The Top 10 TE Network Recruiters in 2025

A couple of years ago, Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group won the Recruiter of the Year Award in TE Network for three straight years.

Last year, Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting stopped Michael’s streak by claiming the top spot. And now Brad has earned Recruiter of the Year honors for the second year in a row!

Brad’s cash-in amount for 2025 was $523,600. Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing was runner-up. She earned $311,845 on the 20 split placements she made in TE Network last year. Michael Stuck rounded out the top three, finishing with 26 splits and $201,329.

Not too shabby considering this represents just the split placement business on the desks of these recruiters in 2025. They also made non-split placements, as well.

Before we unveil the full list of top-producing recruiters, I must trot out our usual disclaimer regarding these rankings:

Our annual list of the top recruiters is determined by TE Network members’ cash-in total in our split network on a rolling 12-month basis. The order of the list below reflects the recruiters’ cash-in totals for the 2025 calendar year, which ended at midnight on December 31, 2025.

So congratulations to the recruiters listed below and congratulations to every Network member who made a split placement during the year of 2025!

Recruiters of the Year – 2025

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First Place

Recruiter: Brad Dodge
Agency: iLocatum Recruiting
Placements: 61
Commission: $523,600
Career Top Echelon placements: 248
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $2,028,606

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Second Place

Recruiter: Amy Chapman
Agency: Key People Staffing
Placements: 20
Commission: $311,845
Career Top Echelon placements: 114
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $1,421,492

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Third Place

Recruiter: Michael Stuck
Agency: Gables Search Group
Placements: 26
Commission: $201,329
Career Top Echelon placements: 612
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $4,409,115

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Fourth Place

Recruiter: Steve Kohn
Agency: Affinity Executive Search, LLC
Placements: 18
Commission: $180,246
Career Top Echelon placements: 579
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $5,285,260

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Fifth Place

Recruiter: Sara Alexandroff
Agency: Sterling St. James, Inc.
Placements: 17
Commission: $154,594
Career Top Echelon placements: 99
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $877,113

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Sixth Place

Recruiter: Clint Martz
Agency: A to Z Search Group
Placements: 8
Commission: $126,312
Career Top Echelon placements: 9
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $141,000

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Seventh Place

Recruiter: Jim Strickland
Agency: BioSource Recruiters
Placements: 11
Commission: $110,110
Career Top Echelon placements: 246
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $1,950,441

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Eighth Place

Recruiter: Chuck Cole
Agency: Cole Professional Search
Placements: 9
Commission: $105,999
Career Top Echelon placements: 57
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $699,513

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Ninth Place

Recruiter: Teresa Pernini
Agency: Pernini Recruiting Company
Placements: 8
Commission: $100,580
Career Top Echelon placements: 13
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $138,415

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10th Place

Recruiter: Sarah Katz
Agency: First Search, Inc.
Placements: 7
Commission: $99,312
Career Top Echelon placements: 38
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $436,946

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Join us in congratulating the top-producing recruiters listed above. And here’s to hoping that 2026 is a better year for every recruiter in TE Network!

If you’re looking to make more placements with your Top Echelon split recruiting membership, then contact 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.