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Hansell & Tierney | Our Team The Hansell Tierney team is a group of personable, senior-level professionals with industry experience in technology, recruiting, staffing, and vendor management. We bring significant combined experience and personal contacts to the company; each member is dedicated to the core success of our business, our clients, and our candidates’ futures.

Above all, we love what we do.
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Jill Hansell
Jill Hansell
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Jill was born in Edmonds, Washington. She is a graduate of the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Jill began her career in the mid-1980's as a professional recruiter with Management Recruiters and Techstaff. In 1994 Jill became a recruiter for FDSI Consulting, where she was quickly promoted to Manager of Recruiting, directing and mentoring a staff of ten recruiters. In 1996 when FDSI Consulting became a Cotelligent Company, Hansell was promoted to Vice President, becoming part of an executive team that pushed revenue growth in the Northwest from $17 to $54 million. Cotelligent was acquired by Comsys and Jill acquired the rank of Senior Managing Director and Divisional Vice President, working primarily with offices on the west coast.

In 2002, Jill Hansell joined Carolyn Tierney in creating Hansell Tierney.
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Carolyn Tierney
Carolyn Tierney
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Carolyn is a native to Washington. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Washington, as well as completing the UW Business Management Program. Carolyn began her career in technology staffing in the 1980's as an account manager and recruiter for FDSI Consulting. During her tenure she became President of FDSI, and was a moving force in the company's growth from 10 to 400 high-technology professionals in the Northwest. After the IPO and consolidation of FDSI into Cotelligent, Tierney became Executive Vice President of Cotelligent, responsible for its professional staffing business across the United States which consisted of nearly 3000 consultants.

In 2002, Carolyn Tierney partnered with Jill Hansell in forming Hansell Tierney.
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Lorrie Montgomery

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Lorrie was born in Seattle, Washington.  She attended the University of Washington majoring in Business.  Lorrie pursued a career in banking starting as a teller and loan clerk for Rainier Bank.  In 1980 she moved to Oregon, where she worked for US Bank of Oregon as a Loan Officer.  She was soon promoted to Branch Manager, managing a staff of 20 as well as responsibilities of managing the sales efforts of 7 branches within her district.  In 1990, Lorrie returned to Seattle and shifted her sales career to the consulting business first with Techstaff, an Engineering consulting company, then Telos Consulting specializing in IT staffing.  She joined BEST Consulting in 1995 as a recruiter and within 2 years became an Account Manager responsible for the sales and marketing of IT consulting services to mid and large companies in the Seattle Market.  BEST Consulting became a Comsys company in 2005.  

In 2008 Lorrie Montgomery joined the Hansell Tierney Team.
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