Tom is an Air Force Veteran, and now a veteran of the Wholesale Mortgage industry. He lives in Aptos with his wife, Darlene.

As an Account Executive in the Mortgage Industry, he has considerable knowlege of field underwriting, credit analysis and customer service needs. He believes that Customer Service is the basis of any successful business, regardless of whether they have external "customers" or not. He is looking to transistion his skills into other areas of management and human relations.

As a PROFILE member, he has been active in leading workshops in various subjects, and believes this has helped him hone his skills in communication and leadership.

Milt does double duty as Director of the Training Department and as Executive Director of PROFILE since February 2004 and has been very proficient in both positions.

Milt is a training specialist with many years experience creating and presenting workshops and seminars in the areas of conflict resolution, communication skills, customer service and many other specialties for a diverse group of agencies and corporations. He also develops and presents workshops in all facets of job search techniques for PROFILE. His expertise is designing training programs to fit any organization's specific requirements.

I came to PROFILE in hopes that the organization would help me get a job that allows me to use my 'jack-of-all-trades' background. Currently I am a software test engineer, a website developer, a volunteer firefighter and a certified Hazmat Specialist, but have also done graphic design and industrial electrical and plumbing maintenance. My education is in art, design, and engineering. Hobbies include working on the computer, reading, photography, stained glass, and my cats. I decided to come over the hill to PROFILE rather than the closer Promatch in Sunnyvale because I like the size, attitude and environment of PROFILE better, and I hope eventually to relocate to this area.

Here at PROFILE I've found that specialties I can contribute to the organization include being a Mac reference at the Tech Hour, and unjamming the copy machine.

Tending to be an individual contributor and not a leader/manager by nature, I was pleasantly surprised to be recognized as Member-of-the-Month. I look forward to the day I bring in plates of cookies, but until then, I'm enjoying the company and meeting many new acquaintances.

I am a resourceful, proactive Customer Service professional with a demonstrated passion for delivering positive customer experiences.

I am a seasoned manager with extensive experience in managing a high volume, fast paced environment. I have been in management in both retail and the service industry and find the best part of any job is having positive relationships with customers as well as coworkers.

I have recently been made the director of marketing for a small local company and I am excited to work at enlarging the footprint of this unique company in today’s market. I am hoping that this will become fulltime employment as I succeed in helping this company to grow!

I love PROFILE. Since I’ve been here, I’ve grown in areas I never imagined I could – especially in customer service and in networking with others. Greeting, processing, and training new members has been the most rewarding aspect of my work here.

About the work I do: I have significant experience in all aspects of Accounting, Full Charge Bookkeeping, Budgets, and Finance.

My greatest strengths lie in my abilities to “see the bigger picture, ”and in my innate curiosity. I am a prescient forecaster, researcher, analyzer, and reconciliation specialist. All of these skills are invaluable tools of the trade and keys to my long line of successes.

I am so grateful for the opportunity to work at PROFILE. I’ve witnessed so many shattered lives become whole again through the various workshops and networking opportunities provided here. We are a family of people drawn together with a common purpose. To me, PROFILE is a program of empowerment. And I am honored to contribute any way I can to this organization.

To the dedicated professionals here at PROFILE, thanks for all that you do and have done.

Barbara Witkowski, a transplant from the East Coast, has thrived on the Central Coast of California since the 90s and enjoys keeping busy -- I'm looking for full time work since February, and joined PROFILE Santa Cruz in April of 2009. Due to a lay-off from ecolution, inc., an environmentally focused manufacturer and importer of textile products where I was employed for almost five years, I am now exploring new and different opportunities as I seek steady employment in the Santa Cruz area. I have considerable experience in office management and administration with many valuable skills including proficiency in accounting, desktop publishing, and website maintenance, and I'm eager to return to the workforce. My spare time finds me doing things I enjoy most, tending flowers and naturalized landscape in a small backyard garden, caring for and entertaining my two feline companions, and enjoying time with friends and family. Other than having a passion for my work, I also like to create original digital artwork, and enjoy photography, fine arts, cycling, and music.

What a nice surprise to be selected as Member-of-the-Month! I could never have achieved this without each and every member of PROFILE Santa Cruz, and have you all to thank.

Ed is recognized for his outstanding contributions as Co-Director of Operations & Technology Department responsible for the administrative support of PROFILE's including membership record keeping, day-to-day operations, for developing and maintaining the day to day operations of PROFILE's business practices, instructing new members on procedural matters and generating monthly reports for PROFILE's Experience Unlimited sponsor. In addition, Ed, maintains PROFILE's Yahoo! groups and serving as webmaster.

On college scholarship at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, Ms. Kegley received her Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. During her early career as an R&D engineer, Ms. Kegley worked on projects that evolved process technology and manufacturing advances used in industry today.

Throughout her career, Ms. Kegley continually pioneered teams creating leading-edge, technical and customer-focused solutions. Her leadership transformed paper copy to an on-line report, broadcasting accurate and instantaneous product information. As well, she was the project manager redesigning a Quality and Reliability Internet site to improve its cohesive marketability. As a trained team facilitator, Ms. Kegley led a team of marketing and applications engineers to develop their initial manual for unified specification documents to meet the needs of the global customer.

Worldwide publications are among Ms. Kegley’s many credits. She served as editor-in-chief for seminars held in major cities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Ms. Kegley led in an award winning design and published a quarterly new products newsletter distributed to over 300K customers in North America, Europe, and Asia. And she led a team to develop a catalog for over thirty thousand products circulated in English, Japanese, and Chinese.

Ms. Kegley continues to refine her skills in technical marketing and sales marketing of analog integrated circuits Ms. Kegley generating over $200M in new product revenue and successfully managing a portfolio of integrated circuits through their product life cycle. Later using leading edge market analysis tools she managed a $1.2B worldwide sales team in the wireless communications market.

Ms. Kegley is a riveting leader infusing sales and marketing teams with customer-focused strategies to increase their revenue. With recognized achievements in global marketing and sales, Ms. Kegley accomplishes her goals while driving the outreach program at PROFILE providing outstanding customer service. Please visit Ms. Kegley’s website at www.CathyKegley.com.

Efren Ibarreta, a Santa Cruz resident, has been major contributor of the Operations and Technology Department.

Perian Hanlon has been a member of PROFILE for six months and actively involved as a workshop trainer for the organization.

She is a computer instructor and also teaches Personal Development Seminars. She has been a teacher for over 25 years and enjoys teaching part time for S.C. Adult Ed, Watsonville Adult Ed, Cabrillo College and ROP of Santa Cruz County.

Pearl has been actively involved with the Training Department and enjoys giving and assisting in training seminars at PROFILE.

Candice Penna, twenty year Santa Cruz resident, hatched in New York, named PROFILE's January 2005 Member-of-the-Month.

Since joining PROFILE in December, she has been doing double duty as a major contributor in the Training Department and as an invaluable part of the Operations and Technology Department.

April has been a valued member of PROFILE since September 2004 and Co-Director of Operations and Technology since November.

April is an electronics buyer with many years' experience at OEM and CM manufacturers. She's worked for local companies including, Plantronics, Sage Instruments, SCI Systems, West Marine, and most recently at Celestica in San Jose.

He has been a member of the Marketing Department since June of this year and is presently the editor of the PROFILE E-Newsletter and webmaster of the PROFILE website.

Milt does double duty as Director of the Training Department and as Executive Director of PROFILE since February 2004 and has been very proficient in both positions.

Ivon has been a member of the Operations department since March 2004. Organizational skills in the PROFILE office keep her busy filing, doing data entry, and keeping track of membership hours. Desk Duty allows her to greet potential new members and stay in touch with the current members.

Her first employment as an Instructional Aide for the learning disabled children prepared her for the patience needed to run a manufacturing facility with 250 production employees. She enjoyed 3 years in customer and technical support serving the armed forces, the telecommunication companies, and the stock exchange nation wide.

John Szymanski of Scotts Valley, has extensive and broad engineering experience ranging analog filter design to computer animation, process engineering to prototyping, and has enjoyed providing a wide variety of services with his own consulting business, Phaedrus Design since 1997.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin with degrees in math and electrical engineering, John started working in the bay area as a CAD Development Engineer for Spectrum Software, a leading provider of PC-based mixed mode circuit simulators. He then moved into multimedia software development for several years working in Quality Assurance and Consulting Services at Macromedia, Inc.

Additionally, John is a member of the Marketing Department at PROFILE. He also serves as PROFILE's webmaster and produces the monthly E-Newsletter.

Wanda has been a Radio Frequency Engineer for CellularONE providing wireless service and support for the local community. Previously, she was customer support representative for a variety of telecommunications providers such as The Maynard Group, Pacific Bell, and Ericsson.

Since 1999, Neymark has been developing software applications for local companies such as Nokia and Digital Square.

Allan is an extremely valuable contributor to PROFILE's Technology Department.

From lasers to hard drives, Frisbees to Hoola Hoops, Candice Toto has proven herself to be a top executive in the materials management field. A native of the Santa Clara Valley, Ms. Toto has worked for a variety of firms including Plantronics, JDS Uniphase, and Whammo, managing the planning and purchasing departments for manufacturing companies in the United State, Mexico, and Asia.

Currently enrolled in the certificate program for supply management at SJSU, Candice is also a member of Evening Toastmasters and is an active member of the Cal-Asia Business Council and Institute of Supply Management. As the co-director of the Training Department of PROFILE , Candice has been an invaluable asset  in developing job search training techniques and in helping other professionals find employment.

Ed is recognized for his outstanding contributions as Director of Operations with responsibilities for developing and maintaining the day to day operations of PROFILE's business practices, instructing new members on procedural matters and generating monthly reports for PROFILE's Experience Unlimited sponsor. In addition, Ed, maintains PROFILE's Yahoo! groups and serving as webmaster.

A Santa Cruz County native, Tim is a professional software Sales Engineer and IT trainer. He has spent many years employed as a technician, trainer, developer, database and systems administrator, much of that experience at Seagate Technology. Most recently he worked for Compuware as a product line consultant and a sales engineer.

Serving as PROFILE's webmaster, Tim also contributes his time as a trainer, serves as a representative at job expos and mentors other PROFILE members in the IT field.