Barnes, Keianna
Keianna Barnes joined Thomas & Company in 2014 and currently serves as Director of Unemployment Claims Management. In this role, she oversees claims operations, focusing on process improvement, regulatory compliance, and delivering consistent, high-quality outcomes for clients. Keianna holds a Master’s degree in Information Systems, which informs her strategic, data-driven approach to enhancing operational efficiency […]
Baker, Jordan
Jordan joined Thomas & Company in January 2012 as a UI Claims Analyst and has since progressed through a range of roles, including UI Claims, UI Decisions, UI Hearings, UI Tax Analyst, and UI Tax Manager. This broad experience across the unemployment insurance lifecycle has given Jordan a comprehensive, end‑to‑end understanding of the UI process, […]
Redden, Jennifer
Jennifer joined Thomas & Company in 2024 with over 25 years of industry experience, including leading teams in the unemployment space, engaging with enterprise clients, and managing large projects. In her current role, she works closely with our cross-functional teams, fostering a collaborative environment focused on delivering exceptional service to our clients, driving high-impact process […]
Industry News & Updates – April 15, 2026
DELAWARE – FILING EXTENSION Annual merit rate notices for Delaware employers were issued on Monday, April 6th. Due to this delay, a filing extension for Q1 2026 unemployment tax reports has been granted to all employers. The deadline is now May 29th, 2026. Q1 FILING REMINDER As a reminder, quarterly filings are coming due in […]
Womack, Kimberly
Service Partnership: Unemployment Cost Management, Employment and Wage Verification, Employment Tax Services SHIELD™ Platform: Centralized Processing Kim is currently the Executive Director of Global Mobility, Payroll & Benefits for Allegis Group. Previously, Kim served as the Director of Human Resources Shared Services, where she was accountable for defining and implementing the overall service delivery strategy, […]
Whitsitt, Terrance
Service Partnership: Unemployment Cost Management, Employment and Wage Verification, Work Opportunity Tax Credits, Offboarding Compliance Terrence Whitsitt is currently the Senior Director of Payroll & HRIS at Nextech, a software company that offers Electronic Health Records, Practice Management, Patient Engagement and Revenue Management, enabling productivity and profitability for specialty practices. He has strong human resources, […]
Wexler, Melanie
Service Partnership: Unemployment Cost Management, Employment and Wage Verification, Employment Tax Services Melanie recently transitioned to Director Business Assurance & Compliance with Magnit Global after spending four years as their Senior Manager, Operational and Compliance Audit. With 20+ years in the HR space, Melanie has developed critical skills in onboarding compliance, vendor relationships and management, […]
Vetula, Barb
Service Partnership: Unemployment Cost Management, Employment and Wage Verification SHIELD™: Centralized Processing Barb drives innovation and achieves objectives by developing highly engaged teams that deliver impactful results. Her ability to effectively align global talent, collaborate across functions, optimize processes, and leverage technology to meet strategic goals and gain operational efficiencies has consistently led to improved […]
Stevens, Shannon
Service Partnership: Unemployment Cost Management, Employment and Wage Verification, Employment Tax Services SHIELD™ Platform: Centralized Processing Shannon Stevens is a Senior HR Manager at Allegis Group. She has strategic oversight of several shared service operational teams, including HR Records, I-9 Compliance, Employment Screening, and Unemployment. The Shared Service operations teams provide specialized HR services to […]
Scheerens, Amy
Service Partnership: Unemployment Cost Management, Employment and Wage Verification, Offboarding Compliance, Employment Tax Services SHIELD™: Centralized Processing Amy is currently the finance director for L3Harris, with Global Business Services, supporting 45K employees and responsible for the following: global payroll, time and labor, accounting, fraud prevention, and financial controls.Amy has over 25 years of industry experience […]