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The term leadership invites many interpretations. At Allen Partners, leadership is experience. That know-how and understanding has been cultivated from years working in the many facets of recruiting and human resources. The value of that experience is our ability to help your company meet its talent management objectives; whether you are looking to staff a project, find a key player for your team, or formulate and implement HR initiatives for your growing organization. At least that's what leadership and experience does at Allen Partners.

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Debbie Oberbillig CPC, PHR

Debbie Oberbillig is President and Founder of Allen Partners. Her experience includes recruiting and advising leadership in companies ranging from Fortune 500 companies to emerging technology firms.

Debbie started Allen Partners primarily to expand and share her expertise in recognizing and developing top talent. She has significant industry intelligence in all facets of talent management and has a successful history of training and building teams throughout new geographies. She loves recruiting, and her greatest pleasure is sharing employment intelligence with others.

Debbie grew up on the coast of Oregon and you can often find her there, or on Whidbey Island with her husband Joe, and their fuzzy friends, Libby and Jack. Joe is a golf enthusiast, so she is often on a premiere golf course somewhere in the US. She has a strong commitment to community as shown by her involvement with the Highline School District, WWEE, YWCA, DECA and the Seattle Jobs Initiative where she has mentored and assisted in developing and delivering employment skills training.

Little Known Fact: Debbie once worked for a Hypnotist and she suspects that is why she sometimes has a strong urge to flap her arms and cluck like a chicken.

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Anne Cowper, SPHR

Anne joined Allen Partners in 2009 as a Senior Partner. Anne is committed to providing her clients and candidates with an exceptional experience when they team with Allen Partners. Anne has led the Human Resources function for several high-tech and professional services companies including Ayers Saint Gross, Rohde & Schwarz and CeLight. Anne's experience includes all areas of Human Resources including recruiting, strategic planning, talent management and engagement, training and development, organizational development, compliance, HRIS implementation, benefits administration and policy development.

Anne has a Master's Degree in Human Resources and a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Maryland. She also holds a Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) certification.

Anne has always been an East Coaster but now lives in Portland with her perfect husband Jack, her crazy boxer, Brody and occasionally her wonderful stepson, Kyle. Anne can be seen running down the Willamette on most days, rain or shine. She is a huge sports fan with a particular passion for University of Maryland basketball, Washington Redskins, and the Baltimore Ravens. Anne is an avid reader and her favorite activity is religiously reading the New York Times cover to cover on Sunday mornings.

Little Known Fact: Anne cries buckets of tears every time she watches the Jimmy Valvano 1993 Espy Awards speech.

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Ryan Biancofiori

Ryan joined Allen Partners in January 2006 and is a Senior Partner. He spearheaded the growth of its technical division complimenting the already successful accounting and finance group. Ryan currently oversees the business development and recruiting efforts for the entire firm while working a desk himself uncovering top talent and working with some of the most innovative and growing companies.

Ryan is from the Midwest. Born in Chicago, he grew up in Lafayette, Indiana where he naturally became a Boilermaker graduating from Purdue. Ryan enjoys playing a variety of sports including a round of golf when he can find 4 hours of free time. He spends time with his energetic dog Mingus, a 7 year old puppy. He also is an active "Big" in the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization and campaigns for the Partners with Youth program for the YMCA.

Little Known Fact: While attending Purdue University, he waited tables at a local steakhouse where his regular customer for 3 years was a gentleman named Kermit Scott who was a childhood friend of Jim Henson, therefore many believe is the namesake for Kermit the Frog.

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Beth Valcarcel

Beth is a Senior Partner with over 15 years' experience in recruiting. She joined Allen Partners in June of 2005. Beth has worked in every aspect of the business. From running a desk, to running an office, to running a business, she has extensive knowledge of recruiting processes and recruiting operations. She understands what it takes to find the right talent for our clients as the landscape of talent management continues to change and evolve.

Beth comes from a large energetic Greek family and is the mother of a beautiful step daughter and a basset hound. She and her husband love to travel to anywhere with a fantastic beach, a golf course and a tiki hut. As a proud graduate of The Ohio State University, she is a Buckeye fan to the point of being obnoxious about it. In her spare time, she fosters basset hounds for a local rescue organization.

Little Know Fact: Exhaustive investigation reveals there are no little known facts about Beth. She is, in fact, an open book.