Richard A. Sherwood, SPHR

Rick is a management consultant and a managing partner of Innovative HR Solutions. He is a facilitator for organizational change and has improved the productivity and financial results for numerous organizations. Prior to forming Innovative HR Solutions, Rick was the Director of Human Resources for Stanford University Bookstore, Media Copy Corporation and West Coast Beauty Supply Co. Rick has also worked at Bechtel International and Bank of America. His twenty plus years of executive human resources management experience in a variety of industries offers clients a wealth of expertise. Rick has extensive experience in survey design and analysis, productivity improvement and management transitioning. He frequently speaks to corporate and professional groups on organizational change and trends in employee satisfaction.

Rick has a BS from Willamette University, Salem, OR and an MS from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. He is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management, and Professionals in Human Resources Association and serves on the District's board. 

Joe Manjkow

Joe's experience includes all phases of web design using Access, ASP, HTML, Java, Visual J++ and Visual Basic. His responsibilities at the firm include the development and implementation of all Internet-based applications. Joe has a wealth of experience in systems design.  He has worked with a variety of companies in developing applications to evaluate the human resources function.

Joe has a BS from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ and an MS from the University of California, Berkeley, CA.

Judith K. Russo

Judith has over 20 years of experience in human resources and organizational development. She has worked extensively with both corporate and private clients in the areas of organizational planning, training and development, and leadership coaching. Prior to becoming a management consultant, she was Director of Organizational Development for Pacific Life & Annuity Company where she also served as Associate Dean for Pacific Life Academy. Her programs and initiatives have provided significant cuts in employee turnover, improvements in employee performance, enhanced teamwork, and the effective implementation of organizational change. Judith's work with executive teams, individual leaders, and employee groups can be directly aligned with strategies developed in response to the survey results.

Judith has a B.A. degree from California State University and a Master's Degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. Her certifications include the Center for Creative Leadership's Benchmarks 360^◦ program, Polaris 360^◦, DiSC profiles, and the Institute for Applied Management & Law's program in Employee Relations Law.

Davina M. Murphy

Davina is a management consultant with over 10 years of experience as a Human Resource professional. Prior to joining Innovative HR Solutions, she was a Senior HR Representative with Stanford University Bookstore. Davina's experience includes the design, development and implementation of compensation programs as well as improving benefit plans through statistical analysis. As a consultant with the firm, she specializes in conducting client feedback sessions that focus on technical compensation and benefit issues.

Davina has a BS from Cal Poly Pomona University, Pomona, CA and an MBA from San Francisco State University.