Each year at our Spherion National Meeting, we recognize and reward the achievements of our franchise owners who, alongside their dedicated teams, work tirelessly to live up to our vision: to drive careers, grow businesses, and better the communities we call home.
This year’s awards honored a variety of franchisees who achieved high standards of sales, recruiting, retention and philanthropy.
Thank you to each of our franchisees and their teams for an amazing and unforgettable year.
The 2021 Spherion National Awards Winners
Franchise Community Awards
OWNER OF THE YEAR
Tammy Feaster & Gary Hayes
Owners, Spherion Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland; Spherion Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; Spherion Winchester and Leesburg, Virginia; and Spherion Martinsburg, West Virginia
OFFICE OF THE YEAR
Rio Grande, Texas
Vicki Koon & Sol Melton, owners
ON-PREMISE OF THE YEAR
Diana Schafer & Margaret Leitinger
Owners, Spherion Madison & DeForest, Wisconsin
PRESIDENT’S AWARD WINNERS
John & Jaehee Clarson
Owner, Spherion Colorado Springs, Colorado
Tammy Feaster & Gary Hayes
Owners, Spherion Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland; Spherion Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; Spherion Winchester and Leesburg, Virginia; and Spherion Martinsburg, West Virginia
Ann Miller
Owner, Spherion Duluth, North Mankato, and Owatonna, Minnesota
Teri Nichols
Owner, Spherion Brooksville, Florida
Erich Radlmann
Owner, Spherion Bridgewater, Tinton Falls, and Princeton, New Jersey
Don Jr. and Jay Ruggery
Owners, Spherion Connellsville, Williamsport, Altoona, Bedford, Canonsburg, DuBois, Erie, Johnstown, York, Greensburg and State College, Pennsylvania
Diana Schafer & Margaret Leitinger
Owners, Spherion Madison & DeForest, Wisconsin
TOP SALES GROWTH AWARDS
Tammy Feaster & Gary Hayes
Tom & Elizabeth Pentenburg
Diana Schafer & Margaret Leitinger
Don Jr & Jay Ruggery
Vicki Koon & Sol Melton
Michael Chalmers
Molly Gaffney-Keebler
Ann Miller
Karen Enroth
Katherine & Justin Kleemann
Prabhu Anand & Gaurav Kumar
Teri Nichols
$10M MILESTONE AWARD
Ann Miller
Owner, Spherion Duluth, North Mankato, and Owatonna, Minnesota
BRONZE CIRCLE AWARD
Diana Schafer & Margaret Leitinger
Owners, Spherion Madison & DeForest, Wisconsin
SILVER CIRCLE AWARD
Beth & Mark DeLaney
Owners, Spherion Mansfield, Orrville, Willard & Ashland offices in Ohio
Tammy Feaster & Gary Hayes
Owners, Spherion Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland; Spherion Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; Spherion Winchester and Leesburg, Virginia; and Spherion Martinsburg, West Virginia
Don, Jr & Jay Ruggery
Owners, Spherion State College, Connellsville, Williamsport, Altoona, Bedford, Canonsburg, Dubois, Erie, Girard, Johnstown, York & Greensburg offices in Pennsylvania
Ron Zarbock
Owner, Spherion Salt Lake City, Orem, Ogden, Layton, Taylorsville offices in Utah & Boise office in Idaho
GOLD CIRCLE AWARD
Tom & Elizabeth Pentenburg
Owners, Spherion Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Decatur, Warsaw, Plainfield & Van Buren offices in Indiana
OFFICE & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF YEAR
Spherion Jacksonville, Florida
Marme Kopp, Owner
MANUFACTURING & LOGISTICS OFFICE OF YEAR
Spherion Plainfield, Indiana
Tom Pentenburg, Owner
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE OF THE YEAR
Spherion Madison, Wisconsin
Diana Schafer & Margaret Leitinger, Owners
SALES EXCELLENCE AWARD
Katherine & Justin Kleemann
Owners, Spherion Brenham, Bryan, College Station, Conroe, and The Woodlands, Texas
RECRUITING EXCELLENCE AWARD
Erich Radlmann
Owner, Spherion Bridgewater, Tinton Falls, and Princeton, New Jersey
SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD
Bruce & Jeanie Boyd
Owners, Spherion Wichita Falls, Texas
SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD
Tom & Elizabeth Pentenburg
Owners, Spherion Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Decatur, Warsaw, Plainfield & Van Buren offices in Indiana
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Bilal Aquil
Owner, Spherion Memphis, Tennessee
CAROL PETERS SPIRIT AWARD
Cindy Somers
Owner, Spherion Decatur & Champaign County, Illinois
DIRECT HIRE RECRUITERS OF THE YEAR
Jennifer Marshall
Leina Jaramillo
Corporate Awards
Cedric Lard
Corporate Service Champion of the Year
Starla Mathews
Corporate Growth Champion of the Year