{"id":11605,"date":"2025-09-18T12:30:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/?p=11605"},"modified":"2025-09-18T12:50:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:50:25","slug":"emerson-group-the-job-exchange-celebrated-at-mid-atlantic-staffing-association-masa-2025-industry-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/emerson-group-the-job-exchange-celebrated-at-mid-atlantic-staffing-association-masa-2025-industry-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"EMERSON GROUP &#038; THE JOB EXCHANGE CELEBRATED AT MID ATLANTIC STAFFING ASSOCIATION (MASA) 2025 INDUSTRY AWARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emerson Group and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejobexchange.com\/\">The Job Exchange<\/a> proudly attended the 2nd Annual <a href=\"https:\/\/mastaffing.org\/\">Mid Atlantic Staffing Association<\/a> (MASA) Industry Awards on September 11, 2025. Several team members were recognized across multiple categories, with <a href=\"mailto: Renee@TheJobExchange.com\">Renee Stipa<\/a> receiving the honor of <strong>Direct Hire Recruiter of the Year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Award Categories &amp; Nominations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Direct Hire Recruiter of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Both <a href=\"mailto: SWhelan@EmersonGroupInc.com\"><em>Sue Whelan<\/em><\/a> and <em>Renee Stipa<\/em> were nominated, with Renee winning this year, after being nominated last year too.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Staffing Employee of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Congratulations to <em>Sue Whelan<\/em> for also being nominated in a second category.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Owner\/President of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"mailto: WEmerson@EmersonGroupInc.com\"><em>Bill Emerson<\/em><\/a>, our President, was nominated again after winning last year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operations Professional of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"mailto: KMiller@EmersonGroupInc.com\"><em>Karen Miller<\/em><\/a>, Marketing Manager, was recognized in this newly added category.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sales Development Professional of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Congratulations to <em><a href=\"mailto: Lori@TheJobExchange.com\">Lori Colasanti<\/a> <\/em>on her nomination, and to <a href=\"mailto: FRyan@EmersonGroupInc.com\"><em>Flo Ryan<\/em><\/a> for being recognized again following her win last year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Industry Partner of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 We extend congratulations to all the finalists and winners in this category.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11621\" style=\"width: 181px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11621\" src=\"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bill-and-renee-MASA-awards-2025-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"President Bill Emerson and Renee Stipa after winning Direct Hire Recruiter of the Year\" width=\"181\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bill-and-renee-MASA-awards-2025-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bill-and-renee-MASA-awards-2025-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bill-and-renee-MASA-awards-2025-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bill-and-renee-MASA-awards-2025-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bill-and-renee-MASA-awards-2025-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Bill Emerson and Renee Stipa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I\u2019m incredibly proud of my team and grateful they were recognized by their peers for their hard work and dedication. What makes us special is our people and the way they live out our values in every interaction. Being recognized and celebrating Renee\u2019s well-earned award, reinforces the difference a values-driven team can make.&#8221; &#8211; Bill Emerson, President<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We are deeply proud of our colleagues\u2019 achievements and grateful to MASA for celebrating excellence in staffing. Special thanks to the volunteer judges and to MASA Executive Director, <em>Dorian Carleton<\/em>, for organizing such a meaningful event.<\/p>\n<p>At Emerson Group, we believe success starts with people who align with our mission and values. These nominations reflect the dedication, expertise, and genuine care our team brings to every client and candidate relationship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations once again to all nominees and winners for their outstanding contributions to our industry!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emerson Group and The Job Exchange proudly attended the 2nd Annual Mid Atlantic Staffing Association (MASA) Industry Awards on September 11, 2025. Several team members were recognized across multiple categories, with Renee Stipa receiving the honor of Direct Hire Recruiter of the Year. Award Categories &amp; Nominations: Direct Hire Recruiter of the Year \u2013 Both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,12,18,20],"tags":[31,32,30],"class_list":["post-11605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-featured","category-press-releases","category-happening","tag-emerson-group","tag-industry-awards","tag-masa-recruiter-of-the-year-staffing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}