Our Team

To say that Laura loves the staffing world is an understatement! She finds it as exciting and interesting today as she did when she began her career in 1983. And it continues to energize her each and every day.

Before becoming President/CEO, Laura held many positions within the company including accountant, staffing professional, branch manager, operations manager and vice president. Today, she oversees all aspects of A.R. Mazzotta and its operations.  She is diligent about maintaining the strong ethics and integrity for which the company is known and respected, while fostering positive growth for the company.

Laura holds two certifications: CSP, Certified Staffing Professional, American Staffing Association and CPC, Certified Personnel Consultant.

A dedicated community leader, Laura currently enjoys the Westbrook Economic Action Initiative and serves as a Corporator of Middlesex Hospital and Middlesex Community College.  She is a member of the Counsel of Business Partners at the Community Foundation of Middlesex County.

You’ll find Laura at the office more often than not, but in her free time she enjoys being in the woods or at the ocean, and tending to gardening chores with her husband and the best dog ever, Clancy (aka Junior).

Judy has worked in the staffing business for over 20 years and is currently a Senior Recruiting Manager in our Wallingford branch.  Judy specializes in administrative and executive administrative placement as well as customer service and call center placement.

In 1984, Judy began her staffing career in our Middletown branch. As a permanent placement staffing specialist, she specialized in legal, administrative, and executive assistant placement. Judy was promoted to a supervisor overlooking the permanent office division and handling outside sales.

In 1991 Judy took a few years off from the staffing industry to raise her children, working part time to stay involved in the business. Returning to the business full time in 2000 Judy began working with temp, contract and direct hire placements.

Judy finds her job very personally rewarding as she helps people grow professionally and finds wonderful employees for her clients.

In her spare time, Judy enjoys supporting non-profit organizations like MARC: Community Resources and Special Olympics, which both support individuals with special needs. Judy loves animals and will welcome as many furry friends as her house can hold! She likes spending time with family, hiking, dance and Harley riding with her husband.

Jessica is a Senior Recruiting Coordinator for our Office & Professional Placement division. She has experience in both office and manufacturing recruiting and placement, and she finds each challenging and exciting in their own way. She has been with the A.R. Mazzotta team since 2017 and has since earned her certification as a Certified Staffing Professional (CSP).

She is responsible for building relationships with clients and candidates to make the best match. This requires rigorous searching and screening in order to not only line up the candidate’s skills and career goals but to make a good culture match as well.

Jessica’s professional background includes recruiting, customer services and sales. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Central Connecticut State University. While working in human resources during a summer internship, she developed a passion for recruiting and never looked back.

During her free time, Jessica enjoys spending time with her husband, family, friends, and her dogs Tucker and Mikey!

Heather joined the A.R. Mazzotta team in 2014, and we’re very happy to have her.  In her role as Accounting Specialist & Benefits Coordinator, she keeps busy managing payroll and coordinating benefits for our temporary/contract employees. And let’s not forget about her other number-crunching responsibilities, like overseeing accounts receivable and accounts payable.

A graduate of Central Connecticut University, Heather has a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and five years of accounting experience under her belt.  She enjoys working in the staffing world and is always learning something new.

Outside of work, Heather is busy and loving it!  She is very excited about her baby girl’s arrival in June and can’t wait to meet her! She spends lots of time with her dog, Ollie, as well as family and friends and loves going out to dinner or watching a good movie.

As Recruiting Coordinator, Mike sources and interviews candidates with the goal of finding the right person for the right job.  Providing quality service and excellent customer service are important to him.

With his professional background in customer service, sales, payroll and construction, Mike brings many talents to his role.  He thoroughly enjoys the process of recruiting-talking to people in-person to get ideal matches for our current manufacturing, warehouse and high-tech openings.

Mike has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Central Connecticut State University.

Teresa is a Certified Staffing Professional (CSP) with over 23 years of wide-ranging industry experience.

Teresa was raised in Southeast Florida and relocated to Connecticut in 1997.

In 1998, Teresa began her career in the staffing industry. She started out as a receptionist, where she learned the basics of recruiting and later became a recruiter. Shortly thereafter, Teresa went into management in the execution of high-volume placements in on and off-company sites. A true team player, she is passionate about giving job candidates a fresh new career start while finding her clients that perfect needle in the haystack!

As Regional Manager, Teresa provides leadership for our company’s daily operations – directing and coordinating staff activities, securing and cultivating client relationships, and promoting a positive work environment that ensures a high degree of client service and company success.

Working for a CT-based staffing company that is passionate about keeping jobs in our state is just one of the many things Teresa loves about working at A.R. Mazzotta. She appreciates the family-like atmosphere, fun and personable staff, generous employee benefits, and the work-life balance the organization offers. In January 2021, she got engaged to an avid fisherman/angler. During her spare time, if you don’t find her wading in the Salmon River in NY or the local lakes of CT, you’ll find her snuggled up to her fur baby, Penny, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who loves kisses & doing spins on her hind legs for a treat.

Although Teresa brings her witty sense of humor to the office each day, she takes her job very seriously and dedicates herself to A.R. Mazzotta, and also to the employees and clients which she serves.

Robin joined A.R. Mazzotta in 2002 as an Administrative Assistant.  She quickly got up to speed on office, professional and manufacturing recruiting enabling her to assist our branches during busy periods and vacations.

Today Robin serves as A.R. Mazzotta’s Sr. Talent Services Specialist. In this role, she assists contract workers before, during and after their assignments.  She answers questions, makes sure all is well and lets the proper recruiter know about their availability. She continues to use her manufacturing recruiting skills to assist our manufacturing division and also focuses on entry-level, career placement production opportunities for one of our top clients.

While working full-time at A.R. Mazzotta, Robin received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, with a Concentration in Human Resource Management from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven.

Robin previously served on the Board of Directors of PATH, a non-profit organization offering parent-to-parent support to families with special needs children and continues to serve as a consultant. During her free time, she loves to work out at the gym, hike, and take long walks. Robin also enjoys strength training with her personal trainer.

Dan began his career in IT where he enjoyed analyzing and solving problems.  He then trained team members to work well together and become effective leaders.  When he transitioned into recruiting he realized his passion was in helping others.  For Dan, finding that next gem of an employee for a company and a career path for a candidate is a challenge he readily welcomes.   

Dan is always there with a joke to make everyone laugh.  In his free time he likes to cook and bake, garden, read and spend time outside with family.

While completing her bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders, Zubia found a job as a Sourcing Specialist for a recruiting company.  She found the work to be very interesting and chose to pursue a career in staffing after graduation.  

Zubia joined the A.R. Mazzotta Talent Services Department in January 2022 as a Talent Services Coordinator. As the first point of contact for talent, Zubia assists our recruiting team by screening resumes and scheduling appropriate interviews.

Zubia enjoys traveling and shopping and is always up for a new experience!