Paula Salat

Paula Salat has over 30 years of experience in Human Resources. Paula began their career in 1990 as an Assistant Vice President of Human Resources at California Bank & Trust (formerly Eldorado Bank). During their tenure, they were responsible for full cycle recruitment, employee orientation, creation/presentation of management workshops, oversight of employee suggestion program, exit interviews, UI claims responses, generation of salary/benefit survey data, policy interpretation, and compliance reporting. In 2003, they moved to Homefield Financial where they built a Corporate Human Resources Department for an INC 500 mortgage company. In 2007, they joined Western Digital as a Senior HR Business Partner, SPHR & SHRM-SCP. There, they identified, advised, collaborated and consulted on organizational needs, change management and communication practices that impacted roles, people and processes. Paula was also responsible for employee relations, legal compliance, workforce and succession planning, talent management, training, leadership and employee career development. In 2017, Paula joined Navien, Inc. as the Sr Mgr, Head of Human Resources, SPHR & SHRM-SCP.

Paula Salat obtained a Certification in Organization Development from Chapman University in 2010. Paula then went on to earn a BA in Liberal Arts & Teaching Credential from California State University, Fullerton. In 2015, they obtained their SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certification from SHRM and in 2016 they obtained their Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification from the HR Certification Institute - HRCI.