Meet Our Team
Katie McConnell Olson, CPA, PHR
Katie is a licensed CPA and PHR (Certified Public Accountant, Professional of Human Resources).
Katie started her career in corporate tax audit with the Franchise Tax Board. She then entered into public accounting with a regional CPA firm, where she performed audits of publicly traded manufacturing entities and construction companies. Katie exited that firm in 2011 to help launch and run a start-up CPA firm. Thereafter, she entered the talent industry with a worldwide recruitment organization. She re-entered public accounting as Director of Recruitment for a large regional CPA firm where she lead the firm’s in-house talent program. Katie formed a hiring consulting practice within that firm and ultimately exited to launch Hire Education Consulting Group.
Katie has experience serving clients of all sizes and industries. Her focus is in the middle market for growing companies with a focus in construction, manufacturing, professional service and agriculture.
Gina Goodman, MA, PHR
Gina has a background in recruitment and talent consulting in a variety of industries including construction, IT, marketing and communication, customer service and engineering.
Gina has worked for a national telecommunication company, leading the efforts of a large project to hire field technicians, labor and operations across the US. Prior to joining Hire Education Consulting Group as a Senior Consultant, Gina worked as a Recruiter with a solar company that was later acquired by Telsa, providing talent advisory for electrical, field technicians and construction roles.
Gina is a licensed PHR and Public Speaking teacher.
Gina brings an expertise in full cycle hiring consulting and training, & recruiting for specialty construction, operations, and administrative roles.
Lauren Torres
Lauren brings a unique blend of experience in accounting, finance, operations, human resources and talent acquisition.
Lauren began her career in accounting working with a technology start-up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Following their merger, Lauren relocated to Boston to lead the accounting department. Upon moving back to California, she fell in love with talent advisory, ultimately finding a career as a finance and accounting recruitment professional.
Lauren spent several years working within a recruitment agency before blending both worlds as Lead Recruiter of a hiring practice housed within a national CPA firm. In that role, she performed both local and national recruitment projects for companies across the United States. Lauren moved on into VP Finance for a large real estate asset management firm.
Lauren has experience in various industries, including real estate, tech, professional services, construction and agriculture.
Certified Predictive Index Practitioners
How do you know if a candidate has the behaviors and profile to be successful in the job?
The Predictive Index (PI) is a theory-based, self-report behavioral assessment designed to evaluate if a candidate fits the role based on a 4-Factor Model of Personality: Dominance, Extroversion, Patience, and Formality.
Hire Education Consulting Group is a certified practitioner of the PI.
