Amybeth is a Sourcing Strategist for Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, a global public relations agency headquartered in Seattle, WA. She began her career in research in the summer of 2002 as the sole researcher for an award-winning MRI-affiliated executive search firm in Ohio. Following that, she served as the Manager of Internet Research for a recruiting franchisor in Ohio where she provided research support to franchise offices and implemented, customized, and conducted training classes for contact management databases as well as passive researching techniques. Amybeth was an instrumental part in the development and moderation of an extensive interactive network of researchers throughout MRI’s franchise system. She helped establish recognition of and assistance for the researchers affiliated with MRI at its regional conferences and was asked to assist with training sessions for 2005 and 2006. She willingly offered training and support to new researchers who were referred to her by other franchise offices. One of her favorite sayings is, “Never forget where you came from – and always reach back.” Amybeth also maintains an internet research blog, www.amybethhale.com, where she is affectionately known as the “Research Goddess”. She has been a guest author for other well-known recruiting resources such as www.recruiting.com, www.jimstroud.com, and was published in the August 2007 edition of the Fordyce Letter. She was also a guest speaker at the first ever conference designed solely for research and sourcing, SourceCon, in Atlanta in September of 2007. Amybeth is a proponent of responsible professional networking and believes that there is something to be learned from every person you encounter in life. Amybeth graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Florida with a Bachelors degree in Exercise and Sports Science. She currently resides in the Cincinnati area.