Kelly Van Aken, Director of Recruiting Technology and Contractor Experience, Aerotek Years in staffing: 16 Fun fact: Like many leaders in the staffing industry, Kelly entered the staffing industry by chance. She connected with an Aerotek recruiter at job fair and was drawn to the business model and culture. Throughout the interview process, her passionRead more
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Diana Smith, Division Director, Brilliant™ Technology Staffing Years in staffing: 23 Fun fact: Diana started on the other side of the table. She was working for IBM and often worked with a firm finding consultants for their projects. After getting to know the branch manager well, she then recruited Diana out of IBM to helpRead more
Elizabeth (McGrath) Varrenti, Vice President, Professional Development at MATRIX Years in staffing: 18 years Fun fact: Elizabeth first got into technology working the HelpDesk at IBM, later transitioning to software sales and was soon recruited to join staffing by her sales peers that left to join the industry. She was hesitant at first because ofRead more
Jennifer Miller, CPA – CFO of Kavaliro Years in staffing: 3 Fun fact: Making connections and networking is at the heart of this industry, which makes Jennifer’s introduction to staffing fitting. She used to work for Kavaliro’s CPA while in public accounting, who happened to mention that he had a client looking for a CFORead more
Lisa Schmid, COO/Partner, Superior Consulting Services Years in staffing: 17 Fun fact: As a staffing executive, it’s not uncommon to get excited about different types of work arrangements. After all, that’s the core of a staffing business! However, it IS rare to embrace different arrangements with internal staffing employees. Lisa is passionate about building aRead more
Mary Ann Knecht, Vice President of Operations, Prudent Technologies & Consulting Years in staffing: 37 Fun fact: Mary Ann has held nearly every role in the staffing industry, including her entry into the space as a technical consultant. With a background in engineering, she spent over 10 years on the consulting side with Analysts InternationalRead more
Connie Chiasson, Executive Vice President, East Region, MDI Group Years in staffing: 18 Fun fact: Over holiday drinks in 1997, a Ryder Transportation Services colleague of Connie’s asked her: “Are you tired of the transportation industry yet? Because if you are, I’ve got a great place for you to consider!” He wrote down the nameRead more
Leslie Vickrey, CEO & Founder, ClearEdge Marketing Years in staffing: 18 Fun fact: Leslie’s desire to move closer to family resulted in her first job within the staffing industry – but not the proximity to her family that she had imagined! Leslie took a role running marketing for the tech division of Interim Technology (whichRead more
Natalie Viani, CEO/Owner of VIA Technical, LLC Years in staffing: 10 years Fun fact: When not working long hours to build her business, Natalie supports the local rescue that fosters and finds permanent homes for small breed dogs AND also finds time relax with her own two “fur babies,” Sofi (a Maltese) and Gracie (aRead more
Jeannine Parise, CXO at VMS Accelerators Years in staffing: 18 Fun fact: Like most staffing professionals, Jeannine “ended up” in the industry unexpectedly. She was working on a project for E&Y Consulting in Mountain View, CA that was undersold without the option to raise pricing or profitability. Jeannine suggested that they let her sell Y2KRead more
