With Media Staffing Network, you gain a  team
of people working for you!


Laurie Kahn,  President

Laurie Kahn is Founder and President of Media Staffing Network, Inc. - the first staffing company which caters exclusively to media sales and associated departments for both temporary and permanent hiring for the Agency, Broadcast, Cable, Internet, New Media and Print industries. After successfully placing people since 1993, Kahn has expanded her expertise to the general market.

Kahn began her career as an office assistant with a small, full-service advertising agency in Kansas City and was quickly promoted to media director and account executive. After 2 years of buying media, Kahn chose to join the selling side and sold her way into an entry-level sales position in radio. Prior to opening Media Staffing Network (previously called Rep Temps, Inc.), Kahn was in local sales and management positions for radio stations in Chicago and Kansas City as well as a national sales representative in Chicago.

Kahn was born and raised in Iowa and currently resides in Chicago. Media Staffing Network's offices in Chicago and New York were created in 1993, with the addition of a Phoenix office in 1997. Media Staffing Network is located at 150 East Huron in Chicago.

Contact Laurie at 312-944-9194 ext. 7 or by email
Laurie@mediastaffingnetwork.com.


Patty Kincaid,  Director of New Business Development

Patty Kincaid is the Director, New Business Development for Media Staffing Network and is located in the Phoenix office. Patty joined the company in 1997. Patty is responsible for new business development and fulfillment of full-time positions.

Patty has worked in the media business for 20 years. Her background includes being an Owner/President of Media Matters, a Scottsdale, Arizona based consulting firm specializing in radio, television and cable sales and management training in U.S. and Great Britain, along with sales and management recruiting for the media industry.

Patty has her B.S. in Broadcasting from Arizona State University. In the past, she has been a member of National Association of Female Executives (NAFE), Arizona Chapter, and National Association of Temporary Staffing Services (NATSS).

Contact Patty at 312-944-9194 ext. 5 or by email
PattyKincaid@cox.net.


Kate Glenn,  VP/Senior Resource Manager & HR Director

Kate Glenn is a VP/Senior Resource Manager & HR Director for Media Staffing Network and is located in Michigan. She has been with the company since August of 1996. Kate is responsible for all aspects of the candidate hiring process; she is proficient in employment law including EEO and ERISA guidelines.

Kate previously managed Media Staffing Network's New York office and worked prior to that as an Account Manager for the Chicago office.

Kate has a BA in Liberal Arts from San Diego State University and has pursued postgraduate work in Human Resources and Organizational Development at Northwestern University. She is a member of International Radio & Television Society (IRTS) and American Women in Radio & TV, Inc. (AWRT).

Contact Kate at 312-944-9194 ext. 4 or by email
Kate@mediastaffingnetwork.com.



 
 
 
 
 

Sharon Maloney,  New Business Associate

Sharon Maloney joined Media Staffing Network in November 2006 as New Business Associate. Sharon is responsible for new business development and fulfillment of full-time positions.

Sharon began her career as a network coordinator for Leo Burnett and then quickly transitioned to buyer and marketing specialist for Los Angeles, Kansas City and Cincinnati. She moved to local radio sales in Chicago and eventually worked at a CBS national sales office as an account executive. Four years later, Sharon moved to television, working at the Chicago office for Seltel and subsequently moving into station sales management. Sharon also served as a general manager of television stations in Columbus, GA. and has operated an NBC and UPN affiliate in the Mobile-Pensacola DMA. In 2005, Sharon moved to Dallas, to lead the Southwest region for Time Warner Cable Media Sales as regional vice president.

Contact Sharon at 817-442-0225 or by email Sharon@mediastaffingnetwork.com.


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Scott Packard

Scott is a longtime Media Seller: Magazine(Ad Age, Chilton), Radio(Local, Representative Firms, Syndication, Network), TV(Broadcast Network, Cable). He brings a broad experience of media sales experience; worked in Chicago, Connecticut, Minnesota, and New York. Strong contacts in Broadcast, Cable and Agency business. He is very familiar with today's Media landscape, including cross platform and integrated selling. Scott has most recently worked with CBS Network and Discovery Communications. Now residing in Scottsdale, AZ, he is an avid golfer.

Contact Scott at 480-306-7295 or 646-315-2744 or by email spackard2@cox.net.