Get used to seeing Brad Dodge’s name in this issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. Not only is Brad the Recruiter of the Month for April, but he was also part of the Largest Split Placement Fee of the Month in TE Network.

But wait, there’s more! As you can see below, he is also part of five recent split placements in the Network. (Those five splits, as you might imagine, went a long way in propelling him to yet another Recruiter of the Month Award.)

However, this is more than just the “Brad Dodge Show.” There were other recruiters who made split placements, as well, and I demand that you check out their splits! (Well . . . I politely request that you check them out. Thank you for your time.)

As a friendly neighborhood reminder, here is the information that we publish with our split 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 April 20 through May 3, 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: Steve Schroeder of Stratus Staffing

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

Job title: WOUNDCARE SPECIALIST

Overall placement fee: $4,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Debbi Reiger of Reiger Technical Search

Candidate recruiter: Coleen Balogh-Walther of The Provident Search Group, Inc.

Job title: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Overall placement fee: $20,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Edward Duff of RCD Group

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: HEAVY CIVIL PROJECT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $40,625

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Nathan Gruen of Gruen Search Consultants, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: TECHNICAL DESIGNER – WOMEN’S WOVENS

Overall placement fee: $15,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: NETWORK AND SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Overall placement fee: $21,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Chuck Cole of Cole Professional Search

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR

Overall placement fee: $22,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Frank Caligiuri of Basilone Executive Search

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: INSIDE SALES MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $11,250

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Tom Craig of Keystone Distinction Group

Candidate recruiter: Nancy Gordon of Harlan Recruiting Group

Job title: LEAD SHIFT SUPERVISOR

Overall placement fee: $18,200

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Alpana Kapur of Saba Talent

Job title: ENGINEERING MANAGER – ELECTRICAL

Overall placement fee: $40,500

Fee percentage: 30%

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Job recruiter: Joe Cresci of Food Management Search

Candidate recruiter: Patrick Long of Provision People

Job title: DIRECTOR OF STORE OPERATIONS

Overall placement fee: $23,800

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Nate Meyer of Rare Bird Recruiting

Job title: EHS MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $40,500

Fee percentage: 30%

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Job recruiter: Christina Boudreaux of Connectly Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: CONTROLLER

Overall placement fee: $24,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Laurie Burden of The Recruiting Pro

Candidate recruiter: Gary Thompson of Gary Thompson

Job title: SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Overall placement fee: $7,800

Fee percentage: 10%

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Job recruiter: Claire Monte of Data Search Network, Division of DSN Ventures, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Krishonna Williams of She Recruits, LLC

Job title: MAINFRAME Z/OS PERFORMANCE ANALYST – CAPACITY PLANNING

Overall placement fee: $27,000

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.

Not only did Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting win the Recruiter of the Month Award for April, but he was also part of the Largest Split Fee of the Month?

Brad and Edward Duff of RCD Group placed a Heavy Civil Project Manager, and that placement was finalized in April. The duo then split a placement fee of $40,625 for their collective efforts, and that represented the biggest split placement fee of the month.

Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, who finished second in the Recruiter of the Month standings for April, had a strong showing in terms of the largest split fees of the month. As you can see below, she shared three of the top five recruiting fees in April.

Below are our other winners for the month. Johnny, tell them what they’ve won . . .

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 Placement Fees – April 2026

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First Place:

Edward Duff of RCD Group and Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

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

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

The fee for this split placement was $40,625.

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Second Place (Tie):

Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC and Alpana Kapur of Saba Talent

The position for this split placement was an Engineering Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 30%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $40,500.

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Second Place (Tie):

Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC and Nate Meyer of Rare Bird Recruiting

The position for this split placement was a EHS Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 30%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $40,500.

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Third Place:

Clint Martz of A to Z Search Group and Lisa Vella Puff of L.V. Enterprises

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

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

The fee for this split placement was $36,250.

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Fourth Place:

Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC and Anna Race of Verus Recruiting Consultants Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Production Planner/Scheduler and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 30%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $34,500.

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Fifth Place:

Jill Kohler-Easley of Easley Resource Group Inc. and Hani Mussa of Knowhirematch, LLC

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

Jill was the job order recruiter and Hani was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $27,500.

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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.

Another month, another Recruiter of the Month Award for Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting.

Brad beat the field by being part of eight split placements during the month of April. Those eight brought him a cash-in total of more than $72K.

Meanwhile, Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC finished second in the April standings. Maria, who was the keynote speaker at TE Connect Spring 2026 in Florida at the end of last month, was part of three splits producing a cash-in total of just over $54K.

Here is the information that we include with the Recruiter of the Month feature in TE Network:

1. The top five (5) recruiters for the month.
2. The cash-in total for each recruiter during the month. (We base the order of the recruiters on their amount of cash-in dollars, as opposed to the number of split placements they’ve made.)
3. The number of splits that the recruiters made during the month.
4. The number of splits each recruiter has made during their TE Network career.
5. Each recruiter’s cash-in total for their TE Network career.

With this format, it’s more likely that there will be ties among recruiters, especially with those TE Network members who have made split placements with each other.

Once again, congratulations to the recruiters listed below . . . and congratulations to every TE Network member who made a split placement (or multiple splits) during the month!

Recruiters of the Month – April 2026

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First Place:

Recruiter: Brad Dodge
Agency: iLocatum Recruiting
Placements: Eight (8)
Cash-in total: $72,734.85
Career Top Echelon placements: 270
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $2,248,507.92

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Second Place:

Recruiter: Maria Hemminger 
Agency: MJ Recruiters, LLC
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $54,285.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 261
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $2,321,838.37

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Third Place:

Recruiter: James Grayem (inactive)
Agency: Jamie Graham
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $24,434.51
Career Top Echelon placements: 40
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $239,057.44

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Fourth Place:

Recruiter: Edward Duff 
Agency: RCD Group
Placements: One (1)
Cash-in total: $19,093.75
Career Top Echelon placements: 13
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $126,090.74

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Fifth Place:

Recruiter: Nate Meyer 
Agency: Rare Bird Recruiting
Placements: One (1)
Cash-in total: $19,035.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 3
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $50,172.50

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If YOU want to make more money through Top Echelon’s recruiter 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.

April continued the strong trend regarding new members inside TE Network, building on the momentum from the previous months.

More members mean more recruiters, broader specialties, increased job flow, and greater opportunities to collaborate across the Network.

Each new agency adds fresh perspective, valuable relationships, and access to new industries and niches nationwide. That’s what strengthens the Network: not just individual connections, but the collective reach of every member working together. As the Network grows, so does its ability to create successful placements through collaboration.

We’re excited to welcome our newest members for April and look forward to seeing them build strong, productive trading partner relationships. Their addition represents new potential for everyone already in the Network.

Keep this in mind: your next split placement could come from one of these new members. That’s the power of a collaborative recruiting community: when one recruiter succeeds, everyone benefits.

As always, you can view both applicants and newly approved members in the Network Dashboard within the software.

However, we also list our new members in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. This list typically includes the:

• Name of the agency
• Industries and/or specialties in which the agency operates
• Names of the recruiters working at the agency
• Geographic location of the agency

So I’d like to take this moment to congratulate the recruiting agencies listed below and publicly welcome them to TE Network. I look forward to helping them make split placements!

(Note: If you have any questions about reaching out to new members or about your membership in general, please contact me. My contact information is listed at the end of this blog post.)

New Member Agencies – April 2026

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Agile Workplace Staffing
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Wilberto Torres
Location: Boston, MA

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Bi Talent Search
Industries: Business Intelligence
Recruiters: Jennifer Stanhope
Location: Denton, TX

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Blue Earth Talent
Industries: Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing
Recruiters: Ciepiela-Kaelin Cecilia
Location: Lafayette, CO

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Bradford Consulting
Industries: Healthcare, Engineering, Construction, and Manufacturing
Recruiters: Carl L. Bradford
Location: Livingston, TX

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Dougherty Solutions
Industries: Corporate Management
Recruiters: Patricia Dougherty
Location: Aiken, SC

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Doyen Search Group
Industries: Hospitality
Recruiters: Darrell Maxwell
Location: Clackamas, OR

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FairchildHR
Industries: Accounting/Finance, AEC, Professional Services, Healthcare, and Nonprofits
Recruiters: Sandra Lief
Location: Jacksonville, FL

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GoldMatch Healthcare Solutions
Industries: Healthcare
Recruiters: Sean Goldstein
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Golden Hour Search
Industries: HVAC Manufacturing
Recruiters: Alli McDowell
Location: Banner, IL

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HIRE-IQ
Industries: Life Sciences
Recruiters: Bill Fell
Location: Chesterbrook, PA

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Hunt For Careers
Industries: Government, Technology/IT, Corporate/Professional Services, and Industrial Services
Recruiters: Chelsee Hunt
Location: Elkridge, MD

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Infinity Consulting
Industries: Executive-Level Recruitment
Recruiters: Naomi Mosley
Location: Atlanta, GA

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ITSA
Industries: Information Technology
Recruiters: Richard Anderson
Location: Silver Spring, MD

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The Jiles Group
Industries: Clinical Diagnostics and Laboratories
Recruiters: Kristin Jiles
Location: Front Royal, VA

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Key Resource Group
Industries: Information Technology
Recruiters: Kyle Cravens
Location: Santa Rosa Beach, FL

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Llvit
Industries: Manufacturing and Technology
Recruiters: Lauren Vanderhoof
Location: Detroit, MI

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Lucere Talent
Industries: Healthcare Information Technology
Recruiters: Stacey Lowe
Location: Prosper, TX

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MCI Talent Group
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Jeff Janda
Location: Kansas City, KS

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Natere LLC
Industries: Commercial and Industrial Construction
Recruiters: Draconis DeCiryan
Location: Sanford, FL

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Paramount Talent Consulting
Industries: Nonprofits and Philanthropic Organizations
Recruiters: Ebony White
Location: District Heights, MD

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People First HCM Talent
Industries: Manufacturing, Education, IT, and Military
Recruiters: Shawne Armstrong
Location: Whitsett, NC

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PMJOBS.US
Industries: Construction, WMS/Supply Chain Technology, and IT/Technology
Recruiters: Guy Martineau
Location: Portsmouth, OH

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ReachHire Group
Industries: Healthcare
Recruiters: Marquissa Beverly
Location: Tampa, FL

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Shavulsky Search
Industries: Food Manufacturing 
Recruiters: John Shavulsky
Location: Austin, TX

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SkyView Search
Industries: Commercial Lending and Commercial Underwriting
Recruiters: Jonas Shields
Location: Boca Raton, FL

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Veterans Employment
Industries: Veterans Employment
Recruiters: Michael Urcelay
Location: San Antonio, TX

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Wallman Unlimited Company
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Franklyn Wallman
Location: Kalamazoo, MI

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It doesn’t matter if you’re a newer member of our split network or an established member. If you want help making split placements with other Network recruiters, then I encourage you to contact me.

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

We have a big anniversary this month in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. And as an added bonus, it involves a member of the Top Echelon Hall of Fame.

That member is Gary Elias. And the agency in question? Elias Associates, Inc., of course!

Gary and his agency are celebrating a quarter century as a member of TE Network. Of course, when they joined back in 2001, the Network was known as Top Echelon Network. (Which we sometimes still call ourselves, because why not?) But a few years before THAT, the Network was known as Nationwide Interchange Service (NIS).

However, that is just one of 30 anniversaries that we’re celebrating in TE Network this month. The other 29 are below . . .

So congratulations to all of the agencies celebrating anniversaries in our recruiting network during the month of May!

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25-Year Anniversary

• Elias Associates, Inc. in Cranbury, NJ

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11-Year Anniversary

• Hiring Solutions Group in Passaic, NJ

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10-Year Anniversary

• Executive Talent Management Consulting in Sylvania Township, OH
• Genie Matthews and Associates in Murrells, SC
• Saba Talent in Cary, NC

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9-Year Anniversary

• Work 22, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA

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7-Year Anniversary

• Austin Allen Company, LLC in Cordova, TN
• National Staffing Services, LLC in Detroit, MI
• Your Hiring Coaches in Waxhaw, NC

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6-Year Anniversary

• Basilone Executive Search in Pittsburgh, PA
• Grace Search Service, Inc. in Pfafftown, NC

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5-Year Anniversary

• Riverscape Search Agency in Clarion, PA
• Zaddy Solutions in Charlotte, NC

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4-Year Anniversary

• Alari Search, LLC in Hinsdale, IL
• Connectly Recruiting in Baton Rouge, LA
• Karica Corp in Oakville, ON
• Swoot Careers, LLC in North Port, FL

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3-Year Anniversary

• Adams CG in Fletcher, NC
• Diamond Standard Recruiting in Jackson, TN

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2-Year Anniversary

• Grace Search Service, Inc. in Pfafftown, NC
• The Headhunters, LLC in Bloomfield Hills, MI
• R.L. Barclay & Associates in Galveston, TX
• RennickBarrett Recruiting, Inc. in Palm Desert, CA
• Stone Search in New York, NY
• William Estes & Associates in Concord, CA
• Your Talent Team in Bridgeport, WV

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1-Year Anniversary

• Innovate Talent in Columbus, OH
• KLDean & Associates, LLC in Bethesda, MD
• Krum Search and Consulting in Manvel, TX
• Strategic Recruiting Resources in Cleveland, OH

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Thank you to all of these agencies and the many others that have joined TE Network over the years. We look forward to many more anniversaries and split placements in the years ahead!