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OUR PEOPLE
Kathy Dawson, President, CSP Kathy.Dawson@DawsonDawsonInc.com
Kathy Dawson has enjoyed over 26 years of staffing experience in the Orange County market place. She is a Certified Staffing Professional (CSP). She utilized this expertise in her recent position as Regional Vice President. She handled Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California and Utah. Her experience working for a Fortune 500 Communications firm for 5 years early in her career taught her the keys to running a successful business. After being introduced to staffing she excelled at team work, superior customer service and efficient business processes. She managed over 120 staff members while developing a forte in the Direct Hire niche of the staffing industry. Her passion for the Staffing Industry made her a natural in teaching the right way to source and service for our clients. She is a well known speaker and trainer in the industry traveling to most of the Western United States to share her enthusiasm about the Staffing Industry. Her hands on approach and proven Recruiting and Staffing techniques continue to make her Clients and Candidates very satisfied. She developed the unique business strategy to give the clients what they want in a way that works for all parties involved. She has had the pleasure of working with 1000’s of clients to help them get the right person at the right time. She has demonstrated these results throughout her several decades of hands on experience making the right match. Her team is truly committed to providing you a great staffing experience.
Ann Henstridge, Sr. Staffing Manager, CSC Ann.Henstridge@DawsonDawsonInc.com
Ann entered into the staffing industry working as a Recruiter and Account Executive for one of the largest privately held staffing companies in the Nation. She then moved on to one of the largest publicly held staffing companies in the World, grossing more then 5.3 billion dollars a year. Her title as Implementation Specialist allowed her to implement and train customers and candidates on the company’s electronic timekeeping system and ultimately increased its usage by 100% in less then 3 months. Within a year she was promoted to the title of Supervisor of National Accounts where she managed 8 national accounts, billing more then 8 million dollars a month, as well as supervising 3 other co-workers. In her most recent experience as a Branch Manager for a firm in Irvine, she developed the company’s sales presentation and met and maintained 100% of her sales quota. Ann has the ability and experience to work with both large and small companies and is able to communicate well with both clients and candidates. She treats everyone as though they were her only clients and prides herself on her loyalty and dedication to excellence.
Randy McDermott, Senior Account Manager, CTS Randy.McDermott@DawsonDawsonInc.com
Randy is a seasoned staffing professional with 18+ years of hands-on experience in the staffing industry. He is a Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist (CTS). He was born, raised and educated in Hawaii. He is likely to say mahalo to all he meets. His family is rich with the Hawaiian Island traditions. He started his 18 year staffing career with an International staffing firm that specialized in Accounting and Finance. He then advanced his career by spending 12 years with a Regional Southern California firm prior to rejoining
forces with our President. His client base ranges from annual sales of $500K to $500 M. Many of Randy's client testimonials mention his ability to understand both a When not in the office, Randy enjoys spending time attending cultural events and supporting the Hawaiian and Japanese communities with his wife and daughter.
Pete Falcioni, Business Development Manager Pete.Falcioni@DawsonDawsonInc.com
His specialty is in client relationships. He has a unique perspective, as he has been an employer and knows best, what frustrations they encounter when outsourcing their hiring. He has the ability to see things from the employers perspective as he himself was once an employer utilizing Search and Contracting services. Pete successfully managed and grew one of the largest placement firms in Southern California. During this time he developed and trained his internal staff to execute outstanding customer service and the importance of follow through with all of his customers. He mentored both the Sales and Service Team through coaching, training and sharing knowledge in order to maximize the talents of his staff. His personal commitment to exceeding expectations has lead him to break records wherever he goes. Pete has a unique blend of professionalism mixed with a lot of hard work that has a positive effect on us all. You will find him to be, friendly, personable and most importantly honest. His goal is to make your hiring experience the best you’ve ever had. He is ready to show you the advantages of working with a professional hiring resource such as Dawson & Dawson.
Dorene Garrett, Business Development Manager Dorene.Garrett@DawsonDawsonInc.com
Dorene Garrett has been in the Staffing industry for the last 10 years gaining great expertise working with many well respected, highly visible companies. These firms have a multitude of disciplines and focus. This experience has allowed Dorene the ability to build a broad base of staffing knowledge, essentially becoming an expert in many arenas. Dorene is a native to Orange County, CA. and therefore truly understands the social-economical –work force environment in this area. She graduated from California State University of Fullerton with a degree in Communications. She is currently pursuing her CSP (Certified Staffing Professional Designation). Dorene started her career with one of the nation’s largest finance and banking institutions. She was involved in the finance and mortgage departments bringing in new accounts and leading marketing activities for the Western Region. Dorene then transferred to the Staffing field where she excelled in developing new business for start-up departments and branches. In her experience as a Senior Recruiter and Account Executive for two top 10 national and international staffing companies and a regional financial staffing firm, she developed a full service staffing process that was in high demand. Her expertise in sourcing quality candidates, qualifying their skills and abilities and sharing them with her vast network of clients kept her ahead of all her competition. Her extensive client base includes mortgage, accounting, finance, healthcare, and title/escrow companies. Dorene’s consistent track record of staffing success comes from her unique, full cycle approach at developing long term relationships with the client and candidates alike. She has the ability to effectively work with both large and small clients. Her forte’ is in matching her clients’ needs with only the best high quality candidates. Dorene takes great pride on really listening to your needs. Her strong work ethic, exceptional interpersonal skills and very approachable style will make her an asset to anyone who has the good fortune of coming into contact with her!
Sophia Konugres, Consultant/Direct Hire Specialist, CSC Sophia.Konugres@DawsonDawsonInc.com
Sophia Konugres has over 16 years of Human Resources expertise. She is a Certified staffing Consultant (CSC). She successfully graduated with a Human Resource Management, Bachelors of Science degree from California Polytechnic University. She was a member and Vice President of the Pi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity and also Vice President of Personnel for the Pi Sigma Epsilon National Business Organization. Her Greek family ties taught her a very strong work ethic that allowed her to graduate while simultaneously managing many people and projects throughout her college career. She is currently pursuing her CSP (Certified Staffing Professional Designation). She was hired upon graduating by a local, high profile staffing firm in Newport Beach, California. She enjoyed a fast track 5 year career including being the firms Top Producer five years in a row. That’s where she initially connected with Dawson’s current President. They have known each other for over 25 years and were the ‘dream team’ from the start. Sophia has the ability to communicate very well with the clients and candidates. She excelled at everything she did which ultimately led her to take on a Branch Manager role. She then assisted the firm with growth and held management positions in the cities of Orange, Los Alamitos and Newport Beach. Her clients and candidates became very spoiled and only wanted to work with her as she provided them the ultimate ‘World Class Customer Service’.
Holly Files, Account Manager Holly.Files@DawsonDawsonInc.com
Holly Files has over 13 years providing excellent professional services to her clients in the Title, Mortgage, Advertising and Communication industries. As a native Southern Californian she has achieved much success. She graduated with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology and a Minor in Women Studies from California State University, Long Beach. She successfully worked her way through college while playing an active role in the Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She held leadership positions of VP of Public Relations and Chaplin while participating in numerous philanthropic events. At present, she is pursuing her CSC. (Certified Staffing Consultant Designation). Holly’s experience began when she was hired by the top Title Corporation in the United States where she quickly excelled at building client relationships. Her ability to clearly understand the needs of her clients and to take action made her a top producer. She believes in working hard and going above and beyond for her clients. There is no stone left unturned when you get Holly’s expertise. Her ability to utilize her connections in the local area has helped her effectiveness in finding top talent. Her unique ability to manage both large national accounts as well as small local businesses makes her an asset to any size client. She has had experience working with multi-million dollar commercial real estate closings, high volume commercial re-sales, and increasing national advertising sales by 400%. Her clients truly feel that she is part of their extended company because of her ability to know who is right for them. As a trusted advisor, Holly becomes part of her clients’ family, which enables her to clearly understand the keys to making a long term hiring commitment. Because of Holly’s Southern California network of relationships she is truly dedicated to connecting people, talent and opportunity.
Jackie Maughan, Senior Consultant Jackie.Maughan@DawsonDawsonInc.com
Jackie Maughan has spent the past 21 years providing excellent professional services to her clients in the Insurance, Real Estate and Entertainment Industries. A portion of those years were spent in the Human Resources arena where she excelled at hiring and building a team. She has held licenses in the Insurance and Residential Real Estate fields. She is currently pursuing her CSP (Certified Staffing Professional). She has been very successful in her business relationships due to her attention to detail and an innate ability to understand the clients needs sometimes even before the client does. Her follow-through and ability to truly get to know the clients needs allow her to provide extraordinary client satisfaction. Past positions have included Director of Marketing for an internationally focused Commercial Insurance Brokerage and a top Real Estate Agency focusing on high end, luxury estate properties. She has managed her own business and continually strives to see that her commitment to her clients is unsurpassed.
Shari Strelsky, Account Manager Shari.Strelsky@DawsonDawsonInc.com
Shari has over 17 years of sales and marketing experience in both the real estate and business arenas.
Born and raised in Orange County, California, she is "coming back home" after spending time in the
Virgina and Washington D.C. areas. She received her college education at George Washington University
and continuing education at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.
Larry Dawson, CFO, CSC Larry.Dawson@DawsonDawsonInc.com
His on the job training in Staffing and Human Resources include staffing for multiple plant operations including medical manufacturing-plastic moulding, heart valves, Cardio Vascular and Cardio Pulmonary. He has held various positions including Plant Manager, Materials Manager Purchasing Manager and Production Manager managing up to 300 employees. Staffing was an important key to keeping the operations running efficiently. You will enjoy working with him as he has first hand knowledge of what it is like to be you. The staff must perform and be dependable to ensure everyone’s mutual success.
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Ann Henstridge has been in the staffing industry for over 8 years with progressive levels of responsibility. She holds a degree in business and recently became a certified Six Sigma Green Belt; she is currently pursing her CSP. (Certified Staffing Professional Designation.) 
Pete Falcioni has over 20 years of leadership in a variety of fields including Search and Contract Staffing, as well as the Mortgage and Distribution industries. He has held such positions as Service Manager, Supervisor, Account Manager, Key Account Manager and Branch Manager. He has won numerous industry awards including Manager of the Year which included a trip to Italy. He is well known in the employment industry as the ‘go to person’ to make things happen. Pete has demonstrated the capacity for hard work that creates positive results for everyone he comes into contact with. 
Larry Dawson has over 25 years Managerial Manufacturing experience in the Orange County area. He graduated from the Naval Academy with his Bachelor of Science degree. He completed post graduate studies in the Nuclear Power program. He served our country on board an air craft carrier as the Engineering Auxiliary Officer. His further education includes a MBA degree in Finance from Pepperdine University in Irvine California. He is currently pursuing his CSP (Certified Staffing Professional Designation).