March 2012, Knoxville, TN. – LBMC Strategic Staffing, LLC, a member of the LBMC (Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC) Family of Companies, is pleased to announce Nancy Petty-Hickman has joined its Knoxville office as a contract staffing consultant.

"We couldn't be more excited to welcome Nancy to our team," says Sherrie Whatton, president of LBMC Strategic Staffing, LLC. "We are looking forward to utilizing Nancy's expertise with contract staffing and expanding this service to our existing clients".

Nancy has a life-long history of providing professional staffing services to East Tennessee in a variety of disciplines specializing in finance and accounting. Most recently Nancy worked as a contract recruiter for in an Oak Ridge company, but spent 20+ years of her career working for three staffing companies, including two local and one international public company.

Nancy is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and has continued her education with a myriad of sales courses, an extensive study of employment law, and benefits courses at ADP University.

Her professional approach is simply stated in that "above all, ethics and honesty are of utmost importance". Nancy credits her greatest success in the number of candidates and clients she has built relationships with over the course of her career who still trust in her to handle their career and staffing needs. “My approach to staffing can be summed up in three words: knowledge, respect and service. My goal is to provide the highest level of personalized service to both clients and candidates.”

Present and past community involvement and associations include:

• United States Citizens for Assisting Veterans (USCAV)
• Volunteer for “Relay for Life” fundraising event
• Member of Tennessee Valley Human Resources Association
• Member of Oak Ridge Staffing Association
• Member of NPA-National Personnel Association and National Association of Personnel
• Knoxville Area Women Executives; KAWE • National representative for Veteran's benefits convention in Washington, D.C.
• Fantasy of Trees (Children’s Hospital Charity) Volunteer
• Fund Raiser for Knoxville Steps House, shelter for drug & alcohol abuse
• Advisory board member for Knox County Vocational Schools

LBMC Strategic Staffing, LLC, is a specialized recruiting firm whose focus is on the placement of Accounting/Financial, Human Resources and Executive Administrative professionals in contract and direct-hire opportunities. LBMC Strategic Staffing works closely with both the candidates and employers to find the best fit for both parties involved in the hiring process. LBMC Strategic Staffing services the Nashville (Brentwood), Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee areas and is one of the largest recruiters in the state. For more information on LBMC, visit its Web site at www.lbmcstaffing.com.