Derek DeWinter - Partner

With over 15 years of experience in the industry his roots in the Bay Area Finance and Accounting world have deepened considerably since starting to recruit back in 1994. Derek has a genuine passion for what he does and brings a uniquely personal approach to the recruiting process. We work with the most important thing of all - people. Your search, your needs, and the future you're trying to create for yourself or the organization you're trying to build is of tremendous importance. Derek looks forward to working with you to help you achieve the professional goals you've set for yourself.

Originally from Maui, Derek relocated to the Bay Area in the 1989 to attend Santa Clara University and pursue an Accounting degree. Degree in hand, he spent time at Coopers & Lybrand and Applied Materials and in 1994 began his recruiting career.

After 6 years building a business and starting up a new office for a Regional Boutique search firm, he started The DeWinter Group with his business partner Mike Tomasello. The DeWinter Group opened doors in the Fall of 2000. Under their combined leadership and direction the firm has grown in size and increased its footprint in the Bay Area Financial Recruiting world.

Email: derek@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (408) 278-0352

Mike Tomasello - Partner

Mike is a founding partner of DeWinter Associates and focuses his time building the reputation of DeWinter Associates and expanding the services provided by the DeWinter Group. Mike also manages the Silicon Valley search practice and team of recruiters placing finance, accounting, and human resource managers and professional staff. He focuses on both retainer and contingent searches for senior management-level positions in the Finance organizations of his clients. Mike graduated from Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo with a B.S. degree in Accounting, and subsequently spent 3 years at KPMG in Los Angeles. After public accounting, Mike joined BankAmerica Corporation in San Francisco. There he was a member of the SEC Reporting team and the Retail Banking Finance group. He began his recruiting career with Parker and Lynch in 1996.

Email: mike@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (408) 278-0353

Steve Meyers

Steve has a BS degree in Accounting and an MBA in Finance from The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Steve specializes in the recruitment of financial, marketing, and strategic planning professionals. Steve joined DeWinter Associates after successfully completing seven years of executive search with Luciani, Schlatter and Associates and eleven years at Montgomery Resources. In addition to his over twenty years of experience in executive search, Steve spent seven years in management positions at Chevron, GTE, and The Gillette Company. Steve is from Boston but moved to the Bay Area in 1981 because "I couldn't stand to watch the Red Sox fall apart any longer".

Email: SMeyers@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (415) 882-9006

Anne Ho

Anne, a native New Yorker, is a graduate of Harvard Business School. Her post-MBA experience in the Bay Area includes management positions in business development as well as company finance planning with Gap, Inc. Prior to that she worked in corporate finance at Pixar Animation Studios and directly for the President of Imax Film in a business development capacity. Other work experiences include three years as an associate consultant in a Big Four's financial advisory services group specializing in turnaround management consulting and as a financial derivatives analyst at a leading investment bank. Anne received a merit scholarship to the Stern School of Business at New York University and graduated with honors with a dual degree in Finance and Management & Organizational Behavior while concurrently performing as a lead actress on an Emmy nominated television show.

Email: Anne@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (415) 882-9007

Josh Fisher

Josh, a native of Northern California, is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where he earned a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. Based in the San Francisco office, Josh has nearly ten years of experience focused on the recruitment and placement of finance and accounting professionals throughout the Bay Area. Josh began his career as an Executive Recruiter with a boutique search firm in Beverly Hills that specialized in the placement of Senior Managers and Directors with top-tier consulting organizations. He has a successful track record of matching high caliber candidates with established companies as well as some of Silicon Valley's most exciting startups.

Email: JFisher@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (415) 882-9003

Don Seeley

Don Seeley began recruiting finance professionals in 1995, and has established many successful long-term business relationships. He attended the University of Redlands in Southern California, and majored in Business. Don worked in finance at National Semiconductor prior to starting his career as a recruiter. He is committed to consistently finding and working with top-tier candidates and clients throughout the Bay Area.

Email: don@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (408) 278-0350

Kathy Hawkes

Kathy graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a BA in Business Economics and an emphasis in Accounting. She returned home to the Bay Area to begin her professional career at a local accounting firm where she obtained her CPA license. Kathy spent five and a half years in public accounting, and then moved on to Mercury Interactive where she held management roles in Accounting and Corporate Finance for nine years. After Mercury was acquired by Hewlett Packard in 2006 she transitioned to financial recruiting at DeWinter Associates. Her experience in both accounting and finance provides an invaluable service to our clients and candidates.

Email: Kathy@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (408) 278-0354

Raj Patel

Raj Patel is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles. After obtaining his degree in Economics, Raj joined Ernst and Young in San Francisco, where he earned his CPA while auditing a wide variety of public and private entities. Raj then spent five years at Charles Schwab where he was a key contributor to their SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting departments. Based in the San Francisco office, Raj now leverages his extensive experience as a CPA in the recruitment and placement of finance and accounting professionals throughout the Bay Area.

Email: rpatel@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (415) 882-9002

Donna Sepe

Donna graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Accounting. She moved out to the Bay Area from Pittsburgh, PA in 2001, because she couldn't take the cold winters anymore. Donna began her professional career as an auditor with BDO Seidman, LLP in San Francisco, specializing mainly in the manufacturing and biopharmaceutical industries. She then gained SEC and retail experience while working in the External Reporting department at Gap, Inc. Donna most recently worked as an Assistant Project Controller at a real estate investment company managing the accounting for approximately 20 properties, before transitioning to her role as a recruiter. Donna is able to leverage her professional background in accounting and finance to successfully bring together high quality candidates and clients.

Email: dsepe@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (408) 278-0355

Sonia Sekhon

Sonia, a native from Minnesota, graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Accounting. After graduating, she worked for The State Farm Insurance Companies where she joined their accounting management rotation program. In 1993 she relocated to the Bay Area where she worked for LSI Logic for several years as a financial analyst supporting the Worldwide Field Sales organization. In 1997 she transitioned into recruiting and joined Parker & Lynch. Based in our Silicon Valley office, Sonia continues her commitment to the recruitment and placement of top accounting and finance professionals.

Email: ssekhon@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (408) 278-0351

Wendy Huang

Wendy graduated from Santa Clara University with a BS degree in Accounting in 2001. She began her professional career as an Auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in San Jose, CA. She then worked in Corporate FP&A and Business Unit Finance for several publicly traded high-tech companies in Silicon Valley. With her skilled background in Finance and Accounting, Wendy then transitioned to recruiting. She launched her recruiting career in 2006 with a Fortune 500 search firm before joining DeWinter Associates. Wendy specializes in the recruitment and placement of financial professionals and provides efficient staffing solutions to clients throughout the Bay Area.

Email: wendy@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (408) 278-0357

Debbie Hom

Debbie graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a BA in Business Communications and from the University of Southern California with an MBA in Marketing and Finance. In addition, Debbie is certified as a Professional in Human Resources by the HRCI and has both staffing and industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Debbie was a Senior Recruiter for TMP Worldwide (formerly Management Solutions) and a Client Services Manager with Merit Resource Group. Further, Debbie has worked as an HR consultant for several high tech companies in Silicon Valley. Debbie specializes in the recruitment and placement of Human Resource professionals.

Email: Debbie@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (408) 278-0356

Mariah Moody

Mariah graduated from the University of Portland with a BBA in Accounting before beginning her career as an auditor in the Portland office of Deloitte. In 2005, she transferred to San Francisco where she focused primarily on the energy industry. Following her time at Deloitte she spent two years at Bare Escentuals as a senior accountant, where her responsibilities included consolidation and international accounting. She then transitioned to her role as a recruiter. Leveraging her background in public accounting and private industry, Mariah is committed to the successful placement of accounting and finance professionals in the Bay Area.

Email: mmoody@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (415) 625-1292