Kelly Gwin
Partner/Executive Recruiter

Kelly Gwin founded Baystone Partners after spending several years at a Newport Beach high-tech recruiting firm.  Some of the companies for whom she has conducted and managed searches include: ArcSight, Mercury Interactive, NetIQ and Reconnex among others.  Kelly's background prior to entering into the executive search business included positions in sales and marketing with Project Dimensions Inc.  Kelly attended the University of Arizona where she studied communications and minored in film.

Jill Guziak
Partner/Executive Recruiter

As founder of Baystone Partners, Jill Guziak has made placements for Microstrategy, Lumeta, Interwoven, Voltage, Symantec, InfoVista, NetIQ and Polivec amongst others. Jill joins Baystone Partners after recruiting for two years at an executive search firm based in Orange County. Prior to technology sales recruiting, her background has focused around high tech sales with security software company Axent Technologies and Telco Communications. Jill was raised in the UK and now permanently resides in Newport Beach, CA. She graduated from UC Santa Barbara.


Jessica Powell
Executive Recruiter

Jessica Powell brings over 8 years of high-tech direct selling and managerial experience to Baystone Partners. Prior to joining Baystone, Jessica spent 5 years running the Western Region eAE sales team for BEA Systems and three years selling for Rational Software (IBM). At BEA, Jessica managed a geographic territory on a strategic and tactical level selling to executive officers, managers and developers. There, she consistently overachieved 100% of quota goals and attended numerous President's Clubs. Jessica's proven track record with enterprise software companies and her experience as both a hiring manager and quota carrying account executive give her a unique insight into the marketplace and the various facets of the hiring process. Jessica has worked searches with companies such as Mercury Interactive, Voltage Security and Oracle. Jessica received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arizona. Jessica was a recipient of 2006 President's Club.

Allison Ewing
Executive Recruiter

Allison brings several years of sales and executive level recruiting experience to Baystone Partners.  Prior to Baystone, Allison recruited for CRI, Inc and previous to that conducted retained executive searches with Quest Search Associates in Silicon Valley.  As a top east coast recruiter, Allison has made placements with tier-one companies including Decru, IMLogic, Voltage, Imperva & Sourcefire.  Allison attended Cal State University Long Beach where she studied Communication Theory and Theatre Arts. Allison was a recipient of 2005 President's Club.


Michelle Campbell
Executive Recruiter

Michelle Campbell brings over five years of field sales experience to Baystone Partners. Most recently, Michelle was a Sales Representative for Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Arizona. At Takeda she consistently overachieved 100% of quota. Prior to that, Michelle worked for Wells Fargo SBA in Business Development covering the Southwest region. While at Baystone, Michelle has conducted searches for companies like Pillar Data Systems, Postx, MetaCarta, Datasynapse and Qovia. Michelle received a B.S. in Marketing from Arizona State University.

Julie Bertuleit
Executive Recruiter

Julie brings to Baystone Partners 8 years of professional recruitment experience, including 3 years as an executive within a Fortune 500 company. Prior to joining Baystone Partners Julie helped scale out business organizations within the healthcare and manufacturing field. Julie has made placements with tier one companies including Oracle, McAfee, 3COM,Ciphertrust, Sourcefire and Enterasys. Julie was a President's Club recipient in 2004 and 2005 as was awarded 2004 Booker of the Year.