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As the principals of the Sharrow Group, we are proud of the team we've assembled. Like our leadership team, these professionals are expert recruiters with years of experience serving homebuilders.

Meet the Sharrow Group principals by clicking on a name on the left.

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Bill Carpitella

Specialties

• Directs effective change in work environments at the corporate and division level

• Maximizes leadership potential to take companies successfully through transitions

• Assures candidate fit with executive-level screening and attention to client culture

• Plans and manages cultural transformation to exceed expectations

• Provides strategic support to companies with $20M to $1B in sales

Professional background

• Thirty-year career driving successful business initiatives

• Over ten years as a leader in the homebuilding industry, working for Top 10 builders

– Sr. VP, K. Hovnanian Enterprises

– VP, Pulte Homes

• Consistently recognized in trade publications for representing the best people and business practices in the homebuilding industry

• Frequently published in international trade magazines

• Previously a leader in non-union service, manufacturing and distribution businesses

– VP, Bausch and Lomb

Bregg Smith

Specialties

• Ability to assess talent and skills, personality, and cultural fit of candidates

• Guide in the development of culture and structure needed to attract & retain key people

• Create and execute succession plans that provide for builder's ongoing success

• Develop career path, training and development programs to build inside resources

• Understand the needs and drive of entrepreneurs, and provide resource guidance and talent to suit these needs

– Rich national network of industry contacts

– Ability to establish credibility and build trust quickly and effectively, attracting top industry talent

– Reputation for honesty and integrity

Professional Background

• Nationally recognized search executive, with eleven years as an executive search consultant, specializing in home building and development

– Executive Recruiter, a national executive search firm

– Owner/Search Consultant, Bregg Smith and Associates, operating nationally

• Responsible for operations in three states as Business Unit Manager with Lens Crafters, a Fortune 500 company

• Developed leadership, management, interviewing and assessment skills as a police officer and law enforcement administrator and executive

• Deep knowledge of the home building industry, based on 3 generations of experience as home builders & conducting thousands of interviews with home building executives

• Graduate of Williams Baptist College – Liberal Arts

Paul Copeland

Specialties

• Ensure long-term results and successful relationships for clients

• Build lasting alliances with the top executive talent in every discipline within the industries Sharrow serves

• Develop and implement cutting edge interviewing and validation processes that deliver the highest caliber professionals to the best building and development companies in North America

• Implement Preferred Provider Agreements with key clientele to enhance employee recruitment, retention, and continuous improvement opportunities

• Manage business development opportunities internally for The Sharrow Group and consult externally on performance improvement initiatives with Sharrow Consultants and their clients

Professional Background

• Over 25 years in executive and senior management positions in public and private companies

• Regularly quoted in Homebuilding and Development Trade Publications

• Since 1997, has built an extensive network in the homebuilding, commercial construction, and real estate development industries with The Sharrow Group

• Over 20 years in Professional and Executive Recruitment

Tom Graham

Specialties

• Identify customer and candidate needs, match based on mutual needs and cultural fit

• Screen candidates based on extensive process and tools

• Communicate customer vision to potential candidates

• Drive to deliver exceptional talent in a tight timeline

Professional Background

• Strong background in recruiting, sales and marketing

– Mapping Analytics, Business Development Coordinator

– Telecomp, Inc., Assistant Call Center Manager/Lead Trainer

– Sutherland Global Services, Account Manager

– Channel 1 Communications, Director of Sales and Marketing

• Specializes in identifying sales and marketing talent

• Background in teaching and leadership coaching allows exceptional ability to identify core competencies

• West Chester University, BS

Deborah Sullivan

Specialties

• Ability to write and implement efficient work schedules, policies, programs and procedures

• Maintain customer and candidate databases

• Manage day-to-day operations including facility management and travel arrangements

• Able to meet organizational operating, financial and quality objectives

Professional Background

• Over 10 years of experience in outside sales providing service to the foodservices industry

• Ten years experience in planning, organizational development, and general administrative management

• Continuous industry training

• Demonstrated talent for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, directing and supervising

• Proven experience in research and customer relationship management

• Consultant to organizations ranging from 1 to 1000 employees

Melissa Lyons

Specialties

• Ten years demonstrated executive level support to Fortune 500 and nationally recognized companies

• Experience with a variety of industries including: eye health care, specialty glass,
fiber optics, legal and travel and tourism

Professional Background

• Mansfield University, B.A., Business Administration, Travel/Tourism

• Adept at meeting/event coordination, travel arrangement, financial reporting and customer service

• Strong computer technical skills

Gary Stone

Specialties

• Use extensive pre-screening process and interviewing skills to submit only the most qualified and best-suited candidates to clients

• Build relationships and develop new business opportunities

• Understand the psychology involved in making the right match

• Improve business results by placing "A" players, with a process that is quick but thorough

Professional Background

• Expertise in identifying and placing top performers

– Responsibilities ranging from business development and operations management
to recruiting

• Hands-on experience in mortgage banking, providing a deep understanding of the qualities and skills needed for success, and the role mortgage banking can play in homebuyers' satisfaction

• Placement skills honed through prior experience in teaching and psychology

• Customer-focused to meet tight timelines without sacrificing a rigorous prescreening process

John Fichtner

Specialties

• Identify excellence, portray a compelling vision of the job's potential, and close top talent

• Staff for rapid growth, fitting both short-term needs and long-term strategy

• Build ongoing relationships based on the Sharrow Group's core values and a desire to help others

• Counsel hiring managers to ensure job offers are accepted

Professional Background

• Nearly ten years of successful experience in technical recruiting, sales consulting and management.

– Global Network Recruiting, Senior Account Manager/Recruiting Consultant

– National Engineering Search, Engineering Recruiter/Account Manager

– SGL Technologies, Sales Manager

• Consistently recognized as a top recruiter and account representative, with candidate acceptance rates over 75%

• Ten years of experience training and developing new employees and managers

• Medaille College, Bachelors in Business Administration

• John Carroll University, Communications

Michelle DeMino

Specialties

• Focus on improving both sales and service delivery

• Track market trends that present opportunity for our clients

• Measure and improve customer satisfaction by ensuring smooth processes and exceptional responsiveness

Professional Background

• Over fifteen years in successful sales and service positions, including real estate and building industries

– Ajettix, IT services account executive placing contract and direct candidates

– Ajilon, account management for IT services and staff augmentation

– Cedar Creek Developers, marketing manager

• Licensed realtor, knowledge of homebuilding industry from many angles

• Detail and process oriented, to ensure excellent communication, continuity and results

• Rochester Institute of Technology, BS in Business Marketing

• State University of New York at Brockport, Real Estate Salesperson Certification

Cindy Constant

Specialties

• Provide research assistance, quickly linking qualified candidates to open positions

• Manage customer and candidate databases

• Grow extensive national network of homebuilder contacts

• Identify candidates that match client requirements

• Prescreen and qualify candidates to determine a fit based on skill set, cultural values and ethics

• "Paint the picture" for candidates to ensure interest

Professional Background

• Proven experience sourcing candidates, through cold calls, online sourcing and networking

– SCB, Boston, Internet Researcher

• Administrative support specialist, focused on determining skills and talents in the homebuilding arena

• Motivated and people-oriented

• Axia College, AS