Leadership

With more than 25-years of experience in managing, consulting and recruitment, and as a managing director for other staffing firms, JoAnne Williams was inspired and motivated by her clients, colleagues, and family to open her own staffing business.  In January 2004, JoAnne was encouraged to place her reputation and her name on the door.   As a result, JoAnne Williams, Founder and CEO of JWilliams Staffing, owns the largest real estate staffing firm in the nation and places more candidates in full-time positions than all other real estate staffing companies combined.

JoAnne Williams is a veteran of the home building, staffing and recruitment industries.  Including 10 years as Vice President for a publicly traded homebuilder. Her contributions are many and include: Past President and member of the Sales & Marketing Councils, instructor for segments of the National Association of Home Builders, guest lecturer for University of California, Irvine.  JoAnne was named to the 2000 Who’s Who in Builder and Developer magazine and she was the 2004 recipient of the Southern California BJ Stewart Women’s Achievement Award for her leadership, involvement and dedication to the building industry.  Since then, her company was named one of the “Best Companies to Work For” in the BIA/Orange County’s Tribute to Excellence Spotlight Awards and by the Orange County Business Journal. 

Lauren Beardsley is an experienced and successful Recruiting and Sales Professional with a focus on exceptional customer service.  Lauren’s extensive experience includes 10+ years in full service recruiting and relationship-focused account management as well as 7+ years in the New Home Sales Industry. Lauren was top Recruiter/Account Manager for a well-known National Recruiting firm resulting in promotion to Branch Manager.  Through her excellent mentoring and leadership skills, she built a team that was consistently ranked in in top 5% of all branch offices nationwide based on the number of candidates placed and job orders filled.  Lauren was also promoted to National Sales Trainer based on outstanding Recruiting and Marketing performance.

Within the New Home Sales Industry, Lauren successfully performed all aspects of new home sales and customer management for a top-ranked home builder. Her excellent customer service and relationship building skills resulted in one-third of sales from her referral base and consistently ranked in top 5% of JD Power survey results for customer satisfaction.  Lauren is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a BS degree in Marketing. Lauren’s combination of experience with full service recruiting and in the real estate industry has given her the tools and excellent customer service skills that make her the ideal person to help find you the perfect candidates for your open positions. 

Kristin Armbruster joins the JWilliams Staffing team with 22 years’ experience in real estate. Her background includes hiring, coaching, and mentoring a large team of real estate professionals. This, combined with her understanding of the buyer experience, no doubt contributes to her success recruiting and placing professionals at JWS client communities. As a manager, she has always devoted her knowledge, compassion, and teaching skills to her team members.

Kristin is a Communications and Music graduate of Cal State Fullerton, and is also a certified continuing education instructor.

Having a career in real estate has enabled Kristin to apply her passion for assisting others and helping them achieve their goals. She looks forward to leading the team in Arizona to achieve the best of success, while providing our clients with strategic staffing solutions.

Victoria Lund brings nearly 25 years of experience in the new home building industry in sales and marketing divisions. She has earned numerous MAME awards in sales achievements and excellence. Victoria has a BS degree in Psychology from University of California Chico. She possesses the abilities to understand and work well with candidates and clients. Victoria's expertise in sales and customer service makes her a qualified trainer and she is excited to teach the up and coming new home sales agents. She is a California Licensed Real Estate agent and a member of The National Association of Realtors and the California Association of Realtors., and an active BIA member..

Michael Bocchicchio is an industry professional who brings more than 20 years of real estate sales and management experience to the JWilliams Staffing team. Michael is highly motivated and has been successful throughout his career, holding positions including Project Manager, Sales Counselor, and Community Manager.

Michael has a unique perspective because he was able to experience the staffing industry as a client as well as an employee of JWilliams Staffing. Michael worked with various JWS clients and then was recognized for his natural ability as a self-starter and leader and was promoted to Community Manager permanently with one of our clients. JWilliams Staffing then welcomed Michael back to the team; this time as a corporate employee serving as the Regional Manager for the Northern California New Home Sales Division.

Michael is passionate about coaching employees to be the perfect fit for your community using the knowledge he gained while working as a both a client and candidate. His hands-on experience, high level of customer service, and industry expertise assures that he will bring top-talent and success to your organization.

Marlo Brooks is a self-motivated and dedicated Recruiting and Sales Professional. Entering the staffing industry in 2011, her success driven approach quickly elevated her career, particularly in Property Management Staffing. Marlo has held positions including Independent Sales Consultant, Staffing Associate, and Site Manager. Marlo enjoys the challenges and rewards that come with creating the perfect match between her candidates and clients.

Responsiveness, integrity and service are of high importance to Marlo and she strives to exhibit these values consistently. Through comprehensive coaching and mentoring, Marlo plays a key role in aiding her employees along their career path and setting them up to succeed on the job. Having this vast experience in the property management and staffing industries, Marlo is the ideal individual to provide strategic staffing solutions to JWilliams Staffing’s clients and candidates. 

Joseph Valle joins the JWilliams Staffing team with four years of experience serving the Property Management Industry as a Senior Account/Project Manager in Construction Services Sales. His strong ability to connect with his clients and address their needs has been recognized through numerous monthly, quarterly, and yearly Top Sales Awards.

Skilled and certified in Project Management (CSU East Bay) and Leadership, Diversity, and Inclusion (Cornell University), Joseph thrives on driving projects and teams forward and helping candidates succeed in roles that align with their technical and personal abilities. He is a diligent and intuitive professional who has proven experience in finding strategic solutions for his Property Management clients.

Joseph has a passion for recruitment and leadership and is committed to applying these strengths to his role at JWilliams Staffing as Regional Manager.

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Brandon Holland joins the JWilliams Staffing Multi-Family division with 8 years in the service and hospitality industries. Brandon’s experience includes his role as Core Trainer and Lead for the Walt Disney Company, where he trained others on how to train their employees and assisted in the launch of several new restaurants, focusing on customer service & a strong attention to detail. This background lends itself to Brandon’s deep understanding of what it takes to exceed client expectations.  In addition to his business and marketing studies and graduating from the Disney College Program, he also received Disney’s degrees in Corporate Communication and Hospitality.

Brandon gained invaluable experience as well as a passion for relationship building during his time spent in the hospitality industry. He is now is excited to apply his knowledge to assisting JWS’s Property Management clients with their staffing needs and to launch the careers of Multi-Family industry professionals. Brandon is hardworking, motivated, and is excited to grow within this industry where he finds his experience setting up businesses for success directly applied. This passion drives Brandon’s commitment and ability to finding the perfect staffing solutions for both JWilliams Staffing’s clients and candidates.

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives” - Jackie Robinson

Juan Vasquez joins us as Maintenance Service Director with 10 years of management experience and 4 years of staffing industry experience within a combination of light industrial, maintenance, administrative/clerical, and customer service fields. With experience as an On-Site Supervisor, Recruiter, and Account Executive, Juan has been recognized for his ability to motivate team members and recruit top talent. Juan’s specialty in the maintenance field brings a great deal of insight and expertise to this division as JWilliams Staffing expands current services to include maintenance workers.

As soon as Juan entered the world of staffing, he found great enjoyment in identifying client needs and connecting them to professionals who have the skill sets, personality, and career goals to fit those needs. With a high level of organization, a proactive nature, and a specialty in maintenance staffing, Juan is prepared to recruit and place the best and brightest staff at your properties. He looks forward to continuing to provide our strategic staffing services, now with the addition of maintenance and janitorial personnel.

Claudette brings over 10 years of real estate industry experience as well as a distinct energy and enthusiasm to her role as Assistant New Homes Sales Manager.  Claudette’s strong relational skills coupled with her industry knowledge makes for an excellent pairing when it comes to meeting the needs of JWilliams Staffing’s clients. Claudette’s background includes working within the residential resale market industry as an Independent Agent, Residential Appraiser and Operations Ambassador for a new multi-generational master plan community. Claudette’s extensive experience in the real estate industry lends itself to her ability to have a complete and comprehensive understanding of your staffing needs. Claudette is a graduate of Cal-State Fullerton.

Annie Charles is an accomplished New Home Sales professional with 30 years of experience in the industry. With a background as a New Home Sales Consultant, Director of Sales and Marketing, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Annie is well known for recruiting and leading the best sales professionals in the industry. She has proven methods for training, mentoring, and empowering people to surpass goals and feels a responsibility to share her experience with the next generation so that they may carry on the noble calling of new home sales with the highest level of integrity and success.

Annie’s achievements in sales leadership are backed by her participation in the JLH Leadership Program and her Coaches Training Institute (CTI) Co-Active Coaching Certificate. Annie was also awarded and recognized as the BIA/SMC Sales Manager of the Year. Along with her accreditations, Annie’s true passion for this industry is what drives her innate ability to find success. She loves every aspect of new home sales – from seeing a raw site transform into a thriving community to helping people realize their dream of home ownership. The most rewarding experience for her has been moving into leadership and being responsible for the hiring and education of a team of New Home Sales Consultants and passing her passion and knowledge on to them.

Annie excels at coaching, motivating and inspiring new and experienced sales associates to achieve their goals and to be the best they can be in any real estate market. She understands the constant need to find top talent that is trained and motivated to succeed and, with extensive experience in sales and negotiations, she has a vast knowledge of what success looks like in the homebuilding industry. This personalized effort, backed by the proven JWilliams Staffing System, will bring top talent and results to your organization.

Debra H. Worth joins the JWilliams Staffing team with 18 years’ experience in real estate. Her background includes sales and sales management in the Homebuilding Industry, and project sales management in condo conversions. Prior to her time in real estate, Debra also found success in the high tech industry where she was a global staffing and recruitment Program Manager for Fortune 100 Company in Silicon Valley.

Debra’s accomplishments also include creating a companywide Mentoring Program, receiving awards for most efficient team member in sales, degrees in Management of Information Systems from San Jose State University and Sociology from College of the Holy Names, and a Leadership Program Certification.

Debra loves working with people and is passionate about being an inspiration to others in helping them achieve their goals. She is motivated by associating herself with industry leaders who also display community involvement and acts of kindness. Debra’s combined experience and knowledge in real estate, new home sales, recruitment, and mentorship makes her an excellent leader in handling our clients’ staffing needs as well the development of careers in the Las Vegas and Southern Nevada region.

Victoria Lund brings nearly 25 years of experience in the new home building industry in sales and marketing divisions. She has earned numerous MAME awards in sales achievements and excellence. Victoria has a BS degree in Psychology from University of California Chico. She possesses the abilities to understand and work well with candidates and clients. Victoria's expertise in sales and customer service makes her a qualified trainer and she is excited to teach the up and coming new home sales agents. She is a California Licensed Real Estate agent and a member of The National Association of Realtors and the California Association of Realtors., and an active BIA member..

CiAnn Blue is an accomplished new home sales professional with 15 years of experience in the Texas market. CiAnn gained personal experience with JWilliams Staffing when she benefited from our services in her new homebuilder communities.  She now joins the JWilliams Staffing team in 2019 with a passion for hiring, coaching, and mentoring temporary candidates in the Texas region. As a top producing New Home Sales Consultant for many years, CiAnn grew into a Sales Manager role with a builder and also has experience as a Loan Officer and a Branch Manager for loan originations. CiAnn has a Bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University.

With her expansive background in new home sales management, CiAnn knows what it takes to lead others to bring success to builder sales offices. Not only has she trained and coached many salespeople, taught classes, and given numerous presentations, but she has a true passion for it. CiAnn is a people-person to her core and sees the potential in everyone she works with. She believes that anyone can accomplish their dreams if they are willing to work hard and seek advice from a mentor who will push them beyond their comfort zone. CiAnn is an expert at providing this mentorship and is determined to groom an impressive talent pool of new home sales personnel in Texas. This drive and passion for success, backed by her vast experience in the industry is sure to bring staffing excellence to your team.