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Our History
Our History
Our History
What began at the beginning of the pandemic in March of 2020 as a networking group, has grown into the Job Seekers' Garden Club of St. Louis. Started on LinkedIn as a private group called the “Greater St Louis Job Seekers, Recruiters and Connectors” it’s grown, in 2020, from 40 people to 6,000+
job seekers, career coaches, mentors, hiring
What began at the beginning of the pandemic in March of 2020 as a networking group, has grown into the Job Seekers' Garden Club of St. Louis. Started on LinkedIn as a private group called the “Greater St Louis Job Seekers, Recruiters and Connectors” it’s grown, in 2020, from 40 people to 6,000+
job seekers, career coaches, mentors, hiring managers and recruiters.
The networking group is open to
anyone in the Greater St. Louis area pursuing the next step in their career
or those who want to help.
After a career in engineering,
often as a hiring manager, founder Bob Kolf had a wide network of recruiters and a passion for helping others.
Join our networking group
on LinkedIn at
Job Seekers' Garden Club of St. Louis.
Our Team
Our History
Our History
Board of Directors
Lexie Dendrinelis
President
Mitchell Mandel Sr
Vice-President
Jake Kline
Treasurer
Kay Kalra
Secretary
Elena Collins
Marketing Director
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Founder & Executive Director
Bob Kolf
(Retired Structural Engineer)
Advisory Board
Melissa Baldwin
Learning & Development
Tessa Plickebaum
Corporate Recruiter
Tracy Tubbesing
Human Resources M
Board of Directors
Lexie Dendrinelis
President
Mitchell Mandel Sr
Vice-President
Jake Kline
Treasurer
Kay Kalra
Secretary
Elena Collins
Marketing Director
_________
Founder & Executive Director
Bob Kolf
(Retired Structural Engineer)
Advisory Board
Melissa Baldwin
Learning & Development
Tessa Plickebaum
Corporate Recruiter
Tracy Tubbesing
Human Resources Management
Maureen Hergenroether
Director, Social Responsibility
and Impact
Ed Schmid
Our Mission
Our History
To foster a warm and caring
community in which job seekers, recruiters, and connectors
come together to nurture
and support one another,
and to find both career and growth opportunities through networking
in order to make St. Louis
a stronger and
more vibrant community.
We do for Job Seekers What Gardeners Do For Plants:
We do for Job Seekers What Gardeners Do For Plants:
- We Care for Them
- We Nurture Them
- We Help Them Grow in their Careers
How?
By Eliminating the “Weeds of Negativity”
Job Seekers’ Garden Club
We do for Job Seekers What Gardeners Do For Plants:
Job Seekers’ Garden Club
We are a 3 in 1 Organization:
- LinkedIn Group of 6000+ Job Seekers, Recruiters and Connectors
- In-Person Networking Club with Event Held Every Month
- Nonprofit 501(c)(3), incorporated in State of Missouri on October 30, 2020
Donations gladly accepted at JSGCSTL.org
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