Our Team
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Michael B. Koren, President and Chief Executive Officer
In 1988 with the late Stanley Rogers, Michael co-founded the firm to specialize in executive search for financial, human resource and general management professionals. Today Michael serves as managing partner. His responsibilities include the daily operations of the firm, staff and business development, and managing searches in the consumer products, media and entertainment industries.
Prior to forming Koren Rogers, he served as vice president in the financial search division of Logic Personnel Associates in New York. He was also a financial analyst with Connecticut Bank & Trust. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Buffalo, where he concentrated his studies on information systems. Michael holds the Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC) designation.
All CPC designees have achieved a measured level of expertise and professionalism, including full awareness of the laws, ethics and procedures within the recruitment industry. Michael is a founder and president of Partnership for a Better Westchester, a charitable organization, and he serves as a volunteer teacher for Junior Achievement.
Michael Koren is the founder of the very successful Grateful Dead Tribute band, Not DEAD Yet. Please visit the band’s website for more information on the band and upcoming shows.
Ilene Z. Heller, Executive Vice President
Ilene’s responsibilities include corporate development and identifying, based on client needs, financial professionals who are candidates for current search assignments. Ilene also manages Koren Rogers’s research staff, who maintain the data base on top financial executives.
Before joining Koren Rogers in 1992, Ilene co-owned and operated a printing brokerage firm where she increased sales significantly. Prior to that she was vice president, corporate communications, at Prudential Bache Securities. She previously held operations management positions at Prudential Bache. She holds a bachelor’s degree in public communications and fine arts from Boston University. Ilene volunteers as a public relations coordinator for her community’s school system, and she has achieved national ranking as a Scrabble player.
Jeff Kerper, Vice President
Jeff Kerper joined Koren Rogers in 2010 bringing over 20 years of recruiting experience across all disciplines to the firm. Jeff’s foundation is primarily Accounting, Finance, and Tax, though his loyal clients now use him for searches across a broad spectrum of roles, including Marketing, Sales, PR, and HR.
Prior to coming to Koren Rogers, Jeff was Vice President, Senior Practice Manager at RJ Associates, an executive search firm also based in White Plains. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a degree in Economics and has lived and worked in Westchester for many years.
Jeff has traveled overseas extensively, has an encyclopedic knowledge of music, and is a tournament level backgammon player.
Richard Fabrico, Vice President
Rich’s strength’s include client development and candidate evaluation. He manages searches in the Media and Entertainment, and Sports industries as well as the Consumer Products arena. He specializes in placing Corporate Controllers, VP’s of Finance at Fortune 500 companies, as well as CFO’s at companies with 50-500m in revenues.
Prior to joining Koren Rogers, he operated his own firm, Capital Search Recruiters. He also served as Director of Financial Search at Brookville Search.
Richard spent his corporate career as Director of Finance at Viacom, and Corporate Finance associate at JP Morgan Chase.
Richard has an MBA from New York University, and his B.B.A. from Iona College
Clients and candidates gravitate to Rich for his casual demeanor, level of industry knowledge and work ethic.
Dana Hornstein-Crane, Vice President
Dana joined Koren Rogers in December 2005 as Director of the firm’s new initiative in the Financial Services search practice. She focuses on placing individuals in the Financial Sector, more specifically the placement of Financial Advisors. She was promoted to Vice President in January 2009.
She joined us from Morgan Stanley where she was the Executive Director to the Westchester Complex Manager. There she learned the ins and outs of the Financial Advisors recruitment cycle and created sound contacts within the industry. Prior to Dana’s positions as an Executive Director she was Vice President of Recruiting at OTEC.com, a Technology Recruiting firm in NYC, for 11 yrs. Her clients included Goldman Sachs, Solomon Smith Barney/Citibank, Marsh McLennan, Reuters, Crossmar, Intelisys and many .com’s that may or may not be around today. She has a BS in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin.
Diane Sperry
Diane Sperry joined Koren Rogers as an executive recruiter specializing in the recruitment and placement of Financial Advisors.
Diane comes to us with over 11 years of experience in the financial industry. She began her career with EF Hutton in a small branch office before moving to a large office in a management role. Later Diane worked in both the NY/CT Region and Northeast Division offices with Smith Barney. Diane’s experience includes advisor recruiting and development, operations, administration, revenue growth, business practice management, P&L management, regulatory and human resource compliance.
Diane’s field experience and daily interactions with over 3,000 advisors, sales assistants, and senior managers gives her a unique advantage and broad perspective whether the advisor is at a traditional wirehouse, regional shop, bank, or at an independent firm.
Kathy Capuano
Kathy is responsible for identifying and recruiting Financial Advisors throughout the United States. Before joining the team at Koren Rogers, Kathy worked as a recruiter and manager in IT recruiting at OTEC.com. She also has experience in recruiting for the healthcare industry for The HealthSearch Group. Kathy holds a BS degree in mathematics as well as a BA degree in Spanish from Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. In addition to her recruiting experience, Kathy has worked as a high school teacher, tutor, and piano teacher.
Kathy enjoys running, traveling, and playing piano. She is also teaches at her church and is a member of the board of the Ridgeway Nursery School and Kindergarten in White Plains.
Karen Brew
Karen joined Koren Rogers in 2011 to specialize in placing Financial Advisors throughout the United States. Her strengths include active listening in order to best understand her clients’ wants and needs, and from there finding the best position for the individual. One size does not fit all! Karen draws from her past experience in Marketing and Strategy, both in Consumer Goods and the Financial Services industries.
Karen has a B.A. from Cornell University and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. In her free time, Karen is an active PTA’er, soccer mom supreme, goes to the gym and loves to ski.
Kevin Collins, Director
Kevin Collins came to Koren Rogers Executive Search through the April International’s acquisition in 2008. As Co-Director of the firm’s Financial Services practice, Kevin’s primary focus will continue to be on Financial and Quantitative roles and in addition will manage the day to day business and its integration. Focus will be on the areas of Risk, Quantitative Analysis, Credit, Accounting and Legal & Compliance.
A Vice President with April International for over twenty years, he helped to develop the international practice, working in nearly all of the major financial capitals throughout the world.
Kevin started his career in the U.S Coast Guard where he was assigned to the White House as a member of the Presidential Honor Guard. He later finished his military life as a search & rescue boat coxswain. Upon his discharge, Kevin came to Westchester to attend Iona College from 1976 to 1981 from where he was hired by CBS News’ affiliate Channel 2 in NYC. Kevin was the Associate Producer for the public affairs shows “News Makers” and Public Hearing.” Kevin has been married to Judy Collins for the last 17 years, and they own and operate Colonial Custom Picture framing in Greenwich, Ct.
Jonathan Flaks, Executive Coach, MCC
Jonathan specializes in helping business leaders make powerful and smooth career changes. Author of “Who Are You, Inc., – Bring Out Your Best In Business,” Jonathan draws from a diverse, 20-year business background spanning investor relations, business communication, career counseling and marketing. He has been coaching executive and entrepreneurial leaders since 1998. Clients have come from Goldman Sachs, United Nations, Credit Suisse, Citigroup/Smith Barney, KPMG, Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, Brown Brothers Harriman, IBM, Deloitte, BMG Entertainment, Honeywell, The NBA and many entrepreneurial endeavors.