Riverside County has named Tami Douglas-Schatz as its new human resources director, a return to familiar turf for the seasoned HR vet who clocked over 15 years at San Luis Obispo County as their HR leader. Armed with extensive experience in recruitment, employee relations, and risk management, she is set to take the reins of the county's largest employment sector, according to an announcement made by the Board of Supervisors.
Before her commendable stint in San Luis Obispo, Douglas-Schatz honed her HR prowess right in Riverside County, holding key positions that, churned out a wide array of expertise from workers' safety to labor relations. The Board Chair Chuck Washington released a statement, "Tami's extensive experience in human resources, including in our own county, along with her proven leadership skills, positions her as an invaluable asset to our team." Her track record paints her as a seasoned pro, adept at juggling the myriad responsibilities the HR role entails.
Douglas-Schatz's past as director in San Luis Obispo not only boosted her know-how in HR management but also saw her taking point on numerous regional and state committees. She's been in the thick of policy crafting, work standards shaping, and program implementing endeavors that have presumably left an indelible mark on the institutions lucky enough to benefit from her input.
Her educational chops come from the University of New Mexico and California State University, San Bernardino. There, she bagged a bachelor’s in psychology and a master's in industrial-organizational psychology, respectively. Douglas-Schatz herself is pumped about the homecoming, "I am thrilled to be returning to Riverside County’s Human Resources Department where my career began," she reportedly told the county’s Department of Human Resources. In her upcoming gig, she'll oversee 350 employees, and creatively direct HR functions across 40+ departments, servicing a stellar 22,000 county employees.
She is filling the void left by Mike Bowers, who recently switched to San Bernardino County, setting the stage for Douglas-Schatz's latest chapter in public service to begin. Riverside County can likely expect the combination of her seasoned skill set and demonstrated passion to steer the county's human resources endeavors toward a promising horizon.
