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Stephen James Associates Gives Back to Local Organizations
BALTIMORE, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Stephen James Associates (SJA), a premier national search firm, is partnering with clients to help give back to organizations who support the local community. From now until September 7, 2009, SJA's Baltimore office will donate 5% of each placement fee to an organization selected by their client.
Kay Calivas, Managing Director of the SJA Baltimore office, explains, "We created the "Give-Back" program because we want to do something different that would also benefit local organizations. This is a great way to share our success with the community."
Organizations eligible for the Give-Back Program include the following: Alliance Inc., American Cancer Society, Annie E. Casey Foundation Inc., Arc of Baltimore Inc., Archdiocese of Baltimore, ASA Athletes Serving Athletes, Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baltimore, Boy Scouts of America, Catholic Charities, CASA of Baltimore County, Children's Theatre of Annapolis, Chimes Maryland, Cystic Fibrosis - MD Chapter, Diabetes Association, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., Gilchrist Hospice Care, Girl Scouts of America, Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Great Prostate Cancer Challenge, Higher Achievement, Humanim, Immune Deficiency Foundation, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Kennedy Krieger Institute, KIPP, Living Classrooms Foundation, Maryland Science Center, Mosaic Community Services, National Aquarium in Baltimore, Stella Maris, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, The Baltimore Zoo, Tyanna Barre O'Brien Breast Cancer Foundation, United Way of Central Maryland, Walters Art Museum, World Relief, Y of Central Maryland, and YWCA of Greater Baltimore.
About Stephen James Associates
Stephen James Associates is a national search firm specializing in the recruitment and placement of C-level executives and accounting, finance, banking, asset management, human resources, sales and marketing professionals. We streamline the difficult and time-consuming task of locating and screening premier candidates for higher level positions. With an unmatched recruiting network, our veteran search consultants leverage their industry knowledge to locate and deliver top-tier active and passive candidates. Thanks to our comprehensive time-proven search processes, we are able to identify the best talent in less time, locally or nationally.
SJA is an operating company within Allegis Group(R) Inc., the largest recruitment company in the U.S. For more information please visit www.stephenjames.com.