Meet the Team
- All
- Account Management
- Accounting and Finance
- Engineering
- Executive Team
- Recruiters
- Technology and IT
Kathy VanderHouwen
Kathy is a strong and savvy business owner with over 30 years of experience. From formal management roles at Boeing to founding her own marketing startup in the 80s, Kathy…
Eric VanderHouwen
As VanderHouwen’s President and co-owner, Eric’s work ethic serves as the foundation of the company and drives our individualized approach which defines our culture. Prior to joining his father’s company in 1992,…
Brian Hathaway
Brian joined the company in 2003 following a distinguished career as a Pilot in the US Navy and later with United Airlines. His leadership and dedication were a big part…
Geoff Smith
Geoff has been in the staffing industry since 1994 with an extensive background in recruiting, management, and account development. Always thinking from his client’s perspective, Geoff works hard to provide…
Brett Kadz
Brett has been a staffing and human resources professional since 1998. What makes VanderHouwen unique is our value of long term relationships and going the extra mile to understand the…
Vada Zedlar
Vada has been in the Accounting & Finance world since 1997. In 2010 she joined VanderHouwen to build the new Accounting & Finance Division. Vada’s professionalism, big-picture thinking and genuine…
Kerry Chaney
Since 1999, Kerry has worked hard to develop many wonderful, long-term relationships by being a part of her candidates' careers from the beginning. She finds it exciting to watch careers…
Brad Fisch
Brad has been in the staffing industry since 1997 works hard to fulfill his client’s needs. Being an Account Manager can be very stressful at times, so you can always…
John Niemer
Born and raised in Seattle, John has been in the services industry since 1989. John loves to see how different companies operate and strongly values taking care of his clients…
Deb Seifert
Deb has been in the recruiting industry since 1997 and has a true passion for helping people further their careers. She strongly believes in networking and created the VanderHouwen Engineering…
Denver Freeman
Denver started his career in IT talent solutions in 2008 and believes in a simple philosophy: for clients and candidates to be successful, they must be “First to the Best”…
David Rasler
David began his staffing career in 2007 with a large international company. As a social being, David has found his niche in this industry. David joined VanderHouwen because we started…
Jennifer Boyle
Jennifer began her staffing career in 2010 with VanderHouwen starting in administration. Since then, Jennifer has worked hard and joined the business development team partnering on the day to day…
Andrea Peer
Andrea has been in the staffing industry since 2000 and loves finding people their dream job. She has a knack for making connections and building trust with her candidates through…
Nick Lisac
Nick comes to VanderHouwen with many years of business development experience and a passion for people - helping and improving lives is what gets him up in the morning. Nick…
Christina Nolan
Christina joined VanderHouwen as their Front Desk Receptionist after relocating from Hawaii in 2012. Since then, she has grown tremendously within the company and is now part of the Account…
Alisha Murdock
Alisha joined the staffing industry in 2011 and found that recruiting is her calling. Alisha loves the interactions, relationships, and being able to constantly celebrate other people’s success with them.…
Andrew Owen
Andrew is passionate about his family, wife, friends, and recruiting. He’s had a love affair with the recruiting business for many years and has been with VanderHouwen for most of…
Andrew Elder
Andrew is an experienced Recruiter with a passion for technology. He is interested in reforming the recruiting perception from one of a necessary evil to one that facilitates both sides…
Tami Platt
Tami has been in the staffing industry since 2008 and comes from an expert background of personalized customer service. Fulfilled by positively changing lives, she has an uncanny ability to…
Brandon McIntire
Since 2007, Brandon has been working with startups through Fortune 100 companies in client support, sales, and recruiting roles in the Portland Metro area. He began recruiting with VanderHouwen in…
Charlie Baumann
Charlie joined VanderHouwen in 2013 with a background in financial and technical recruiting. A job can be critical to a person’s life which is why Charlie firmly believes in making…
John Hamilton
John is an Oregon State graduate and has been in technical recruiting since 1993. After living in Atlanta since 1998, John relocated to Portland to be closer to his family.…
Taylor Koll
Taylor started his career as a Technical Recruiter in 2014 and hasn’t looked back since. He enjoys the process of learning about people’s skills and aspirations and matching them up…
Mary Lavin
Mary joined VanderHouwen in 2016 with a background in engineering and technical recruiting. A genuine interest in helping people attain "better" for themselves affords Mary the ability to create improved…
Kristin McIntire
Kristin is a Portland native. She began her recruiting career in 2014 and joined the VanderFam in 2015. Kristin loves recruiting because she gets to be a professional match maker…
Michelle Trump
Michelle began her career in the staffing industry in 2015 where she learned valuable sourcing and recruiting skills in a rapidly growing market. Before recruiting, Michelle enjoyed a diverse career…
Nick Luallin
Throughout his career, Nick has held jobs that all center around helping others. There are few things more gratifying than helping someone find a new job that is a strong…
Felix Chan
Felix is a true Oregonian, being born and raised in PDX. He’s people-oriented and loves helping others. What makes work worth it every day is knowing he can make an…
Isaac DeMaine
Isaac joins VanderHouwen after 3 years working as an in-house Recruiter in Spokane, WA. After a few years of building up his career, he decided it was time for a…
Denny McDonald
Denny jumped into the recruiting world because he loves making connections and helping people reach their goals. Denny earned his Master’s degree in Psychology in 2014 and is an adept…
Ashley Singer
Ashley moved to Portland from Scottsdale, Arizona in the summer of 2018 to continue her career in the staffing industry. Before moving, she worked for a large recruiting firm helping…
Christopher McBride
Christopher is a problem solver. One of the things he enjoys most about being a recruiter is constantly searching and having to overcome obstacles to be successful. The feeling of…
Macaela Weast
Macaela moved to Portland from California in March of 2019. She is passionate about working with a team towards a common goal and thinks the most rewarding part of her…
Sara Powell
Sara has been a part of the IT staffing community since 1999. She has worked with consultants in the Pacific Northwest and has been a visible part of the IT…