DirectEmployers Association Staff Members

Bill, a former corporate human resource executive with Rockwell International, is widely recognized as the founder of online recruiting. In August, 1992, he founded Online Career Center (OCC), the first employment site on the Internet. He remained president of OCC after it was sold to TMP Worldwide (now Monster Worldwide) in December 1995. OCC was renamed Monster.com and he was named president in December 1998. Bill is a recipient of Employment Management Association’s (EMA) prestigious Pericles Pro Meritus Award, an honor presented by EMA in recognition of being the founder of online recruiting.

Dan, the attorney who helped incorporate Online Career Center (OCC) in 1992, has over 15 years experience in the online recruiting industry with OCC, Monster and DirectEmployers Association. He was promoted to Chief Counsel of DirectEmployers Association in May, 2003.

Chad started his career in the online recruiting industry with Online Career Center (OCC) in 1998. His team is responsible for many aspects of the Association which includes leading National Labor Exchange efforts, VetCentral compliance, developing alliances, marketing, partnerships and uncovering innovative technologies and business opportunities. Chad is currently activated in the U.S. Army as an Infantry Drill Sergeant at Fort Benning, GA.

Cathy has eleven years of administrative services experience in the online recruiting industry. She joined Online Career Center (OCC) in August, 1997, and worked at Monster prior to joining DirectEmployers Association.

Amanda joined DirectEmployers and JobCentral National Labor Exchange in October 2007. She is a graduate of Ball State University with a degree in Fine Arts/Graphic Design. She is responsible for the overall layout, design and maintenance of the JobCentral site.

Tom joined Online Career Center in January, 1997 and has 10+ years of online recruiting experience with OCC and Monster. He was promoted to VP-Membership Development for DirectEmployers Association in June, 2004 and is responsible for managing the Association’s membership development and retention programs.

Shannon joined DirectEmployers in March, 2006. He has three years recruiting experience with a consulting group and over five years experience in the online recruiting industry with Monster. A 1997 Graduate of Anderson University, Shannon’s main focus is membership development and retention.

Nancy started her Recruitment/Human Resources career in 1998. She has worked with hundreds of companies as a recruitment consultant over the past 8 years and previously served as Vice President of Professional Development for HRACI, the local Indianapolis chapter of SHRM. Nancy joined DirectEmployers Association, Inc. in March, 2006.

Brad joined DirectEmployers Association and JobCentral National Labor Exchange in September 2007. He is a graduate of Anderson University and has an extensive sales management background including two and one half years with Monster.

Dee Anne joined DirectEmployers Association in November 2007 with responsibility for membership development and retention in her assigned region. She is a graduate of Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) and has a Human Resource Certificate from Purdue University.

Patti, with over 10 years of member service experience, started her career with Online Career Center (OCC). She held customer service management positions both with OCC and Monster before joining DirectEmployers Association.

Brian joined DirectEmployers Association as a Member Services Assistant in March, 2004. He has extensive experience in the hospitality and online recruiting industries.

Christy joined DirectEmployers Association and JobCentral National Labor Exchange in August, 2007 after almost 10 years in Customer Service with Online Career Center (OCC) and Monster.

Hal is a nine-year veteran in the online recruiting industry with Monster and DirectEmployers Association, which includes the JobCentral, DirectEmployers employment search engine and NACElink services. He is responsible for all technology and the overall design and functionality of DirectEmployers Association’s online services.

Andrew, a nine-year veteran in the online recruiting industry with Monster and DirectEmployers Association, is the architect of the DirectEmployers search engine, the Internet’s only search engine dedicated exclusively to employment.

Chris, a graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, joined DirectEmployers Association in March 2002. He is a developer for the DirectEmployers search engine and JobCentral National Labor Exchange.

Kyle joined DirectEmployers and JobCentral National Labor Exchange as a Software Developer in October 2007. He graduated from Purdue University’s School of Technology with a degree in Computer Graphics Technology.

Lou joined DirectEmployers Association in October 2007 as Network Administrator. He is a 1979 graduate of Indiana University who joined DirectEmployers after ten years of service with Lucent Technologies.

Julie joined DirectEmployers Association in September 2007. She has extensive experience in Member Services with both Online Career Center (OCC) and Monster. As QA Supervisor, she is responsible for web site auditing and technical review reporting to the CTO.