Sylvia R. Gerst
Office of President
 
Sylvia is President & Chief Executive Officer of Gerstco, Inc., a consulting and software publishing firm originally founded in 1972, and incorporated in 1993, and 2003. Sylvia's background includes: General Dynamics, San Diego, CA, Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA, (Corporate EEO Programs Manager) and The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington (PHD recruiting). Sylvia attended San Diego State College and the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, majoring in Nursing and Psychology.
 
Since 1988, Sylvia has led Gertstco in its mission to provide expert consulting services and products to federal contractors. Sylvia serves on the Boards of Sensory Access Foundation (SAF) and Project Hired in Santa Clara's Silicon Valley, California. She was instrumental in founding Industry Liaison Groups (ILGs) in Denver, Colorado, San Francisco, and Santa Clara, California, for which she received the Department of Labor's OFCCP ILG award in 1986.
 
Tony Perkins
Vice President, Business Planning & Client Relations
 
Salvador T. "Tony" Perkins, is Vice President, Business Planning & Client Relations with Gerstco, Inc. He has over twenty years of experience in advising corporate managers on human resources and equal employment law matters. For ten and one-half years, Mr. Perkins was engaged in private law practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. firm of McGuiness, Norris & Williams, specializing in equal employment law. Elected Secretary of the Equal Employment Advisory Council (EEAC), a non-profit association of major corporate employers affiliated with the law firm, and served as counsel to EEAC's EEO/AA Compliance Committee where he provided counsel and advice to EEAC's member companies on a wide variety of employment law issues. Mr. Perkins also served as EEAC's principal trainer, developing and delivering a full curriculum of training programs.
 
Mr. Perkins is co-author of Developing Effective Affirmative Action Plans, 5th Edition, And, Equity at Work: A Manager's Guide to Fair Employment Laws and Practices, 2nd Edition, both published by EEAC. Prior to joining the law firm, Mr. Perkins spent ten years in private industry and the non-profit sector as a human resources professional.
 
Mr. Perkins received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University in 1972, and a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1977.
 
Merwin Fong
Director, Compliance & AAP Operations
 
Merwin is Director of Compliance & Operations with Gerstco, Inc. He is responsible for the overall operation of the company in the areas of EEO/AA consultation, AAP development and training for Gerstco's clients. Prior to joining Gerstco, Merwin was the Equal Opportunity Programs Specialist at Lockheed Martin Technical Operations (LMTO), responsible for the development, implementation, and coordination of all affirmative action programs for LMTO.
 
Merwin has served as the Human Resources Manager for Northrop Services Inc. and NSI Technology Services, Inc. and is well versed in all aspects of Human Resource Management. Merwin serves on the Silicon Valley Industry Liaison Group (ILG) Board. He has a BS Degree from University of Phoenix in Business Administration and a Certificate in Human Resources Management from the University of Santa Cruz. Merwin has been employed at Gerstco since January 2000.