Each of our HR leaders have over 20 years of professional experience.

Tom DiSilva has been providing professional human resource services for over 30 years. As the CEO of Navigate PEO, he actively partners with organizations of all sizes in the Greater New England area and across the country to help their businesses grow. He has expertise in HR and Labor Management, offering guidance and support for key areas of business such as negotiations, operations management, employee coaching, and employee benefits design. . He is an active member of The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO), Professional Association of Co-Employers (PACE), and The American Payroll Association (APA). He is deeply committed to giving back to the community both personally and through Navigate Cares, which provides support for several nonprofit organizations such as the USO, The Boys & Girls Club, and the 3Point Foundation.

After earning her BS in Psychology from Northwest Missouri State University, Stephanie Hansen was hired for her first HR position. Over 25 years, and a few “detours” later, she is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources, and still has a passion for working with managers and employees.

When not working, she loves to make memories with her husband and daughter while taking fun trips like cruises, traveling to other countries, and exploring the New England region. The family has been busy the last four years being a band family and their daughter has been in Marching Band and Winter Percussion Ensemble, excelling as a snare drum player. The family has enjoyed traveling with the band and percussion ensemble, helping move equipment and cheering the kids on to several championships!

During Michael Santamaria’s first year at Lexington High School, he took an accounting class and was hooked. He knew then what he wanted to do for a living, so he attended Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting in 1998. Santamaria enjoyed his time at Bentley so much that he continued working towards his Master’s degree in the evenings, while working days with the DiSilva Family, starting in 1999. He graduated with his Master’s degree in accounting from Bentley College and has now been working with the DiSilva Family for over 20 years. Time has gone by quickly as he has always loved his job. Santamaria worked his way from Staff Accountant to Financial Analyst and is now the Controller.

When he is not at work, he enjoys coaching basketball and baseball for his three young children and spending time working out in his yard. He and his wife also enjoy showing their labrador retrievers in Conformation at AKC Labrador specialty shows and are training their Labradors to become certified therapy dogs.

Brenda Phillips has been working in the Accounting/Finance department at the Webster Companies since March of 2012. She received her BSBA from MCLA and since then has worked in several industries including High Tech, Construction, Medical Consulting, Non-Profit and now Trucking and Payroll.

She has two grown children who are both out of college and living on their own, leaving her as a self-described “empty nester.” Over the past several years, she has had a growing interest in wines, specifically Old World Varietals. Phillips has always had an interest in cooking and coming up with her own recipes. She is learning Italian and plans on spending an extended amount of time in Italy learning more about wines and cooking when time and circumstances permit.