Meet Our People
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The Team
Mike Micone
Darrel Williams
Ashlynne Valdez
Rusha Palit
Jordan Clayton
Take A Closer Look
Mike Micone | CEO/President
Mike is a progressive and disciplined entrepreneur who has artfully developed and sold three successful businesses. Driven by a passion to help entrepreneurs and business leaders, Mike has extensive experience working with staffing professionals and specializes in the design, development, and implementation of relevant business solutions. Mike has staffed over 5,000 companies since 1996 and has built three successful staffing agencies. The current Micone team he hand picked is as experienced and passionate as he is. He takes pride in doing what is promised, and producing the results in a timely manner. This foundation is what he attributes to the company’s success. It has also earned him the SBA’s (Small Business Associations) Small Business Person of the Year award as well as the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 award. Mike has honed his skills leading by example and working as a hands on leader. He has built and trained internal staffing for Fortune 100 companies all over the world. He attributes much of his success to his affiliation with EO (Entrepreneurs Organization) where continues his involvement as a sponsor and board member in the Reno-Tahoe chapter.
Mike has served on many executive boards, committees and non-profit organizations, including the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, President of the Community Council, Small Business Advisory Council and the Construction Financial Management Association, Nevada Society of Leukemia and currently the Executive Director of Spinal Injury Recovery Foundation
Mike played professional football in the European Football League for a year and was Captain of the Drakkar Noir by Paris, France. His hard work and dedicated athlete mentality have proven successful in helping build companies through advanced staffing and recruiting efforts.
Darrel Williams | VP of Business Development
Darrel Williams is our skilled VP of Business Development. Darrel is a Reno local, born and raised, and has spent over 30 years cultivating strong business relationships in the area. He also has more than a decade of gaming industry experience, working with some of the top players in the industry like the Caesars Group, Atlantis, Peppermill, and Grand Sierra Resort. Since his tenure at University of Nevada, Darrel has been passionate about recruiting strategy and providing resources for professionals looking to build their network. His accessible and forward-thinking approach to recruitment makes him an excellent resource for any business looking to build their team.
Ashlynne Valdez | VP of Client Development
Ashlynne Valdez is a Nevada native who resides in Las Vegas. From a young age, she loved thinking about things from a big picture and enjoys using a creative approach to be consultative for her client’s recruiting needs. Through high school and college, Ashlynne was active with a variety of food pantries, nonprofits, as well as ministry through her church. In 2021, she graduated with a degree in Political Science and Spanish from the University of Nevada, Reno. Her goal was to pursue a fulfilling career in which she could help underrepresented communities.Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a big push in Ashlynne’s recruiting strategy.
Ashlynne strives to provide the highest level of customer service and professionalism for all her clients and candidates. She stays up to date with topics in the human resources field and is currently studying to obtain her PHR certification. In her free time, Ashlynne enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing piano, hiking, and dabbling in the kitchen.
Rusha Palit | Head Recruiter
Rusha Palit, an MBA HR from Middlesex University, London, UK, has 12 plus years of experience in varied HR functions like recruitment, training, payroll, and developing different HR processes across the industry. She started her career in recruitment with HSBC London and later worked with many leading brands in India. Rusha joined Micone Team in January 2022 as a Lead Recruiter/HR Coordinator. She is an avid reader, Dog Lover and finds cooking and traveling therapeutic.
Jordan Clayton | Recruiting manager