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Board of Directors

The CSP State Board of Directors is composed of its elected officers, immediate past president, and up to two representatives (state directors) from each of its seven chapters. The Executive Committee is composed of CSP's elected officers, immediate past president, and two chapter representatives, appointed by the President, from the roster of all state directors.

Joan Boragine Joan Boragine, CES, CPC, CSP
President
Joan's business career started in Chicago when she joined Century 21 and then RE/MAX Real Estate. Joan quickly became a top producer in an office of 20 Realtors. She had a friend who managed a staffing firm who asked her to do some sales for her part-time. Same principles as real estate - lots of homes, no buyers; lots of jobs, no candidates. You had to make things happen to be successful! 28 years later she is still enjoying the Staffing Industry. Joan's husband was transferred to California in 1980. She joined Madsen Personnel shortly after as a sales person, within 6 months she became a branch manager, then Vice President. Madsen encouraged Joan to become involved in CAPC and CATSS. She was a Vice President of CATSS for a number of years before she was asked to run for President of their San Francisco Chapter. When the two organizations merged in 2000 to become CSP, Joan was asked to be a Vice President of the Golden Gate Chapter, which she did for two years. Joan was later the President of that chapter for two years. She has been on the State Board of Directors for our association for 5 years. In 2005 Joan was Chair of the Owners Only Retreat, at the Sycuan Resort & Casino. Joan started her own staffing business in San Francisco more than 20 years ago. Joan has received many awards over the years from her industry association. She loves the business and the people in the industry she has met over the years. On a personal note, Joan married her husband Frank while she was in college and he was in law school. They have 3 children and 7 grandchildren and, of course, Samantha their Cocker Spaniel.
Judy Lawton Judy Lawton, CAC
1st Vice President/President Elect
In 1985, Judy founded TLC Staffing and has since watched it grow to three branches servicing five professional divisions. In addition to serving as President of TLC Staffing, Judy shares her employment expertise by having served on the Workforce Investment Board, is a past chair, and currently serves on the San Diego Workforce Partnership Board, and the Workforce Advancement Committee, also as past chair. She is active in numerous organizations, including Soroptimist International of San Diego, LEAD San Diego ('94), Women President's Organization and serves on the State and Local Boards of California Staffing Professionals. Judy co-chaired CSP's very successful Owners Only Retreat in 2005, and served as its chair in 2006. She also served as 3rd VP on CSP's State Board and Executive Committee. Judy's many awards include, The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) "Certificate of Recognition," the San Diego Regional Conference for Women's "Woman of Distinction," Soroptimist International of San Diego's "Woman of Accomplishment," Enterprise Woman award 2008, was recognized as one of San Diego's 100 fastest growing companies in 2005, is the recipient of "Women Who Mean Business" award in 2005 and was recognized as one of San Diego's top "50 Woman Owned Businesses."
Heather Leemon-Raboff Heather Leemon-Raboff, CAC, CSP
2nd Vice President
Born and raised in the Property Management industry, Heather spent her first 10 years in the workforce in a variety of sales, marketing and management positions. She began her professional career in property management when she returned to college to complete her degree in architecture. Motivated to advance her career, Heather contacted a staffing firm for opportunities in her field and was asked to join their team. So began her career in the staffing industry. Since 2002 Heather has assisted hundreds of candidates in achieving their goals in the property management industry. She has assisted those desiring to enter this industry or continue on their career path through Property Management Personnel's temporary and temp-to-hire services. She has also assisted those with experience in achieving the next step in their career through Direct Hire Services. Knowing the importance of acquiring more knowledge of the staffing industry because of her training and experience in Property Management, and as the hiring authority in previous positions, Heather worked diligently to learn this business and earned her California Accredited Consultant (CAC) in May 2003. She became CSP certified, through American Staffing Association, in June 2004. She formed Property Management Personnel, Inc., in June 2003. In July of 2003 she was appointed to the Los Angeles Chapter board as Hospitality Chair. In June of 2004 Heather was installed as Vice President of the chapter, and served as its President from 2005-2007. Since 2005 she has served on the Executive Committee of CSP's State Board of Directors.
Rosanna Hayden Rosanna Hayden (Medernach), CAC, CSP
3rd Vice President
Rosanna is the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and owner of Artizen, Inc. a $15,000,000 Redwood City, CA based Information Technology, Marketing and Accounting & Finance Staffing firm. Artizen has been cited as one the fastest growing privately held companies, and/or fastest growing woman-owned businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times for many years. Rosanna is Immediate Past President of the CSP Golden Gate Chapter and is 3rd Vice President on the CSP State Board of Directors. She earned her CAC accreditation in April 2005 and CSP certification in December 2006. Prior to her joining Artizen in 2000, Rosanna worked in the Accounting/Finance field. During her 18 years in the field, she quickly progressed from an individual contributor to management, and ultimately became a CFO. During her last 10 years in the field of Accounting and Finance, she helped lead companies through rapid growth periods in which they tripled their revenues within a two-year period after her joining their teams. `Her former employers include New West Products, inventors of the Spacebag, Esprit De Corp, and Sierra Detroit Diesel Allison, Inc. Rosanna is an alumni of San Francisco State University College of Business. She is the mother of three wonderful children ages 18, 17 and 10. She was formerly a Sea Scout and is an involved Brownie Troop co-leader.
Craig Knudson Craig Knudson, CAC
Secretary
Craig Knudson has been active in California Staffing Professionals for many years. He has been a board member at both the state and local chapter levels. Craig is no stranger to non profit associations. He has been a past president of the Girls Club of El Cajon and Stepping Stone of San Diego. In addition, he has been a board member of many civic and community associations over the years. Craig is a native of South Dakota and a graduate of the University of South Dakota. Immediately following college, Craig moved to San Diego and has been here most of his life. A banker for most of his years, he has also been an entrepreneur having founded or owned fast food restaurants, a grocery store, equipment leasing company, and money exchanges. He currently owns and operates a staffing company focused on bank, credit union, mortgage, title, and escrow called BancForce Financial Staffing with offices throughout Southern California.
Mike Binder Mike Binder, CAC
Treasurer
Mike started working in the industry in 1985 in the San Francisco office of Key Personnel, the only location. In 1992, Mike and two partners purchased Key Personnel to form K·E·Y Resources, Inc. By 1997 K·E·Y Resources, Inc. was recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the Top 500 Fastest Growing Privately Held Firms in America. K·E·Y has continued to grow and in 2000 K·E·Y Resources, Inc. was listed as the 10th Largest Staffing Firm in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times. Currently, Mike is a Partner of Murphy, McKay & Associates, Inc., acting as the Chief Operating officer to drive the consulting and staffing divisions. Murphy McKay & Associates specializes in the technology industry focusing in Systems Support, Managed Services, Relocation of Equipment, and Technology Consulting. Mike has been involved with staffing industry trade groups for approximately thirteen years. In 1995 he served as the Vice President of the East Bay Chapter of the California Association of Temporary and Staffing Services (CATSS). Thereafter, Mike served as the President of the Chapter in 1996 and 1997. He also participated on the state level of CATSS. From 1998 through 2000, he served as the Treasurer and Vice President for the Executive State Board. Mike served on the merger committee of California Association of Temporary Staffing Services (CATSS) and California Association of Personnel Consultants (CAPC) resulting in what is now California Staffing Professionals (CSP).
Karen Carroll Karen Carroll, CAC
Chapter Representative
Karen Carroll began her career in the staffing industry over 17 years ago. She spent her first 8 years working in the sales and marketing field for a few different staffing services prior to partnering and opening her company, Premier Personnel. After 7 years as President of Premier Personnel where she managed the sales and marketing, she sold her partnership and decided to venture off and open her own staffing company. In 2003 Karen opened KC Staffing in Ontario, California. Karen's accomplished career background and respected reputation in the personnel industry has earned her high marks with clients throughout the Inland Empire. A rare dedication to first class service and an innovative approach to solving client staffing challenges have been a cornerstone to her success. Karen has been an active member with CSP for over 10 years. She served as the Vice President of the Inland Empire Chapter from 2004 to 2006 and is now the President of the Inland Empire Chapter for 2007. Under Karen's leadership, in 2008 the Inland Empire Chapter was selected as "CSP Chapter of the Year." She also serves at the CSP State level Board of Directors as State Director for the Inland Empire. In 2007 Karen was honored as the Staffing Professional of the Year for the Inland Empire. Networking and the relationships she has made over the years with CSP members has been a great assist to her in growing her company.
Jeanette Anderson Jeanette Anderson
Chapter Representative
Jeanette's staffing career started over 15 years ago when a friend suggested that she interview at her company. At the time Jeanette was a District Controller for a restaurant. Working as a senior manager for a large staffing company she learned about the fun and exciting world that staffing has to offer. Her current position is the Manager of Staffing Partnerships with Mainstay Business Solutions in Folsom, California. She oversees customer service, sales, training, safety and loss prevention for more than 40 staffing partnerships with over 15,000 worksite employees in California. Jeanette is a trusted advisor on staffing matters both with her clients and with her co-workers. She excels at innovative problem solving and building long-term client relationships. Her devotion to staffing is evident in her ongoing networking and research to address and resolve issues in the industry. In 2007 she was asked to help get the CSP Sacramento Chapter up and running and became its President. Jeanette is currently a State Director for California Staffing Professionals and serves as the President of the Sacramento Chapter for the second year. She is also an active member of American Staffing Association (ASA). In 2008 she won the "California Staffing Professional of the Year" award for her dedication to the CSP organization. The networking and relationships that she has formed through this role have helped in growing her career and her company. She is a dedicated mother of two children, a 14 year old teenage boy and a 10 year old girl. She could also be considered an outdoor adventurer and a wine enthusiast.
Joe Mackey Joe Mackey, CAC, CSP
Immediate Past President
Joe started in the staffing industry in 1981 as the owner of a Norrell Temporary Service franchise in Temple, Texas, his hometown. While employed by a national staffing company he was transferred around the country - Texas, Connecticut, Nevada and California. Later he settled in San Diego and started XL Staffing, Inc. For the past 12 years XL has grown significantly, and his company places candidates in Security, Industrial and Hospitality. Team XL is the combination of two very successful companies. In 2002 XL Security was ranked the #1 fastest growing Privately Owned Company in San Diego. Since then both XL Staffing and XL Security have been ranked in the top 25 every year. Joe is Past President of California Staffing Professionals. He earned his CAC accreditation in 2001 and the CSP from ASA in 2005. In 2007 Joe was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Staffing Association. Joe has recently stepped down after serving eight years as the president of the School Board in El Cajon, California.
Lynn Ebro Lynn Ebro
Executive Director
Lynn has been the Executive Director of California Staffing Professionals since June 1997. She has lived in San Diego since 1989 and for 7 of those early years in San Diego she lived aboard her 55' wooden trawler at various marinas. Prior to CSP Lynn was Vice President at Chase Manhattan Mortgage, managing all branch office relocations, openings and closings west of the Mississippi. She has also been a Realtor in Orange County and, while living in Florida, was Associate Editor and Caribbean Advertising Manager for "Skin Diver Magazine" for 15 years. Lynn is also active with the homeowner's association where she currently lives, and has been on their Board of Directors (presently serving as its Treasurer) for the past four years. Lynn was graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's degree in English. She lives and works in Ramona, and is the single parent of three very wonderful (and very spoiled) dogs.

State Directors

Golden Gate Barbara Grajski & Ernest Pineda
Inland Empire Karen Carroll & Vicki McCurry
Los Angeles Joe Cummings
Orange County Sharon Berg Hannah & Tom Tassinari
Sacramento Jeanette Anderson & Harriet Stricklen
San Diego Julie Brown & Frances Hoskins
Silicon Valley Richard Rue & Jaimee McQuoid

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