In celebration of National Payroll Week, we celebrate our members. We are just so incredibly grateful to each and every one of you. A huge thank you to our dedicated members for your continued participation and enthusiasm in our chapter. We hope that all of you have fun in doing this as a group.

A CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE

ALL NEW for 2024!

California Payroll Conference Professional Certificates

The California Payroll Conference now has FOUR education tracks! Once you attend all classes in the track of your choice, you will receive a Professional Certificate for the track.

Speaker:  Mindy Mayo is a Managing Director in KPMG’s Silicon Valley office. She has over 30 years of employment tax experience and has assisted clients through a myriad of payroll issues encountered during a company’s life cycle. Mindy has worked with companies of all sizes, assisting with employment tax matters from start of business through branch or company closure.

Speaker: Ankit Jhunjhunwala, Director of Product Marketing -  Wisely by ADP
Ankit is a marketing and technology professional with over 10 years of industry experience. He currently serves as the product marketing lead for the Employee Financial Solutions business unit at ADP.

Speaker:  Jim Hart is a shareholder in the Irvine office of Littler Mendelson, the largest U.S.-based law firm exclusively devoted to representing management in employment and labor law matters.

Join the Orange County Chapter APA (OCCAPA). Becoming a member of the OCCAPA will give you access to attend our monthly virtual zoom meetings. It will help you to advance your career as a payroll professional, network with your professional peers, and impact others in your field. OCCAPA tracks memberships on a calendar year basis Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2025. We thank you for your support over the past year. We’ve enjoyed our Zoom Chapter Meetings and Live Events with our amazing speakers. In 2025, we will continue to provide our members with valuable insights and making it an enriching experience. 

Speaker:  Jim Hart is a shareholder in the Irvine office of Littler Mendelson, the largest U.S.-based law firm exclusively devoted to representing management in employment and labor law matters.

ATTENTION - OUR MARCH MEETING IS THIS WEEK THURSDAY MARCH 27, 2025
3 PM TO 5 PM.

Sponsor:

Speaker:  Rafael Tercarolli With over 20 years of experience across North and Latin America, Rafa is a seasoned transformation leader dedicated to driving strategic growth and operational excellence. Known for his data-driven approach and expertise in digital transformation, Rafa has led initiatives that optimize team performance, streamline processes, and enhance customer experience.

Sponsor: 

https://www.rapidpaycard.com

Speaker:  Burke Rice brings to his role more than 30 years of sales, sales management, operational oversight, and entrepreneurial experience. In his early career, Burke worked in banking and public accounting with Bank of America, USBank, and Grant Thornton LLP.

Speaker: Peter Berard is the national leader of RSM’s SALT employment tax practice. Pete practices in the areas of federal, state, and local employment tax matters. Peter has more than 20 years of payroll and employment tax advisory experience, focusing on multistate income tax withholding issues, merger/acquisition integration, refund studies, statutory election analysis, risk management services, process reviews, information reporting, and compliance issues.

Speaker: Erica Stohler provides employment tax consulting and compliance assistance to clients across all industries and sectors. She has provided employment tax services at public accounting firms for more than 12 years.  Erica’s experience includes federal, state, and local employment tax compliance, wage and benefit taxability, loaned project management services, and various aspects of worker classification.