	*Jeb Blanchard, CPC, Owner** Jeb has 24 years experience as owner of a successful health care recruiting firm. Previously, Jeb spent over six years with IVAC, a division of Eli Lilly, as District Manager and award-winning Systems Consultant. With experience comes understanding; Jeb's experience provides him with a unique perspective of today's challenges in health care. Jeb's involvement in the recruiting industry nationally, and involvement in the health care industry, has allowed him to recognize trends and parallel cycles in both related fields. Jeb's leadership abilities are recognized locally and nationally, as he has served on the Board of Directors for Tennessee Association of Personnel Services (TAPS) and the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS). Jeb's contribution nationally was formally recognized by NAPS's "Rookie of the Year", "District Director of the Year", and "Outstanding Leadership" awards. Through his years in recruiting, Jeb has two mottoes, "Opportunities are perishable commodities" and "You do not accomplish your goals for one of two reasons, you are either incapable or unwilling."

	Kay Gammill, DPh, CPC* Kay’s twenty - three years of experience as a licensed pharmacist in the practice settings of HMO, retail and hospital pharmacy combined with pharmaceutical industry and healthcare management experienced has segued to an award winning national recruiting focus in healthcare and pharmaceutical services. She is an accomplished professional who combines her personal knowledge of the industry along with a strong business acumen to provide extraordinary service to both candidates and clients. With thirteen years of recruiting experience at HealthCare Professional Group, she has placed executive and management professionals in key leadership and specialized positions. As an account executive, her desire is to know the client so intricately that candidates view her as an extension of the company, yet remain a consultant/resource to the client specific to their specialty and the search process. She evaluates all candidates before presentation to the client, and works hand in hand with the candidate and client through the presentation, interview, offer and post placement process.

	Laura Cordera, MA Laura Cordera is our resident psychologist. She completed a Master's degree in Psychology and years of professional experience in multiple clinical settings, primarily in for profit hospitals. Laura views recruiting as an ideal avenue to meld her business acumen with her genuine desire to have a positive impact on lives of others. For over 8 years, Laura has further utilized her psychology training and experience to become a successful recruiter in permanent and contract placements. Her current national recruiting focus includes executives, management, and sales professionals in healthcare. She identifies, interviews, qualifies and presents high performing candidates to the excellent clients that HCPG serves. Laura is committed to driving a thorough recruiting process to meet the timeline commitments to our clients. Laura's background in psychology has prepared her to perform a true needs assessment and behavioral analysis of our candidates. Her interviewing, qualifying, and listening skills are superb. She is a true advocate for her candidates, both personally and professionally. Laura knows that if the candidate's personal and professional goals are in alignment with our client's needs, then the client and candidate will be in balance. Her philosophy is that a balanced professional relationship is a long-term profitable one.

	Katie Bigus Katie’s 14 years in the pharmaceutical industry give her a great foundation for working with our client base. Experience in sales and training have helped hone her listening skills and her ability to uncover hidden concerns or objections. Katie has demonstrated her focus and problem solving skills by implementing and managing school and district wide programs over the past several years. Her genuine respect for and interest in the people she interacts with makes her a natural for recruiting! Katie earned her B.S. in Biology from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana. She was also a Lumen Christi Award Recipient.

	Rhonda Beaty Rhonda’s over 10 years in the financial services industry is a great foundation for researching duties in the health care recruiting industry. With her enthusiasm and desire to succeed, she assists HealthCare Professional Group with conducting national executive level candidate searches. Rhonda’s success is attributed to her attention to detail, energy and professionalism. Her skills and work ethic to give her the ability to deliver within stringent timelines. Rhonda is an honors graduate in social work/human services from the University of Tennessee. It is no wonder Rhonda dedicates much of her energy to charitable causes. Rhonda is involved in such organizations as Make a Wish Foundation and the Union Avenue Mission. She is also a fund raiser for her daughter’s elementary school.
* Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC) is a professional designation conferred by the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS). The Certification Program is dedicated to developing meaningful and ethical standards fully accepted by the members and duly recognized in the business community. In addition to meeting industry experience requirements, CPC candidates must demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge in federal laws and regulations applicable to the employment profession.