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Houston
Kathy Rapp
Vice President / Managing Director
Through the Years
Early on, Kathy knew she wanted a career in HR and began working as a generalist with Four Seasons Hotels while finishing her MBA. She spent 15 years progressing in HR leadership roles within multinationals and start-ups, and throughout sought to blend her MBA foundation and HR background. She worked side-by-side with her business leaders, honing her skills with everyone from executive chefs to country directors during her stint in Hong Kong. Kathy’s entrepreneurial exposure, competitive spirit and desire to run a business has made her current role as Managing Director of hrQ in Texas a perfect fit!
Where she volunteers
Sheltering Arms Senior Services - Executive Board Member and Chairperson for the HR Committee
Women in Energy Network - Mentor
Women's Former Student Network of Texas A&M - Membership Committee
HR Houston - Membership Committee and Staffing Special Interest Group
The Professional Group - Board Member
WBEA - Texas - Education Committee
Where she got book smart
Texas A&M University, BA in Psychology
University of Houston, MBA
Where she got street smart
RediClinic
First Data Corporation
Morgan Stanley
The Redstone Companies
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Contact
2500 CityWest Boulevard, Suite 300
Houston, TX 77042
Office: 713.266.8277
Fax: 720.528.8111
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Shelly Steele
Associate
Through the Years
Shelly began her career in the hospitality industry where she honed her customer service and partnering skills. She was first exposed to the staffing industry as a candidate; the organization then recruited her to join their team and so began her career in recruiting. Shelly has spent the past 11 years providing exceptional candidates to a diverse cross-section of companies in a multitude of industries including oil and gas, financial services, real estate, hospitality, energy services, and educational institutions. She went the corporate route as a recruiter for a full-service real estate company and joins hrQ as an Associate focused on sourcing and staffing for contract and full-time HR professionals. Shelly’s success centers around her service-oriented focus and desire to assist clients in acquiring top-notch HR talent, along with providing meaningful direction to those seeking to achieve individual career goals.
Where she volunteers
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Houston’s Thanksgiving Big Feast
Career Counseling through Church organizations
Where she got book smart
University of Texas – Austin
LeTourneau University – Bachelor of Business Administration
Where she got street smart
Donovan and Watkins
Four Seasons Hotels
Texas Society of CPAs
Tarantino Properties
Contact
2500 CityWest Boulevard, Suite 300
Houston, TX 77042
Office: 281.793.7970
Fax: 720.528.8111
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)