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Staffing 100 North America

The Staffing 100 North America list celebrates the remarkable leaders whose influence and accomplishments elevate the workforce solutions ecosystem and take the industry forward.  

2016 Staffing 100 North America

Paula Adams

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Paula Adams worked in nearly every department of Penmac Staffing Services since joining in 1995, rising from the ranks to be appointed VP in 2002 and then president in 2006. The largest employee-owned staffing firm in the US, Penmac broke the $100 million revenue mark in 2014, landing on Staffing Industry Analysts’ list of largest US staffing firms. Adams was named to SIA’s inaugural Global Power 100 - Women in Staffing list in 2015. Adams is involved in the local United Way, Kiwanis, the Young Presidents’ Organization, the local Chamber of Commerce and Drury University’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium.