Penina C. Sachs, SPHR, is Vice President, Senior Consultant with HR Partners International. Penina has more than 22 years of experience as a Human Resources leader primarily in the following industries:  litigation support, pharmaceutical, media marketing, healthcare, transportation and technology.  Penina is an innovative problem solver and works as a consultative business partner able to translate business goals into HR strategies and align resources to improve organization effectiveness.

Penina has broad HR management skills with particular expertise in the areas of recruitment and retention; employee relations; coaching and mentoring; benefit plans, design and administration; performance management; employment law; policy development and administration.  She conducts training in the areas of supervision, interviewing, sexual harassment prevention, workplace investigations and the disciplinary process, effective performance management, among others.  She also performs HR audits, develops employee handbooks, and creates total performance management plans (from job descriptions to evaluation tools).

Most recently, Penina has specialized in assisting start-ups and small businesses integrate effective HR practices and programs into their daily operations.  Some of her other endeavors have included creating and executing targeted recruitment programs; developing an automated performance evaluation tool; guiding businesses through the HR side of the merger/acquisition process and workforce reductions; training and mentoring HR staff; and managing workers’ compensation costs.

Penina has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Cincinnati and her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through SHRM/HRCI.  Penina is an active member of the Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Association, currently serving as both Membership Chair, and as a member of the Professional Development Committee; previously serving as Treasurer and Secretary on its Executive Board.  She is also involved in her community, serving on the Wyoming Afterschool Care Committee for three years.