Chris Fernandes

Chris Fernandes, Vice President of CambridgeFinancial and CambridgeStaff. Chris joined Cambridge Professional Group as a Recruiting Consultant in August of 1999. Chris is currently the VP of the recruiting team that places experienced Accounting and Finance Professionals on both a direct hire and contract basis. Chris possesses 13 years of experience in the search and staffing business. He has conducted searches for Fortune 100 companies and top law firms in both the Atlanta & Washington DC markets. Prior to joining Cambridge, Chris worked KidsPeace, a Residential Facility for children in crisis. Chris was born and raised in Pennsylvania before moving to Atlanta in 1997. In his personal time, Chris is an avid soccer player and enjoys spending time with his 7 year old twin daughters.
cfernandes@cambridgeprofessionals.com

Melanie Perry

Melanie Perry, Executive Recruiting Consultant, joined CambridgeFinancial in 2008 with 6 years of experience recruiting professionals for a regional consulting practice and a Big 4 firm.  Her expertise and focus have been in audit, tax, finance, and accounting operations with clients in public accounting, manufacturing, software, consumer products, news and entertainment, financial services, telecommunications, and the food and beverage industries.  Melanie’s entire recruiting career has been in Atlanta as she is a Georgia native who attended Augusta State University.
mperry@cambridgeprofessionals.com

Kara Edmond

Kara Edmonds, Recruiting Consultant, specializes in the recruitment and placement of Accounting & Finance professionals on both a direct hire and contract basis.  Kara's background in psychology and counseling has given her unique skills in developing and maintaining relationships with professionals in the recruiting industry.  Kara especially enjoys the daily interaction with both prospective job seekers and potential hiring managers that this position affords.  Kara is a native of Atlanta, and after attending college and graduate school out of state, is glad to be back home.  Kara received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan and her Master's in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University.
kwatson@cambridgeprofessionals.com