Staff
With over 300 years of combined HR/Online recruitment industry experience, the DirectEmployers team is comprised of the most experienced staff in the online recruiting industry, led by the recognized founder of online recruitment. Click on an image below to learn more about our team.
“The mission of DirectEmployers Association is to provide employers an employment network that is cost-effective, improves labor market efficiency and reaches an ethnically diverse national and international workforce.”
Bill Warren, DirectEmployers Association
Executive Director
Lou Akinyemi
Director – Network Operations
Director – Network Operations
Brian Arnot
Member Services Specialist
Member Services Specialist
Bruce Bacher
Data Analyst
Data Analyst
Jen Bernhardt
Regional VP – Membership Development
Regional VP – Membership Development
Brad Bickel
Regional VP – Membership Development
Regional VP – Membership Development
Victoria Bourne-Nisson
Software Developer
Software Developer
Jim Brown
User Experience Designer
User Experience Designer
Donna Campbell
Accounts Receivable & Invoicing
Accounts Receivable & Invoicing
Julie Cook
Manager – National Labor Exchange Operations
Manager – National Labor Exchange Operations
Hal Cooper
VP – Technology/ CTO
VP – Technology/ CTO
Jaime Costilow
PR Coordinator
PR Coordinator
Ron Craig
Software Developer
Software Developer
Deanna Cross
HR Director
HR Director
Matt Deboard
User Experience Engineer
User Experience Engineer
Lis Dennis
Manager – Marketing
Manager – Marketing
Darrin Douglass
Systems Administrator
Systems Administrator
Tom Eckhart
VP – Membership Development
VP – Membership Development
Dee Anne Faller
Regional VP – Membership Development
Regional VP – Membership Development
Seth Flater
Business Development Coordinator
Business Development Coordinator
Nancy Holland
VP – Marketing
VP – Marketing
Josh Hudson
User Experience Engineer
User Experience Engineer
Tammy Huff
Member Services Specialist
Member Services Specialist
Jolene Jefferies
Workforce Sage Consulting
Workforce Sage Consulting
Chris Johnson
Digital Strategist
Digital Strategist
Dan Jordan
Chief Counsel
Chief Counsel
Julie Kelley
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Christy Merriman
Manager – Business Development
Manager – Business Development
Lisa Miller
Director – Digital Strategy
Director – Digital Strategy
Simone Murray
VP – Member Services
VP – Member Services
Amir Naderi
Intern – Marketing
Intern – Marketing
Shannon Offord
Director – Business Development
Director – Business Development
Katie Pfledderer
Social Media Coordinator
Social Media Coordinator
John Rice
Senior Software Developer
Senior Software Developer
Mike Seidle
Senior User Experience Engineer
Senior User Experience Engineer
AJ Selvey
Regional VP – Membership Development
Regional VP – Membership Development
Chad Sowash
VP – Business Development
VP – Business Development
Amanda Spagnuolo
Manager – Creative Services
Manager – Creative Services
Kyle Totten
Senior Software Developer
Senior Software Developer
Rick Wehrle
VP – Analytics & Product Development
VP – Analytics & Product Development
