Meet Our Team
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Jennifer E. Sunderland
Principal Consultant
As principal/owner at Strategic Pay Resources, Jennifer uses 30 years of HR management experience to design the performance-based compensation and performance management systems that work best for each client. She has supported public and nonprofit entities, as well as private companies in every industry. Jennifer is active in the business and HR communities, having written articles for The Journal of Compensation and Benefits, Workforce Magazine, PIHRAScope, and the Los Angeles and Orange County Business Journals, and lectured for the Los Angeles Compensation and Benefits Association, the Professionals in Human Resources, the National Human Resources Association, and the Association of Internet Professionals. She is a long-time PIHRA North Orange County, CA, board member and chair, with prior service as chapter chair and vice chair. Jennifer has a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in human resources management from Woodbury University in Burbank, California.
Catherine E. Round
Senior Consultant
With 20 years of compensation analysis and market research experience, Catherine is our whiz at designing and conducting salary surveys, competitive market analysis, survey database management, and reporting. Her business administration studies led to careers in HR and administration before joining Strategic Pay Resources. Catherine has consulted with companies in retail, IT, software, manufacturing, distribution, aerospace, automotive, construction and engineering, professional services, health care, life sciences, consumer products, and nonprofit organizations. She also holds professional memberships to WorldatWork and the Society for Human Resources Management.
Laura Streeter
Senior Consultant
With an education in social sciences and nearly 20 years of nonprofit HR-management experience, Laura is our perfect match for school districts, offices of education, and other not-for-profit organizations. She excels in classification studies and analysis for nonprofits. Laura also holds professional memberships in the Society for Human Resources Management, the Professionals in Human Resources Association, and the Human Resources Association of the Central Coast.
Brenda Roth
Senior Consultant
Forty years’ experience in both the public and private sectors, including assignments in organization planning, compensation plan development and implementation, pay-for-performance programs, and performance management plans, plus an extensive business and public administration education make Brenda an asset to our team. She is a long-time PIHRA North Orange County, CA, board member and chair, with previous roles as chapter chair and vice chair. Brenda also holds professional certifications from the Human Resources Certification Institute (Senior Professional in Human Resources) and from WorldatWork (Certified Compensation Professional and Global Remuneration Professional).
Our Services
| Reward Strategy & Philosophy | Competitive Market Assessments | Base Pay Programs |
| Performance-Based Bonuses | Performance Management | Regulatory Compliance |
| Training & Communication | Recognition, Rewards, & Incentives |
We Get Results
See Our Solutions
Client
Architecture and engineering firm with 40+ offices worldwide
Key Problem
Limited ability to attract and retain talent in a highly competitive environment
Strategic Pay Resources Solution
Created a custom compensation strategy by benchmarking base pay and total cash compensation; studying current market position across disciplines, job level, and gender; creating discipline-specific job families, codes, and titles; and building regional pay structures anchored at target market position and scalable for future growth
Client Satisfaction
“Customer loyalty is something that every business strives to achieve. There is nothing more powerful than delighting your customers to the point they can’t imagine working with any other provider. I understand this phenomenon because when I need compensation expertise, I call Jennifer Sunderland at Strategic Pay Resources.
I first contracted with SPR in 2004, and over the years have engaged them in a variety projects for 4 companies in 4 different industries. Our work has ranged from FLSA Classification Audit/Correction to creating comprehensive global pay structures including market benchmarking, job family architecture, establishment of pay grades and ranges, and equity analysis. I find Jennifer and her team to be smart, flexible, creative, and dependable. I appreciate their open line of communication and willingness to adapt their approaches to the needs of the business and individual managers. Compensation is a sensitive and sometimes very complex area, and SPR has consistently provided me with clear and practical solutions. I can’t imagine reaching out to anyone other than Jennifer and her team when I need compensation support.”
Kimberle Marquardt
Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases, Chief Human Resources Officer
Client
County office of education serving 34,000 students in 75 schools across ten school districts
Key Problem
Upcoming union negotiations required understanding of how the current pay scale compared with the pay scales of specific offices of education, school districts, and local employers
Strategic Pay Resources Solution
Captured employers competing for available talent by using a customized blend of publicly available pay data and SPR’s database of nationally recognized, published survey data, which prepared the client with defensible data for efficient negotiations
Client Satisfaction
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jennifer Sunderland and the Strategic Pay Resources team since the late 1990s on multiple projects for three different organizations. Each time SPR provided thoughtful insight, expertise, excellent customer service, and positive business results. They are valued HR partners who stay current and relevant with changes in the industry, and have the ability to provide communications that are concise and easy to understand. I highly recommend Strategic Pay Resources for any compensation-related project.”
Thomas E. Alvarez, MPA, SPHR-SCP
San Luis Obispo County Office of Education, Chief Human Resources Officer
Client
Family-owned durable goods manufacturer
Key Problem
Traditional and patriarchal compensation practices ignored employee performance, creating a disconnect between employee focus and business priorities
Strategic Pay Resources Solution
Implemented a Pay for Performance program, including level criteria for advancing through job families aligned with competitive regional compensation practices, which provided the scalability to grow into the renewal energy markets and bring online new plants and locations nationwide
Client Satisfaction
“Jennifer Sunderland’s work has more than stood the test of time since she established our Pay for Performance structure. She studied our business, workforce, and strategic focus, then worked with our leadership to design programs consistent with our values. She led us to a comprehensive compensation system based on attracting and retaining the best in our business. Her work product is consistently outstanding. We highly recommend Jennifer Sunderland and Strategic Pay Resources as first-class compensation professionals.”
Pam Burdi, SPHRTrojan Battery Company, Vice President of Human Resources
