President
Lucy Hamer, MS, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Lucy first joined our board several years ago, currently serving as our chapter's President. She has previously held the following positions: VP of Professional Development and President Elect. Within her current professional role as HR Director for Children's Home of Stockton her primary functions include Strategic Planning, Employee Engagement/Experience, Training & Development, Compliance, Employment Litigation, and Compensation. As such, it is no surprise that the aspect she enjoys most in HR is employee and organizational development. Her history with SJSHRM and her day-to-day make her the well-suited to lead our team!
Lucy has been in the HR profession for 15 years and holds her Masters in Management from Villanova University.
Treasurer
Linda Fermin, SHRM-CP
Linda first joined the board over 10 years ago and is currently serving as our Treasurer. She has previously held several other board positions: VP of Professional Development, President Elect, and President. Her vast historical knowledge has been invaluable with her primarily responsibility in tracking and monitoring all chapter finances. Professionally Linda is retired but provides HR consulting on an as needed basis to clients as she enjoys helping others. And, as such, her primary function includes all aspects of HR - she is truly a jack of all trades!
Linda has been in the HR profession for 35+ years, and holds her BA in Human Resources Management.
VP of Workforce Development
Chad Stacy, MBA
Chad joined the board in 2024 as our VP of Workforce Development, dedicating his involvement in the pursuit of helping match the right employer with the right employee. As the Director of Talent Acquisition with The Wine Group, Chad was truly the perfect fit for our team. Within his current role, his primary function includes Talent Acquisition, Strategic Planning, Employee Engagement/Experience, and Compliance. What he enjoys most about his work is that talent acquisition involves collaborating with executive leadership and department heads to optimize the strategic workforce plan and develop effective talent acquisition strategies to attract, evaluate, hire and retain talent while ensuring a positive journey for both internal and external clients.
Chad has been in the HR profession for 29 years and is also active with the Conference Board (Talent Acquisition Council) as an Executive Committee Member.
VP of Education and College Relations
Sandra Mercado
Sandra is an accomplished Human Resources Professional with over 20 years of experience, Sandra is dedicated to creating an inclusive, productive, and engaging work environment. Her expertise lies in performance management, learning and development, labor relations, and HR CA labor law compliance.
She is excited about the opportunity to leverage her skills and experience to contribute to the success of SJSHRM. Sandra currently works as the Senior Human Resource Manager for KeHE Distributor in Stockton CA.
VP of Membership
Ann Martinez
Ann is the California Region HR Manager for Knife River Construction and specializes in CA-labor law, policy creation & implementation as well as employee relations.
