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!

As Branch Manager, 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 six dogs.

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.

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.

Andrew’s professional career began after he graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering. Andrew joins Marquee Staffing as an Executive Technical Recruiter with a focus on direct hire placements within Engineering, Computer Science, Administration, and other Technical roles. Since joining the Carlsbad office, Andrew has strived to learn the ins and outs of the recruiting industry, with his sights set on being one of the company’s top recruiters in his first year. Andrew’s main goal is to keep learning and expanding his technical background to touch upon all engineering disciplines during his career as a recruiter.

Prior to joining Marquee Staffing, Andrew excelled on the football field, starting five consecutive seasons, winning a conference championship, and finishing his career as the #1 quarterback in his school’s history. Andrew continued to play football professionally in Northern Germany and started as quarterback for the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes after his graduation. Outside of work, Andrew enjoys spending time with his cat Aussie, snowboarding, finding hidden beach spots, and spending time with his family. Andrew is also a Fiji Brother in the Rho Phi chapter of Phi Gamma Delta.

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.

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.

As a Recruiter for Marquee Staffing, Elizabeth works on placing Accounting & Finance, IT, Engineering, Administrative & Clerical, Manufacturing & Production, and Healthcare roles. Prior to joining our team, Elizabeth graduated from California State University with a degree in Psychology, and was in sales and the insurance industry for over 8 years. Elizabeth assisted companies with benefits packages to offer their employees’ health and life insurance, and was also a Medicare Specialist. Elizabeth later moved into a commercial specialist role assisting businesses with their general liability, commercial auto and workman’s compensation policies. Her passion for improving people’s lives led her to Marquee Staffing where she gets to change lives every day!

Outside of work, Elizabeth enjoys spending time with her golden doodle Roofles by going to the dog park, running on the beach, and getting puppaccinos! She is also a Muay Thai & MMA amateur.

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.

Hillary began working with Marquee Staffing in 2011 as a Receptionist. She quickly learned the industry, and developed a passion for recruiting with a focus on the fields of Production, Human Resources, Accounting, Engineering, and Customer Service. Her natural ability to develop relationships made her invaluable among her candidates as well as her clients. Currently operating as our Sr Account Manager, Hillary thrives on providing exceptional customer service while delivering on her client’s needs. Her ability to produce a high caliber of talent combined with her vivacious personality have added immeasurable value to our organization.

Outside of work, Hillary makes sure to make every moment count, and never takes anything for granted. She enjoys going on scenic drives with her family and watching her boys grow up.

As Senior Recruiter for Marquee staffing, Akhil works on placing Engineering, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Clinical, Medical device, and IT roles. Akhil has an engineering degree in information science. Akhil’s responsibilities range from coordinating and supporting account managers, as well as recruiting and building strong client/service relations. Akhil utilizes his years of recruiting skills to find qualified candidates to help place them into their ideal work environment. Akhil is always eager to learn new things to broaden his knowledge while being a great team player.

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.

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.

As an Assistant Team Lead, Anisha focuses on identifying talent for a variety of industries including Engineering, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Clinical, IT and Non-IT roles. Anisha is a BE, MBA (Human Resource) Graduate, recruiting career began in 2014 with Marquee Staffing. For the last 5 years responsibilities range from coordinating and supporting the team 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.

While out of office, Anisha enjoys spending her free time with family and friends, cooking, singing, dancing, listening to music and making handcrafted ornaments.

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.

As Senior Recruiter, Emily works on finding qualified candidates for medical device and aerospace industry as well supporting our clients as account manager.  Emily focuses on finding the right people for her clients and the right fit for her candidates.  Emily graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a degree in Hospitality Management, Prior to working as a recruiter, Emily worked managing coffee shops for over 10 years.  Emily uses her customer service skills and background to help people find their ideal work environment. 

During her off time, Emily enjoys cooking, baking and spending time with her husband, two sons and her dog Rosie.

As a Marquee Staffing Healthcare Recruiter, Anthony brings a wealth of knowledge and experience having previously worked with placing Healthcare professional in high pace roles.

He has gained the knowledge and experience in searching for the perfect candidates for each one of his clients; as well as maintaining a healthy relationship with his clients by constant follow-ups to answer any questions, concerns, or issues have been addressed and corrected. He believes that communication is the key to success in every healthy relationship. 

Outside of work, Anthony enjoys uncovering new restaurants, trying various cuisines and hosting dinner gatherings with his friends and family. He’s a big advocate for being active and enjoys outdoor activities such as pickleball, table tennis, billiards, basketball, bowling, darts, and fishing. But now and then, he does appreciate some R&R by just binging some series with his wife and cat at home. 

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.

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.

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!

Maribel came to Marquee Staffing with an extensive background as a Customer Service Professional working for a high-end manufacturer in the sporting goods industry. Maribel joined Marquee Staffing in 2021 as a Talent Coordinator where her primary focus was to assist the recruiting team with onboarding new hires. Maribel quickly outgrew the role and transitioned to a Sr. Recruiter. By 2022 Maribel was one of the top performers in the branch!

In Maribel’s spare time, she enjoys spending time traveling with her husband and her three girls.

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.

Mackenzie Starkey brings her expertise as a Registered Nurse to Marquee Staffing, where she serves as a Healthcare Recruiter. With a Bachelor of Health Science and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Missouri-Columbia, Mackenzie’s academic background solidifies her understanding of the healthcare industry. For over five years, she dedicated herself to pediatric nursing, working in both inpatient and outpatient settings. In 2023, Mackenzie relocated from Chicago to California, embarking on a new chapter in her career as a recruiter.

Driven by her genuine desire to assist healthcare professionals in finding their ideal career paths, Mackenzie made the transition into recruiting. Her commitment to matching healthcare professionals with the perfect opportunities is fueled by her passion for facilitating their professional growth and success.

Beyond her professional endeavors, Mackenzie finds joy in spending quality time with her loved ones, hiking, and being at the beach.

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 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.

Hieu’s passion is promoting, consulting, and guiding people to achieve their dream careers. As a Healthcare Recruiter at Marquee Staffing, Hieu is pursuing her lifelong goal to work within the HealthCare Industry.

For the past six years, Hieu has been in the healthcare industry working as a patient coordinator, Medical lab support associate and technical sales. Achieving experience on a one-on-one basis with clinical and non-clinical staff in addition to volunteer and internship work with hospice centers, clinical projects and coordinating clinical trial patients.

Hieu considers herself hardworking, persistent, determined, intelligent, ambitious, and confident. She is eager to learn new things and takes nothing for granted. She appreciates the small things in life because small things make a big difference.

She enjoys outdoor activities and traveling with her loved ones outside of work. In her free time, Hieu enjoys reading personal development and self-help books and researching and studying the power of the human brain.

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.

As a Recruiter, Jennifer works on placing Administrative and Customer Service positions. Jennifer graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Prior to working with Marquee Staffing, Jennifer worked in the education field for eight years. She worked with and taught elementary school students. Jennifer decided to pivot into recruiting because she is passionate about helping others find their next role or career move.

Outside of work, Jennifer enjoys exploring the outdoors with her dog, cooking new recipes, and going to Disneyland with her family.