Julie A. Chendes, SPHR, Founder and CEO

Julie’s 26 years of experience includes work in the high tech, non-profit, and marketing industries. Julie holds an M.S. in Human Resources Management, a B.S. in Public Relations, and a Human Resource Certificate from San Francisco State University. She is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Professional in Human Resources-California (PHRca) as certified by HRCI. Julie taught seminars and consulted with clients at the San Francisco Small Business Development Center for six years. She served on the Board of Directors of Instituto Familiar de la Raza for five years. Julie takes an evening walk and feeds the feral cats in her neighborhood.

Taune M. Lima, SPHR, HR Consulting/Recruiting Director

Taune joined NLS 13 years ago as an HR Consultant and her background includes an additional 11 years in restaurant management.  She provides tactical and strategic HR support and solutions that work for our clients’ individualized needs. She has an A.A. in Merchandise Management Marketing, holds a Human Resource Certificate from San Francisco State University, and is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) as certified by HRCI. She has recently relocated to Austin, Texas and has begun our Austin division. Taune enjoys listening to podcasts in her new infrared sauna.

Katie has been a Human Resources Professional for 15 years. Her background includes six years in recruiting and technology industries delivering high-level, strategic HR support.  She has deep experience in employee relations, recruiting and compliance. Katie holds a Master’s in Business Administration from San Francisco State University, and she is a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) as certified by HRCI and a certified HR professional by SHRM (SHRM-CP). Katie drinks lots of water and her favorite book is The Kite Runner.

Alexis has been an HR Professional for six years.  She has over eight years in the high-tech industry, her background includes experience in the full lifecycle of employees: on/offboarding, recruitment, leaves of absence, performance reviews, compliance management, workers compensation, employee events, perk and benefit programs, day-to-day HR management, and project management (diversity, values, and culture). She holds a Bachelor of Arts from San Jose State University, a Human Resource Management Certificate from SF State Extended Learning and she is a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) as certified by SHRM.  Alexis loves super chicken burritos, with fresh pico de gallo, sliced avocado, shredded cheese, rice, beans, the works.

Joy joined NLS four years ago as our operations and office manager, payroll/accounting specialist, and OSHA-certified safety expert. Her background includes work in the non-profit sector in health and human services and higher education areas.  She also has experience in the restaurant industry.  The scope of her experience includes benefit management, on-boarding, separations, training, payroll, accounting, and non-profit financial audits. She has extensive administration experience including customer service, office organization and management.  She is currently pursuing a degree in Business Administration. Joy takes a walk at lunch every day, she enjoys quilting and embroidery and baking.

Cecilia joined NLS almost four years ago as our Human Resources Assistant and Spanish Translator..  Her background includes nine years in human resources support including administration, workflow, translations, on-boarding, trainings, audits, record keeping and employee engagement.  Along with her translation of employment documents and trainings, she focuses on assisting our Senior Human Resources Consultants with software including our cloud server, all files, forms and documents.   She has a B.A. in Communications, a minor in Spanish, and a Human Resources Management Certificate from California State University-Fullerton. Cecilia’s favorite movie is Bohemian Rhapsody. She enjoys jamming on the guitar with her son on the drums.