Starting 2026 with a Split Placement Bang!

We’re only five days into 2026, and we’re pleased to present the first batch of split placements for the new year!

And starting the year with a split placement bang are Jim Sitek of FSN and Anna Race of Verus Recruiting Consultants, Inc. Jim and Anna placed a Vice President of Sales and Marketing to earn a recruiting fee of $33K.

Congratulations are also in order for two recruiters who recently made their first split placement in TE Network. Those recruiters are Dawn Belyeu-Long of NorthStar Career Directions and Wayne Miller of THR Partners.

One week down, 51 weeks to go . . . let’s make more placements!

As a friendly neighborhood reminder, here is the information that we publish with our placements:

• Names of the trading partners involved (with their profile photos, when available)
• Job title
• Overall placement fee (before TE Network’s 6% brokerage fee, of course)
• Fee percentage

Please note that the placements listed below reflect deals finalized in TE Network for the period from December 22, 2025 through January 4, 2026.

Remember, if you don’t want information related to your split placements published in The Pinnacle, please send an email to marketing@topechelon.com to that effect.

Once again, congratulations to everybody below for the split placements they made in TE Network!

This Week’s Split Placements

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Job recruiter: James Grayem of Jamie Graham

Candidate recruiter: Sara Alexandroff of Sterling St. James, Inc.

Job title: ADULT NURSE PRACTITIONER

Overall placement fee: $10,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Robert Buss of Impact Solutions, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Sara Alexandroff of Sterling St. James, Inc.

Job title: WELDER/FABRICATOR – MIG & MATERIAL HANDLING

Overall placement fee: $12,480

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: James Grayem of Jamie Graham

Candidate recruiter: Kendra Arnold of A Plus Hire Right Search Group, LLC

Job title: ADULT/FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER

Overall placement fee: $10,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Troy Randolph of Lea Randolph & Associates, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Kendra Arnold of A Plus Hire Right Search Group, LLC

Job title: HOSPICE SALES EXECUTIVE

Overall placement fee: $12,000

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: James Grayem of Jamie Graham

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: SURGERY CENTER ADMINISTRATOR

Overall placement fee: $24,750

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Troy Randolph of Lea Randolph & Associates, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR – DISABILITIES

Overall placement fee: $16,400

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Troy Randolph of Lea Randolph & Associates, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: HOSPICE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Overall placement fee: $21,000

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Dawn Belyeu-Long of NorthStar Career Directions

Candidate recruiter: Jim Folger, CPC of One Source Technical, Inc.

Job title: SENIOR LITIGATION PARALEGAL

Overall placement fee: $14,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Randall Hardwick of Avalon Recruiting

Job title: MANUFACTURING ENGINEER 

Overall placement fee: $32,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Joe Cresci of Food Management Search

Candidate recruiter: Victor Lopez of Resource One International

Job title: NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER – FOOD SERVICE

Overall placement fee: $25,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Gino DiGuardi of Alari Search, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Mark Marshall of CRJ Search

Job title: VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS

Overall placement fee: $22,500

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Jim Sitek of FSN

Candidate recruiter: Anna Race of Verus Recruiting Consultants, Inc.

Job title: VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES & MARKETING

Overall placement fee: $33,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Larry Prior of LFP Associates

Candidate recruiter: Philip Ringrow of Human Capital Ventures

Job title: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Overall placement fee: $14,560

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Wayne Miller of THR Partners

Candidate recruiter: Jim Strickland of BioSource Recruiters

Job title: SUSTAINING ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $23,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Doug Boyce of Priority One Search

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: PROCESS ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $15,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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If you’re a newer TE Network member and you’d like to enjoy more success in our recruiter network, then I encourage you to contact Top Echelon Director of Network Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can do so by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.