Mike is one of the founding partners of the DeWinter Group. He oversees the management of the permanent placement team located in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. For his clients, Mike focuses primarily on retained searches at the Director to VP level. After growing up on the East Coast, Mike ventured out West and graduated from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Subsequently, he spent 3 years at KPMG in Los Angeles and after public accounting, Mike joined BankAmerica Corporation in San Francisco. He began his recruiting career with Parker and Lynch in 1996. Mike resides in the heart of Silicon Valley with his wife and two children. You can find him at his children’s lacrosse games, coaching a youth soccer team, or fundraising for local schools.

As a Partner at the DeWinter Group, Derek helps to lead his organization and maintain its position as the premier Finance and Technology Search Firm in the Bay Area. In addition to working with clients and candidates, he helps set strategic direction, develop business, hire and train, and occasionally shares a funny story picked up during his 20+ years in the Search Business. In addition to the DeWinter Group, Derek currently serves as President of a National Search Organization called AAFA – The American Association of Finance & Accounting, is on the Board of Directors of Watermark, a non–profit membership and development organization comprised of Executive Women who have risen to the top of their fields, and is on the Board of the Los Gatos Chapter of boys team charity, Inc (btc). Derek graduated from Santa Clara University and lives in Los Gatos, California, with his wife and 3 children. He has lived in Oakland, Michigan, Germany, and Oahu but is from Maui and per usual Maui culture, has been known to surf, spearfish, and talk pidgin if necessary.

With 10 years of experience within full life cycle recruitment, Joseph found his niche specializing in Information Technology and Engineering. Joseph began his career as a Systems Administrator following his college graduation. Making the jump up north to San Francisco, he moved in to the role of Technical Project Manager and later as Recruitment Consultant. Joseph’s first-hand technical background, coupled with his desire and passion to solve technical hiring headaches, are an asset to any firm looking to scale. Outside of work, Joseph enjoys running and competing in racing events with his wife, coaching Track and Field, and enjoying time with friends and family.

Josh is a recruiting specialist with 15 years of experience and extensive knowledge placing top-tier Finance and Accounting professionals in the Bay Area. He has a proven track record of matching high-caliber candidates with established companies and innovative Silicon Valley start-ups on both a retainer and contingent basis. Josh is highly skilled in understanding organizational dynamics and takes pride in building long-term, meaningful relationships with his clients and candidates alike. Josh graduated California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo with a degree in Business. He is native to Northern California, where he currently resides with his wife and two children. In his spare time, he enjoys the outdoors, being active, live music, and playing golf.

A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, Linda Tice joins the DeWinter Group with over 13 years of executive and retained search experience. Linda began her career as an accountant with a large, multinational public accounting firm before transitioning into her first recruitment role in 1990 where she was quickly promoted to Executive Director for the company’s senior financial search team. She spent ten years overseeing all aspects of executive searches for Bay Area companies seeking financial leaders for their teams, including Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, and Controllers. In 2000, she decided to take some time off to raise her two children and in 2015, she dove back into executive recruitment once more. Prior to joining the DeWinter Group team, Linda worked for an international retained executive search firm headquartered in the United Kingdom. In this role, she worked with Fortune 1000 to VC-backed startups to identify qualified executives for boards and leadership positions.

As Director of Search for the DeWinter Group’s retained search division, DeWinter Partners, Linda will be applying her experience and expertise to augment the efforts of DeWinter Partners’ recruiting and business development teams. Having come from a family of tech entrepreneurs, Linda’s approach to recruitment stems from a deep understanding of how key employees are to a company’s success. Even more so, she understands the need to identify executives which not only have the right skill set, but also the behavioral chemistry necessary to improve a company’s bottom-line.

Like most of the DeWinter Group family, Linda enjoys spending her evenings and weekends with her two children, cooking and reconnecting with nature. She is also an active volunteer for several organizations including the National Charity League and American Heart Association.

Austin Morales, a Business summa cum laude graduate from San Jose State University, discovered a passion and appreciation for recruiting after interning for the DeWinter Group as an undergraduate student. During his time at SJSU, he also worked for Student Outreach & Recruitment, where he engaged and recruited prospective students. Growing up in the heart of Silicon Valley, Austin has always had a passion for technology and innovation. His congenial personality, hard work ethic, and result-oriented nature makes him a great asset in the recruiting industry. In Austin’s free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends. A few of his favorite pastimes are playing soccer, listening to music, and dirt bike riding.

Born and raised in the Bay Area, Danielle Tejada began her career working in administration with several recruiting and IT companies in the South Bay. Danielle joined the DeWinter Group in June 2017 as an Administrator where she worked with the DeWinter Group's recruiting team to support their day-to-day efforts. Danielle was promoted to Technology Recruiter for the DeWinter Group's retained search division, DeWinter Partners, in November 2018. In her new role, Danielle works with senior-level information technology and engineering professionals to identify career advancement opportunities which align with their career aspirations. Outside of the office, Danielle loves to spend time with family and friends, watching the Golden State Warriors, cooking, and practicing yoga.

Originally a Bay Area native, Brieanne Traube earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Cognitive Science and Political Science in 2004 from UCLA before moving to Melbourne, Australia in 2011 to complete her Master’s Degree in International Relations. Between degrees, Brieanne spent the earlier parts of her career in Prague teaching English before moving back to the Bay Area to work in operations at a San Francisco-based hedge fund. Brieanne has worked in business development within the financial services sector in the Bay Area and Australia since 2013.

As DeWinter Partners’ first official Director of Business Development, Brieanne works with venture capital, private equity, and specialty finance firms across the Bay Area to match the career aspirations and skill sets of executive level finance and accounting professionals with the talent acquisition needs of growing and late-stage companies.

When Brieanne is not at work or indulging in her passion for travel, she enjoys cooking and taking in all that the Bay Area has to offer, including wine-tasting and hiking around some of the local parks.

If you are seeking to identify premier director or c-suite level professionals to help attain your organization’s growth potential, contact Brieanne to learn more about DeWinter Partners’ retained financial search services.

Originally from Dallas, Texas, Gianna Brasil moved to the Bay Area in 2013. After earning her Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law, Gianna practiced law for a year before accepting a position as a legal recruiter. Over the past ten years, she has worked in a variety of internal and external recruitment roles, sourcing and recruiting professionals for legal, tech, and financial services roles. In addition to her extensive experience in recruitment, Gianna’s people-first mentality drove her to start working with professionals as a career coach in 2013. Applying her first-hand knowledge of the expectations of both internal human resources professionals and hiring managers, she has assisted professionals with career counseling, writing cover letters, reviewing resumes, and preparing their digital brand to augment their job search. As an Executive Recruiter with the DeWinter Group’s retained search practice, DeWinter Partners, Gianna supports the team’s retained financial search leaders by performing client and vertical-specific research and strategic sourcing of accounting and finance professionals at the director and C-suite levels. When Gianna is not helping others advance their careers, she spends most of her time camping, attending music festivals, and having impromptu living room dance parties with her two daughters.

Originally from Indiana, Elle graduated with a Bachelor of Art in Multimedia Communications from Indiana University, Bloomington before moving to the Bay Area. After 3 years of Account Management in the hospitality industry, she pursued an opportunity to specialize in technology recruitment, having worked for both a small, boutique consultancy firm as well as an international staffing and recruitment firm. Elle is passionate about helping candidates find their dream job and enjoys being able to understand clients’ needs through relationship building. Outside of the office, Elle enjoys spending as much time as possible enjoying the outdoors in Marin County, where she lives.

Kaitlynn is an alum of California State University, Chico with a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Education. After graduating from Chico, she started her career in recruiting at Maxim Healthcare, where she provided Bay Area School Districts one-on-one nursing services for medically fragile students. Prior to joining DeWinter’s San Francisco office, Kaitlynn was a Corporate Recruiter at Revel Systems hiring for all facets of the organization, including Engineering, Operations, and Finance. She is passionate about creating and maintaining long-lasting relationships and eager to cultivate new skills and relationships at DeWinter. Outside of recruiting, Kaitlynn enjoys running or hiking outdoors, live music, reading, and spending time with her loved ones, including her dog, Charlie.

Krista received her Bachelor's in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management from San Jose State University and is currently obtaining her Master's in Business Administration. Aside from her passion for education, Krista developed an admiration for recruiting through her experience as a human resource manager and is elated to combine her love for recruiting and technology here at DeWinter Technology. Outside of work, Krista enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, improving her photography skills, and exploring hidden gems in her hometown San Francisco.

Sean was born and raised in Santa Barbara, CA and is a University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) alum with a degree in Accounting Economics. At UCSB, he was co-captain of the men’s golf team, competing in NCAA Division 1 golf for the gauchos. He is passionate about providing the best end-to-end candidate experience while building a trusting partnership with clients. Outside of recruiting, he enjoys playing golf, a good brewery, and anything involving the outdoors.