Our Team
Meet the people behind Corps Team.
Leadership Team
Allison O'Kelly
CEO & Founder
Category: Corporate
Division: Leadership Team
Allison O’Kelly is the Founder and CEO of Corps Team / Mom Corps and talent acquisition expert who partners with CEOs, executives, and hiring managers to recruit exceptional talent into their organizations.
Allison has grown her business from an idea to a search and staffing firm that has placed thousands of professionals in companies nationwide. Allison began her career in public accounting with KPMG and worked for Toys "R" Us where she served in various roles including launching the original Babiesrus.com site, Store Director, and multi-unit store management.
Allison has been recognized in the news media (TODAY Show, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes) and awarded on a national level (Staffing Industry Analysts, EY Winning Women, Working Mother, Inc. 500, Conference Board). Her company is a 2021 Atlanta Business Chronicle Best Place to Work.
Allison currently supports several local non-profits including the Alliance Theatre - Board of Directors, Galloway School - Early Learning Annual Fund Chair, and UGA Terry College Emeritus Alumni Board. Allison is passionate about the Atlanta entrepreneurship ecosystem and is a member of Atlanta Technology Angels, a mentor for the Atlanta Tech Village and a sponsor of the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) at Georgia Tech.
Allison received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BBA in Accounting from the University of Georgia. Allison is a CPA, licensed in Georgia.
Stacy Keefer
Executive Vice President
Category: Corporate
Division: Leadership Team
In 2010, after spending 15 years as a Human Resources and Talent Acquisition Executive in Financial Services, Stacy led the market opening of Corps Team in Charlotte and New York City. Today she leads the focus on client service and business expansion. Keefer lives in Charlotte and holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina and is an active member of the Society of Human Resource Management.
Jane McCracken
Chief Growth Officer
Category: Corporate
Division: Leadership Team
Jane McCracken joined Corps Team as Chief Growth Officer in 2022 after an extensive career as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
Jane most recently served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and the Assistant Director at the ATDC, the state of Georgia’s technology incubator located at Georgia Tech where she helped entrepreneurs with go-to-market strategies, fund raising, and putting in processing to help them scale.
Jane co-founded and served in the C-suite of a number of technology companies including those in healthcare, software and e-commerce. She raised more than $100 million in funding for those companies and achieved a successful exit in each via IPO or trade sale.
Jane has served on boards for public and private companies, as well as non-profit organizations. She is an active volunteer in her community. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University and her master’s degree at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
When Jane is not enjoying time with friends and family, or serving as a sous chef to her alpha-cook husband, she watches the Atlanta Braves, Scottish Rugby, and ACC Basketball.
Recruiting
Danielle Bolick
Senior Director, Professional RecruitingDanielle Bolick
Senior Director, Professional Recruiting
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Danielle is Corps Team’s Senior Director of Recruiting with 11 years of experience in staffing, recruiting, leadership development, and MSP program management. She has proven success in leading effective strategies to improve recruitment and retention, building new candidate pipelines, and fostering client and consultant relationships. Danielle is passionate about delivering timely and exceptional service and possesses a solid background in full life cycle recruiting with diverse industries including Legal, Finance/Accounting, Marketing, Hospitality, Human Resources, and Telecommunications. ?
Kirsten Overlee
Senior Director, IT Recruiting
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Kirsten is a highly strategic, results oriented Sr Recruiter with more than 20 years of experience attracting and retaining top quality candidates. Prior to Corps Team, Kirsten was a Sr Recruiter for two well-known IT Staffing Firms and a Corporate Recruiter for MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Western Digital and Texas Instruments. Kirsten brings a unique expertise to the table based on her diverse recruiting background and has gained a reputation as a no-nonsense recruitment professional. Kirsten is able to draw upon a diverse history in Talent Acquisition, “Needle in a Haystack”, sourcing, recruitment and screening, Executive Search, Client Relationship Management, Account Management and Client Retention. Kirsten is an active professional member of SHRM and possesses a Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Management Information Systems.? She has been with Corps Team for six years.
Trista Wearing
Senior Director Executive Search
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Trista joined Corps Team in 2006. She is a results-oriented Talent Acquisition professional with 20 years of Recruiting, Account Management and HR experience. Trista received her bachelor's degree in Human Ecology with a minor in Business Administration from The University of Tennessee. She is dedicated to delivering exceptional service and consistently amazes our clients with her ability to find the "purple squirrel" (the one in a million candidate for the job).
Brigid Lipps
Recruiting Manager
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Brigid is a PHR, SHRM-CP, and HR Generalist certified Talent Acquisition professional with 15 years of Recruiting and HR experience. She joined Corps Team in 2012 and is driven by the corporate values of making a difference in the lives of our candidates and clients by connecting great talent with great companies. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Joseph University and stays up to date on recruiting trends through continuous education from her certifications.
Jennifer Bainbridge
President, Washington D.C.
Category: Franchises
Division: Recruiting
Jennifer Bainbridge owns and operates the Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia franchises of Mom Corps, Inc., after spending many years in IT Leadership in the computer software, 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. She also has extensive international management experience including offshore and nearshore IT staffing solutions. Jennifer has been with Corps Team since 2009. During that time she has been a frequent speaker and subject matter expert on hiring best practices and work-life synthesis. She currently serves on the board of Northern Virginia SHRM. Bainbridge graduated with an MBA from the College of William and Mary and a BA from Barnard College.
Sheniesha Burrage
Recruiting Consultant
Division: Recruiting
Sheniesha joined Corps Team in 2022 as a Recruiting Consultant and has prior experience working in finance, accounting and HR. She has a degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield in Accounting and is excited to dive into learning the ropes of IT recruiting.
Kristine Caldwell
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Kristine “Kris” Caldwell is a military spouse, mom of three, and serves our country in the Air Force Reserve with an HR/recruiting background of 12 years. She served eight years as a military recruiter and will continue her recruitment journey as a Senior Recruiting Consultant with Corps Team. Kris thrives on working on a team and takes pride in helping people. In her spare time, she is a Yoga instructor, loves to take family trips, cooking, reading, and spending quality time with family. Kris’s motto is: “Love your family, work super hard, live your passion.” and that’s why she continues to serve people in a recruitment environment.
Caren Cohen
Recruiting Consultant
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Caren joined Corps Team in 2021 as a sourcing recruiter. Caren has a background in advertising, public relations and running a yoga business. She has a degree from the University of Georgia and is thrilled to be connecting amazing candidates with amazing companies. She is excited to be joining Corps Team.
Lynn Danen
Lead Senior Recruiter
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Lynn, a Certified Diversity & Inclusion Recruiter, joined Corps Team in 2011. She earned her bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Philosophy from Northern Kentucky University. Lynn has over 15 years of Recruiting and HR experience, and finds great fulfillment in partnering with hiring managers to help them find the best candidate for their hiring needs. Lynn’s recruiting expertise includes human resources, accounting and finance, marketing, business development, customer support, and administrative roles, assisting employers in a wide range of industries. However, she has also successfully met business needs by managing recruitment processes outside of her wheelhouse, facing these challenges with excitement and determination.
Heather Del Bene
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Heather joined Corps Team as a Senior Recruiting Consultant and brings over 10 years of recruiting experience in both staffing and corporate recruiting environments within a variety of industries including Software, Healthcare, Finance, Sales, Human Resources, Marketing and Engineering. Heather is passionate about building relationships and identifying top talent. She is driven by connecting top-performing and rising professionals with great opportunities while collaborating with Hiring Managers to find the best fit and provide a great recruiting experience. Heather received her Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Bloomsburg University.
Rebecca Drace
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Becca has over 15 years of management and client interaction experience working across multiple industries such as retail, finance, IT, supply chain, and manufacturing. She has 5 years of recruiting experience running a full desk and providing full cycle experience to both companies and job seekers. Becca truly enjoys hearing about her clients' needs and taking time to speak with candidates to find the right match.
Becca works hard and truly enjoys building relationships through listening and giving the best professional advice she can. She loves hearing the positive feedback from her candidates once she has been able to assist them in finding the right long term opportunity to suit their skills and personal desires. Becca graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Fitness and Health from Union University in Jackson, TN in 2004.
Gena Gonzales
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Gena has joined Corps Team with eight years of recruiting experience in several industries such as Engineering, Marketing, Healthcare, IT, Human Resources. She also has experience in start-up and corporate environments with consultative full life cycle recruitment background, administrative support and HR background. She is skilled at building relationships with employees across all levels of an organization, multitasking and adapting to meet any changing organizational needs. Gena has a Bachelors degree in Journalism and a minor in Speech Communications.
Melissa Krieg
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Melissa has been recruiting within the Civil Engineering, Construction, and Architecture industries in Colorado the past 7 years. She thoroughly enjoys connecting and helping candidates & clients in finding the right fit. Melissa has a bachelor’s degree in social work with a minor in psychology from Southern Illinois University, and is looking forward to starting a new chapter with Corps Team.
Stephanie Leahey
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Stephanie has joined Corps Team with over 5 years of experience in the staffing industry. She has both recruiting and account management experience in several industries such as Engineering, Finance, Life Sciences and Human Resources. Stephanie has been married for 20 years, and her husband recently retired from the Marine Corps after serving 21 years. They have two children, Trinity (18) and Charlie (16).
Katie Little
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Katie joined Corps Team in 2021 bringing over 10 years of recruiting and account management experience to the team. She has experience recruiting in many industries including Pharmaceuticals, Technology, Marketing, Healthcare, Finance and Human Resources. She brings a true passion working with both hiring managers and candidates to find the best match, helping candidates further their careers and helping companies grow with new top talent. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse.
Nadia McKay
President, Boston
Category: Franchises
Division: Recruiting
Nadia McKay owns and operates Corps Team/Mom Corps Boston. From 2007-2010, she served as the organization’s Regional VP, using her 20 years of experience in client service, staffing, and marketing, to grow the Mom Corps presence in the Boston market and beyond. She purchased the Boston Franchise in 2010, and since that time has partnered with innovative and growing start-up to Fortune 500 companies to bring on professional-level direct hire, contract, full-time, part-time and flexible talent across a variety of functional areas including Marketing, Strategy, Human Resources, Finance/Accounting, and Legal. Before joining Mom Corps, Nadia spent 14 years at Digitas, a global marketing services firm, as a VP/Marketing Director, and later as VP/Staffing for the Strategy & Analysis practice. Nadia has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Vermont.
Erin Nelson
Senior Recruiting Consultant Washington D.C.
Category: Franchises
Division: Recruiting
Erin joined Corps Team in 2015 bringing over 15 years of full life-cycle recruiting, business development and human resources experience to the team. She has a proven ability to develop lasting relationships with highly qualified professionals. She has experience in a variety of industries including IT, Finance, Human Resources and Operations. Erin is truly inspired by creating connections and developing long-lasting, valuable relationships. She has such a passion for her work that it extends to her personal life. She volunteers to help her unemployed and underemployed community find sustainable employment options. Erin takes great pride in her work and always strives to provide the highest level of service for both candidates and clients.
Danielle Potschantek
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Danielle joins Corps Team as a Senior Recruiting Consultant with over 20 years of Human Resource and Recruiting experience both on the staffing side and the corporate side. Danielle has experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle and developing efficient procedures to identify high-quality candidates. She has recruited for all levels in the organization and across multiple industries including technology, software, consulting, finance, and medical technologies.
Danielle is passionate about building strong relationships with her clients and matching high-caliber candidates to their open positions. Danielle is a member of SHRM and is a certified trainer in behavioral-based interviewing. She holds a Bachelor's degree from William Paterson University in Elementary Education and a Master’s degree from Fordham University in Human Resources Education.
Operations
Melissa Caouette
Director of Operations
Category: Corporate
Division: Operations
Melissa manages and optimizes the flow of our business around technology, training, reporting, communication, compliance and more. She is responsible for human resources, benefits administration, insurance, and marketing. She is the primary contact for all vendor relationships and as Director of Operations works to improve organizational processes and is continually maximizing efficiency and productivity for Corps Team. Melissa has a BA in International Relations from the University of Connecticut and has been with Corps Team since 2009. When she is not working she loves spending time with friends and family and travelling.
Kimberly Hills
Recruiting Support Manager
Category: Corporate
Division: Operations
Kim joined Corps Team with over 4 years of interdisciplinary recruiting and human resources experience. She earned bachelor’s degrees in economics and business management from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Kim is dedicated to working alongside both clients and consultants and believes that bringing compassion and integrity to the table is the key to building successful relationships.
Andrea Huitt
Recruiting Coordinator
Category: Corporate
Division: Operations
Andrea joined Corps Team with 3 years Recruiting Coordinator experience, and 7+ years Business Administration experience. She enjoys working on projects to help enhance business needs. Andrea has a certificate in Business Management with a desire to return to complete her Associates and Bachelor’s degree. Andrea is looking forward to the next chapter of connecting amazing candidates with amazing companies. She is excited to be joining such an awesome team at Corps Team.
Tammy Huynh
Recruiting Assistant
Division: Operations
Tammy is a recent hire for Corps Team with 3 years of experience in the staffing industry from Recruiting Assistance to Marketing & Media. She considers herself an everyday learner who knows a little about a lot. With that attitude, she's ready to tackle any task and project, work outside of the box, be creative, and get the job done! She's a proud graduate of Georgia State University and excited to support Corps Team.
Beth McAlexander
Financial Analyst
Category: Corporate
Division: Operations
Beth joined Corps Team in 2013. She provides critical support to senior leaders through financial reporting, analysis and compliance, as well as general accounting support and special projects. Beth implements, maintains and reviews payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes and other deductions.