OUR PEOPLE

OUR PEOPLE

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We're just built different.

We are a group of high-integrity, fun and actionable people who come to work every day to solve problems. It is our job to foster and grow long-lasting relationships between clients and customers. Our passion is real, and our 'can do' attitudes get results.

The RecorGroup Team

Mark Verrinder

Managing Partner

Mark is a sales expert in consumer-package goods with 38+ years of sales and marketing experience. Mark and his wife Anna have been married for 35 years and have three children. In his free time, Mark enjoys golf and relaxing at their vacation home in Sun Valley.

Jon Bunten

Managing Partner

Jon has a well-rounded background in consumer-packaged goods with top tier manufacturers and experience in finance, trade marketing and sales. He holds a bachelors degree in Business, Finance from The College of Idaho. Jon is an avid cyclist and runner and enjoys spending time with his boys in the outdoors.

Bryan Burks

Partner, VP Growth & Integration

Bryan joined the CPG industry in 2012, managing large portfolio clients at a national brokerage prior to joining the Recor team in 2016. Bryan holds a degree in engineering and began his engineering career after college. He is an avid runner, enjoys playing golf, and traveling the world with his wife, Brittany, in their free time. Bryan and Brittany have a golden retriever, Koda, who also loves to travel and enjoys outdoor adventures.

Taylor Clute

Director of Partnerships

Taylor has broad experience in the CPG industry. He attended California State University Long Beach where he received his bachelor's degree in History. In his free time Taylor enjoys sports, music and being active.

Michele Lauer

Director of Analytics

Michele's background is in the CPG industry with over fifteen years of experience in category management, shopper marketing, customer strategy, and market research. She holds degrees in Marketing & Spanish from the University of Idaho. Michele enjoys running, mountain biking, skiing and enjoying Idaho's outdoors.

Emily Hamilton

National Sales Team Lead

Emily grew up in the banking industry where she started her career before coming to RecorGroup. She earned a bachelor degree in Business Administration from The College of Idaho and is currently working towards her Masters in Organizational Leadership at Gonzaga University. Emily has been on the Recor sales team for over 4 years specializing in GM/HBC and grocery business management. In her free time she enjoys travel and experiencing cultures around the world.

Mike Foley

National Business Manager

Mike has been in the consumer package good industry for eight years; starting in the analytics field to most recently retail sales with Albertsons prior to joining Recor. He holds his bachelors degree in Marketing from Boise State University. He enjoys playing golf, as well as wining, dining, and traveling the world with his wife in his free time .

Kylund Facer

National Business Manager

Kylund has spent his career thus far in the CPG industry bringing experience from several aspects of the industry including in-store retail, data strategy, ecommerce and most recently directly managing clients as a business manager. Kylund and his wife are Idaho natives and enjoy spending time outside, have a passion for travel and sports.

Ryan Compagnone

National Business Manager

Ryan has been in the CPG industry since 2014, starting at the store level and working with several brokers including Advantage Solutions and Impact Group before joining RecorGroup. In his free time, Ryan enjoys spending time with his fiancé getting outside for a run, bike ride or spending time on the golf course. They also enjoy adventuring the outdoors together with their yellow lab Koda.

Dave Hansen

Analyst

Dave was born and raised in Nebraska and moved to Idaho to enjoy the outdoor lifestyle that Idaho brings. He holds a degree in Business Management and has over 10 years of experience in food manufacturing, food distribution, and consumer packaged goods. He likes spending his free time hunting, fishing, and golfing as well as spending quality time with his family and two golden retrievers.

Evan Benton

Analyst

Evan joined RecorGroup with several years of experience in analytics and a bachelor’s degree from Boise State University in Health Studies. Currently he is completing a master’s degree in data science from the University of Colorado Boulder. While not in the office or studying, Evan enjoys spending time with his wife and dogs, cooking, staying active and taking advantage of all the outdoor experiences Idaho has to offer.

Madeline Killworth

Associate Analyst

Madeline is an Idaho native and a recent graduate of the University of Idaho. She joined our RecorIntelligence team as an Associate Analyst in 2022 and is passionate about learning the CPG industry. Madeline loves hiking, cooking, and spending quality time with family and friends.

Kristen Hlavinka

Client Services Manager

Kristen has a passion for understanding people, solving puzzles, and using data to tell stories. With a background in marketing and the CPG industry, she enjoys finding the hard-to-reach data, understand the “so what” of insights, and helping clients win. She loves hanging out with her Australian shepherd-mix, Tilly, and exploring Boise’s foothills. She is always planning her next travel and looks forward to more stamps on her passport!

James Zimmerer

Analyst

James joined RecorGroup after five years at Nielsen managing consumer survey tools. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Macquarie University. James is an outdoorsman and history buff.

Caroline Densley

Sales Operations Manager

Caroline came to RecorGroup with several years of business and account management experience. She is a Boise native and received her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Linfield University. In her free time she enjoys running, playing tennis, and adventuring with her husband, daughter, and golden retriever.

Hali Carson

Business Specialist

Hali is a Boise native and earned her bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice at Boise State University.  In 2020, she began her career in the consumer goods brokerage industry with RecorGroup. In her free time, Hali enjoys DIY projects and adventuring with her husband, Marlon, and dog, Sasha.

Jordan Hogan

Business Specialist

Jordan joined RecorGroup after eight years with Albertsons Companies where he held roles in store level operations and corporate merchandising. He holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Boise State University. When Jordan is not working, you can likely find him at the local arena catching a hockey game.

Emily Peyton

Sales Operations Specialist

Emily is an Idaho native and has been a resident of Boise for over 12 years. Emily began her career in the service industry prior to joining RecorGroup and beginning her CPG career. She likes spending her mornings hiking in the Boise foothills with her red heeler/great pyrenees puppy, Sprout. Emily and her husband, Andrew, recently purchased a home and she is enjoying exercising her love of interior design in her free time.

Tara Allegood

Sales Operations Specialist

Tara is a graduate of Boise State University, where she received her bachelors degree in Quantitative Economics and a minor in Mathematics. After graduating, Tara spent time at Clearwater Analytics on their implementation team prior to beginning her CPG career with RecorGroup. In her spare time, Tara enjoys exercising, golfing, fishing, and spending time with friends and family.

Peyton Brueher

Sales Operations Specialist

Peyton is a recent graduate of Boise State University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in business administration. After graduating, Peyton spent time in the sports management and marketing industry prior to beginning her CPG career with RecorGroup. Peyton loves coaching, working out, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.

Melinda Wudarcki

Sales Operations Specialist

Melinda has over 18 years of CPG experience, primarily on the operations side of the business. She was raised in a small Idaho town, located on the Salmon River. Melinda attended Boise State University, earning her Bachelor's of Business Administration, with an emphasis in Marketing. In her free time, you will find Melinda and her husband Scott at sports fields, cheering on their two boys playing lacrosse, baseball, and soccer. If they are not at the fields, the Wudarcki family enjoys Idaho's great outdoors; camping, hiking, and fishing.

Our Culture & Values 

Why do we exist as a team? We believe that in order to provide exceptional service to our clients, we must first focus on building a team of hand-picked, high integrity experts with diverse experience in manufacturing and brokerage industries. Our culture and values are not just a list of buzzwords, but are rooted in our "Rules of the Game" - a set of principles that guide our actions every day. We strive to be trustworthy, consistent, accountable, proactive, and always provide expert advice to our clients. These values are the driving force behind our fierce, competitive, and entrepreneurial spirit. We don't just work together, we truly enjoy what we do and have fun every step of the way.

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