Jim Schnyder
SourceCon Grand Master 2011

Jim Schnyder has over nineteen years of recruiting experience and currently works as the Sourcing Leader for PepsiCo. He has worked on both the agency and corporate side of the staffing business for such companies as Management Recruiters and Perot Systems. Jim is an AIRS Certified Diversity Recruiter (CDR) and has been described as an extremely well rounded recruiter and a Subject Matter Expert on Applicant Tracking Systems. He is the Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Board for The Consortium of Graduate Studies in Management which is the country’s preeminent organization for promoting diversity and inclusion in American business. He is also a Board member of the Dallas Fort-Worth -Texas Recruiters’ Network.

Jim is a native of St. Louis and a graduate of the University of Missouri – Columbia. He and his wife Yadira live in Frisco with their children Jake and Isabella.

Katharine Robinson
SourceCon Grand Master 2010

Katharine started sourcing in April 2008. She is primarily an Internet Sourcer; to date she has mainly worked on sourcing senior and technical professionals in the energy industry. Katharine is evangelical about the use of Social Media in recruitment and sourcing. Her ambitions include attending SourceCon and helping sourcing to become a common profession in the UK. When she’s not sourcing, Katharine likes watching Star Trek, drinking tea, eating cheese and attending tweetups. Follow Katharine on Twitter @TheSourceress.

Michael Notaro
SourceCon Grand Master 2007 & 2008

SourceCon congratulates Mr. Michael Notaro as the winner of the Final Grandmaster Challenge at SourceCon 2008. Michael was the returning champion from SourceCon2007′s GrandMaster Sourcing Challenge.

Michael Notaro joined recruiting industry in late 2005 as an IT Executive Recruiter, bringing with him over six years of sales experience coupled with a personal vested interest in cutting edge technology. Since then he has developed and honed his skills both as a recruiter and as a sourcer/researcher seeking new and innovative ways to locate the highest quality candidates for his clients. Michael holds degrees in both Psychology and Sociology from Rutgers University, both Series 7 and Series 63 Licenses, and his CDR designation. He enjoys playing hockey, Web Design/Development, and learning foreign languages