Meet the Team

Nadia Gruzd is one of the nation’s top global healthcare talent acquisition and recruiting experts. Her expertise enables her to work with hiring managers to help healthcare organizations develop staffing strategies in order to achieve their business objectives.

Nadia has built a unique recruitment methodology based on what she has learned over the past 30 years and she teaches her methodology to in-house recruiters – new and experienced – to enable them to become more confident and professional and fill more direct hire vacancies in a shorter time frame, thereby producing the highest productivity at the lowest cost.

Nadia also teaches hiring managers how to hire, train and manage recruiters to ensure the best results for you and your team.

Accomplishments include:

• Nadia was selected for membership in the Pinnacle Society, a recruiting industry honor society recognizing 75 of the top executive recruiters worldwide
• She was recognized by the California Staffing Professionals Association as California's Staffing Professional of the year
• Nadia received The National Association of Professional Business Women award that recognizes her excellence within the Healthcare Recruitment Industry
• Nadia served on the Board of Directors of NAPS for 2 years. She is a Certified International Personnel Consultant and Certified Employee Retention Specialist.
• Nadia was inducted in the International Professional Business Woman's Hall of Fame for outstanding achievements in Human Resources, Recruitment and Personnel
• Nadia was awarded the honor of Woman of the Year by the American Biographical Institute & its Board of International Research

Marni has grown up around healthcare recruiters and has an excellent understanding of what it takes to make a successful placement. She is very organized and passionate about every task she tackles. She has experience in event planning, and loves working with wild animals at Helen Woodward Animal Shelter and the San Diego Safari Park in her spare time. 

Jon Allon is from Los Angeles, CA originally and now calls San Diego home. He has a natural love for connecting with people, talking, learning, and creating relationships. He is a dedicated professional with a solid background in high-volume office environments, focused on delivering exceptional support for healthcare professionals. He is a personable and communicative individual with a friendly demeanor and sound judgment to handle diverse daily tasks with minimal oversight.

Jon is very excited to work with an industry leader like All Med Search who he believes has the same goals and values that are instilled in him: Quality, passion, strategic intent, persistent sourcing, service excellence and social responsibility.  To Jon, success is setting a goal, committing to that goal, developing your skills to reach that goal, doing your very best and not stopping once the goal is reached.

After 20 years of working in higher education as a faculty member, Academic Dean, and interim Campus President, Beth E. Wood, M.Ed., came into healthcare recruiting. Beth has worked in nursing colleges with healthcare professionals all these years, overseeing healthcare programs and recruiting and hiring nurses and other healthcare professionals to oversee various programs in healthcare and other disciplines. Prior to her many years in higher education, Beth was a health educator in middle schools for hospitals and owned a successful Medical Transcription business. In addition, she worked in the Department of Radiology at a local hospital as a medical transcriptionist for several radiologists.

Beth is a masters-prepared professional, having earned her Master of Arts degree in Educational Administration and her Bachelor of Science degree in Education with a concentration in Nursing and Health Education. She has honed her medical knowledge, business skills, relationship-building skills, and recruiting skills by sourcing, interviewing, and hiring high-quality teams in the colleges where she worked all these years. Beth knows first-hand how vital it is to place the right person in the right position! 

Greg Bozek has been in the “People” and “Relationship Building” business in a variety of capacities for over twenty years.  After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in Advertising & Communications, he started off his professional career as Technical Recruiter for Aerotek.  From there he held positions on the business & hospitality development side with Frankel, Palace Sports & Entertainment (Detroit Pistons) and Olympia Entertainment (Detroit Red Wings).  Prior to joining All Med Search as a Healthcare Recruitment Franchise Partner, he found his way back into the recruiting world in 2016 as a Franchise Owner with Gecko Hospitality operating the Western Canada, Upstate NY and Michigan markets.  Greg gets great satisfaction in assisting people with bettering their lives by placing them in positions with the diverse client base that he works with. 

Greg likes to travel with his family, when he and his wife are not running back and forth from the hockey rink, basketball court, soccer and lacrosse fields attending their kids sporting events.

Tim earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Michigan State University and after working for Bank of America & Merrill Lynch for 16 years he found his way to the recruiting world.  Prior to joining All Med Search as a Healthcare Recruitment Partner, Tim has managed the recruitment operations in multiple markets in the U.S. and Canada for Gecko Hospitality with the responsibility of securing Restaurant Management professionals for an array of clients.

Tim possesses a strong work ethic and dedication to his career. He loves that he can use all of his previous recruiting and management experience to match the very best Medical professionals with the various Healthcare partners that he works with.

Tim resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife and 3 children.  He enjoys coaching his kids in a variety of sports, playing basketball, camping and following Michigan State basketball/football.

In the business world, having a strong, clear relationship with your clients is critical to overall success. Bonnie Cirino brings her skills in communication, negotiation and account management to advocate for her client's goals and support their success.

Bonnie's diverse experience includes over 10 years of high-level sales in home security and later in laboratory services.  Her results always exceeded expectations and her success was due to her genuine focus on the needs of her clients and not just the 'sale.'

Her two adult sons are the source of much pride and making homemade bread and pastas with them brings her much joy. Bonnie is an accomplished singer/songwriter and her hobbies include land and seascape photography. 

Bonnie believes in cultivating trust in relationships by listening to accurately understand the needs of both the organization needing to fill a position and the qualified candidates. She believes that successful matches ensure happy employees and employers.

Jessica is an experienced talent acquisition and human resources professional. She comes to All Med Search with over six years of full cycle recruiting experience in the manufacturing, healthcare, and defense industries. She is passionate about finding the right candidate for the position while providing a smooth hiring experience for candidates. She has earned the SHRM Foundation Veterans at Work Certification.

Kathleen Cook has worked in the medical field for over 15 years. She also has experience working as a Paralegal.

Kathleen has recently worked as a realtor and feels like recruiting would be a perfect fit working with candidates to help find that perfect job.

She enjoys spending time at the beach with her husband and daughter.

Christina Hernandez was destined to become a healthcare recruiter. She is a dedicated and hardworking individual with 16+ years of experience in the medical field; most recently as patient services site manager for a full service Diagnostic Medical Laboratory.

Christina’s educational and professional career began in New York City, "The City That Never Sleeps." She has held positions in Medical Assistance, Phlebotomy, Direct Patient Care, and Staff Management. She is a natural educator with experience in home schooling, lactation consulting, childbirth education, and currently working towards becoming a phlebotomy instructor. As a native New Yorker, her work ethic and multicultural diversity will be an asset to your continued success. She is also bilingual and a native Spanish speaker.

Outside of work, Christina loves to spend time with her four beautiful children, family and friends. She aspires to return as a permanent resident of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico after being displaced during Hurricane Maria. Life has shown her how to appreciate all the little things in life and live life to the fullest

Mark comes to All Med Search with extensive recruiting experience in the Education, Retail, Federal, and Healthcare fields. Mark started his career working in International Programs, recruiting students from around the world to private schools in the U.S. He then worked as the Talent Acquisition Manager for a retail chain in California, which grew from just 4 locations to over 25 during his time there. As a Healthcare recruiter, Mark has experience hiring medical staff for government facilities located along the US/Mexico border.

Mark currently lives in the Orlando, FL area, with his wife and 4-year old daughter.

Shawndetta began her career with the New York City Department of Education in the Division of Instructional and Information Technology (DOIIT), while working at NYC DOE she also attended graduate school.

After earning her dual graduate degrees, Shawndetta made one of the most important decisions of her life. She took a leap into the world of entrepreneurship. In 2008 she began recruiting, with a goal and mission to provide high quality professional staffing services with the priority of utilizing diversity and inclusion to employ hidden talent, locally & nationally.

Melanie Murrah began her career in healthcare more than ten years ago after attending the University of West GA for Humanistic Psychology. Melanie worked in Asheville, NC for many years where she furthered her practice over multiple mental healthcare platforms.

She later included her passion for motorcycles as an advocate for women riding and teaching with Harley Davidson, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Honda, and then working with Mercedes Benz. Melanie knows the value of following joy and meeting your own potential. She now resides back in Georgia near her colleagues in the medical recruiting industry.

Christopher has been a nurse for 28+ years, seventeen of those were spent as a travel nurse. He has worked from upstate New York to the US Virgin Islands to Arizona and everywhere in between. The remaining portion of his nursing career was spent in leadership roles that included Director of Emergency Services, Director Patient Care Services, Director Business Development, COO for Freestanding Emergency Facilities.

Christopher started recruiting as a favor to a friend in 2011 and has been working full cycle recruiting ever since. He has experience supporting direct hire, travel, contract, local per diem, and temp to perm staffing on a national level and has sourced everything from CNAs to C-Suite as well as physicians and mid level providers.

Christopher has an Associates in Nursing, Bachelors in Healthcare Administration and is actively pursuing an MBA with a focus on Human Resource Management. After he has completed his MBA, Christopher plans on obtaining a Doctoral Degree.

Brent McKenzie has over 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, starting with his family resort. From there, he worked in every aspect of restaurants, starting as a dishwasher.

Since then, Brent has added more than 10 years of management experience. His management experience helps him identify qualified candidates and match them to the needs of clients. He has experience opening several new businesses, both large and small. These challenges make him a sharp eye for the type of skills that hard-working professionals should bring to the table. It also makes him exceptional at noticing talent that is ready for further development.

Brent is very dedicated to completing any task and brings that passion to his clients and candidates. His attention to detail and constant drive are an asset to any career or talent search.

Brandon was born in raised in Los Angeles, California where he currently resides. Brandon earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from San Diego State University. Brandon had worked in customer service and sales before finding an opportunity to begin his career in recruiting 3 years ago.   

As a recruiter, Brandon finds immense joy in getting to know his candidates and matching their skills and personality with a compatible job and workplace environment.  Brandon understands and values that a candidate’s career is an important part of their life and, for employers finding the right candidate can be a challenge. Brandon embraces this responsibility and as a recruiter he is dedicated to providing top level service to every candidate and business that he works with.

Brandon is a big sports fan and grew up playing baseball since he was 4 years old.  He credits baseball to building his strong work ethic and drive to succeed.  In his free time today he enjoys playing golf, basketball or simply watching a good movie.

Brandy is currently working on her Bachelor's Degree in business management from Western Governors University. She worked in the dental and vision field before finding her way to becoming a healthcare recruiter.

Brandy and her fiancé Matt have six children together, Wyatt, Mackenzie, Morgan, Matthew, Dalton, and Macie. And two dogs Luna and Nova. In her free time see enjoys watching her kids show under Future Farmers of America, play softball, and baseball and travel for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps.

She strives to help find the perfect fit for anyone looking for a career in the health field from entry level to C-Level.

With over 30 years of executive and senior leadership roles in national restaurant chains, Guerrino “Jerry” Ruta is a proven leader. He has helped build successful organizations by effectively  sourcing, developing and promoting exceptional people. Jerry is a focused, driven leader who values professional relationships. He is a persuasive, influential communicator who thrives in challenging situations. He has a straightforward, helpful, collaborative approach with recruiting and staffing.

Jerry and his wife, Terry, are Pittsburgh natives and now live in Carver, MN. They have two grown children, Nicole and Augustin.

Willim is a dynamic recruiter with 13 years experience, which has demonstrated a record of success recruiting candidates for industries such as healthcare, information technology, and administration. He is skilled at reviewing and pre-screening applicants, setting up employer interviews and preparing contracts.