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 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, Inc. 500, Conference Board). Her company is a 2023 Atlanta Business Chronicle Best Place to Work.
Allison serves on the Board of Directors and Governance and Executive Committees for the Alliance Theatre and is a proud member of the UGA Terry College Emeritus Alumni Board. Allison is a member of the current Leadership Atlanta Class of 2024.
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 processes 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 for each via IPO or trade sale.
Jane serves on the boards for public and private companies, as well as non-profit organizations and 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
Kirsten Overlee
Senior Director Recruiting
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Kirsten is a highly strategic, results oriented Senior Director of IT Recruiting with more than 20 years of experience attracting and retaining top quality candidates. She currently leads our outstanding IT and Engineering recruiting team and handles account management for some of Corps Teams top clients.
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 can 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. Kirsten will be with Corps Team for ten years this July.
Trista Wearing
Senior Director Recruiting
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 the Recruiting Manager for Corps Team and has been with the company for 12 years. She is a PHR, SHRM-CP, and HR Generalist certified professional with over 20 years of Recruiting and HR experience. She is driven to make a difference in the lives of candidates and clients by connecting great talent with great companies.
Brigid leads a team that recruits nationally across various industries and for positions in Human Resources, Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Administration, Management, and more. 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.
Caren Cohen
Recruiting Consultant
Category: Corporate
Division: Recruiting
Caren joined Corps Team in 2021. Caren has over 20 years’ experience in advertising, public relations and customer care.
A graduate of the University of Georgia, Caren is a loyal Bulldogs fan and enjoys attending games with her husband Reece and two children, Jackson 20 and Dylan 17. She is dedicated to finding the right person for the position and is thrilled when she finds the ‘perfect fit’ for her clients. She is excited to be connecting amazing candidates with amazing companies.
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 9 years of technical recruiting experience within IT, Engineering, and Professional Service industries. 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.
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
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.
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.