Management Team

Matt Hefner, President

Matt Hefner Biography Photo

After majoring in International Business in college, Matt Hefner has spent more than 15 years in the hospitality and food and beverage industries. Matt’s expertise resides in his intimate knowledge of immigration regulations, which he uses to help both employers and workers navigation the often Byzantine regulatory maze. As such, Matt manages the bulk of the firm’s contracts, application forms and immigration paperwork on a day to day basis. Matt also relates extremely well to the workers, building a strong rapport with each candidate. Matt’s ability to really understand each worker’s strengths, weaknesses and unique personality has given him a keen knack for placing the right worker in the right position.

Mike Hefner, Vice President, Operations

Mike Hefner Biography Photo

Mike’s career spans more than 40 years in the hospitality field, and is grounded in a college degree in International Economics and Finance. Mike has extensive practical knowledge of several related disciplines within the greater hospitality industry, including: food & beverage, resort management and the innkeeper business. In his last position prior to founding RSI, Mike spent 6 years managing a large department at a very popular Vermont ski resort, where he dealt extensively with seasonal workers. In his role at RSI, Mike has traveled extensively throughout the Caribbean, South America, Australia and Asia, meeting  and interviewing potential employees for employers throughout the United States. Having had an extensive career in managing tourism and hospitality businesses himself, Mike harbors an incredible depth of insight and understanding that allows him to relate to business owners and key managers and really understand their specific needs.

Mandi Jeromin, Administrative Assistant

Mandi handles much of the paperwork involved with filing H2B petitiions.  She has worked for RSI for almost 4 years.  She is your first point of contact with RSI.