United States

Matt Shore joined StevenDouglas in 2006 and has played an integral role in the company’s significant growth. His focus has been to maintain the company’s great culture and boutique approach to client service while expanding their capabilities, service offerings and geographic footprint. Under Matt’s leadership, StevenDouglas has garnered various honors, most notably achieving five consecutive years of Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Private Companies.

With all of his additional responsibilities, Matt continues to be an industry leader in the area of senior-level financial search, managing the firm’s highly successful CFO search practice. His strong reputation for delivering exceptional talent and his broad-based experience in business have enabled him to collaborate with his clients in all phases of the corporate lifecycle. His track record of successfully partnering with growing enterprises and private equity firms has resulted in deep-rooted relationships with companies and corporate leaders throughout Florida and around the country.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Matt spent 10 years in progressive leadership roles for a national recruiting firm – most recently as Regional Managing Director - Florida for the company’s Professional Services division. Before he transitioned to the recruiting industry, Matt was with PriceWaterhouseCoopers where he worked in the Audit practice. Matt received his Bachelors of Science in Accounting and Masters of Accounting degree from the University of Florida and became a Florida CPA (currently inactive).

An active community member, Matt currently serves on the Board of the United Way of Broward County and YPO of Palm Beach. In addition, he has made an impact on many civic organizations including the Jason Taylor Foundation and LifeNet4Families.

Mr. Kalisher, who manages StevenDouglas' corporate Information Technology Search practice, has an impressive track record of successfully completing search assignments with many of the mid-market and Fortune 500 companies in South Florida, as well as with his national accounts.

Steve began his career in executive search in 1982 in New York City where he placed IT professionals with Fortune 500 clients, including Wall Street companies such as J.P. Morgan and Chase Manhattan Bank. In 1987, Steve founded Galaxy Management Group, a New York-based executive search firm specializing in corporate IT search for the greater New York-area marketplace.

In 1992, Steve moved to South Florida to join StevenDouglas and help build the firm’s corporate information technology practice. His extensive experience in information technology search has enabled him to successfully complete key search assignments for such positions as CIO/CTO, director, middle management, system analysts, programmer analysts, and engineer level positions.

Steve earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the City University of New York, Queens College in 1980.

Elizabeth has more than 15 years in executive search and has been with StevenDouglas since 2002. In her current role as Executive Vice President – Finance and Accounting Search, she oversees the Finance and Accounting recruiting teams and shares her knowledge and enthusiasm with new recruiters throughout the company. Her practice is focused on providing executive search services in the financial arena for mid-market to Fortune 500 companies. The scope of her services includes accounting, financial reporting, finance, treasury, tax and audit searches from mid-level management to C-level executives.

Before joining StevenDouglas, Elizabeth managed two branch offices of an international search firm for four years. Prior to entering the search industry, she worked for Morgan Stanley for seven years in the areas of corporate tax, investment banking and corporate accounting.

Elizabeth is currently active with a number of non-profit organizations. Most notably, she has helped raise over $1 million over the last three years for Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital as chair of the Diamond Angel’s Gala, their largest annual fund raiser. Additionally, she serves on the board of the South Florida Business Forum and stays active with the Broward Partnership for the Homeless, Women’s Executive Leadership (WEL) and the United Way Women’s Leadership Program.
In 2013, Elizabeth was honored by the South Florida Business Journal as one of South Florida’s top 25 Most Influential Business Women who have provided remarkable service to their communities, as well as their employers.

Elizabeth earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University and her MBA from Fordham University. When not in the office, Elizabeth likes to spend time with her family including her husband, two children and their two dogs.

Jon Bolton leads the Raleigh office by providing clients access to talent in the areas of Finance & Accounting and Information Technology. Since joining the search industry in 1999, Jon has provided recruiting and client service support to sophisticated clients throughout the country.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Jon was National Director in a global recruiting firm for 10 years. While in this role, he ran the firm’s Investment banking vertical and grew the practice to over $40 million in revenue. Over the years, Jon has built a reputation for his sense of urgency and his ability to assemble and rapidly deploy highly specialized resources for critical projects with world class companies. His consistency and professionalism has allowed him to build a tremendously loyal associate and client base.

Jon earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Rutgers University and an MBA in Finance from Baruch College. Throughout his career, he has been a strong supporter of the Special Olympics and is an involved member of FAAN (Food & Allergy Network).

Alan Berger has spent over 25 years focusing on the employment lifecycle with significant experience in Staffing & Recruitment, Employee Screening, Career Management and Organizational Development all in the South Florida market. Alan’s practice encompasses all aspects of Human Resources search as he has proven to successfully place top talent at all levels for emerging and mid-size to Fortune 500 companies. Additionally, in his role as Vice President, Alan is a client service and business development ambassador of the firm across all of our service lines.

Alan’s accomplishments include running one of the premier background screening firms in Florida for over 15 years and successfully selling it to an industry leading Fortune 500 firm. After the sale, he spent over 5 years with a start-up Professional Recruiting firm and helped to build and grow the Human Resources practice as well as the overall firm. After another successful exit, Alan was a Vice President for the world’s largest Career and Talent Management organization. Berger originally began his working life as an Air Traffic Controller spending seven years in the profession before leaving Miami Center to begin his business career.

He currently is active with a number of organizations and serves on the Boards of the Greater Miami and Weston Chambers of Commerce. He is also very active with the West Broward YMCA’s Father Daughter Group Y-Princess having recently completed his term as Chair and serves on the YMCA of Greater Miami’s Board Development Committee. He also Chairs the Executive Re-Employment & Outplacement Task Force for the Miami Chamber. From 2001 to 2006 he served as a State elected official on the Board of the Hamal Community Development District and was Chairman for four years.

Berger’s previous awards include Price Waterhouse/South Florida Business Journal’s Up and Comer of the Year in Management, Miami-Dade County BCE Employer of the Year, Weston Chamber’s Person of the Year and Small Business of the Year

Matthew Beck is responsible for the overall leadership of the Baltimore office and additionally leads the Sales, Marketing and Operations Executive Search practice nationally for StevenDouglas. Matthew has a proven track record of delivering mid management to executive level talent to various organizations including small to Fortune 500 companies. He focuses on building long term relationships with clients and candidates alike which allows him to successfully deliver quality individuals within the client’s specific guidelines.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Matthew spent over 6 years with a Fortune 1000 recruiting firm in South Florida holding progressive roles in both sales and management. Most recently, Matthew was Managing Director of the Miami office and responsible for the day to day operations of the division in addition to client service. He was charged with leading the division’s new hire training program and the “Leaders of Tomorrow” program in which the top 1% of the company’s performers are chosen annually. Matthew has always set himself apart through tireless work ethic, great communication skills, and unquestioned business ethics.

Matthew earned his BA in Economics from Eastern Illinois University. He has been actively involved in various charitable organizations, currently serving as Chairman of the United Way of Central Maryland's Leader's United Executive Council. He is also an active member of United Way's Tocqueville Society. Previously, Matt served two terms as Chairman of the Young Leader’s Society (YLS) with United Way of Broward County. In 2014, Matt was recognized by the South Florida Business Journal as a 40 Under 40 Honoree, which identifies the most dynamic individuals in South Florida under the age of 40 who work diligently to contribute to their company’s growth and to improve the local community.

With over 20 years of wealth management and private client investment and service experience, Mr. McGahey has utilized his invaluable experience and expertise in international sales, commodity, index and currency trading firms to conduct extraordinarily effective searches for senior level financial and wealth management clients and candidates across the United States.

He and his group work closely with prestigious clients such as Bessemer Trust, Bernstein Global Wealth Management and BNY Mellon Wealth Management. These firms, among others, have come to rely on Michael to successfully attract the highest quality investment and wealth management professionals.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Michael was the Vice President and COO of the GLM Group of Companies, Inc. Michael was born in Toronto, Canada and has resided in the U.S. since 1993.

Vivian has been an executive search professional since 2003, with specialization in accounting and finance search. Her ability to evaluate both client and candidate needs, via a consultative approach, provides a more in-depth targeted search with a consistently successful outcome. Vivian focuses on providing search services for mid-market to Fortune 500 companies in the areas of accounting, financial reporting, treasury, and finance searches from mid-level management to “C” level executives.

Before joining StevenDouglas, Vivian focused on the Accounting and Finance needs of clients for a boutique recruiting firm in the Central Florida area. Prior to finding her passion for providing search services, Vivian worked for The Walt Disney Company, where she oversaw the human resource and recruiting functions within her division.

Vivian earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management from Florida International University and her MBA from the University of Central Florida. When not hard at work, Vivian enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

Mr. Bartick has used his valuable experience in both financial sales and the search arena to conduct highly effective searches for senior level financial service professionals in both the public and private sectors.

Jon has developed strong relationships with clients, forging partnerships that enable him to successfully secure them top caliber candidates. As a result of Jon’s reputation for taking great care of his clients and always serving their best interests, the majority of his business comes from repeat customers and referrals. On the candidate side, “A” players trust Jon to represent them for discussions about various opportunities due to his specialized knowledge of the business.

A few of the clients Jon has assisted include: Bessemer Trust, Bernstein Global Wealth Management, BNY Mellon Wealth Management among many other premier boutique firms.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Jon was a senior account executive in financial sales and in regional sales management for a major food distributor. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University.

Since 1994, Isaac Menda has personally managed the placement of over 300 highly skilled executives in the Investment Management industry. He focuses on servicing the needs of institutional money manager’s growth strategies by “building or buying” talent in the areas of portfolio management, performance, and strategy/product acquisition. Isaac also helps clients raise assets under management (AUM) via distribution sales & marketing talent or sub-advisory relationships with or without selling a minority stake. Through his national search practice, he works with institutional firms, typically with $5 billion to $20 billion in AUM. Isaac joined StevenDouglas to complement the Wealth Management Search Division on the institutional investment side.

Isaac began his career servicing institutional money managers at MRI in Seattle, WA. He then founded Investment Management Careers, Inc. where he brokered portfolio management team lift-outs with the aim of linking performance history compliance with GIPS. He also helped negotiate the sale/purchase of a growth fund & portfolio manager to a large firm, as well as carve-outs, and has brokered the sale of mutual funds from one advisor to another.

Isaac has a Bachelors of Science in Economics from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania after attending Rice University for two years. Born in Puerto Rico, Isaac is passionate about life in the U.S. and the opportunities offered to all who live here. He has traveled cross country from the Teton Mountains, Lake Coeur D’Alene to the Olympic Mountains, has visited some of our national parks and admires the beauty we have right in our own back yard.

During his free time, Isaac competes in tennis tournaments or coaches/guides those struck with cancer regarding alternative treatments through his multiple speaking engagements regarding his own personal triumph against the disease.

Chris brings over 10 years in executive search and twenty years in commercial real estate, corporate finance, operations and general management to StevenDouglas.

Prior to StevenDouglas, Chris was a Principal in a top 20 retained search firm, then founded a boutique executive search firm, where he provided banking/finance company clients with retained search in the areas of Wealth Management & Private Banking, Wholesale Banking & Lending, Credit & Risk, Capital Markets, Marketing/Originations, Finance & Accounting/Operations and Community Development Finance.

Before transitioning to executive search, Chris was Senior Vice President of Ocwen Financial Corporation, a multi-billion dollar, publicly traded financial services holding company. He was a co-founder of the company’s commercial real estate finance division, where he was instrumental in taking a start-up from 3 to 125 employees and a net income of $55 million within five years. At Ocwen, his responsibilities included loan acquisitions, servicing, asset management, Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) issue/management, and real estate management and dispositions. Through his efforts and leadership, Mr. Bezick’s division not only became the nation’s largest purchaser of distressed real estate mortgage assets, but was also rated by all agencies as Special Servicer for CMBS transactions. His division received the highest Special Servicer rating awarded by Standard & Poor’s.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Bezick was a real estate asset manager at Jones Lang Lasalle (LaSalle Partners), a financial analyst at Kraft and an officer in the US Army, where he was the logistics officer for a rapid deployment force brigade. Mr. Bezick holds an MBA in finance and marketing from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a BS in Engineering, with a concentration in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Military Academy, West Point.

Julie Zorn leads our Chicago office and is tasked with expanding the Financial Services practice nationally. Julie’s industry knowledge, expansive network and strong reputation as a thought leader in the space will allow her to continue the growth and exceptional track record of the Financial Services practice through strategically partnering with global financial institutions, wealth management firms, private banks, single and multi-family offices and private equity firms.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Julie was in global private banking and served as a trusted advisor and private wealth consultant to high and ultra-high net worth individuals, families and family offices. Julie has broad insight into and intimately understands the sophisticated needs faced by the wealthy and the firms that support them.

An active community member, Julie currently serves as the Chair of the Advisory Board for Living Well Family Office, a next generation family office and is an active community member supporting a number of nonprofit organizations-MCCD-Midwest Council for Children with Disabilities, Feed my Starving Children, Naperville Human Society and Loaves & Fishes Community Services.

Having spent the majority of his career in recruitment, Mr. Duncan has built a reputation for building strong relationships with his clients. His long-lasting business relationships, coupled with his knowledge of the Wealth Management industry gives him the credibility that has enabled him to recruit top-tier talent for his clients.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Jon spent 10 years in with Aureus Financial doing recruitment in the areas of Accounting, Human Resources, Executive Search and Wealth Management. Most recently he was in charge of Wealth Management, responsible for assisting clients in the acquisition of RIAs and IBDs as well as recruitment of advisors across the country. As a player coach his role included management of the team as well as leading the recruitment or acquisition process.

Jon’s career started has always been in sales and he possesses experience in the areas of Foreign Currency, Insurance and Wealth Management.

Mr. Lillie brings a strong business development and successful national search background to StevenDouglas. Mitch has developed strong relationships with some national leaders in the independent financial services industry. He focuses on retained searches working with Registered Investment Advisory firms or Independent Broker Dealer firms that are looking to grow via mergers or acquisitions. Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Mitch was an executive recruiter where he was responsible for national recruiting and development. As a member of the executive team, Mitch helped launch the merger and acquisition initiative, focusing on purchasing books of business or transitioning advisors. Mitch currently resides in Omaha, NE and earned his Bachelor of Arts from Briar Cliff University in Iowa.

Ms. Rabinowitz, who has been an executive search professional since 1998, is focused on providing clients with top talent in the finance and accounting arena. Broad in scope, her searches extend from staff-level accounting and finance professionals to controllers and CFOs.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Dana managed branch offices for a Fortune 500 recruiting firm and then a boutique search firm. Before entering executive search, she began her career in public accounting with Coopers & Lybrand and also held various accounting roles – from financial analyst to controller – in private industry.

Dana is a CPA, graduating with her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Barry University, and earning her Masters Degree in Taxation from Florida Atlantic University.

Over the years, Dana has been actively involved in the American Society of Women CPAs, the South Florida Healthcare Human Resources Association and several other professional organizations.

Mr. Synkowicz has been in the recruiting industry since 1999, with a focus on finance and accounting search in the South Florida region. His practice spans from staff-level accounting and finance professionals to controllers and CFOs across all industries.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Alan worked for 10 years as a Sr. Recruiting Manager for a Fortune 500 recruiting firm. Before entering executive search, Alan worked in Corporate Accounting for 3 large publicly-traded corporations in the Manufacturing/Distribution, Construction, and Hospitality industries. Alan graduated from University of Florida’s Fisher School of Accounting with his B.S. in Accounting.

Alan is currently on the Board of Directors of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Brian Piccolo Chapter. Additionally, Alan has been a very active public speaker for the AICPA, FICPA, FAU (Accounting Students Association), Northwood University (Accounting Student Association), ASWA, and IMA. He has sat on the Advisory Board of both Northwood University and Palm Beach Community College’s Accounting and Business programs, and he regularly volunteers with the Broward Partnership for the Homeless and the Frankie Foundation (a NFP that is committed to providing Automatic External Defibrillator’s (AED’s) in parks and athletic fields throughout South Florida).

Kerin Mickenberg has spent more than 20 years in professional recruiting as a Corporate Recruiter and as an Executive Search Consultant for a national search firm where she was recognized consistently as a top producer in the country. Kerin’s ability to find and identify valuable talent through deep market penetration has allowed her to provide a level of excellence that clients can rely on. Her reputation for honesty and integrity has become an invaluable asset to her clients and candidates.

Kerin returned to StevenDouglas after spending 8 years as part of the Talent Management team in a Fortune 100 company where she has supported Corporate Accounting, Finance, Tax and Audit with professional staffing needs. She has actively participated in company sponsored college campus events leading discussions on techniques for job seekers in career path mapping and interviewing. Kerin is recognized as an AIRS Professional Recruiter and holds a certificate in Advanced Internet Recruiting. She is an active member of the National Association for Female Executives and has been involved in corporate diversity recruiting initiatives for the last couple of years.

Kerin is a graduate of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. She is a dedicated volunteer for the American Cancer Society and the Susan G Komen Foundation.

Mr. Smith has been an executive search professional since 1998, with specialization in financial search. His practice has been primarily focused on South Florida and he has had a particular specialty in the emerging to mid-size company sector. He has built a reputation for helping growth companies identify talent to get to the next level.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Paul worked for 6 years as a Sr. Recruiting Manager for a Fortune 500 recruiting firm and also spent a couple of years in a corporate recruiting role with a large local CPA firm. Over his 12 years in the recruiting industry, Paul has built long-lasting relationships with clients and candidates alike who appreciate his high ethical standards and superior customer service skills.

Paul graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a BA in Management and has his MBA from Nova Southeastern University. Paul currently volunteers with Share-A-Pet Organization, Inc and Cooperative Feeding LifeNet4 Families.

Since beginning her search career in 2000, Lisa Hammer has specialized in recruiting Sales, Marketing and Operations professionals nationwide in a variety of industries. She has worked with high-level executives from middle market to Fortune 500 companies in fulfilling their hiring needs. Lisa works at a very timely pace for her clients and produces a diverse slate of candidates who have been thoroughly assessed and verified.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Lisa was the Director of the Sales and Marketing Practice for a Fortune 500 recruiting firm for 8 years where she was recognized consistently as a top producer in the country. Lisa’s experience prior to executive search consisted of leadership roles in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, most notably with L’Oreal.

Lisa graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelors degree in Industrial Design.

Eamon Reilly comes to StevenDouglas with 10+ years of project resource experience with clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 businesses.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Eamon was a National Account Director in a technology consulting firm where he focused specifically in User Experience and Design. While in this role, he worked with clients in several business verticals such as Advertising, Insurance, Technology, Finance and Entertainment. Eamon also has international experience servicing clients in Europe and South America. He has been able to build a reputation by adding value through human capital and creative resource solutions. Eamon’s client relationships and work ethic have led to several high-profile resource projects that were completed on-time and on-budget.

Eamon earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington State University. Since moving to New York 10 years ago, Eamon has been running marathons, half-marathons and participating in triathlete competitions. In addition he volunteers with New York Cares and iMentor where he is paired with at-risk youth to help increase High School graduation rates within the 5 boroughs of New York City.

Matt Johnson has been in the Information Technology Staff Augmentation and Permanent Placement industry since 1997. Matt takes great pride in his effective capability to manage both the clients and candidates expectations through the employment placement lifecycle. Throughout the tenure of his career, Matt has been responsible for recruiting tier one IT professionals and has married their skills to technical requirements with Fortune 500 and mid size corporations throughout the state of Florida and on a national level.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Matt had progressive leadership roles within a couple of dynamic technology consulting and staffing firms in the local south Florida market. It was during this time that Matt honed his skills and commitment to connecting quality technical talent with superior employment opportunities.

Matt earned his Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Business Management from Northwood University. Matt is involved with local and international ministries, nonprofit organizations and charities including 4Kids of South Florida, Sheridan House Family Ministries, Juna Amagara Ministries, LifeNet4Families, and The United Way.

Since 1999, Scott has focused on mid-management and executive level searches with a specialization in the medical device, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. More specifically, he has developed an expertise recruiting top talent in the areas of sales, marketing, operations, quality and regulatory affairs. Scott’s client base ranges from emerging and pre-IPO firms building out their initial commercial teams to mid-sized public and private companies through to the Fortune 50.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Scott focused on national searches and will continue to do so while supporting Florida-based businesses in identifying and attracting talent within the state and as they expand their national footprint.

Scott holds a Bachelors and Masters from the University of Florida and enjoys living in Parkland, FL with his wife, daughter and son. He also enjoys spending as much time as possible practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Frank has spent his career focused on providing the financial services industry with technology resources. What started as single resource recruiting has grown into a practice that deploys entire project teams for mission critical initiatives. Having worked for a large global recruiting firm, Frank has a proven recruiting methodology that is strictly measured by the success of the technology projects he has supported.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Frank was Vice President and Recruiting Lead for Global Market Technology at Bank of America where he developed executive relationships and a deep understanding of the talent required to succeed at a major investment bank. Parallel to Frank’s relationship management efforts, he played an intricate role in recruiting the talent that his clients deemed imperative to have on site in order to ensure the success of a given project. He recognizes that the most important part of this business is to understand the human side of human capital. He has built long-lasting trusting relationships and enjoys a strong referral network and loyal client base.

Frank earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the SUNY Oswego and is a dedicated volunteer youth baseball coach.

Chad Norris has been in the search and interim resources industry since 2010. His ability to evaluate both client and candidate needs, via a consultative approach, provides a more in-depth targeted search with a consistently successful outcome.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Chad was an Account Manager in a technology recruiting firm.  While in this role, Chad deployed highly specialized resources in the Financial, Media, and Insurance verticals.  Over the years, Chad has built a reputation of consistently providing resources who deliver value to our clients. 

Chad earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Media from the University of Delaware.  Throughout his career, he has been a strong supporter of the Boys and Girls Club.

Leigh Flanders-Cassett joined the Finance & Accounting Search Division of StevenDouglas in the beginning of 2012. She joined us from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Miami, and is a licensed CPA in the State of Florida. As she is a Big 4 alumni, her primary focus is recruiting candidates in public accounting as she can easily relate to, and assist, those looking to make a transition into the private sector. She also assists those with public-private and financial planning & analysis backgrounds find their next opportunity in the ever-changing job market. Leigh’s enthusiasm and understanding nature contribute to her keen identification of both candidate and client needs, and her familiarity with the accounting field helps her to easily match skill-sets with positions.

Leigh graduated Suma Cum Laude with a Masters of Accounting from the University of Florida. In addition, she has been actively involved in various charitable organizations including the United Way’s Reading Pals and Camillus House.

Jaime joined StevenDouglas as a Project Manager in June of 2012. She is responsible for supporting various facets of the search process including company identification, name generation, candidate assessment and candidate development. Focusing primarily in the Wealth Management Industry, she generally works on retained searches aimed at finding Executive level candidates in Business Development, Portfolio Management, Trust Officers, Chief Investment Officers, Presidents of local offices as well as CEO’s of firms. Long standing clients include Bessemer Trust, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, and Neuberger Berman. Jaime also manages several projects within the company involving social media and marketing.

Throughout the years Jaime has been involved in various local charitable organizations including Family Central, SOS Children’s Village, and the City of Margate’s Shop with a Cop program.

Amanda joined StevenDouglas in 2013 and has played an integral role in developing the Human Resources Search Division. In addition, Amanda runs our Executive Assistant Search Practice where she works with highly experienced, top-caliber executive assistants who have chosen the administrative career as their profession. Amanda takes pride in providing a best-in-class candidate and client experience through attention to detail, consistent and open communication, and strong business principles.

Amanda began her career in corporate recruiting in 2008, where she worked for a Top 100 Experiential Agency and specialized in the national recruitment of sales, marketing and operations professionals across multiple clients and industries. Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Amanda built and managed the Talent Acquisition department for a national sales outsourcing organization that contracted with Fortune 500 clients.

An active community member, Amanda has made an impact on many different charitable organizations including the Junior League of Greater Fort Lauderdale and IMPACT Young Ambassadors for Memorial Healthcare. Most recently, Amanda served as the Chair of the Diamond Angels for Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation where she led the 13th annual Fairy Tale Ball to great success and helped to raise over $320,000 for the hospital.

Amanda was selected as a finalist in the “Difference Maker“ category for the 2017 Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce HYPE Awards, acknowledging innovation and achievement among Young Professionals.

Michael Beaton joined the Information Technology Search Division of StevenDouglas in early 2015.

Prior to StevenDouglas, Michael began his career with a large national recruiting firm in Orlando, FL where he specialized in the recruitment of application developers, infrastructure engineers, information security professionals and C level executives within the IT Industry. His national client base ranged from start-ups to small, medium and Fortune 500 companies. In this role, Michael became the number one producing recruiter in the nation.

Michael began volunteering at an early age for local organizations such as Kids In Distress as well as Jack and Jill. He currently serves as a Committee Member for the Jason Taylor Foundation and is a member of the United Way’s Young Leadership Society.

Michael is a native of South Florida and earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Florida State University.

Dario Furman joined the Finance & Accounting Search division of StevenDouglas in the summer of 2014. He began his career as an executive search professional in 2008 with a national search firm where he was consistently recognized as a top producer in the country. Mr. Furman’s approach is very thorough, confidential and professional. He integrates the use of the new modern recruiting techniques along with the proven “old fashioned method” of relationship building through face to face meetings with clients and candidates.

Dario’s practice spans from staff-level accounting and finance professionals to controllers and CFO’S across all industries and sizes of companies. His passion for recruiting, coupled with his tireless work ethic and desire to come through for his clients, has fueled his success. Dario is recognized as an AIRS Professional Recruiter and holds a Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR) designation. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

Dario graduated from the University of Florida’s Fisher School of Accounting with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.

Lauren Maher is a Senior Recruiter in the New York office of StevenDouglas.

She began her recruiting career with Cisco Certified Partner where she recruited for internal positions as well as government contracts on a project basis. Lauren then moved on to work for a boutique technology staffing firm where she received her training and developed her unique recruiting abilities. Lauren has a mix of corporate recruiting as well as agency recruiting experience which really helps her understand the full cycle hiring process.

Lauren specializes in the recruitment of high-demand skill sets such as Software Developers, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Infrastructure Engineers, Full-Stack Developers, Managers and Directors. She has successfully placed individuals in small, medium-sized and Fortune 500 companies throughout the country. She offers a transparent and consultative approach and acts as a trusted career counselor to candidates.

Lauren earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Frostburg State University in Psychology and enjoys snowboarding, working out and being outdoors in her free time.

Since joining the search industry in 2001, Kipp Edgington has focused on providing Cyber and Information Security recruitment services to a national client base. Kipp has successfully placed cybersecurity talent across different specialties including penetration-testers, CISSP’s, certified ethical hackers identity & access management, threat & vulnerability, infosec business development professionals as well as sales engineers and chief cybersecurity officers.

Prior to joining StevenDouglas, Kipp worked for an international search firm managing a Fortune 100 client base which included IBM, Accenture and Ernst & Young. During his tenure, he rose to become the top recruiter of the 160-employee firm.

Kipp earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Cedarville University in Ohio.

Ross Cohen joined the Finance & Accounting Search Division of StevenDouglas in 2017. He began his recruiting career with a global recruiting firm in New York, NY, where he led the financial services research team and worked on senior-level searches across fixed income, equities, currencies, commodities, investment banking, corporate banking and capital markets businesses for major sell-side and buy-side firms throughout the US, South America and Europe. Prior to his career in search, Ross was an Equity Research Associate for Lazard Capital Markets in New York. Combining his experience on Wall Street with his time in financial services search gives him credibility in understanding both candidate and client needs.

Ross received a Masters in International Business and a Bachelors in Economics from the University of Florida.

Jessica joined StevenDouglas as a Recruiting Coordinator in 2013. She supports both the Project Resources and Search divisions, finding technology resources for financial services organizations and senior level information technology talent for executive searches. Her determination to provide exceptional service to our clients and ability to gain access to great candidates, gives her a competitive edge in the marketplace. Since starting at StevenDouglas, Jessica has expanded her network and built strong relationships both on corporate and client levels.

Jessica earned her Bachelor of Arts from Mount Saint Mary College. Her philanthropy work includes participation in neighborhood outreach programs and contributions to MSMC Supports the 343, a Scholarship Fundraiser.

Ken Heinrich joined StevenDouglas in the Human Resources Search division in 2017 as a Senior Recruiter. His sales and recruiting experience make him an important part of the continued success and growth of this practice.

Prior to joining the StevenDouglas team, Ken worked for one of the largest staffing and consulting firms in the country, out of both the Fort Lauderdale and Miami offices. Here he honed his candidate identification and attraction skills while building lasting, personal partnerships with clients. Ken believes that continuing to refine these two significant attributes are the keys to his success.

Ken was born in New Jersey but relocated to South Florida and earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Florida International University.

Natasha Bevins is a Manager in the Sales, Marketing and Operations search division based out of the Fort Lauderdale office. Prior to joining StevenDouglas, she worked with a local boutique South Florida recruiting and staffing firm holding progressive roles within recruitment, sales and management. Most recently, she was a business development and client service leader focused on driving new business relationships within the South Florida market throughout a variety of different industries.

Natasha remains focused on building long term trusting relationships with her clients and candidates alike. She is committed to investing the time up front to truly understand the needs of the client, not only from a skill set perspective, but also from a company culture and where the hire fits into the roadmap of where the business is headed. Natasha earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from University of Central Florida.