Our Team

Our recruiters are committed to bring an unmatched level of integrity to every search. They also strive for excellence and offer the kind of accountability you would expect from a colleague. Meet our associates:

Management & Operations

Linda Church
President / CEO

Email: lchurch@mriraleigh.com

John Leach
Managing Partner

Email: manager@mriraleigh.com

Lauren Kesterson
Vice President of Operations

Email: lauren@mriraleigh.com

Accounting / Auditing

Jamie Long
Search Consultant

Email: jlong@mriraleigh.com

Chemicals / Petroleum Refining

Don Sharp, CSAM
Vice President of Chemicals / Petroleum Refining

Email: dsharp@mriraleigh.com

Construction

Grice Whiteley, CSAM
Sr. Director of Airport Consulting

Email: grice@mriraleigh.com

Brigit Turner, CSAM
Sr. Director of Recruitment Services

Email: bturner@mriraleigh.com

Erik Plesset
Search Consultant

Email: eplesset@mriraleigh.com

Food

Hilton Eades
Search Consultant

Email: hilton@mriraleigh.com

Manufacturing / Engineering

Paul Guddat, CSAM
Vice President of Technical Recruiting

Email: pguddat@mriraleigh.com

John Copenksy
Sr. Director of Technical Recruiting

Email: jcopensky@mriraleigh.com

Brigit Turner, CSAM
Sr. Director of Recruitment Services

Email: bturner@mriraleigh.com

Linda Davis
Director of Aerospace / Aviation

Email: ldavis@mriraleigh.com

Jamie Long
Search Consultant

Email: jlong@mriraleigh.com

Pharmaceuticals / Biotech / Medical Devices

Michael Terretti
Vice President of Global Life Sciences

Email: mterretti@mriraleigh.com

Support Services

Keri McGovern
Research Assistant

Email: kmcgovern@mriraleigh.com

Kelly Middleton
Project Services Specialist

Email: kmiddleton@mriraleigh.com