Our Team

PAUL BERGSMA

A dynamic and innovative staffing professional, Paul has 20 years of experience working full-time in the staffing and recruiting industry. As the chief matchmaker and captain of our ship, he has the connectivity, flexibility and influence to get companies the staff they need, when they need it! His extensive experience – local to global – encompasses client requirements and innovative placement solutions in industrial/warehouse, call center, administrative, financial, technical/engineering, skilled trades, and IT positions.

Leanne McLenaghan

Leanne attended St. Lawrence College in Kingston, ON where she completed the Advertising & Integrated Marketing Communications program. When she’s not busy building and maintaining relationships with clients and helping to dream up some brilliant ideas in our Marketing department, she’s most likely in the Kitchen baking some delightful treats or plotting her next globetrotting adventure.

Jenn Bronson

Jenn attended Sheridan College where she earned her Associates Degree in Human Resources Management and Services. She is Bergsma & Laurette’s secret (not so secret) weapon. Not only is Jenn an award-winning Senior Executive Recruiter and Certified Human Resources Professional, she always rises to the challenge and puts in 110% into everything that she does. Jenn’s a recruiting warrior, filling positions at every turn.

Anthony Noronha

Anthony has been in the accounting business since 1990 and hasn’t looked back since. He’s an associate member of the Canadian Payroll Association and is working on becoming a Certified Payroll Manager. Anthony is a Bookkeeping wizard, dreaming of numbers by night and keeping Bergsma & Laurette’s finances running smoothly by day. He’s a book balancing, payroll processing extraordinaire, just follow his jovial laugh and you’ll find him working his magic!

Aaron Perras

Welcome to our idea department. When it comes to research, writing, and arithmetic, Aaron is just the person to put it all together. Do you have questions, he will find the answer and cite the sources. Have you seen our B&L Forever rock video? Yeah, he wrote and directed that. Owner of his own boutique writing firm, Perras Ink & Type, this guy doesn’t stop there, he’s always writing. He has a gift for all things creative. You’ll find him taking photos, writing scripts, researching new article ideas and, in general, daydreaming up the perfect creative storm of staffing solutions for our clients.

GREG PARKINSON

Greg is a is a multi-tasking ninja whose life motto seems to be, “Why settle for only doing one thing at a time?” He has spent decades in the automotive industry pairing clients with the best possible products and services to help them work better, faster, longer. Even while juggling multiple priorities, he maintains an exceptional focus on delivering industry-leading customer service that will seamlessly advance your business operations. He also loves designer board games, so please exercise extreme caution around him – if you express any interest in that subject, you will be forcibly dragged to the table for a game of Agricola.

MEL BERGSMA

Mel has a degree in Sociology and criminology from the University of Windsor, and a Counselor Certificate in Addiction Studies from the U of T. Nobody ever sees Mel without a smile on her face. Mel cares passionately about people and uses her experience in counseling to help her to get to know them and ascertain their wants and needs. She loves to meet new people and show them how she can help to improve their lives through a new job or career. As one of the owners, she understands the needs of small businesses just as well as large corporations and gets a sense of satisfaction from helping those around her to find their footing and establish themselves.