The Largest TE Split Fees of the Month

TE Network member Derek Hilbert of Kingfisher Recruiting cracked the top five recruiters in TE Network for the month of September due to making his first splits as a Network member.

And now he’s cracked the top five in terms of the largest split fees for the month!

As you can see below, Derek was part of both the third and fifth-largest TE Network split fees during September. His trading partners for those placements were Clint Martz of A to Z Search Group and Sarah Katz of First Search, Inc., respectively.

But what about the largest split fee of the month in TE Network? That honor went to Pamela Ratz DeVille of Selective Resources, LLC and Maggie Wolgamot of Ridgeback Recruiting. Pamela and Maggie placed an Executive Director – Actuary to earn a $44,000 fee at 22%.

So congratulations to everybody who made splits in TE Network in September—including those who earned big fees as a result of those splits!

As a friendly reminder, Top Echelon determines the monthly and quarterly winners of its TE Network split fee recruiting awards in four distinct categories:

1.) Recruiter of the Month
2.) Largest Split Fee of the Month
3.) Recruiter of the Quarter
4.) Largest Split Fee of the Quarter

We only announce the winners of these awards in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. We do so usually (but not always) in the issue following the conclusion of each month and/or quarter.

So congratulations to everybody on the list below for scoring some BIG placement fees during the month!

Largest Split Fees – September 2025

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First Place:

Pam Ratz DeVille of Selective Resources, LLC and Maggie Wolgamot of Ridgeback Recruiting

The position for this split placement was an Executive Director – Actuary and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 22%.

Pam was the job order recruiter and Maggie was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $44,000.

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Second Place:

Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates, LLC and Donna Coleman of Donna Coleman and Associates

The position for this split placement was a GM Comp Ben Total Reward and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Ron was the job order recruiter and Donna was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $43,750.

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Third Place (Tie):

Clint Martz of A to Z Search Group and Derek Hilbert of Kingfisher Recruiting

The position for this split placement was a Production Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Clint was the job order recruiter and Derek was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $40,000.

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Third Place (Tie):

Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC and Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

The position for this split placement was a Senior Engineering Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Maria was the job order recruiter and Brad was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $40,000.

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Fourth Place:

David Manns of Access Staffing and Wendy Jespersen of Alliance Search Group, Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Quality Manager – Manufacturing and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 24.50%.

David was the job order recruiter and Wendy was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $31,850.

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Fifth Place:

Sarah Katz of First Search, Inc. and Derek Hilbert of Kingfisher Recruiting

The position for this split placement was a Program Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 20%.

Sarah was the job order recruiter and Derek was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $31,000.

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If YOU want to make more money through Top Echelon’s recruiting network, then contact Director of Network Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can reach Drea by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.