Leadership

CLP's leadership team is comprised of industry-recognized experts, with a combined 140 years experience, all committed to leading the company in its quest to be the Superior Provider of skilled trades staffing, nationwide.

Frank Troppe, President

Clint Bennett joined CLP in June 1993, and currently serves as Director of the California Region, overseeing CLP offices across the state.

He was originally hired as a branch staffing supervisor, and progressed through branch, area and regional management ranks within the Northern California Region.

As regional manager from 1999 through 2003, he built the region into the company's largest profit center. 

Eric Feinberg, Vice President, Strategic Markets

Eric Feinberg joined CLP in January 2006, and currently serves as Vice President of Strategic Markets, with responsibility for ensuring strategic growth and development of CLP’s customer base within the industrial, government, energy and large commercial sectors throughout the United States. 

Previously, Feinberg was CLP’s Regional Director for the Southwest and Intermountain Region. While in this role, his leadership, strategic planning and vertical market expansion initiatives proved instrumental in making his region become the top sales region within CLP. 

He came to CLP with more than 15 years staffing experience, having been a Vice President of Sales with Manpower Technical and a Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Professional Access. He is a former Marine Corps Officer, combat veteran and distinguished Bronze Star recipient.

Feinberg is a graduate of the Defense Intelligence College, Command and Staff College and the Defense Intelligence Agency Post Graduate Intelligence Program.

Joe Flannery, Director, East Region

Joe Flannery has been in the staffing industry since 1995, joining CLP in 2006, as New England Regional Director. In October 2008, he added the Mid-Atlantic region to his list. In 2009, his territory was expanded to include the entire Eastern Region.  

Before joining CLP, Flannery was the Northeast Regional Vice President of Sales for Veritude, the staffing division of Fidelity Investments. Before that, he served as President for Venturi Technology Partners and Regional Vice President for Renaissance Worldwide.

Before entering staffing, he served as a branch manager for Digital Equipment Corporation, a $14 billion computer equipment & services company.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northeastern University; and his MBA from Suffolk University, both in Boston.

He is a past president of the Catholic Memorial High School Alumni Association in Boston.

Dotti Gallagher, Vice President, Marketing

Dotti Gallagher joined CLP in 2003, where she currently serves as Vice President of Marketing, with responsibility for overall marketing strategy as well as brand management and website presence.

Gallagher has more than 25 years experience in marketing, advertising, public relations and sales management in both corporate and agency settings including U.S. Bank, First Interstate Bank and British Petroleum.

She is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno with a master's degree in communications, and she has received her APR accreditation from PRSA. She is an active leader in many community organizations, and is a past president of both A2N2 and PRSA.

Shannon Kahn, Director, West Region

Shannon Kahn joined CLP in 2003 as the Regional Director for the Pacific Northwest, where she was responsible for overseeing CLP operations for Washington, Idaho and Oregon. She was promoted to Director, West Region in 2009 and is now responsible for overseeing offices throughout the West.

Before joining CLP, Kahn owned Aeon Strategies, a consulting company specializing in recruitment, development, performance management and other human resources services. She also worked for Talent Tree Staffing out of Los Angeles for fourteen years, ultimately serving as Vice President of West Coast Operations before moving back home to the Pacific Northwest and striking out on her own.

Kahn serves on the board of directors for a local youth sports program, Island Thunder Volleyball Club. She also volunteers for other education and youth programs. She holds a B.S. in biology from the University of Oregon.

James Logue, Director, Gulf Region

James Logue served as an intern for CLP from 1996 though 1997 for two summers while he attended California State University, Chico. He earned his degree in business from Chico in 1998 and went straight to work for CLP as a Trade Recruiter for the Long Beach office, which he helped open. He became the branch manager for San Rafael, California in 1999, and then moved to the same position for Emeryville in 2000.
 
James was promoted to area sales manager for Northern California in 2001, moved into a Sales Manager role for the East Bay of Northern California from 2002 through 2004 and soon afterward to Regional Sales Director for Northern California in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, he was promoted to Regional Director for Texas/Louisiana; and in 2009 became the director for the Gulf Region, which encompasses Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia and Alabama.

Wade States, Director, Planning & Analysis

As Director of Planning and Analysis, Wade States acts as a liaison between parent company TrueBlue and CLP Resources. He oversees all of CLP's financial analysis and long range planning, including sales and profit forecasting, acquisition analytics and scenario building. He began working as a contractor for CLP in 2001, and was hired full time as Senior Financial Analyst in 2003.

Before coming to CLP, States began his career as a Controller for a national restaurant group, and then worked as a Financial Analyst for a regional start-up company in Seattle, supporting senior management in short and long term planning, what-if analysis and investor presentations.

He holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Merirae Tackett, Director of Sales & Operations Support

Merirae Tackett joined CLP in 2000, and has held a variety of roles providing oversight of strategic programs, special projects and expansion, as well as providing overall support to the CLP operations team. In her new role as Director of Sales & Operations Support she serves as a liaison between CLP and its parent company, TrueBlue Inc., ensuring operations run smoothly between the two.

She entered the staffing industry in 1996 in Reno, NV with quick success in all areas of sales, operations, and management. She then became the owner/managing partner of a national accounting and finance staffing company, based in Orlando.

Prior to staffing, she spent nearly 20 years in sales and operations management within the automotive and wholesale distribution industries.

Vince Vargas, National Director of Service

Vince Vargas joined CLP in 1997 as a job coordinator. He was promoted to assistant branch manager of the San Francisco office in 1999, and moved in the East Bay Branch Manager position shortly after that. In 2004, he was named Regional Service Director for Northern California, where he was responsible for ensuring CLP standards were being implemented throughout the region.

In 2005, he was promoted to Regional Director for Northern California, which led TrueBlue (CLP’s parent company) in the highest number of customers served in 2007.

Vargas was promoted to his current role in 2009, where he’ll be responsible for ensuring CLP’s customer and worker experiences are consistent with CLP’s standards. He’s also responsible for overall safety performance throughout the company.

Vargas is a former board member for the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. He holds a B.A. in psychology from Sacramento State.