Houston, TX (March 15, 2021) While 2020 was a pretty rough year all the way around, The Houston Area Association of Personnel Consultants (HAAPC) was excited to be celebrating the achievements and successes of our member firms through their 38^th Annual Awards Program. This year’s digital program was emceed by Mike Lejeune, Board Member of HAAPC and President of Lighting the Path. He was joined by the President of HAAPC Board of Directors, Elithia Marshi, Chris Myers, HAAPC's Vice President, and Beth Hammond, the Immediate Past President and Treasurer. They were joined by Alexis Rogers, the HAAPC Scholarship Committee Chair, and Judy Collins, HAAPC's secretary. 

The awards are given each year in a variety of categories to recognize individual recruiters, as well as recruiting teams, in contract staffing, blended services, administrative, and technical/professional niches. 

Blended Services  Category

Team Awards- Administrative Support Division

1^st Place- Burnett Specialists Westchase: Carmen Albertson

2^nd Place- Professional Alternatives: Sue Bragg & Christine Norris

Individual Awards- Administrative Support Division

1^st Place- Christine Norris with Professional Alternatives

Team Awards- Technical/Professional Division

1^st Place- Burnett Specialists Accounting: Krystal Brod & Nicole Stoker

2^nd Place- Physician Resources: Rebecca Orzabal, Angela Garcia, Bronti Phillips, Patti Fudge, Ana Clark, and Lisa Parker

Individual Awards- Technical/Professional Division

1^st Place- Roger Reyna with Professional Alternatives

2^nd Place- Kevin Gwinn with Burnett Specialists

3^rd Place- Caitlin Spellings with Burnett Specialists

4^th Place- Allison Bradley with Burnett Specialists

5^th Place- Rachael Hooker with Burnett Specialists

Contract/Temporary Staffing Category

Team Awards- Administrative Support

1^st Place- Burnett Specialists Greenway: Michelle Waldron

2^nd Place- Burnett Specialists TeleSkills: Krista Clements & Elpida Routsas Duff

3^rd Place- Burnett Specialist Northwest: Patsy Ford & Patti Villarreal

4^th Place- Burnett Specialist Talent Center: Brittany Nicholson & Kryshel Thomas

Team Awards- Light Industrial

1^st Place- Burnett Specialists Southeast: Heidi Roe

2^nd Place- Carlton Staffing Southwest: Beth Hammond, Candace Gaskin,  Sara Lozano, & Shawn Kowalski

3^rd Place- Carlton Staffing Northwest: Stephen Horton & Shan Bailey

Individual Awards- Light Industrial

1^st Place- Sara Lozano with Carlton Staffing

2^nd Place- Shawn Kowalski with Carlton Staffing

3^rd Place- Shan Bailey with Carlton Staffing

Rookie of the Year-Light Industrial

Shan Bailey with Carlton Staffing

Team Awards- Technical/Professional

1^st Place- Burnett Specialists Woodlands: Hope Simmons & Natacha Corley

2^nd Place- UltraStaff: Jolyn West Scheirman, Katrina Martinez, Ruth Bustos, Stacie Cruz, Denise Vidaurri, Krystal Garcia, & Andrenette Cox-Nyatome

3^rd Place- Dagen Personnel: Tiffany Wallace & Angie Lawson

4^th Place- Nearterm: Gayle Tapps & Matt Watson

Direct Hire Administrative Category

Team Awards- Administrative Support

1^st Place- MK Personnel: Elithia Marshi, Joshua Beasley, Stephanie King, Skylar Smith, Bobby Cox, & Brad Field

Individual Awards- Administrative Support

1^st Place- Brandy Falcon with Burnett Specialists

2^nd Place- Isabel Swanson with Burnett

3^rd Place- Shannon Holloman with Burnett Specialists

4^th Place- Ashley Craddick with Burnett Specialists

5^th Place- Sue La Vonne Stone, also Burnett Specialists

6^th Place- Lindsay Loveland with Burnett Specialists

7^th Place- Stephanie King with MK Personnel

8^th Place- Ashley Golden, also Burnett Specialists

9^th Place- Elle Cavatore with Burnett Specialists

10^th Place- Kylie Mulvogue with Burnett Specialists

11^th Place- Charise Spedale with Burnett Specialists

Direct Hire Technical Professional Category

Team Awards- Technical/Professional

1^st Place- Hunter & Sage: Cathy Higginbotham, and Oliver Gregg

Individual Awards- Technical/Professional

1^st Place- Nicole Self with Richard, Wayne, & Roberts

2^nd Place- Roger Reyna with Professional Alternatives

3^rd Place- Samantha Riegler with Qualitec

TOP 10

4^th Place- Sara Walkowiak with Professional Alternatives

5^th Place- Cathy Higginbotham with Hunter and Sage

6^th Place- Truett Allen with Richard, Wayne, & Roberts

7^th Place- Molly Gutierrez with Burnett Specialists

8^th Place- Stacie McAndrew with Richard, Wayne, & Roberts

9^th Place- Shelley Ray with Burnett Specialists

10^th Place- Alex Rogers with Richard, Wayne, & Roberts

TOP 20

11^th Place- Jessica Bellew with Qualitec

12^th Place- Sarah Terry with Burnett Specialists

13^th Place- Mark Dremely with Richard, Wayne and Roberts

14^th Place- Kyle Williams with Richard, Wayne, & Roberts

15^th Place- Carrie Flick with Richard, Wayne and Roberts

16^th Place- Kristi Pickett with Richard, Wayne, & Roberts

17^th Place- Kurt Kawson with Richard, Wayne and Roberts

18^th Place- Michael Finch with Richard, Wayne and Roberts

19^th Place- Nicole Applebaum with Richard, Wayne and Roberts

20^th Place- Craig Kennedy with Richard, Wayne and Roberts

TOP 30

21^st  Place- Bob Doyle with Richard, Wayne and Roberts

22^nd Place- Jessica Tello with Nearterm

23^rd Place- Francisco Ardila with Professional Alternatives

24^th Place- Gina Black with Qualitec

25^th Place- Gayle Tapps with Nearterm

26^th Place- Gary Bryson with Nearterm

27^th Place- Sam Ali with Nearterm

28^th Place- Oliver Gregg with Hunter and Sage

Rookie of the Year-Technical Professional

Kristi Hamilton with Richard, Wayne, & Roberts

ABOUT HAAPC

The Houston Area Association of Personnel Consultants (HAAPC) is the only professional trade association for the staffing and recruiting firm industry in the greater Houston area. HAAPC is dedicated to promoting high standards of business practices and state of the art educational programs for its members and the industry in Houston. For more information, visit \www.haapc.org