Melissa J. Porter is chief sales officer at Select Staffing. Porter joined the firm in 1995 after Select acquired her own staffing firm in Upland, Calif. Since joining Select, Porter has helped expand it from $125 million in revenue to more than $2 billion. She began her career at Volt Temporary Services as a sales [...]
Joyce Russell is president of Adecco Staffing US and an advocate and passionate supporter of the industry. Russell has been with Adecco for more than 25 years, starting at the branch level, and today is described as the most senior-ranking woman in the US staffing industry. Russell leads the operations team, sales team and field [...]
Susan Salka is president and CEO of AMN Healthcare Services Inc., the largest US healthcare workforce solutions and staffing firm. Salka joined the company in 1990, and previously served as CFO, COO and senior VP of business development. She sits on the boards of McKesson, The Campanile Foundation at San Diego State University and the [...]
Reesa McCoy Staten is SVP, corporate communications, at Robert Half International Inc. Staten joined Robert Half in 1994 and took on her current role in 2002, where she oversees internal and external communications. Her leadership in this area has helped the company become a source on hiring, management and career issues. The company ranks sixth [...]
Mara Swan is EVP, global strategy and talent at ManpowerGroup. Swan has been with Manpower- Group since 2005 and formerly served as chief people officer at Molson Coors Brewing Co. Human Resource Executive magazine named Swan the “HR Executive of the Year” for 2012, and this year one of the 15 “Most Powerful Women in [...]
Colleen Tiner is SVP of product management at Beeline, a business unit of Adecco. Tiner joined Beeline’s product management team in 2005. After managing new product development for three years, she was asked to lead major development programs across all product lines. She has been responsible for product strategy, planning and marketing programs related to [...]
Nina Vaca is chairman and CEO of Pinnacle Group, a workforce solutions provider recognized for fast growth by Staffing Industry Analysts and Inc. magazine. The company serves clients in 60 countries across languages and currencies and a varied business lines. Vaca serves with the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship, is in the EY Entrepreneur of [...]
Ammu Warrier is co-founder and president of DCR Workforce Inc., which provides the Smart Track vendor management system and managed service provider solutions. Warrier has been recognized in each of the past six years by DiversityBusiness.com for her efforts in supporting small businesses and minority-owned or woman-owned companies. Warrier was a finalist for the “Executive [...]
Ann Webster is president of Aquent, which has ranked among the largest marketing/creative staffing firms in the US. The company operates under the Aquent brand for large clients and the Vitamin T brand for midmarket and agencies. Webster began with the firm in 1990 by co-establishing a MacTemp office in Seattle. She steadily rose in [...]
Buffy White is Pontoon’s EVP, global solution design and account services. White is known in the industry for her leadership skills, and is described as a major contributor to the success of Pontoon. Pontoon offers managed service provider solutions as well as recruitment process outsourcing solutions. Based in Jacksonville, Fla., Pontoon is a division of [...]
