Drawing from his 30-years of business experience and management roots from the Big Four, Don Murray founded Resources in June of 1996 with funding from the Venture Board of Deloitte & Touche LLC, where he served as a Partner. After a management buy-out led by Don and two other founders, Resources went public in December 2000. As Executive Chairman and chief executive officer, Don focuses on the Company's strategic vision, employment culture and brand as well as significant business and geographic development, while leading the Company's more than 80 global offices and over 2,800 employees. Don has built a high-caliber management team and Consultant base, primarily made up of Big Four professionals with superior credentials and substantial industry experience. Under his leadership, the Company has cultivated an impressive and diverse client base, including 45 of the Fortune 50 companies, and more than half the Fortune Global 100.

Don serves on the Leadership Board of USC's Marshall School of Business and the Marshall Center for Global Innovation. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (inactive). Additionally, he has developed an innovative internship program with Human Options, a shelter for victims of domestic violence. Sponsored by Resources, the program provides training and internships to women from the shelter. Don also serves on the Board of Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County, a community-based non-profit organization shaped to meet the oral health needs of children and families in Orange County, California.

Don earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Accounting from California State University, Los Angeles and his Master's in Business Taxation from the University of Southern California.

With more than 30 years of professional services, operations and financial management experience, Tony Cherbak has responsibility for Resources' global operations with a significant focus on managing and promoting the Company's growth and profitability. As a member of the Company's senior management group, Tony serves as part of a team that leads the successful implementation of Resources' business model - delivering high-caliber professional work to clients and a corporate culture that gives its professionals rewarding, flexible careers and career customization.

Tony joined Resources in July 2005 from Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he spent the majority of his career as an audit partner in the Orange County, California office. At Deloitte, Tony led the firm's consumer business practice for its Pacific Southwest region, and most recently served as the partner-in-charge of the Orange County audit practice.

Tony graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 1978 with a BS in Accounting.

Since joining Resources in 1999, Kate Duchene has helped build and oversee the firm’s infrastructure, processes and talent base, as well as manage and enable the Company’s continued growth and profitability. Under her executive leadership, Resources has continued to thrive since going public in December 2000 and has expanded its operations to service an impressive and diverse client base of more than 2,200 companies, including more than half of the Fortune Global 100. The employee population has grown by more than 140 % in the past three years.  

Previously, Kate practiced law for nine years with O’Melveny & Meyers LLP, a Los Angeles, California law firm specializing in labor and employment matters, most recently as a special counsel. She received her J.D., Cum Laude, from New York University and her B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University. Kate also serves on the Board of Directors of Human Options, an organization that assists victims of domestic violence, and is involved with Read Across America.

With a background suited for dealing with today’s increasingly complex regulatory environment, Nate Franke joined Resources Global Professionals in 2007. As CFO, Nate is responsible for all financial aspects of Resources’ operations, including financial reporting and investor relations. He oversees a business that generated $686 million in revenue in fiscal 2009, employs more than 2,800 professionals globally and has grown to over 80 practice offices worldwide during the past 13 years.

Nate joined Resources after 22 years at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where, for 12 years, he served as an audit partner primarily working with publicly traded companies in the consumer and technology industries.

A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Nate graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and earned an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. Nate is also a part-time lecturer in financial reporting and analysis at the University of California, Irvine, Merage School of Business.

Frits Aarts is the Senior Vice President European Operations, leading Resources’ European business activities, including the regional management of offices in ten countries. Previously, Frits was Managing Partner of the Ernst & Young Interim Management company that was acquired by Resources in July 2003.

From 1991 to 1999, Frits was board member and COO of Troost Pernis Group B.V., a Netherlands-based construction holding company. Prior to that, he worked with Volleman Computer B.V., most recently as a board member. In his spare time Frits likes to help companies or institutions that have strategic or organizational issues. Apart from that, he plays an active role in local community work.

An 13-year veteran of the Company, Senior Vice President Tanja Cebula is responsible for Resources' Western Region, which includes 19 offices in the U.S. and Mexico. In her role, Tanja oversees operations, financials and recruiting while mentoring teams and offering strategic guidance to the practices within the region.

Tanja began her Resources career in 1997 as Managing Director and founder of the Company's Portland, Oregon office. She played a key role in Resources' management-led buyout from Deloitte & Touche LLC in 1999. She moved to Southern California as Regional Managing Director in 2000 taking on responsibility for the entire Western Region in 2004.

Prior to Resources, Tanja served as Product Director for Johnson & Johnson Medical in Dallas, Texas and Senior Auditor for Deloitte & Touche in Portland, Oregon. She received her BS from Oregon State University and her MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Tanja is on the St. Joseph Hospital Foundation Board in Orange, California and co-founded the Breast Health Awareness Foundation whose mission is to bring breast cancer awareness to corporate America.

Colleen Cunningham is an internationally recognized expert on corporate financial reporting and accounting, as well as former advisor to the FASB and the IASB. She currently leads Resources’ Accounting and Finance practice, which provides financial reporting expertise to Fortune 1000 companies around the world.

Before joining Resources, Colleen served as CEO of Financial Executives International (FEI) for nearly four years, during which time she had significant influence in legislative and regulatory matters including Sarbanes-Oxley, pension reform and financial accounting standards. She was the SVP and CFO, North America, of Havas Advertising (which was, at the time, the fifth largest advertising holding company in the world) and before that, Colleen was the chief accountant of AT&T. She began her career in public accounting with Touche Ross and Coopers & Lybrand.

Colleen speaks and writes frequently on a variety of finance and accounting issues both in the U.S. and internationally. She has been honored as one of the top 100 influential people in finance by Treasury & Risk Management and Business Finance, as well as in accounting by Accounting Today. Colleen earned a B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University and an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business where she was a Stern Scholar in the Executive Management Program.

With experience in information technology spanning more than 25 years, Brandon leads Resource's global IT efforts, ensuring the Company's strategic goals are fully supported through the appropriate application of people, processes and technology.

Before joining Resources, Brandon enjoyed a highly successful, 20-career as a Marine Corps Officer. He most recently served as the Director of Operating Forces Support at the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity. In this role, he oversaw the support of globally deployed Marine Corps command and control, communications, computer and intelligence systems. As a certified Defense Acquisition Corps professional, he also directly supported the development, integration and deployment of several major communications and IT systems. Brandon's IT and leadership experience is complemented by a significant military aviation background, having served operationally as a Weapons Systems Officer in the F/A-18D Hornet.

Brandon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from University of Texas El Paso, a Master's in Computer Systems Management from the University of Maryland, and a Master's in Information Technology Management from the Naval Postgraduate School.

With years of experience managing teams and running successful corporate operations, Tim O’Rourke puts his expertise to work serving as regional managing director for Resources Global Professionals’ Northeast region, which encompasses New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Canada. In this role, Tim oversees the operations for the region, focusing on building strong teams and creating business strategies for sustainable growth.

Tim began his career with Resources over six years ago as director of client service in the New Jersey market, managing both global and local accounts. Shortly after joining the Company, Tim assumed the managing director role for the New Jersey practice, where he continued to build and lead a successful operation. In 2008, Tim took on the responsibility for Resources' Tri-State practice, which includes offices in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.  

Prior to joining Resources, Tim held several senior level financial positions, including CFO of Chicago Pneumatic, a division of Atlas Copco, an international manufacturer of industrial equipment, and CFO of a software technology company. 

Tim started his career in public accounting and was a senior auditor with Deloitte & Touche and holds a B.A. in Accounting from Pace University.

As Senior Vice President and Global Managing Director for Strategic Account Development, Tom Schember leads Resources' comprehensive global strategy to develop and expand business with high profile multi-national companies across our 85 offices worldwide. Over the past five years, Tom has been instrumental in building and leading many of Resources' largest global client relationships. As a result, Tom played a critical role in the development of Resources' international business, working extensively with our global network to serve clients in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Tom co-founded Resources' New York office in June 1998 as Managing Director. Since then, he has held a variety of senior leadership positions including MD of Resources' Tri-State practice, MD for Global Client Services and Regional MD for the Asia-Pacific Region.

Tom joined the Company from The MacManus Group/DMB&B (now Publicis) where he served as vice president and director of Corporate Finance, managing worldwide accounting and financial reporting. Prior to that, he was a senior audit manager at Deloitte & Touche in Parsippany, New Jersey. He holds an MBA in Accounting from Rutgers University and a B.A. in English from Davidson College.

With a unique and effective leadership style and keen eye for the business, Suzanne Stanton serves as Resources’ Regional Managing Director of the Southeastern United States. Her territory includes a dozen offices from Baltimore to South Florida. In this role, Suzi is responsible for developing market strategy, overseeing office management, expanding geographical presence and new business opportunities.

Suzi joined the firm in 1997 as Managing Director of the Washington, D.C. office, the Company’s 10th office and its first East Coast presence. During her tenure at Resources, Suzi has served in lead client service roles in a variety of industries, including some of the Company’s largest clients.

Prior to joining Resources, Suzi spent 13 years in the audit practice of Deloitte & Touche, where she worked with clients primarily in the real estate and public sector industries. She graduated from the University of Virginia in 1983 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Accounting Concentration.

Working in the supply chain profession for more than 23 years, Tracy Stephens has championed the strategic value of supply chain management and the growing need to manage supplier risk. Currently, Tracy serves as the head of Resources’ Supply Chain Management global practice and Regional Managing Director of the Company’s U.S. Central Region, comprised of 15 practice offices.

In 1995, Tracy co-founded The Procurement Centre, a professional services firm dedicated to supporting the transformation and operation of supply chains. In 2002, as globalization became a top management challenge, The Procurement Centre was acquired by Resources, becoming the Supply Chain Management practice of the firm, which is dedicated to helping global business leaders drive internal change.

Today, Tracy continues to promote the importance of managing supplier risk. Working with CEOs, CFOs, and supply chain management teams worldwide, he helps Fortune 1000 clients implement and operate world-class supply chains. In addition, he has been recognized as one of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s “Pros to Know” for the past two years. Tracy graduated in 1982 from Texas A&M University with a BBA degree in Finance and a special emphasis in Economics.

With 30 years of professional services and private industry experience in accounting and auditing, Les Sussman is Managing Director of Resources Audit Solutions (RAS), the Resources practice providing Audit, Risk & Compliance services. As an audit partner with Deloitte & Touche LLC, Les held several leadership positions, including Partner in Charge of the Financial Services Group for the Pacific Southwest Region, Partner in Charge of the Capital Markets consulting practice for the West Region, Partner in Charge of the Woodland Hills office, National Director of Recruiting and College Relations and President of the Deloitte & Touche Foundation.

After 26 years with Deloitte, Les joined Gemstar TV Guide as Senior Vice President of Finance and, in 2005, he joined Resources as a Consultant to lead the internal SOX compliance initiative. Les currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of Braille Institute and is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Children’s’ Bureau.

Rocco Tarasi joined Resources in 2003 as part of Resources’ acquisition of his software company, which he started in 2000 to develop and sell policyIQ^®, a web-based content management system. Since the acquisition, he has managed the policyIQ group and has helped sell the software to more than 250 Resources clients.

policyIQ was developed around Rocco’s “Effective Policy Management” white paper, which was originally published in the Journal of Accountancy in 2002. The white paper provided a procedural roadmap for companies to better manage their internal business content such as policies, procedures, work instructions, and controls. Rocco is a frequent conference speaker on the Effective Policy Management process and on other topics including entrepreneurship, content management, risk assessments and internal controls.

Rocco was previously a manager at Arthur Andersen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was responsible for both internal and external audit engagements, initial and secondary public offerings, and M&A transactions. He graduated with degrees in both Accounting and Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.