David has more than a decade of full-cycle recruiting experience. At Randstad Sourceright, one of the largest RPO providers, he recruited for Honeywell — covering job postings, résumé screening, interview coordination, and applicant tracking. As a Talent Acquisition Consultant at Broadway Solutions, he led sourcing, attraction, and hiring across multiple portfolios, and he works fluently across major applicant-tracking systems, including Oracle Talent Acquisition Cloud.
Education
BASc in Human Resources Management.
Ryan brings more than ten years in healthcare and disability services, including roles as In-Home Coordinator at RISE Services and Services Coordinator for the Umatilla County Community Developmental Disabilities Program, where he hired and trained care staff and coordinated nursing services. On Applichat's Oregon Department of Human Services nurse-recruitment work, he ran the candidate call program, holding one-to-one conversations with prospective nurses. He specializes in candidate engagement, follow-up, and talent-community re-engagement.
Andrea Paquitan
Senior Recruiter
Andrea is a healthcare recruiter with over six years of experience, including four years specializing in nurses and care professionals. She has screened, engaged, and mentored thousands of candidates across North America and worked on high-impact public-sector and healthcare campaigns — including Overlake Medical Center, CHRISTUS Health, SEARHC, and Springfield Clinic. At Applichat she both recruits directly and mentors junior recruiters, with a focus on inclusive workforce pipelines and empathetic, informed candidate care.
Education
BBA in Human Resources Development Management, Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
Blaire McElroy, BSN, RN
Nurse Consultant
Blaire is a critical-care nurse with more than 18 years in clinical, supervisory, and administrative roles. She spent six years on the Open Heart Unit at Norton Audubon Hospital, serving as unit safety and quality officer and precepting new critical-care nurses. She advises on specialty screening criteria and candidate fit for ICU, perioperative, and procedural roles, and helps brief recruiters on the clinical realities of each unit.
Education
BSN, University of Louisville; compact multistate RN license.
Mina Vergel de Dios, MSN, RN
Advertising Director
Mina is a practicing emergency-room nurse with prior experience in flight and travel nursing, and more than five years in paid media, lead generation, and conversion strategy. As founder of DVRD Productions, she runs acquisition campaigns across Meta and Google. She leads paid-media strategy, campaign management, candidate-generation funnels, and creative optimization — pairing clinical insight with performance-marketing expertise.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), RN.
Noah is founder of Sokeh Studio in Portland and an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of American Indian Arts. He builds visual-identity systems and accessible design work that meets WCAG 2.1, producing campaign creative that stays within each client's brand standards.
Sarah Newton John
Editor & Proofreader
Sarah is a seasoned editor and proofreader with over 15 years of experience across medical, academic, and educational content. She has worked with peer-reviewed journals, health-education organizations, and scientific publishers — including Education for Health, Pathology (Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia), and Elsevier Science — bringing a sharp editorial eye and a commitment to clear, inclusive communication.
Education
BA (Honours) in English Literature (University of Sydney); Postgraduate Diploma in Librarianship (University of New South Wales).
Blair Warren
Candidate Research
Blair is a market researcher and data-visualization specialist who has supported the Health Equity Research Workgroup at Michigan State University's Division of Public Health since 2021. She builds the supply-and-demand analyses behind program diagnostics and produces the charts that appear in monthly scorecards.
Shivaji Mitra
Digital Solutions Lead
Shivaji owns technical delivery for campaign digital properties, making sure every landing page, application flow, and web asset is compliant, usable, and built to convert for every candidate — including those using assistive technology. With over 25 years in the field, he specializes in accessible website design, SEO, and eCommerce, and conducts WCAG 2.1, Section 508, and ADA audits.
Recognition
Certified Web Master; DHS Trusted Tester for Web.
Education
Honors Diploma in System Management; BA in Economics.
Alexander Williams
Financial Controller
Alexander is Applichat's financial controller, managing budgets, billing, and financial reporting so programs stay on time and on budget and clients get clear, accurate accounting throughout an engagement.
Karel Mendez
Administrator
Karel keeps engagements running day to day as Applichat's administrator, coordinating scheduling, documentation, reporting, and internal operations so the team stays organized and clients receive timely, well-managed support from kickoff through delivery.
