History of Evergreen Solutions LLC Management Consulting Firm
Compensation and classification work anchors the practice at Evergreen Solutions, LLC. The studies the firm produces in that area are market-aligned and equity-driven, and they are built to support recruitment, retention, and fiscal accountability together rather than one at the expense of another. Position analysis, salary benchmarking, review under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and stakeholder engagement all figure in the process, and the pay structures that result are intended to be fair and to remain sustainable over time. That body of work reaches across the country. Evergreen Solutions LLC conducted a compensation study for the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court in Missouri, and a salary survey comparison study and equity analysis for the City of Colville, Washington. Wage and compensation consulting services were provided to the City of Helotes, Texas. Compensation consulting services were provided to the Town of Vail, Colorado. At the Port of Bellingham in Washington, the firm carried out a compensation study for non-represented employees, and for the City of Berkeley, California, it completed classification and compensation studies with desk audits for select departments. Two of the firm's software tools support this work directly. Evergreen Solutions LLC develops and maintains a suite of web applications for human resources management delivered through a platform it calls egsHR. Within that suite, the Job Assessment Tool, or JAT, is a survey-based instrument used to understand the key responsibilities and requirements of a role from the
perspective of the employees who hold it, and its insights inform job descriptions along with compensation and classification recommendations. Job Force Manager, or JFM, serves organizations managing their compensation systems by letting them view, adjust, and track pay plans, pay grade assignments, and market data. The third application, Job Performance Tracker, or JPT, is competency-based and evaluates employee performance through self-assessments and supervisor evaluations, giving employees a way to gauge their strengths, development areas, and goals while allowing supervisors to assess progress, provide feedback, and identify developmental needs. Clients seeking an automated performance management tool are offered Job Performance Tracker by Evergreen Solutions. Compensation is one part of a broader management consulting practice. Performance management systems designed by the firm connect employee performance to organizational goals and are built to promote transparency, encourage continuous feedback, and support professional development while remaining straightforward enough to implement and maintain. Succession and workforce planning services help clients anticipate future staffing needs, identify leadership pipelines, and develop succession strategies, with demographic analysis and strategic forecasting applied toward workforce continuity and readiness for organizational change. Structural questions are handled through organizational design studies, in which Evergreen Solutions LLC assesses and redesigns organizational structures to improve efficiency, clarify roles and responsibilities, and support strategic alignment, placing emphasis on strengthening collaboration and promoting agility. Departmental operations reviews are closely related and examine internal workflows to identify inefficiencies, process bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities before translating those findings into actionable recommendations. Efficiency and staffing studies round out the services, using data-driven analysis of staffing levels, workload distribution, and resource utilization to identify optimization opportunities that help clients reduce costs, increase productivity, and align staffing with operational demand. All of it is delivered into four public sector markets, and Evergreen Solutions LLC maintains a distinct practice area for K-12 education, local government, state government, and higher education. The firm behind this work is based in Tallahassee, Florida, and its clients are public sector and mission-driven organizations facing the human resources and management questions that shape how they serve the people who depend on them. Cities, counties, school districts, institutions of higher education, and state agencies make up the client base. Evergreen Solutions LLC has operated for more than two decades, has partnered with public sector clients in 47 states, and has completed more than 1,800 engagements over that period. Twenty-five staff carry the work. They come from backgrounds in public administration, human resources, education, economics, and finance, and several hold professional certifications, among them Certified Compensation Professional, SHRM-SCP, IPMA-SCP, and Project Management Professional. Team members have previously worked in state agencies, county
and municipal government, school districts, and university systems, and that experience informs how the firm approaches the operational realities its clients describe. The firm was founded in 2005 by Dr. Linda Recio and Dr. Jeffrey Ling. Dr. Recio served as its first President and became President Emeritus in 2020. Her previous experience included leading the education practice for another consulting firm, overseeing reviews of Florida school districts for the Florida Department of Education, and directing planning and policy development for Leon County Schools. Dr. Ling served in various roles in private industry, consulting, and higher education before becoming President of Evergreen Solutions LLC, including as Evergreen's Executive Vice President. Over the last 30 years he has worked with more than 2,500 organizations to improve outcomes in human resource management, operations, and change management, and he is a Certified Compensation Professional who holds an Advanced Certificate for Executives in Management, Innovation, and Technology. Continuous learning, partnering with clients, innovation, and support for individual career paths are the commitments Evergreen Solutions LLC identifies as its own. The firm and its staff support multiple charitable organizations that assist with the well-being of animals, children, cancer patients, and communities. After more than twenty years of work in the public sector, Evergreen Solutions LLC continues to operate from its offices in Tallahassee, Florida, applying customized, data-informed analysis to the organizational questions facing government agencies, school systems, and public institutions across the country. Its stated purpose is to partner with public sector clients to effect positive change, giving those organizations practical, results-oriented strategies to operate more effectively and prepare for what comes next.