Cedric Corera
President & CEO
President & CEO
As President & CEO, Cedric is responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of Harvard Resource Solutions. Along with his responsibilities at Harvard, Cedric is also the CEO of Venteon Holdings, LLC. Venteon is a professional service search, staffing and consulting firm with three primary Divisions: Venteon Finance, Venteon Technical and Venteon Partners. Since co-founding Venteon in 2002, Cedric has spent much of his time developing each new business line that Venteon has established in the last several years. Along with his Co-Founder, Cedric has been a key leader in establishing Venteon as one of the fastest-growing privately held professional staffing and consulting firms in the United States.Prior to entering the recruiting profession, Cedric spent six years working in accounting for both a CPA firm as well as a large Fortune 500 company located in Michigan. Cedric began his career in October 1996 as a recruiter for Ajilon Finance. He earned the prestigious Rookie of Year Award from this international firm during his first year as a recruiter. In addition, Cedric received several awards for being a “Superstar” performer and was a member of the company’s prestigious “Presidents Club.” He progressed rapidly within the organization, holding the position of Division Manager and finally Regional Director.
Cedric received his Bachelor of Business in Accounting from Michigan State University as well as his master’s from Walsh College.
Rachelle Winter
Vice President of Human Resources
Vice President of Human Resources
Rachelle is responsible for overseeing the back office operations of Venteon & Harvard Resource Solutions, including acting as a liaison with the contract employees regarding payroll, benefits administration, and general assignment questions. In addition to overseeing the administrative team, Rachelle reports directly to the CEO and COO to consistently provide the best service for Venteon’s internal and contract employees, and its customers.
Rachelle began her career in the industry as a recruiter working within the administrative staffing arena. She then went on to spend four years with a national recruiting firm, where she worked her way up to become a manager, recruiting and selling within their accounting and finance practice. Next, Rachelle worked for a local retained search firm for six years, supporting the back office functions for the CEO. After that she moved to Venteon, where she has been the recipient of the “President’s Award” for her outstanding dedication and service within the company.
Rachelle received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Human Resource Management, from Oakland University.
Joellen Barnett
Accounting Manager
Accounting Manager
As Accounting Manager, Joellen is responsible for managing the General Accounting function of Harvard Resource Solutions and its affiliated group of Companies. This includes monthly and quarterly financial reporting, monthly financial projections, daily cash management, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and collections. She also prepares monthly commission reports and maintains the Company’s commission tracking software.
Joellen began her career in accounting as an AP/AR clerk while attending College. She went on to spend several years working for Penske Auto Centers as a General Accountant and Tax Specialist. She then moved on to Pulte Homes, a large publicly traded home builder, where she continued to gain experience in financial reporting and general accounting. Joellen began her career at Harvard in 2010 when she was hired as an Accountant. She has been promoted multiple times since joining the Company and is the recipient of our prestigious “President’s Award” for her outstanding service and dedication to Venteon.
Joellen received her Bachelor of Science in General Business from Cleary University.
Roslyn Rice
Director
Director
As Director of Harvard Resource Solutions, Roslyn is responsible for the leadership of Harvard’s Detroit office Professional staffing division, managing contract, contract-to-hire and direct hire placements. This division is responsible for staffing in the areas of administrative support, executive support, call center/customer service, human resources, project coordination, marketing, data entry and front desk receptionists. Roslyn began her career in staffing over 15 years ago as an office coordinator for Accountants One. She fell in love with the recruiting profession and has staffed over the years for Accountants One and a large international staffing firm. Her experience includes high-volume recruiting for administrative, call center, human resources, accounting and light industrial.
Since being promoted to director, Roslyn has been successful in developing a strong recruiting and sales team to support the office professional division. Roslyn has also been one of the top producers within the company for the last several years.
Sarah Shook
Manager
Manager
As Manager of Harvard Resource’s Technical Staffing, Sarah is responsible for managing contract, contract to hire and direct placements for Engineering and Manufacturing Professionals. This includes new business development, recruiting candidates and coaching and developing her team.
Sarah began her career in staffing over 10 years ago. Her first job after college was working at Adecco Engineering and Technical as a Technical Recruiter focusing mainly on Engineering and Manufacturing. In her first year she placed over 45 candidates & ranked 12th in her region. She found her passion with recruiting and account management early on. Sarah’s experience includes candidate recruiting, account management and training and development. In addition to the above responsibilities Sarah is responsible for running a full recruiting desk.
Sarah started out at Harvard as a Team Lead & Senior Recruiter, in the Technical Staffing Division. During her first full year at Venteon she received awards for “Most Improved’, “Override Producer of the Year”, “Outstanding Production”, and “Arrowhead” a company paid tropical vacation.
Sarah was recently promoted to Manager and has continued to be successful in developing her team and supporting her clients.
Sarah received her Bachelor of Science Degree as well as her Master’s Degree from Oakland University.
