Our team
Meet the NxtGen Staffing principals.
The principals of NxtGen Staffing hold over 30 years of staffing experience. Kat Lin Hurtubise, founder and CEO, strives to connect exceptional humans with exceptional companies.
Kat Lin Hurtubise
Founder & CEO
Kat Lin Hurtubise has over twenty years of experience in the event planning, hospitality, and staffing industries.
Aloha Hospitality Professionals was established to elevate Hawaii’s staffing industry and deliver excellence through service to others. She has been named a Pacific Business News (PBN) Women Who Mean Business winner in 2013, 2014, and 2016 and has presented at speaking engagements across the nation. Lin-Hurtubise founded NxtGen Staffing with the goal to deploy exceptional staff nationwide to companies needing hospitality, administration and warehouse support.
She resides in both Honolulu, Hawaii and Mill Valley, California with her husband and two sons. An outdoor enthusiast, she enjoys hiking and biking with her family.
Steve Scher
Chief Operating Officer
Steve Scher is a successful entrepreneur, serving as CEO and owner of Acrobat Outsourcing for 14 years before joining NxtGen Staffing as its Chief Operating Officer. Specializing in hospitality, food service, convention, and related industries, Acrobat Outsourcing boasts 18 offices nationwide and an impressive customer list including Apple, Google, DropBox, Fairmont and Hyatt, among many others.
During his years of leadership, Scher mastered a proprietary approach that delivers the best ROI in terms of efficiency, loyal employees, unified culture, and long-term profitability. Scher holds a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management and an Associate of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management.
He currently resides in Hillsborough, California with his wife and their five children. An avid sports fan, Scher enjoys coaching his children’s various sports teams.