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Kay has provided IT services to Fortune 100 executives for the past twenty years, both nationally and in the Chicagoland area. Her primary focus has been selling large projects and as a result was involved in assessing and staffing the leadership for these efforts.

For over ten years she was a successful sales executive for two large integrators, Cap Gemini America (now CGEY) and Keane, Inc. For several years prior to starting the Evanston Group, she was the director for a project-based niche consulting firm where she worked with the owners and practice managers to develop IT solutions and hire senior IT leadership.

She began to see a need gap in the industry. Many firms provided staff augmentation by subcontracting lower-level IT talent (programming, data entry, etc.). At the leadership end, the large integrators and boutique solution firms provided management consultants as part of outsourced projects. However, no one was focused on marketing the senior- level independent management consultant on a one-at-a-time basis.

So, in early 1999, Kay turned down a job offer from a Big Six consulting firm and, along with her partner (and husband) Michael, founded the Evanston Group, Inc. Her vision was to become an effective broker for the best independent business and IT leadership talent in the industry.

She is currently responsible for marketing and sales for the Evanston Group.

Prior to founding the Evanston Group in early 1999, Michael had ten years of corporate management experience followed by fourteen years in the not-for-profit sector. In these engagements he developed his skills in operations, employee development and management.

Michael played a major role as co-founder of the Evanston Group, establishing a vision of excellence. He has been a leader in developing operational processes and standards that enable the company to provide high-quality service to clients and consultants.

Michael is responsible for finance, operations, and human resources.