The Board of Advisors is a major strength for Hire Dynamics as it leads the industry for a company its size. This influential and diverse group holds years of staffing experience and expertise in many other business segments (e.g. business tax and investment consulting, sales, marketing, and market research) that complement Hire Dynamics. The Advisors serve as a "sounding board" for management and as a source of knowledge that positively impact business decisions. The board includes three former Presidents/CEOs from public staffing companies as well as three former staffing business owners.

Robert C. Atkinson, Jr. – Bob is the founder of Atkinson, Henning and Associates, PC and PFM Capital Management, LLC, through which he has been providing Wealth Management services to individuals and families for over 25 years. Prior to founding his own company, Bob headed up the Financial Planning group for Ernst & Young. Bob resides in Atlanta.

Peter Bourke - Peter Bourke is currently the volunteer Board Chair of Crossroads Career Network and a Principal at The Complex Sale, a sales training and consulting firm in Alpharetta, Ga.  Peter has nearly 30 years of experience in the professional services and computer services industry and prior to joining TCS he served as President of Spherion Corporation’s Outsourcing and Human Capital Consulting Divisions.

His background in sales leadership, marketing and operational management includes key roles with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), IBM, NYNEX, and First Financial Management. At Andersen Consulting he was worldwide Director of Business Development. 

Celeste Bottorff – Celeste is the Group Marketing Director – Food Service Division, The Coca Cola Company.  She spent five years with McKinsey & Company, worked in strategic planning for Intercontinental Hotels, former Director of Marketing for the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy for AHL Services.  Celeste resides in Atlanta.

Jim Childs - Jim has spent the past 15 years in and around the staffing and IT services arena. 

A graduate of the University of Georgia and native of Atlanta, Jim joined Arthur Andersen in 1991.  He attended Harvard Business School from 1993-1995 and then joined Robinson-Humphrey as an Investment Banker. 

In 2005 Jim started CHILDS Advisory Partners.  They have completed over 15 deals totaling in excess of $1 billion and currently have offices in Atlanta, Washington DC and LA.  Notable staffing deals include the sale of B2B Workforce to Vedior and the sale of Lucas Group to HIG Capital.

David Cooper - David is the former Chairman and CEO for Acsys Staffing which was eventually sold to Vedior.  Previous, David was the founder and President of David C. Cooper, Inc, a Financial & Accounting Staffing Company. David resides in Atlanta.

Peter Fodor – Peter is the former CEO/co-owner of Madsen Staffing, a company based in San Francisco, CA; sold to Kimco in 2000 after 20 years in business.  Peter resides in Sonoma, CA.

Raymond King - Raymond King is Senior Vice President for Community Affairs for SunTrust Bank.  In that role, he oversees their various civic and philanthropic activities including foundation grant-making, public relations, and employee volunteerism in metro Atlanta.   

Prior to his current position, he was Senior Lending officer of the Receivables Capital Management Division.  He has spent his entire 20 year career at SunTrust in various capacities within the Corporate Banking and Receivables Capital Management Divisions.

Michael Linton - Michael is the President of the Staffing Leadership Group which provides consulting and back office support for the staffing industry.  He is the former President of Adecco North America. Also, Michael previous worked at Arthur Andersen.  Michael resides in Columbus, OH.

Paul D. McKinnis – Paul has spent 34 years in the executive search business. He is a Senior Client Partner at Korn /Ferry International. Paul has extensive human capital experience in the areas of selection, recruitment, retention, organizational design, succession planning, and compensation, including strategy and structure. He has chaired his firm’s Board of Director’s Practice, successfully recruiting for Boards in energy, telecommunications, and financial services. Paul has served on the Board of MunicipalTrade.com and numerous community and charitable Boards. Paul resides in Atlanta.

Greg Palmer – Greg has over 25 years of the staffing industry experience. Currently, he provides consulting services to the staffing industry in the areas of scaling of professional Staffing Services and Direct Hire as well as on M&A and turn-around issues. Previously, Greg was CEO of Remedy Temp, Inc (Nasdaq: REMX) for five years through 2006. Prior to Remedy Temp, Inc., he was the Director of ASA. Greg serves on the boards of four private and one public company. He is an Advisory Board member of the Georgetown University Business School. Greg resides in Southern California.

Emily Ellison has been a member of the Hire Dynamics team since 2003 when she joined the organization as a Retention Specialist focused on improving employee retention at several of Hire Dynamics’ largest customers. In that time she has worked in a variety of roles and is currently a Regional Manager responsible for our Nevada and Arizona operations. Emily serves on the boards of the Northern Nevada Human Resources Association and the Council for Supply Chain Management Northern Nevada Roundtable and is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno.

Sue Hurst’s 28 year career in the staffing and recruitment industry has included positions in operations, sales, training, management, executive management as well as consulting for start ups, national and international companies. Previously, Sue was the President of Alexis Healthcare and prior to that the President of Access Personnel Services headquartered in Atlanta, GA.   

Sue earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Georgia.  She currently is the President of the Georgia Staffing Association, member of the Human Capital Institute and American College of Healthcare Executives.