Meet the Innovators
Innovations is committed to helping people launch and elevate their
careers. Your success is our success.
PAULA TODD
President
Paula founded Innovations PSI, Inc. in 1985 to provide personalized recruitment services to the financial services industry. For 38 years she has assisted companies in their quest to identify and hire the top talent needed to achieve business goals. Paula prides herself on establishing and maintaining relationships with her clients and strives to maintain a record of customer satisfaction and excellence. Forming strong ties to both companies and individuals has allowed Innovations to be a leading provider of talent recruitment in the financial services. Paula is also active at Wells Fargo Advisory Committee and at Glide Memorial.
Laura Kent
Senior Vice president
Laura Kent is a Senior Vice President at Innovations with a BA from University of California Santa Barbara. A Bay Area native with over 30 years of experience, she has placed countless candidates in many industries, including Finance, Technology, Hedge Funds, and Consumer companies. Laura partners with her candidates and clients to understand just what they are looking for and has the knack for finding the perfect match! Laura has maintained strong relationships with her candidates over the years, many of which have advanced and are now clients who hire from Innovations. In her free time, Laura volunteers for a non-profit that studies rare diseases in hopes of finding treatment options. She also enjoys spending time at the beach with her family and highly energetic and adorable standard poodle, Stone!
Laura Geranen
Senior vice president
Laura is a Senior Vice President in the Direct Hire Division. She joined Innovations PSI as an Associate in 1993, and has worked as a recruiter both in San Francisco and overseas throughout most of her career. Laura enjoys hiking, biking and sailing. She spent a year sailing though the South Pacific to New Zealand where she enjoyed diving, filming underwater sea life, and experiencing other cultures with friends. Laura is a fourth generation San Francisco Bay Area native who has a background in yacht racing and competing in local triathlons.
Luigi DiRienzo
Executive recruiter
Luigi DiRienzo is an Executive Recruiter at Innovations PSI. Luigi started as a Staff Accountant for a CPA firm, and after 7 years of consistent growth, Luigi was an Experienced Senior Accountant looking for his next career path. Luigi’s industry expertise has made him a subject matter expert for both clients and candidates. He holds his dual Masters in Public Accounting and Finance from Iona College. Luigi enjoys traveling – once he visits Antarctica, he can check off all the continents from his bucket list.
Roxanne Jow stuart
Director, Temporary Staffing
Roxanne Jow Stuart is Director of the Temporary Staffing Division at Innovations PSI. After receiving her AA Degree in Merchandising and Management from FIDM, Roxanne helped start the company with Paula Todd in 1985. She grew the temporary division for 10 years before leaving Innovations to raise her family. Roxanne returned in 2018 to Innovations to continue growing our Temporary Staffing platform. Roxanne is an avid Bay Area sports fan. She loves the Warriors and is 49er Faithful.
Kelsey mays
recruiting and marketing coordinator
Kelsey joined Innovations in 2021 as a Recruiting Coordinator. She attended Transylvania University and majored in Psychology. Kelsey grew up in KY and then moved to FL to work at Walt Disney World, and then she moved to the Bay. Kelsey really enjoys hiking and traveling. Recently, Kelsey has taken over social media and marketing for Innovations.