Orange County
Anthony Tran
Account Manager
Division: Orange County
As an Account Manager for Marquee Staffing, Anthony works on placing candidates in roles within the Healthcare Industry, Medical Devices, Digital Marketing, Technology, Human Resources, Admin/Customer Service. Prior to employment at Marquee Staffing, Anthony worked for 7 years within the healthcare industry as a Marketing Specialist. Anthony graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Irvine. He strives to build genuine partnerships with new and existing clients to provide the best client experience possible. Likewise, he enjoys working directly with candidates to assist with finding positions that are truly a great fit for them and the employer. Outside of work, Anthony enjoys spending time with family and his hobbies include tennis, snowboarding, weightlifting, and martial arts.
Alexis Cabero
Assistant Branch Manager
Division: Orange County
As assistant lead recruiter, Alexis Cabero focuses on identifying talent for a variety of industries including medical devices, administrative support, customer service, engineering, and human resources. Graduating from The University of California, Irvine with a B.A. in arts and digital media, Alexis’ recruiting career began in 2014 while staffing for assisted living facilities, where she matched passionate healthcare professionals to provide personal non-medical care for home care clients. Alexis is passionate about helping others recognize their potential, and does so by using a thorough discovery process with her Candidates to better understand what areas they excel in and providing opportunities exclusive to Marquee Staffing.
While out of office, Alexis enjoys spending her free time with family and her five dogs.
Anisha Mary
Assistant Team Lead
Division: Orange County
Anisha joined Marquee Workforce Solutions in August 2017 as a Recruiter Specialist, where she is enjoying recruiting in the fields of Engineering, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Clinical, IT and Non-IT roles. For the last 3 years Anisha’s responsibilities range from coordinating and supporting hiring and account managers, as well as recruiting and building strong client/service relations. Anisha has excellent understanding of full cycle recruitment. She is always eager to learn new things to broaden her knowledge while being a great team player. Outside of work, Anisha enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cooking, singing, dancing, listening to music and making handcrafted ornaments.
Tom Porter
Chief Operating Officer
Division: Orange County
After graduating with his degree in finance from San Diego State University, Tom started his career with Shell Oil Corporation in Houston, Texas. After several years with the organization, he decided to return to Los Angeles where he accepted a position with ARCO (British Petroleum) in investments. Having 10 years of corporate experience under his belt, Tom saw an opportunity to join the staffing industry and decided to venture out on his own. This is when Marquee Staffing was born in Carlsbad (1989).
With a strong executive team to back him up, Marquee Staffing has become one of the most respected local recruiting firms in Southern California. Active for over 30 years, the firm works with prominent organizations and has created strategic partnerships with many clients throughout California.
Tom is active in several professional Human Resource organizations including NHRA, SHRM, PIHRA, and OCEMA. For the past six (6) years, he has served as a board member for JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) in Orange County, CA In addition, Tom is very active with the American Heart Association, Ronald McDonald House, and other local charities. Finally, Tom is an active board member of two (2) well known staffing professional organizations – TempNet and TSIL.
In his spare time, Tom can be found cycling, as this is truly one his passions. In fact, he cycled in the Alps during the “Tour de France” in 2012 and 2016 for a full week along with other professional cyclists. Tom is an active family man who has been married to his wife Emily for the last 25 years and four (4) beautiful children.
Jennifer Vo
Front Desk Coordinator
Division: Orange County
Jennifer is a graduate from the University of California, Irvine with a bachelor’s degree in Public Health Policy. In her role as a Front Desk Coordinator, she hopes to grow and further develop her professional skills by taking on a variety of tasks. Jennifer assists with operations by handling phone calls, payroll, social media, and anything that our recruiters may need additional help with. Prior to her position at Marquee Staffing, she has worked as a Medical Assistant and Event Coordinator. Through her previous roles, Jennifer has gained experience with customer service and managing multiple projects.
Outside of the office, Jennifer enjoys exploring the outdoors as well as new food places. She loves traveling to national parks, figuring out escape rooms, baking, and designing.
Nina McCann
On-Site Manager
Division: Orange County
A native to Orange County, Nina’s staffing career began in 2006 placing quality engineering candidates with distinguished companies as a successful recruiter and client manager. Nina specializes in recruiting for mechanical and electrical engineers in all industries from aerospace, medical device and manufacturing. She understands the engineering programs and importance of matching specific technical skills for position success. Her strong connections within the industry have been vital in her success. Nina’s excitement in placing engineers is due to the direct impact the products have on people’s lives: Everything we touch has been engineered in one form or another. She currently works as an on-site manager at a prominent medical device company.
Outside of work, Nina has been a dedicated volunteer to local nonprofit organizations for the past 15 years. She also enjoys being outdoors, hiking and spending time with her three children.
Emily Munoz
Recruiter
Division: Orange County
As a recruiter, Emily works on finding qualified candidates in medical device production and warehouse. Emily comes to us with a hospitality background. Emily has her degree in Hospitality Management from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Emily has been working in restaurants and primarily coffee shops for the past 10 years. While Emily’s recruiting career is just starting, Emily utilizes her years of customer service skills to find qualified candidates to help place them into their ideal work environment.
During her time off, Emily enjoys cooking, baking, and spending time with her family at home.
Kyle Webb
Recruiter
Division: Orange County
As a Recruiter, Kyle works on placing candidates in positions in Assembly and Warehouse fields. Prior to joining the Marquee Staffing team, Kyle worked as a barista and waiter for 6 years. He recently graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the California State University, Long Beach. Kyle strives in his work to place individuals in positions that would be the best fit for both the client and candidate. Outside of work, Kyle enjoys spending time with his family and friends.
Erika Castro
Recruiter
Division: Orange County
Erika Castro is a recent graduate from Chapman University, where she majored in Sociology and minored in Latinx and Latin American Studies. As a Recruiter at Marquee Staffing, she specializes in manufacturing and production roles within the medical device industry. Her previous recruiting experience involved working for the state of California to fill open seasonal positions.
In her free time, Erika enjoys hiking the nearby hills, traveling to San Francisco and Mexico, and reading the newest book that has caught her interest.
Greg Athans
Senior Director Executive Placement
Division: Orange County
Greg is a dedicated and hardworking professional who is your go-to recruiter for all things related to engineering, supply chain, operations, and executive level recruiting. He brings with him over 15 years’ experience in finding talent for small to Fortune 100 organizations with his success founded on building relationships and in providing top-level customer service. Greg is consistently a top performer, and the recipient of numerous company awards.
Greg is an avid Cubs fan; enjoys Marvel movies; Discovery, History, and is a Science Channel fan! Greg is 100% Greek
If you are ever in the mood to break some plates, and yell Opa!, He is your guy!
Chris Kappes
Senior Executive VP, Marquee Workforce Solutions
Division: Orange County
Chris joins Marquee with over 20 years of experience in the industry, specializing in engineering and technical staffing within Aerospace, Medical Device, Robotics /Automation and Industrial Instrumentation industries. Chris’s strong understanding of the product development process and correlating manufacturing requirements of his clients has supported the growth of many Southern California technology leaders.
Prior to joining Marquee, Chris was the Founder and President of Pacific Technical Search, Inc., an engineering and technical staffing firm servicing Southern California for 19 years. His commitment to building long term partnerships with his clients and having an understanding of each of their unique staffing needs has led to outstanding results. Originally from the East Coast, Chris earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont where he played Division 1 basketball. In his free time, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, surfing and making custom longboard skateboards.
Iman Malik
Senior Recruiter
Division: Orange County
As a recruiter, Iman works closely on finding qualified candidates in medical device production, clerical, sales, and engineering. Graduating from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in Human Resources Management, Iman’s recruiting career started in February 2018 as an intern where she worked for a nonprofit organization that focused on improving global poverty. Utilizing her knowledge in recruiting, she hopes to find qualified candidates for clients, as well as place candidates in the best working environment for them.
Outside of the office, Iman enjoys baking, Pilates, hiking and going to the beach with her family.
Akhil Kumar
Senior Recruiter
Division: Orange County
Akhil has an engineering degree in information science. He has four years of experience, including 1½ years in content management and the rest in recruitment. Akhil chose to work in the recruitment domain so he can help people get good opportunities.
Outside of work, Akhil enjoys playing soccer and hockey, and he loves spending time with his family and friends. Apart from this, he travels distant places to meet people and learn about their culture and traditions.
Claudia Perez
Senior VP of Operations
Division: Orange County
With over ten years in the industry, Claudia joined Marquee in 2011 where she has been vital in growing and developing the Orange County Territory. With her strong business acumen, understanding of the market and stellar customer service, Claudia does it all! She sets the tone for building solid relationships with both her internal team and with clients.
Prior to joining Marquee, Claudia led several on-sites in the mortgage, aerospace and medical device industry. In her current role as senior VP of operations, she has been instrumental in developing the Orange County region as well as overseeing all company operations. Claudia can be counted on to successfully spearhead any project and has a no-nonsense approach when leading her team and driving company performance.
Originally from Colombia, SA, Claudia can be seen outside of work enjoying a good soccer game, Lakers game or football game. You can also find her in San Clemente on most weekends enjoying the beach and her family.
Workforce Solutions
Emily Salanio
CEO, Marquee Workforce Solutions
Division: Workforce Solutions
Emily has over 20 years of experience in the staffing industry including recruitment, sales and operations. Prior to joining Marquee, Emily served for over eight years in the U.S. Coast Guard as an engineering officer, pollution officer and tactical officer where she focused on computer systems management. With her expertise in IT, Emily moved on to support and grow Marquee Staffing as executive vice president where she oversaw the company’s operations, computers and communication systems.
Emily has now transitioned as CEO of Marquee Workforce Solutions where she focuses on collaborating with her dedicated team to recruit the industry’s best technical talent. As a minority and female owned business, the organization is targeting new market share of IT staffing businesses with a focus on contract and direct-hire IT placements.
San Diego
Hillary Kingsley
Account Manager
Division: San Diego County
Hillary began as a receptionist with Marquee Staffing in 2011, quickly learned the industry and promptly began recruiting. Her natural ability to recruit great clerical talent earned her a promotion to recruiter. Hillary focuses on identifying candidates for direct placement searches in the fields of manufacturing, engineering, quality assurance, distribution, human resources, and production. Hillary’s expertise and ability to produce a high caliber of talent for our clients’ direct placement needs have added great value to our staffing operations. She enjoys the challenge of providing the best possible customer service experience for her clients and is passionate about helping others find the perfect position within her clients’ facilities. She enjoys creating relationships and assisting in any way possible.
Along with helping clients fill their needs, she enjoys going on scenic drives with her family and watching her boys grow up. Outside of work, she makes sure to make every moment count, and never takes anything for granted.
Toni Arrazola
Administrative Assistant
Division: San Diego County
After a six-year career as a licensed Insurance Agent, Toni decided to combine her organizational skills with her passion for assisting others to pursue a new career in Human Resources. At Marquee Staffing, she’s quick to take on new projects and is highly results-driven.
Outside of work, Toni enjoys tackling a good DIY project, traveling with her family, and creating new memories.
Renee Loignon Dion
CFO/Vice President MIS
Division: San Diego County
Renee joined Marquee Staffing in 1994 as the company controller. Over the years, she has excelled in her role by taking on every aspect of managing a staffing company. Overseeing accounting and finance, HR, and information technology, she is deeply involved with the day-to-day operations. Renee has also been instrumental in negotiating credit lines and banking relationships. She is a seasoned risk manager credited with a very successful workers’ compensation program, in turn qualifying Marquee to enter TSIL, a prestigious self-insured group.
Renee enjoys bringing people together to find solutions to yield success and to get things done. She believes in sustaining long-term relationships with employees, clients, and corporate partners. She has earned the respect of her team by engaging them, providing direction, and supporting each and every team member in their individual roles. She is passionate about her work and loves what she does.
Renee graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, with a bachelor’s degree in commerce with a concentration in accounting & marketing. She is also an enrolled agent certified to practice before the IRS and a certified management accountant.
Renee is dedicated to her family and likes to spend time cheering for her sons playing football and rugby. She enjoys trap shooting, skiing, and long walks on the beach with her husband. She also regularly travels back to Canada in order to visit family and reconnect with her French-Canadian heritage.
Brad Statzer
Regional Branch Manager
Division: San Diego County
Brad’s professional career began after graduating from the California State University, San Marcos with a B.A. in Communication and moving to Spain to teach English. After two years, he returned to the U.S. and joined Marquee Staffing in 2018. He began his career as a Recruiter and was quickly allured by the fast-paced and competitive nature of the industry. He has since taken on multiple roles within Marquee Staffing, most recently as Regional Branch Manager, but stays true to his roots in recruiting.
Outside of work, Brad enjoys exploring new hiking trails, an afternoon run, traveling to new destinations, hanging with friends, and going anywhere with live music.
Janet Powers
Regional Sales Manager
Division: San Diego County
Janet joined Marquee Staffing in 2008 as a top Business Developer in the industry. She has been in sales for over 20+ years and has played an integral role in building our book of business! She is a professional in her field, passionate about her job, and enjoys developing strong working relationships with her clients as well as her team. Part of her success can easily be attributed to her energetic personality and unfailing optimism.
Janet loves the outdoors and lives near a lake where she enjoys boating every chance she gets. She enjoys time with friends and family, practicing yoga, and shopping for antiques. Janet also has a passion for music, and you can always find her at a concert or outdoor music event!
Yolanda Fierro
Senior Recruiter
Division: San Diego County
With over 20 years of recruiting and human resources experience, Yolanda possess a specialization in the talent acquisition space.
She has spent most of her career in the staffing industry. Yolanda prides herself in having the right experience allowing her to fill roles for both invasive searches as well as emergency placements.
She strives to ensure that our clients staffing needs are being met while searching for the best talent.
In Yolanda’s free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends.
Jennifer Lyons
Senior Recruiter & Payroll Specialist
Division: San Diego County
Jenni comes to Marquee Staffing with an extensive background in accounting and business administration. Her primary focus as a talent coordinator is to ensure the inner workings of the office run smoothly and efficiently. Jenni takes pride in providing top-notch assistance to our clientele and is adept at multitasking. For instance, when it comes to the demands of processing payroll and accounts receivable as well as miscellaneous duties pertaining human resources, she handles it all with finesse.
In Jenni’s spare time, she enjoys cheering on her son at his football games. You can also find Jenni headed to a cross fit or a boot camp class, shopping or spending time with family and friends.
Jeannette Diaz
Senior VP of Operations
Division: San Diego County
Jeanette brings over 15 years of staffing experience focused on human resources, leadership, training and development, and employee relations. Her passion for the staffing industry and leadership characteristics have allowed her to be successful in this marketplace by delivering solutions to clients, colleagues, and associates. In her current role, Jeannette is responsible for the growth and the profitability of the San Diego and North County Operations. She leads the team of professionals, is a highly effective strategic partner and provides strong customer engagement skills which allow her to quickly establish relationships at all levels. She is passionate about providing exceptional service and displays a high level of professionalism throughout the organization. Jeannette is goal orientated, results driven, and committed to producing real results in the marketplace.
When she’s not plugging away at work, Jeannette loves spending time with her husband and her children.
Maribel Rivera
Talent Coordinator
Division: San Diego County
Maribel comes to Marquee Staffing with an extensive background in customer service. Maribel worked for a sporting goods company for 14yrs in the International Customer Service Department. She joined Marquee Staffing as a Talent Coordinator where her primary focus was to help our recruiters with any administrative work that needed to be done. Maribel slowly started to recruit and she found herself having a passion for the recruiting side as well. Maribel’s primary focus as a Talent Coordinator is to ensure the inner workings of the office run smoothly and efficiently. Maribel takes pride in providing top-notch assistance to our recruiters and is adept at multitasking.
In Maribel’s spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and her three girls. She also enjoys traveling with her family.