A Leading Mining Recruiting Firm Expands to Meet Global Resource Companies’ Demands
MRC, a recruiting firm in the resource industry, is pleased to announce the addition of three new team members. Samantha Larson, Heather Simoens, and Cilene Zepeda have just joined the MRC global team.
According to MRC CEO Lindsey Schultz, the new hires round out the MRC’s strong team. “I’ve been watching and courting these professionals for a long time, and I’m thrilled to have them on our team full-time.” They each bring unique qualities to the company that will assist us in addressing the people needs of our clients.”
Larson, from Boise, Idaho, is an experienced mineral exploration recruiting expert who has recently been appointed as MRC’s talent acquisition director. She began her career at Barrick North America, where she managed the North American Internship Program and oversaw recruiting for Barrick Gold Exploration, Inc., before transitioning to information technology recruitment. Her and her husband manage Extrados Exploration, LLC.
She graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, and she also studied at the Universidad del Pas Vasco in Leioa, Spain.
Simoens, of Montrose, Colorado, is a senior human resources consultant at MRC. She has extensive experience in human resource development, efficiency, and compensation administration. Heather brings over 20 years of expertise in human resource management and marketing to MRC. Simoens was most recently employed as a human resource manager at Ouray Silver Mines, Inc.
Zepeda is MRC’s new administrative manager and Toronto talent acquisition expert. She has a Master of Business Administration from the Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, as well as a Master of Human Resource Management from Cambrian College in Ontario, Canada.
Zepeda is available to deliver top-tier personnel to the resource industry, with experience in business development, account management, and international acquisition, as well as proficiency in three languages.
