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 Allison is the founder of Mom Corps, a CPA, and an entrepreneurial thinker. Before founding Mom Corps, Allison built an accounting practice, O’Kelly and Company, Small Business Services. Prior to her entrepreneurial ventures, she was an executive at Toys “R” Us, where she had various roles including launching the original Babiesrus.com web site and running an $11 million Toys "R" Us Store. She began her career in public accounting at KPMG Peat Marwick. Allison received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BBA in Accounting from the University of Georgia, Cum Laude. Allison is a CPA, licensed in Georgia and a member of the Georgia Society of CPAs. Allison is the mother of two little boys who appreciate their mom’s flexible schedule. |
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 Maria comes to Mom Corps with an extensive background in organizational and talent development, culture management and work/life program implementation. Before coming to Mom Corps, Maria served as Director of Organizational Development for The Weather Channel where she had been since 2002. Prior to that, Goldsholl was a Partner and Managing Director for the executive search firm The Right Brain Group, Inc. Maria has also been a Director of Human Resources for such companies as Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc. and National Video Center. Maria has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of La Verne in Athens, Greece and a master’s degree in Organizational Behavior from Brooklyn College in New York. She is the mother of two young boys who are always teaching her something new about life. |
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 Nicole Torsella Harris owns and operates the Philadelphia franchise of Mom Corps, Inc. after spending many years working in executive recruiting. Prior to Mom Corps, Nicole spent nine years with Diversified Search, the national retained executive search firm, first as a Senior Associate and then Vice President. She joined Diversified, the national retained executive search firm, in 2000 and served as a recruitment specialist for a broad range of clients including those in life sciences, financial services, not-for-profit, university, private equity, manufacturing and the healthcare sectors. Prior to joining Diversified Search, Nicole spent seven years in non-profit management. She has a B.S. in sociology from Boston University. Nicole lives in Philadelphia with her husband Michael, three young children and their dog Lucy. |
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 Nicole Siokis owns and operates the North Atlanta franchise of Mom Corps. Prior to Mom Corps, Nicole was an Associate Partner with Bell Oaks Executive Search, where she was responsible for developing strategic relationships with senior business leaders to design and implement talent strategy. She counseled a portfolio of national clients that ranged from marketing service to consumer goods to high tech.
Nicole began her professional career in the Army’s Signal Corps as an officer supporting United Nations troops during the United States’ presence in Somalia. Nicole earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from Clemson University on an Army ROTC scholarship. Nicole enjoys being involved with her community, traveling internationally and raising money for charity. She lives in Marietta, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta, with her husband and daughter. |
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 Dixie McDaniel de Andrade owns and operates the Miami franchise of Mom Corps, Inc., after working more than ten years in international development and training. Prior to Mom Corps, Dixie owned an international consulting firm. She worked with many diverse multicultural companies in training development, project development, and conference management. She formerly worked with a Presidential appointed Telecom Ambassador to the International Telecommunications Union. She has a strong affinity for working with programs that involve women and education in developing countries. Andrade graduated with a B.A. from Mercer University in Macon, GA and a M.A. in International Communication from the American University in Washington, D.C. She studied Latin American culture by residing and working in Costa Rica and Ecuador. Dixie and her husband, Eduardo, live in Miami with their twin 14 month old boys. |
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 Bonnie Ceran owns and operates the Charlotte, NC franchise of Mom Corps, Inc. After working for more than 16 years as a Human Resource Executive, Bonnie along with two of her former colleagues realized there was a wonderful opportunity and need in the Charlotte market to open Mom Corps. Prior to Mom Corps, Bonnie was the Vice President and National Staffing Director for Wachovia Corporation’s internal contract staffing division. She managed ten geographically dispersed sites supporting manager's contract hiring and was responsible for providing leadership, direction, and financial oversight to the each location including over 35 employees. Prior to Wachovia, Bonnie spent ten years in the temporary staffing industry working with two of the top five national companies: Adecco and Manpower as a Regional Branch Manager and Director of National Accounts. Additionally, she started Career Management Services, a consulting firm specializing in direct placements and human resource consulting. Bonnie graduated with honors from University of Phoenix and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. She is an active participant in initiatives related to women including: United Leadership Initiative, Moms at Work, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Bonnie and her family live just outside of Charlotte, NC. |
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 Stacy Keefer owns and operates the Charlotte, NC franchise of Mom Corps, Inc. After working for more than 16 years as a Human Resource Executive, Stacy along with two of her former colleagues realized there was a wonderful opportunity and need in the Charlotte market to open Mom Corps. Prior to Mom Corps, Keefer spent 16 years with Wachovia’s Human Resources Division as SVP and Managing Director of Contingent Staffing. She joined the organization in 1993 with the challenge of developing and implementing an internal contingent staffing function to support the corporation. Keefer expanded the function to a $220 million line of business with three operating divisions, 13 service locations and over 3800 actively working contract associates. The business provided a critical pipeline of talent to the organization, as well as annual cost savings in excess of $40 million. Previous experience included six years with Norrell (now Spherion) Corporation as an Operations Manager in Chicago, and two years with Management Recruiters International. Keefer holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina. She currently chairs the board for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Academic Internship Program, and is an active member of the Charlotte chapter for Women Executives and the United Way Women’s Leadership Initiative. Stacy and her family live in Charlotte. |
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 Gretchen Rost owns and operates the Charlotte franchise of Mom Corps, Inc. After working for more than 16 years as a Human Resource Executive, Gretchen along with two of her former colleagues realized there was a wonderful opportunity and need in North Carolina to open Mom Corps. Prior to Mom Corps, Gretchen joined the Human Resources Division of Wachovia in 1993 with the challenge of developing and expanding the internal contingent staffing division, FirstPlace. Under her leadership of the operations, technology and client services functions, the division grew to a $220 million line of business with three operating divisions, 13 geographically dispersed locations and over 3800 contract associates. In addition, FirstPlace saved the corporation over $40 million annually in contingent labor expense. Prior to Wachovia, Gretchen spent three years with BDO Seidman as an HR Consultant. Gretchen is PHR certified, attended the University of North Carolina and is an active member of the Society of Human Resource Management, Charlotte Area Professionals, Moms at Work, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Gretchen and her canine pack live in Charlotte. |
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 Jennifer Bainbridge owns and operates the Northern Virginia franchise of Mom Corps, Inc., after spending more than 13 years in IT Leadership in the telecommunications and financial services industries. Jennifer has extensive experience in all areas of the software development lifecycle with an emphasis on Agile practices and software quality. With this expertise, she has regularly led seminars and classes on evolving IT technology during the past four years. She also has extensive international management experience including offshore and nearshore IT staffing solutions. Bainbridge graduated with an MBA from the College of William and Mary and a BA from Barnard College. Jennifer and her family live in McLean, Virginia. |
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 Eisha Armstrong owns and operates the Cincinnati franchise of Mom Corps, Inc., after working more than ten years advising senior executives at Fortune 500 companies. Prior to Mom Corps, Eisha was a Managing Director with the Corporate Executive Board, where she managed the research and advisory practice for Chief Financial Officers. She worked closely with clients such as Cummins, Caterpillar, American Express, Cardinal Health and Capital One. In her advisory role with executives, Eisha counseled them on efficiency, organizational structure, and leadership development. She has extensive experience managing and growing multi-million dollar businesses and leading global teams of professionals. She led numerous research initiatives and is the co-author of more than 20 major research publications. She has also been cited in numerous publications including The Financial Times, The Washington Post, TheStreet.com, and MarketWatch. Armstrong earned her MBA at the Harvard Business School and her Bachelor of Arts in both Economics and Women’s Studies at the University of Kansas. Eisha and her husband, Tim, live in Cincinnati with their two young sons. |
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 Nadia joined Mom Corps in 2007 with 20 years of agency and client-side experience in staffing, advertising and client service. Prior to Mom Corps, Nadia spent 14 years at Digitas, a global marketing services firm. In her role as Vice President/Director of Staffing, Nadia served as a key business partner and advisor to the EVP of the Strategy & Analysis capability, translating the company's objectives into appropriate resource allocation strategies to exceed financial and organizational goals. Prior to that, Nadia held various account management roles at Digitas, AT&T New Media Services, and Ingalls, Quinn and Johnson. Nadia is responsible for Mom Corps’ Boston market, where she serves a wide range of companies, matching their non-traditional staffing needs with top-tier talent. She is a frequent speaker at educational forums and working mother networking groups, and has appeared on Cable TV speaking on topics such as returning to the workplace during a difficult economic climate. Nadia has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Vermont. She is the mother of two young boys who appreciate her flexible schedule. |
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 Trista has over ten years agency and corporate staffing experience. Prior to focusing her career in HR and Staffing, she spent several years facilitating complete conference and event management for groups within non-profit, small business and Fortune 500 companies. Her passion is staffing but she enjoys HR operations/projects, system implementations and creating and delivering new programs. Acting as project lead, she has successfully launched and provided training for several applicant tracking systems. Additionally, she has developed and delivered internship, mentoring and staffing programs. She has a bachelor's degree in Human Ecology with a minor Business Administration. Trista loves being the mother of two young boys who bring her smiles and hugs daily. Trista joined the Mom Corps team in 2006. |
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 Lisa brings to Mom Corps a unique breadth of business experience. She began her career in Marketing with The Bank Corporation of Georgia where she introduced community banks to the concepts of online banking and sales incentive programs. She then worked with Georgia-Pacific as a Pricing Analyst working with commodity printing paper.
After receiving her MBA from Georgia State University, Lisa worked with Fry Consulting as a Market Research and Strategy Consultant. At Fry, she focused on helping small manufacturers survive the shift of manufacturing to Asia by finding alternative ways to utilize their current technology and workforce. In addition to her MBA, Lisa holds a Bachelors of Business Administration degree from Mercer University
Lisa started with Mom Corps in 2007 and currently serves as Mom Corps’ Franchise Relationship Manager. |
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 Caroline began her career in advertising, originally working with Mom Corps as the company’s Account Coordinator at a local Atlanta advertising firm. In 2007, Caroline joined Mom Corps full-time in order to serve as the company’s Marketing Manager, overseeing all candidate and client-facing marketing initiatives, advertising, public relations efforts, and events.
As Marketing Manager, Caroline has helped to grow Mom Corps’ candidate base from 4,000 to 35,000+ in just 3 years. She has also worked to secure a number of strategic partnerships, develop new candidate event series and services, expand on-site advertising and most recently launch the Mom Corps franchise arm.
Caroline graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Virginia in 2006. Though she is not a working mom, Caroline appreciates and supports the Mom Corps mission of life/work balance. |
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