Cathy Howard, President of MPC, Inc. is a highly effective Business Consultant amongst nationally recognized corporations providing services to CEO and C-level executives. She is also nationally recognized as an industry trainer in Executive Recruitment and is a highly effective hiring consultant. Since 1987 she has developed, practiced, and taught her staff, as well as other recruiting firms, the utilization of advanced methodologies in career placement. Ms. Howard's Graduate work was in Industrial Psychology along with post graduate courses in Data Base Management, Market Penetration and Branding. Other previous course work includes Harvard Graduate courses in Career Counseling, Marketing, and Management.

Ms. Howard joined in 1987 the prestigious and nationally recognized recruiting firm CCI in Indianapolis. The firm was noted and televised numerous times by the television program 60 Minutes and various business magazines for its exceptional executive development of their executive recruiting staff to include on-going education and training. While there, she served as a board member and directed a nationwide AS/400/iSeries hiring campaign in 26 states.

In 1990 Ms. Howard founded Midrange Personnel Connection, Inc., a full-service staffing company specializing in the placement of iSeries and AS/400 professionals. As the technology industry has evolved, her company has expanded to include staffing services for IT professionals of every discipline. MPC is a member of ISSA (Indiana Staffing and Search Association), and Ms. Howard has served on ISSA’s Legislative, Ethics, and Newsletter Committees.

In addition to her responsibilities at MPC, she currently holds positions on several firms' Boards of Directors. She is also a consultant to numerous clients in design and implementation of Change Management Services and Human Resource Services. She has taught Interview and Resume Development classes at Crossroads Rehabilitation Center, University of Indianapolis, Butler University, and IUPUI, and speaks at business network groups.