Core Team
This is the core team of volunteers who have made a two-year commitment to building the Never Search Alone community. (If you want to join this team, then sign-up for the NSA Newsletter where Phyl posts core team opportunities.)
Please thank these amazing folks.
Tamara Adlin – LinkedIn Live Host, New Member Orientation Host
I am the host of the LinkedIn Live “Power of Job Search Councils” bi-weekly broadcast. We cover the basics of Never Search Alone and feature a guest to talk about the value of Job Search Councils and encourage people to join. I’m also the host of our bi-weekly Orientation sessions for new Job Search Council applicants and members. I helped create the Participant Workbook with other volunteers to make it easy for council members to find and use our support materials.
I have known Phyl since the early 2000’s when I was at Amazon. I created Adlin, Inc., in 2005 and have been consulting and advising early-stage startups, and bigger companies who want to behave more like startups, ever since. I’m a user experience OG, strategy expert, author, and coach.
Jessie Jackson – NSA LinkedIn Group Manager
As a volunteer group manager for Never Search Alone, I have the incredible privilege of welcoming new members- and sharing some of the free resources we offer to help get your job search started!
I live and work from home in New Jersey, as a senior consultant and practice lead with the Digital Strategy group at OSF Digital. Before starting a consulting practice, I led digital innovation and ecommerce for over 20 years, for companies including Victoria's Secret, Bare Necessities, J. Crew and the Vitamin Shoppe. I volunteer on the weekends at a non-profit horse farm nearby that does equine therapy for veterans. Bonus: I get to hang out with the horses.
Amy Love – Slack Administrator
As the Slack administrator, my goal is to Empower and foster a vibrant and inclusive community within our Slack channel, ensuring members feel engaged, supported, and connected.I am a seasoned User Experience Designer with over 20 years of experience in the SaaS tech industry, including 7 years in leadership roles. Throughout my career, I have excelled in creating user-friendly products that people love. Outside of my professional life, I reside in Santa Barbara with my husband, daughter, three dogs, and three cats. Away from work, outdoor activities with friends and family energize me and inspire my pursuit of harmony in design and life.
Sara Meis – LinkedIn Live Co-Host, Member Engagement
As a dedicated marketing and business development professional, I'm grateful for the opportunity to help build a supportive community and facilitate connections for those who are navigating the challenges of unemployment through the lens of the Never Search Alone method. Drawing inspiration from the Never Search Alone book's proven job-seeking methodology, I help to foster engagement within the community and moderate bi-weekly LinkedIn live sessions. By guiding discussion, answering questions, and sharing links to valuable resources, I aim to empower community members as they progress through the transformative steps of the Never Search Alone process. I'm a passionate people connector with a broad skill set in marketing, business development, and client engagement. I've known Phyl Terry for about 5 years and had the opportunity to contribute to the MANY drafts his book, Never Search Alone, went through during its development. At that time, I myself was a mid-career change job-seeker and owed much of the success in my new position to the support I found in his book. It's an honor to be able to give back to this highly-talented community in my small but mighty volunteer role!
Steve Cook – Recruiter Program Manager
I lead an amazing group of volunteer recruiters who provide feedback to members of Job Search Councils. The program is designed to help Job Seekers who don't have their own recruiter contacts refine their Candidate Market Fit and their job search approach. We match the Job Seekers with an appropriate recruiter, then make an introduction so they can have a free, 30 minute call with the recruiter.
Aside from NSA, I'm an Executive Coach and a Product Management Coach. I work with tech executives and their teams to help them achieve elite performance. I love what I do, and I bring over 25 years experience as a product leader, entrepreneur and executive to every engagement.
Leone Merchant Benell – JSC Volunteer
I manually match the US and Non US JSC applications that are not matched through SalesForce automations.
I joined NSA as a volunteer in 2025. My experience with NSA was as a JSC member in 2023 ( JSC #703 ) . I joined a fast seeking group with a mix of Product, Finance, Sales/CS, UX backgrounds. Everyone showed up, did the work, shared, held each other accountable, and were not afraid to be vulnerable. This framework helped me stay organized, and focused. I had access to a massive network, I was not alone in my job search. I continue to spread the word about NSA today.
I work as a Brand Manager for Avery Dennison, Apparel Solutions. I absolutely love my job and my team. Every day is new and interesting and I am grateful to have found such a good fit. I live outside of Boulder, CO with my husband Kirk and our dog Nova.
Bageshri Ghate – Volunteer Coordinator
I lead recruiting efforts to bring in new volunteers and help facilitate communication across the team. As a former Collaborative Gain member, I’ve experienced the power of asking for help and being part of a trusted community, which makes volunteering with Never Search Alone especially rewarding.
Professionally, I spent eight years as General Manager of the Cars division at U.S. News & World Report, leading its growth and strategy. I now serve as an internal consultant at the company, providing expertise in digital business and product management. I previously have worked at The Washington Post and United Airlines.
