Garen joined the company as a Search Consultant in August 1993. At the time, the company operated as ROMAC & Associates, a national search firm specializing in the placement of Accounting/Finance professionals. In 1994, ROMAC & Associates franchise owners renamed the firm Gateway Group Personnel, capitalizing on their 12 year presence in the Greater Memphis/Mid-South market and electing to become independent of any national corporation. In January 2007, Garen was announced President of Gateway Group Personnel. Also in 2007, he was accepted into Pinnacle Society - the nation's premier consortium of top executive recruiters within the permanent placement and search industry. Garen was recognized as one of Memphis' "Top 40 Under 40" by the Memphis Business Journal. He served on Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Memphis’ Board of Directors for close to 20 years, having served Board Chair in 2006. Garen received his undergraduate degree in management from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL in 1992. Garen's goal is to responsibly manage and grow the premier search and staffing firm in the Mid-South region of the United States, in honor of the memory of his deceased parents, founders of the firm.

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Jered joined Gateway Group Personnel in 1994 when he started working miscellaneous Temp jobs while attending college. A magna cum laude graduate from Christian Brothers University in 1997 with a BSBA in Management, Jered joined Gateway Group’s temporary services division and launched his career in the staffing industry. In 2001, Jered earned his Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist certification from the National Association of Personnel Services, strengthening his knowledge of federal and state laws governing the temporary staffing industry. He enjoys maintaining the relationships fostered throughout his career while leading our Staffing Services division. Jered continues to build new networks in the Memphis community and strives to provide employment resources to candidates, universities, and clients throughout the Mid-South.

Ron joined Gateway Group Personnel in 1998. He began his professional career with a regional public accounting firm, Dixon Hughes Goodman (formerly Rhea & Ivy PLC) and serviced both the Audit and Tax departments. After six years in public accounting, Ron began his recruiting career and has progressed to his current position of managing the firm's Permanent Search division. He maintains an active desk servicing Fortune 100 to smaller companies in the recruitment of accounting, finance, engineering and human resource disciplines. Ron is a member of the Pinnacle Society, the nation's premier consortium of 75 top recruiters within the permanent placement and search industry. He serves as the golf committee chairman for the Tennessee Society of CPA's - Memphis Chapter. Ron graduated from the University of Memphis with a degree in accounting.

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Christiana Helvie joined Gateway Group Personnel’s Temporary Services team in 2007. She began her career in Broadcast Journalism as an Executive Producer at WBBJ in Jackson, TN. From there she left the South and headed to the Midwest to Champaign, Illinois as the Assistant News Director at WICD News Channel 15. Christiana left the news business but didn’t lose her love of communicating with people. Her strong research and developing skills have in turn led to strong relationships with both her clients and candidates. She specializes in the placement of contract/temporary professionals in the areas of accounting, legal, administration and medical administration. Christiana graduated from the University of Memphis with a bachelors degree in Journalism. When out of the office she enjoys spending time with her family and cheering on the Memphis Tigers. 

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Angela joined Gateway Group Personnel in November 2013.  She has over 14 years of accounting experience in audit and corporate accounting.  She holds a degree in Economics from University of California, Irvine and a degree in Accounting from California State University at Fullerton. Originally from southern California, she and her husband moved to the Memphis area in 1997. When she is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two kids, reading, and cheering on UCLA.

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