About United Personnel Services Inc HR company in Hartford, United States
Each day United Personnel connects more than 700 people with great jobs throughout Western Massachusetts and beyond. From temporary and contract work to direct hire placement we provide clients with staffing solutions in a variety of industries and fields including:
For more than 30 years United Personnel has developed a deep knowledge of the local employment market. Our close partnerships with some of the areas largest employers as well as smaller local businesses result in great matches for employers and candidates alike.
In 1984 Mary Ellen Scott and her late husband Jay Canavan launched United Personnel a staffing company with deep roots in the Pioneer Valley. The company was soon recognized as a source of staffing and employment solutions for scores of local companies and thousands of employees.
Thirty years after its founding Mary Ellen and Jay Canavans daughter Tricia leads the company as president while her sister Andrea retains a position on the companys board. Mary Ellen continues to serve as chairman emerita.
Realizing that excellence means different things to different people it is always our objective to:
Headquartered in downtown Springfield United Personnel offers staffing support services throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. Additional offices are located in Northampton MA Pittsfield MA Chelmsford MA Hartford CT and New Haven CT.
At United Personnel diversity is a part of our heritage and our future. Since our founding as a woman-owned business in 1984 we have prioritized partnerships with many different constituencies in our community including Regional Workforce Investment Boards Friends of the Homeless Partners for Community Springfield Business Leaders from Education and dozens more. Our goal is to be an inclusive workforce that is representative at all job levels of the communities we serve. There is more work to be done but with the help of our employees our candidates our clients and community partners we can ensure equity for all. #United4Equity.
As company president Tricia provides United Personnel with strategic direction staff leadership and guides our community involvement. Beyond her lifetime association with United Personnel Tricia has extensive recruitment experience working with national staffing agencies.
In addition to her responsibilities as company president Tricia serves on several nonprofit boards including the Springfield Public Forum the Springfield Chamber of Commerce Springfield Business Leaders for Education the Associated Industries of MA and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts.
As CFO Dave is a key member of United Personnels executive management team. His responsibilities include managing and controlling all financial related activities at United Personnel including the development and management of budgets preparation of financial statements and company reporting. In addition to his accounting and finance oversight responsibilities Dave offers broad management internal control and strategic advice to Uniteds management team.
Dave brings over 30 years of experience in accounting and finance including work in the staffing industry to the United team. He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Hartford.
Jennifer has over 20 years of staffing experience primarily focused on local and regional large industrial account management including recruitment retention staffing needs analysis safety and workers compensation.
In addition she serves on the Board of Directors for Riverside Industries and Ella Clark Home for the Aged.
Jennifer manages all operational aspects of our Springfield office which serves Hampden County parts of Hampshire County and northern Connecticut. In this role Jennifer supervises candidate recruitment client relations staffing support and quality assurance. While she serves all industries her area of focus is in administrative and professional placements.
Jennifer is a member of the Human Resource Management Association and the Human Resource roundtable with the Employers Association of the NorthEast. She is also a Certified Staffing Professional through the American Staffing Association and is a member of the Dress for Success Board of Directors.
As VP of Operations Mim oversees multiple aspects of United Personnel#39;s Springfield and Northampton offices. Mim began working in the staffing industry in 1995 and has had the opportunity to recruit for both temporary and direct hire employment positions. Throughout her career Mim has overseen both light industrial and professional recruitment and placement services as well as vendor managed services programs in various sectors domestically and internationally.
During a brief break from the staffing industry to raise her children Mim has had the opportunity to work with students on the autism spectrum and remains committed to their academic and social success. Mim is also a board member for the Chicopee Chamber sits on their Executive Committee serves on the Board of Directors for Valley Opportunity Council as well as the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Staffing Association.
Donna is our Assistant VP of Operations and has been with United Personnel since 2016. In her current role she leads the day to day operations of our offices in Northampton and Springfield and utilizes her years of managerial experience to oversee operational and fulfillment strategies for service delivery and recruitment.
As a member of United Personnels Safety Committee Donna also helps ensure that all of our employees are working in a safe environment and adhering to our Safety First mantra.
Brandon Houston is leading the expansion of United Personnels Information Technology Division. Brandon has over 10 years of human resources experience with a specialty in sales and recruitment within the IT industry. In his current role he will be responsible for driving sales while overseeing operational deliverables.
He holds his BA in political science from the University of Tennessee and now resides in Connecticut. He oversees our Connecticut offices and is actively involved with the Greater New Haven Chamber and Metro Hartford Alliance.
Jennifer Marrapese is the Director of Search Services for United Personnel where she focuses on business development and search services for the nonprofit community in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut and executive search for their professional division. She also serves as co-chair of the United Personnel Diversity Committee.
She serves on the Boards of Directors for the Center for Eco-Technology and Camp Howe and on the Deerfield MA Local Cultural Council and is a former board member of Big Sisters of Rhode Island.
289 Bridge Street Springfield MA 01103
321 Billerica Road Chelmsford MA 01824
Phone: (978) 364-5185
