Congratulations to our President, Amy Gerrity, for being recognized as a “Women of Note” by Crain’s Cleveland Business Magazine. This is a very prestigious honor recognizing Northeast Ohio\'s distinguished female business leaders.

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Amy Gerrity
President, The Reserves Network
Amy Gerrity
By KATHY AMES CARR
4:30 am, July 18, 2011
Amy Gerrity has succeeded in her job by placing people in theirs.
Her career began in 1984, when entrepreneur Don Stallard hired Ms. Gerrity to help him grow his new recruiting
business. The commission-only job offered no benefits at the time, but Ms. Gerrity's commitment to The Reserves
Network since has paid off.
Ms. Gerrity, now president and part-owner of the company based in Fairview Park, has helped propel The Reserves
Network into an organization with 150 internal employees, more than 1,000 active customers in a variety of industries
and more than 30 operating locations in eight states.
“We started growing and then grew more through acquisitions,” Ms. Gerrity said. “We're going to keep expanding.”
The Reserves Network provides staffing, recruiting, training and human resources support services.
The firm's expansion fostered Ms. Gerrity's professional growth in operations and management; her most recent
promotion came in 2007, when she was elevated from executive vice president to president. Her current role includes
ensuring customer satisfaction, overseeing staff, coordinating placement services and monitoring the bottom line.
“You never know what to expect,” she said. “We work in so many industries with thousands of employees, and each
employee's situation is unique. It never gets boring.”
Still, Ms. Gerrity sometimes finds herself in a tough position, citing challenges that include labor law issues and the
uncertainty surrounding health care reform, both of which impact the firm's clientele. Enduring the recession, of course,
was another matter.
“In the staffing industry, when a recession hits, we're the first to be hit,” she said. “We're also the first to come back.
We're the bellwether of the economy.”
The Reserves Network this year expects to place more than 20,000 employees in temporary and temp-to-hire positions,
which would be up 74% from 11,500 employees in 2009.
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“Amy really has proven herself, especially during the Great Recession,” said Mr. Stallard, founder and CEO. He attributes
the company's resiliency to his colleague's leadership and visionary skills.
“She implemented some cost-cutting techniques and helped eliminate redundancies,” he said. “We have made a
significant rebound since then.”
Indeed, The Reserves Network saw its sales increase last year by about 45%, to $84 million in 2010 from $58 million in
2009.
Ms. Gerrity will play a key role in the firm's ongoing expansion; she said The Reserves Network is eyeing acquisition
opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic region. The organization currently has offices in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois,
Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
“We'd like to do acquisitions in markets we're not in,” she said. “We also are hoping to set up more offices in some of
those markets.”
Ms. Gerrity is a member of the American Staffing Association, Affiliated Staffing Group and the Women Presidents'
Organization Cleveland chapter.
Ms. Gerrity in 1978 earned her bachelor's degree in social work from Cleveland State University and two years later her
master's degree in social administration from Case Western Reserve University.
She enjoys boating and collecting seashells on Sanibel Island, Fla., where she frequently travels with her husband, Tim.
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