YPP Professional Staff

Involved in the Human Resource Management industry since 1987, Sandra has specialized in ensuring the quality of human resource services provided to Your People Professionals clients and employees. Sandra serves on the Government Affairs Committee and California�s Leadership Council for NAPEO, the industry�s national association and has served on NAPEO�s national board. She previously served as the President for the California Association of Professional Employer Organizations (CAPEO) for 2000-2002 and co-chaired its Legislative Committee for many years. She was a founding member of the Certification Institute, a national board certifying workers' compensation Best Practices for the PEO industry. In addition, she was appointed in 2003 to Insurance Commissioner Garamendi's task force on workers' compensation. She is a member of the California and American Bar Associations, Chairman for the Santa Maria Enterprise Center and board member of the Northern Santa Barbara United Way.

Cindy has worked in the Human Resource Management industry since 1987. As co-CEO of Your People Professionals, she specializes in the financial operations, ensuring the accurate and timely payment of wages, taxes, workers' compensation, and benefit administration. Cindy has served as the Secretary and Director for CAPEO, President of the Industry Education Council, board member for United Way of the Central Coast, Treasurer of the Santa Maria Employers Advisory Council, a partnership between private industry/business and Treasurer for the St. Joseph High School Booster Club. Her current community activities include serving as Vice President for the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce board of directors, board member of the Santa Maria Enterprise Center, board member of the PCPA Foundation and an active Rotarian.

Steve joined YPP in 2009 with over twenty years of experience in the outsourced human resources and payroll services industry, including fifteen years of highly successful B2B sales experience. Throughout his career, Steve has helped hundreds of mid-sized businesses throughout Northern California achieve the benefits and return on investment of outsourcing human resources. Steve's broad business background, including an MBA from Santa Clara University as well as sales, technical and general management experience, gives him a keen understanding of the challenges faced everyday by business owners and managers. Prior to YPP, Steve held sales and sales management positions with ThinkHR, HRhome, Paychex and ADP. He has received numerous awards and recognitions for outstanding sales achievement, including 7 President's Clubs (ADP), and 2 Conferences (Paychex) as well as national awards for superior individual sales performance. Steve is the proud father of two teenage boys and makes his home in Dublin, California with his wife, Liz. An avid mountain biker, Steve can usually be found on Saturday mornings riding in the hills of the Bay Area and Saturday afternoons nursing tired legs in the hot tub in his back yard. He is also very involved with his boys' various school and sports activities, especially the wrestling team at Foothill High School.

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Sandra Coffey has been part of the YPP team since last century. Sandra is a Santa Maria native who attended local schools and earned as AS Degree in Business Administration and Clerical Science. Sandra is in charge of Accounts Payable for insurance and 401k payments; including insurance form processing, accounts receivable, and payroll processing for 7 clients.  Sandra knows that benefits have to be right the first time and everytime and clients know they can depend on her for that.

Lynn Fernbaugh joined Your People Professionals in 2006 as a Recruiting and Training Specialist. Lynn began her career in employment and training more than 25 years ago in the Central San Joaquin Valley as the Director of one of the first programs in the nation which trained and placed women in non-traditional careers. She has also served as the Executive Director of a private vocational school, working closely with employers to develop job training programs to meet the employment needs of the community.

Later, in her many years as a private consultant, she provided a variety of training, business development and marketing services to both the public and private sectors. Lynn was certified as a NXLevel instructor, offering a comprehensive business development program to entrepreneurs through the Small Business Development Center in Fresno, CA. She is a graduate of California State University, Fresno and attended the San Joaquin College of Law prior to relocating to the Central Coast. Lynn currently serves on the board of the Natural History Museum.

Mary Martinez-Tkach has an extensive background in Human Resources and Employee Relations in small business and corporate arenas including Macy�s and Pacific Capital Bancorp. In her past positions Mary provided expertise in employee discipline, sexual harassment and workplace investigation, leave of absence management, benefits and compensation management and administration, AAP compliance, performance management, and employee training and development.

Mary has a Senior Professional in Human Resources certification from the Society for Human Resource Management and a Professional Designation in Human Resources Management from UCLA Extension. Mary is also a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

As an HR Manager at YPP, Mary provides individualized client consulting services, employee counseling and training, performance and disciplinary review, exempt and non-exempt audits, sexual harassment training for employees and supervisors, employment law compliance, job descriptions, EEO and affirmative action compliance, employee handbooks and policy development; employee benefits; FMLA/CFRA, ADA and EEO compliance support; and other related services. Other services include workers� compensation claims management and investigation, development of customized Illness & Injury Prevention Programs to meet Cal/OSHA requirements, safety training, and loss control services.

Ms. Selfridge attended California State University Bakersfield and the University of Phoenix, where she obtained her AA degree in Business and is currently working to complete her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Michelline is also a licensed Life and Health Agent.

Ms. Selfridge�s prior work experience includes: Payroll, A/P, A/R, Bookkeeping; working for the United States Department of Education as a Quality Control Coordinator and Trainer; Financial Planning Assistant.

While attending Cal State University Bakersfield, Michelline was an active member of Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority and currently participates in a non profit organization called Get on the Bus. This organization helps reunite children with their mothers, who are in prison, once a year on Mother�s Day.

Ms. Upright earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo as well as an AA degree in Business from Allan Hancock College. Ms. Upright has work experience as a staff accountant, accounting manager, and office manager.