Wendy Ward, PHR – Senior Recruiting Manager
Human Resources Division
402 – 334 – 4800 *250
wward@hemphillsearch.com

Wendy has more than 11 years of experience in the recruitment and staffing industry, and more than 6 years of leadership on our team. 

Wendy has forged strong relationships with leaders in human resources throughout her career as a search executive and is Omaha’s leader in human resources recruiting.  She delivers search services focused on all aspects of the human resources field including: compensation & benefits, safety, recruiting and staffing, affirmative action, employee relations, training and development and benefits administration.  Wendy is known for her quality-focused selection approach, while taking the time to ensure that “the right match” for the client company and the individual we place is achieved.  As a Professional of Human Resources (PHR), Wendy has a keen understanding of the advanced trends, laws and innovative approaches in the field of human resources and recruiting.  She is an active member of Human Resources of the Midlands (HRAM), and eager to provide assistance to her fellow human resources professionals.

After a career in restaurant management and more than three years in customer service and as a Trainer with a financial software firm, Wendy was recruited into Robert Half International’s Accountemps Division.  She was recognized as a top performer and promoted to Director of Accountemps in 1998, where under Wendy’s leadership, Accountemps reached record performance levels, which still stand today.  Wendy teamed up with Dan Hemphill to launch Hemphill Staffing Solutions in September of 2001.  After the successful launch of Hemphill Staffing Solutions, and in response to the consistent demand from our client companies, Wendy accepted the challenge of launching the Human Resources Division of Hemphill Search Group in 2004.

Wendy is a native of Omaha and a graduate of Millard North High School. In May 1987, Wendy graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration.  Wendy is our Social Chairman with hobbies including golf, travel, spending time with friends, and the careful selection of Mr. Right.  

Allison has been with Hemphill Search Group since late 2006. As our former Director of First Impressions, she greeted each of our clients and candidates with a warm welcome and bright smile. Allison brings her energetic personality coupled with her efficient and professional administrative support of our recruiting managers to her role as Recruiting Specialist at Hemphill Search Group where she will be in charge of database integrity and analysis, in-depth research, and file management.

Malone brings an array of experience to her role as Recruiting Specialist. While attending college, Allison worked as an Assistant Manager in retail, a sales associate at a spa, and as a reporter and staff writer at The Daily Dragon newspaper in Gretna, Nebraska.  In addition, she produced, anchored and reported for the campus television station and enjoyed her role as an on-air disc jockey for the campus radio station.  Allison earned her Bachelors of Journalism degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Allison’s positive can-do attitude, focus on quality, customer service, and her attention to detail make her an invaluable member of our team.

 Allison grew up in Clark, South Dakota (population 1,000) 100 miles north of Sioux Falls.  She and her husband Kelly, an estimator / engineer enjoy Gretna’s small town living with their new baby daughter, Sydney, and their two dogs, Charlie and Daisy. Allison enjoys home improvement projects, baking, watching college football, and believes in living life to the fullest each and every day!