Richard Propster

Richard Propster, BVEd, MPA, SPHR-CA, SHRM-SCP

 

Richard holds a Bachelor of Vocational Education degree from California State University Long Beach and master’s degrees from Pepperdine University and the Claremont Graduate University.  He is certified as a California Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR-CA) and Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

 

Richard is the co-founder of Segue Solutions, a human resources and organizational change strategies consulting firm.  Over the last fifteen years he has served in an array of assignments ranging from HR auditing to expert witness testimony. 

 

He has taught at the adult school, post-secondary and university levels since the late 1960s. He is currently an adjunct professor at California State University Dominguez Hills teaching strategic human resources management and has facilitated over three dozen HRCI examination preparation courses for Chapman University, Brandman University and UCLA Extension. 

 

Prior to retiring in 1998, he dedicated thirty-one years to municipal government including over two decades as a department head with responsibility for a diverse population of over 100 employees and a multi-million dollar budget. 

 

He is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and a Past President of the Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA).