Human Resource Management

Donald Davis is a senior human resource generalist with 30 years of experience as an individual contributor, manager, and director in the medical device, healthcare, and manufacturing industries for start-up and fortune 500 companies that includes leading acquisitions due diligence, transition, integration, and facility closure.

Davis has experience in HR administration, total rewards, compensation and benefits planning, HRIS, payroll, training and development, management development, talent management, succession planning, OD, strategic planning, conflict resolution, employee relations, staffing, AAP/EEO, and safety and workers’ compensation management.

Dwight Dickerson, Esq., sincerely believe as professionals that we have a duty to bring along the next generation of professionals. The joy of teaching is to inspire students to move forward with the desire of learning and doing and not be afraid to take risks. Life is not about the ultimate destination but the journey getting there and what we experience and learn along the way.

Dickerson is the Director of the Paralegal Studies Program at California State University, East Bay and a former member of the ABA Standing Committee on Paralegals Approval Commission and an active member of and presenter for The American Association for Paralegal Education.

He has been a member of the faculty of the CSUEB Paralegal Studies Program since 1991, and is an instructor of Contract Law and Nonprofit Law. Dickerson graduated from Brandeis University with honors majoring in American & Urban Studies and received his JD from the University of Michigan Law School. He has been an active member of the State Bar of California since December 1977, specializing in real estate, consumer, business, and non-profit law related matters.

Michael Greathouse, JD is a 1981 graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law. He has been a practicing attorney in the State of California since 1981. Greathouse has tried approximately 20 criminal and civil jury cases to completion in state and federal court. He has prepared and argued numerous motions in state and federal courts in real estate, personal injury, business, and employment cases. Greathouse is an experienced appellate attorney who has handled appeals in state and federal court. Greathouse has also worked as General Counsel for a nutritional and high technology map company.

Greathouse has been teaching on a part-time basis for the past nine years in CSUEB’s Paralegal Studies and Human Resource Management programs. He teaches Legal Research and Writing and Electronic Discovery in the Paralegal program. He teaches Discrimination Law and Wage and Hour Practice in the Human Resource program. His teaching philosophy is teaching students practical skills that will help them succeed as paralegals. Students learn through direct participation, writing exercises, and visual presentations that teach the basics of research and writing.

Michelle Gomez is an enthusiastic, passionate, and inspiring business leader and coach with over 25 years of experience creating and driving people strategies for 100 to 10K person organizations. She has experience working at all levels of leadership and personally leading teams through change in fast-paced, complex environments, using strong influence, communication, facilitation, collaboration, and coaching skills.

Her professional experience spans business and HR operations including executive coaching, training design and delivery, organizational development, sales management, call center operations, and project management for Pacific Bell, SBC Communications, AT&T, and in her own coaching and consulting business.

Gomez is driven by the core value to help people be the best version of themselves every day and is excited to be a faculty member sharing her experience with future HR leaders.

Alexander H. Lubarsky, LLM, Esq. is a practicing litigator and a legal technology enthusiast. Upon graduating from law school, Lubarsky co-founded Community Legal Centers in East San Jose to provide low cost immigration, bankruptcy, family law, and criminal defense representation to low income immigrant communities. He also consults on litigation software solutions and e-discovery practices to corporate legal departments and law firms of all sizes.

Lubarsky has consistently been active in legal technology. In 2003, he was elected to the California State Bar Law Technology Executive Committee. He is a certified trainer/consultant in the four major litigation support applications: Catalyst CR , Summation, Concordance, and CaseMap. Lubarsky is EnCase Certified and spent several years as a Director for Guidance Software – the world’s leading computer forensic software manufacturer. Further, he has taught litigation support courses to students at various law schools and paralegal schools throughout California. He has remained a member of the paralegal education faculty at California State University, East Bay for over a decade. Lubarsky is a regular speaker on the topic of litigation support systems and electronic discovery as well as computer forensics. He has presented at multiple legal technology conferences and State Bar events throughout the nation.

He has held past positions with Summation Legal Technologies, ZANTAZ Guidance Software, Catalyst Repository Systems, and TERIS. He assists small law firms and solo practitioners implement technology to allow them to compete ‘head-on’ with AMLAW 200 large law firms. He has authored various articles for legal technology publications such as the electronic discovery chapter of CEB’s Internet Law, Law Office Computing, and The Bottom Line. He is currently authoring the textbook Computer Applications for the Paralegal for Aspen Law and Business Publishers. Lubarsky has trained and consulted to hundreds of law firms, corporate legal departments, and government counsel offices.

Craig Nathanson, PhD has been an adjunct faculty member in Continuing Education since 2001 at Cal State East Bay in California teaching in the areas of leadership and human resources.

Dr. Nathanson worked 25 years in various senior management positions in U.S. fortune 50 companies and has written and published six books including his latest, “Joyful work in midlife: The five stages”, which accumulates 20 years of research by Dr. Nathanson in the intersection of work and midlife.

Dr. Nathanson developed and leads a thriving online community at drcraignathanson.com.

Ellen Papper, PhD has worked as both an internal and external consultant for more than 25 years. Her consulting has focused primarily on selection system development, talent acquisition, orientation and training, leadership development, effective work environment, program improvement, communications research, and customer satisfaction.

In addition to her consulting work, she has conducted seminars on a variety of topics including job analysis, employee selection, behavior-based interviewing, performance management, survey feedback and action planning, and professional ethics. She has also facilitated focus groups on different subjects with various stakeholder groups.

She is currently an independent consultant based in the San Francisco area with clients throughout the United States.

J. D. Sanders, MEd, SPHR, SPHR-CA, SHRM-SCP is currently a Business, Management and HR Consultant with over 20 years experience and Founder/Owner of JD Sanders Consulting. He is a CEO/Cofounder of CalHRSuccess, LLC. He is a Business and HR Leader with extensive expertise in strategic management, OD, conflict management, performance management, workforce planning and integration both in large and small high tech companies. He has experience with public sector entities and is a qualified Federal, California State and local contractor. He is a Strategic Partner and VP of HR for GoalSpan, Inc. He is known for the successful ability to align human resources with organization business objectives and leadership development.

He was recognized with the 2015 NCHRA Distinguished Service Award, the 2010 NCHRA Leadership Award. He has extensive experience with startups, creating organizational infrastructure and developing HR departments from scratch. He has mentored and coached numerous executives, managers, and HR Professionals. He focuses on helping individuals and organizations grow. He has facilitated organizations through the strategic planning process and developed/implemented complete compensation and benefits systems. He is a poised presenter, instructor and facilitator, able to bring together diverse working groups and project teams – fostering a genuine sense of motivation.

Paul Sheirich, BS has 35 years of IT project and management experience, and brings his 20 years of responsibility for Human Resource applications into the classroom.

He has worked in a variety of industries including outsourcing, government, transportation, and non-profit. His application experience includes NuView, PeopleSoft, EpicHR, Workday, Kronos, and SalesForce.com.

Sheirich currently works with the University of California, Office of the President, on the UCPath project. UCPath will replace the 30-year-old Payroll/Personnel System (PPS). The project is the largest shared service effort in higher education nationwide. When it is fully functional, UCPath will serve 190,000 UC employees across ten campuses, five medical centers, and other University facilities.

Paul Wilson brings over 20 years experience in all facets of human resources with special emphasis in the field of employee total rewards to include compensation, benefit, and equity programs. He also brings with him particular experiences in the fields of employee relations, staffing, immigration, and employee metrics and analytics. Over the span of his career, Wilson has been providing training and instruction in all these areas both within the university system as well as within business organizations both nationally and internationally. He holds professional designations as a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and a Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) with World at Work.