Board of Directors

Serving on the Board of Directors for the Silicon Valley Chapter has afforded us numerous benefits. Primarily, we hope membership will provide our members with the opportunity to engage with some of the most distinguished payroll professionals in the world, many right here in Silicon Valley. As Board Members, we receive numerous inquiries, participate in networking requests, and have a voice in our chapter's initiatives.

Another significant reason to serve on the SVPAYO Board of Directors is to ensure the chapter remains active and relevant. The Board collaborates as a team to secure meeting locations and speakers, as well as to plan the chapter's events, such as the anniversary breakfast and the year-end celebration. Despite our full-time careers and other work-life balance priorities, we are all committed to delivering an exceptional chapter experience.

Being a member of the SVPAYO Board of Directors is enjoyable, productive, and rewarding. We welcome any of our members to join us. Start by having a conversation with any of the Board Members you would most like to work with. There are various committee and volunteer opportunities available that you can begin with on a smaller scale.

 

Silicon Valley Chapter 

Board of Directors

The term of service for all officers and committee chairpersons shall be one year, with the exception of the President-Elect who will have a term of three years, automatically assuming the role of President the second year and Advisor in the third year to ensure continuity of leadership.

Elections and appointments will be held during the fourth quarter of each year. Results of elections will be announced at the conclusion of the last meeting of the year. Appointments will be published in the first bulletin of the new-year the terms begin. Special elections may be held as required, for example, if the President Elect is required to permanently assume the responsibilities of President.

Officers may be removed from office by a 2/3rds majority vote of all Chapter members. Failure to carry out responsibilities of the respective office warrants removal, and shall be presented to the Chapter members for voting upon recommendation by 2/3rds majority vote of the Executive Steering Committee. Committee Chairpersons maybe removed from their positions by a 2/3rds majority vote of the Executive Steering Committee.

Further, Officers or committee Chairpersons failing to attend Steering Committee meetings without notifying the President or the Secretary in writing or by telephone for two consecutive meetings will be considered to have voluntarily resigned from their positions. 

All member of the Board must be PayrollOrg members and active paid Silicon Valley members.  All dues will be paid by the first meeting of each year.  If not paid, consequences include suspension and or removal from the Board position.

President

Therese Meedon, CPP

Clearwater Analytics

President Elect

Michelle A Clawson, CPP, CPP

Agilent Technologies

Treasurer

Colleen Thomas

ServiceNow

Secretary

Kieja Adolphus

Netflix

Immediate Past President

Nadia Camarena, CPP

Netflix, Inc

Director of Chapter Relations

Maria Katich

EquityHR

Educator

Jennifer Balak, CPP

Agilent Technologies