Valley Hi Tech Industry. She has been active in the SBAC Chapter as Treasurer, President, Co-Membership & Newsletter Chairperson and finds time to be on the National APA HotLine Referral & ACH Committees. Currently employed as the Sr. Manager of Payroll, Stock Administration, and 401(k) at NVIDIA, Corp., she keeps busy utilizing her experience with Expatriates, Relocation, Multi-State Taxation, Accounting, and most recently with system conversions for Time & Attendance, 401(k) and Employee Equity Program Administration. She loves Networking which means getting to know others who know others who may know you!

Registration ~Sherry Yabrough , CPP

Sherry Yarbrough, MBA, CPP
East Bay Chapter

Sherry is currently the HR Operations/Payroll Manager for the Clorox Company. Prior to Clorox she managed payroll accounting at Mckesson, payroll operations at Sun Microsystems, and PG&E Corporation. She has been in payroll over 15 years and earned her CPP in 2003. She has a Bachelors degree in Accounting, and is a member of the American Payroll Association. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family and her Jack Russell Terriers.

Treasurer ~Marcela McCarthy, CPP

Marcela McCarthy , CPP
San Francisco Bay Chapter

Marcela McCarthy is Director of Payroll Services for McKesson Corporation, a healthcare services company. Prior to joining McKesson, she was Payroll Manager at American President Lines (container transportation and shipping services) and The Sharper Image.  Marcela has been in the payroll industry for 30+ years, and has held the designation of Certified Payroll Professional since 1987.
Marcela is an active member of the American Payroll Association at both the local and national levels. 
She is currently a member of the APA’s National Speakers Bureau and Strategic Payroll Leadership Task Force. Additionally she has been a board member of the California Payroll Conference since 2003.
 

Hotel ~ Ben Gallo

Ben Gallo
San Francisco Chapter

Ben is currently with the City & County of San Francisco for two years as the Payroll Supervisor. Prior to that he was the Paymaster for the Fairmont Hotel for 27 years. He has been an instructor for the San Francisco Chapters CPP study classes. Ben has been participating with the California Payroll Conference since 1988 with CPC2 and the last 4 years as Hotel chairperson.

Publicity ~ Elissa Hinze,CPP

Elissa Hinze CPP
Sacramento Valley Chapter

Elissa has Bachelors degree in Accounting and over 20 years of payroll and accounting experience. She is a member of the American Payroll Association . The last 16 years she has been working for Ascentis , a payroll provider, and currently manages their Rocklin office. She has been involved in support, implementation, and conversions of clients with payrolls in all 50 states. Ms. Hinze is currently an adjunct instructor for the Payroll Administration Certificate Program at California State University .

Vendors ~ Ed Boule

Ed Boule

Ed Boule is an Human Capital Management Expert with Kronos Incorporated, focusing on technology to help payroll and HR organizations function more efficiently and effectively.E Ed has served on the boards of multiple APA Chapters and HRMS Organizations in his 10 year career serving the Payroll community.

eboule@kronos.com

Vendors Comm.~ Dustin Del'Era

Dustin Dellera has been serving the Payroll community for nearly 4 years. He is an Account Executive for California Payroll and helps small and medium sized businesses streamline their payroll processes and increase internal efficiencies. Dustin currently serves as the chapter president for the East Bay APA Chapter, and also volunteers for the east bay chapter of the Northern California Human Resources Association.

Programs ~ Evelyn Villatuya,CPP

Evelyn Villatuya CPP
Sacramento Valley Chapter

Over 25 years of experience in the payroll professional Industry and is a CPP. Is a member of the National American Payroll Association and is a very active member of the Sacramento APA Chapter.

Programs Comm. ~ Diane Simpson CPP

Hospitality ~ Mary Brumm, CPP

Mary is currently the Payroll Manager for NVIDIA Corporation. Prior to NVIDIA she was an Accounting Manger for Intersil Corporation and managed G/L, Payroll, Accounts Payroll and Stock Administration. She has over 30 years of experience in Finance and Payroll and earned her CPP in 2003. She is a member of the American Payroll Association. Mary is currently serving on the South Bay Payroll Association Board as Past President/Board Advisor and has held the positions of President, Treasurer and Director of Education. Mary continues to help others prepare for the CPP exam. She teaches the Pay Train Learning classes at West Valley Community College and teaches the CPP study group for the chapter. At the APA National level she is on the Hotline Referral Service, Strategic Payroll Leadership Task Force Committee and CHAMPS. In 2009, Mary won the Donald W Shaper Education Grant. In her free time she enjoys spending time doing home remodeling, gardening and wine tasting.

Secretary~ Linda Ward, CPP