Our Associates


Marc Chaifetz
President

Marc opened Management Recruiters of Chicago-Far West with his partner (and wife), Sherri Chaifetz. Management Recruiters of Chicago-Far West has quickly grown into one of the top, award-winning franchises in the Management Recruiters organization.

Marc came to Management Recruiters with 29 years of experience in corporate America. His management experiences include accounting, logistics, administration and human resources positions with Fortune 500 companies. The last 12 years of his corporate life were primarily spent leading human resources at a senior level. Marc’s experiences include extensive domestic and international staffing from entry level to senior management levels.

Marc is a native of Philadelphia and graduated from Penn State University. He transplanted to the Midwest more than 20 years ago, relocating for a job promotion.

Marc recruits executive positions within the manufacturing and service industries. Because of Marc’s strong business experience in the corporate world, as well as his extensive staffing experience, he provides value-added service through his advice and counsel.



Sherri Chaifetz
Vice President

Sherri is co-owner of Management Recruiters of Chicago-Far West, together with her husband, Marc. She had an outstanding and diverse 26-year work history before joining Management Recruiters, combining a Master’s degree in counseling and six years of professional counseling experience with 19 years owning her own retail store and business. As a generalist in manufacturing and consumer products, Sherri’s award-winning executive search talents have had major focus in the areas of marketing and sales, engineering, human resources and supply chain.

Sherri's vast experience and knowledge have given her a strong intuitive ability to surface on-target "A-player" candidates for her clients.

Sherri develops and maintains her many long-term client and candidate relationships with her warm and engaging communication style, tenacity, and excellent recruiting sense and expertise.  Her impressive amount of successful placements are the result.

 

Melissa Geelan
Office Manager

 

Melissa joins Management Recruiters of Chicago-Far West as an Office Manager with over four years experience in the Mortgage industry.  She has processed loans on both the retail side as well as the broker side.

 

Melissa attended Northern Illinois University where she received a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing.  Melissa was a member of the American Marketing Association while attending NIU and helped coordinate and participated in the organization to raise money for Meals on Wheels in the DeKalb, Illinois area.

 

 

 

 

 

Anuja Gossain
Account Executive

 

Anuja joins Management Recruiters of Chicago-Far West with over ten years of experience in human resources consulting, career counseling and manufacturing finance.  Her professional background combined with strong interpersonal skills make Anuja highly effective at assessing the needs of each hiring manager and finding candidates that not only meet those needs, but also fit in well with the client organization.

 

Anuja has a Bachelors degree and an MBA in Human Resources from the University of Michigan. She is originally from Michigan and enjoys living in the Chicagoland area.  Additionally, she enjoys cooking, traveling and reading.

 

 

 

Elizabeth Hansen
Internet Researcher

 

Elizabeth came to Management Recruiters of Chicago-Far West shortly after graduating from Northern Illinois University with a degree in English.  She joined our team as an Office Manager in May 2006 and has recently moved into the role of Internet Researcher.

 

 

 

 

Steve Hasa
Account Executive

 

Stephen joined Management Recruiters of Chicago-Far West after a successful 17 year career on Wall Street as a member of the NYSE and the CBOE.  His experiences with the unprecedented changes in the financial industry have enabled him to become a consultant with unique insight.

 

Stephen is a New Jersey native and graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelors Degree in Economics and a concentration in Accounting.

 

Stephen specializes in placing regulatory compliance professionals in the financial services arena.  His extensive time on Wall Street has contributed to a fundamental understanding of the culture, personalities, and structure of financial service companies and their compliance challenges and corresponding staffing needs.

 

 

 

 

Tori Oberhelman

Account Executive

 

Tori comes to Management Recruiters of Chicago-Far West with years of diverse service industry experience.  She has consistently been a top performer in her previous positions and can be depended upon to deliver quality and timely search.  Tori’s strong understanding of business helped launch multiple locations, all of which consistently exceeded sales goals through her management, leadership and understanding of human resources needs.

 

Tori earned dual degrees from Carthage College in Kenosha, WI.  She participates in community service projects nationally.  Tori’s compassion to help people and her tireless drive make her a MVP to her clients. 

 

Tori loves to scuba dive and is always on the lookout for new underwater adventures and locations. 

 



Joe Oczak
Account Executive

Joe has spent the past eight years as a search consultant working with a variety of clients in diverse industries. The last five years have been with Management Recruiters of Chicago-Far West. Joe brings over 30 years of corporate and consulting experience developing strategies to add talent and achieve organizational goals and successes.

His corporate experience includes over 25 years as a human resource professional in a variety of industries from the plant level to corporate headquarters. His experience encompasses all areas of human resources. Prior to becoming a full-time search consultant, Joe was Vice President of Human Resources and held other senior-level human resources positions for a number of manufacturing organizations.

Joe’s extensive search experience covers the full range of professional, technical, managerial, and executive-level positions. He has been responsible for large-scale staffing assignments of up to 150 people.

 




Jana Ratz, CSPC
Senior Project Coordinator

Jana has been on the Management Recruiters of Chicago-Far West team since August 2004. Her prior background was in management and human resources.

Jana has six years of experience in executive recruiting at the corporate level and brings this high degree of expertise to her clients. This background, coupled with her strong interpersonal abilities and enthusiasm, has given her extensive insight into successfully identifying and qualifying high-caliber candidates from all levels to fulfill the needs of clients in a variety of positions and industries.

Jana seeks an in-depth understanding of the client’s requirements and culture, and provides top talent with the right skills, expertise, and attitude. It is her mission to supply clients with the highest caliber candidates that will add immediate value to their organization.

 

 

 

 

 Shree Thakarar
Project Coordinator

 

Shree joins Management Recruiters of Chicago-Far West with over five years experience in executive search.  She has successfully completed search assignments in a broad cross-section of industries focusing on senior-level, management and business development positions.  Additionally, Shree has extensive international experience recruiting in the United Kingdom.

 

Shree strives to build a strong rapport with her clients and demonstrates a proven track record of placing high caliber candidates in executive roles. She enjoys gaining industry knowledge which has allowed her to build a strong network of referrals and relationships.

 

Before entering the search industry, Shree worked as a respiratory therapist.  She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from National Lewis University.  She resides in the Naperville area and likes to cook, travel and spend quality time with her family.