About Lunova
Lunova
At Lunova, we’re incredibly proud of our team, our partners and our mission as an organization. Each makes up who we are and drives us to continually improve. We believe that the next employee that you add to your team should not simply fill a need, but also make a broader impact on your organization. This requires difference making talent and it is our mission to deliver this talent to our clients.
To us, every job opening is an opportunity for a company to get brighter, smarter and more successful. And we love working for companies and managers who think the same way, because we know that Lunova is a key component in helping our clients grow through exceptional people.
Check us out and give us a call to hear more about why we’re different.
Our Team
At Lunova, we’re as good at finding talent for ourselves as we are for our clients. Meet our incredibly talented and hard-working team below.
Mike Novak
Managing Director
Christine Barber
Director of Recruitment
Christine Barber
Gary Novak
Chairman
Gary Novak
Beth Epler
Marketing and Research Manager
Beth Epler
Stacy Palas
Recruiting Manager
Stacy Palas
Kristen Edelmann
Recruiting Manager
Kristen Edelmann
Stephanie Valleras
Talent Acquisition Manager
Stephanie Valleras
Becky Reeves
Recruiting Manager
Becky Reeves
Robbie McCracken
Talent Outreach Manager
Robbie McCracken
Olivia Zizak
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Olivia Zizak
Shaun Higgins
Recruiting Manager
Shaun Higgins
Mandy Haverdink
Recruiting Manager
Mandy Haverdink
Nick Vignone
Recruiting Associate
Nick Vignone
Erin Confortini
Recruiting Associate
Erin ConfortiniOur Team
At Lunova, we’re as good at finding talent for ourselves as we are for our clients. Meet our incredibly talented and hard-working team below.
Mike Novak
Managing Director
Christine Barber
Director of Recruitment
Gary Novak
Chairman
Beth Epler
Marketing and Research Manager
Stacy Palas
Recruiting Manager
Kristen Edelmann
Recruiting Manager
Stephanie Valleras
Talent Acquisition Manager
Becky Reeves
Recruiting Manager
Robbie McCracken
Talent Outreach Manager
Olivia Zizak
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Shaun Higgins
Recruiting Manager
Mandy Haverdink
Recruiting Manager
Nick Vignone
Recruiting Associate
Erin Confortini
Recruiting Associate
Predictive Synergistic Systems
The Predictive Index survey is a managerial assessment tool that provides insight into the natural workplace behaviors of prospective and existing employees – resulting in improved hiring decisions, team performance, overall communication, and workforce productivity.
The Predictive Index process improves effectiveness and productivity across all levels of your organization. As a practical, reliable indicator of workplace behavior, it helps you make sound, people-smart decisions with the best results for the company and for the people themselves. The Predictive Index process is a combination of assessment, education, and consulting.
Criteria On-Demand Assessments: HireSelect
Our comprehensive employment test portfolio includes assessments designed by leading experts in psychology, statistics, and psychometrics. HireSelect has the aptitude test, personality test, or skills test that meets your organization’s pre-employment testing needs including the Sales Achievement Predictor.
Sales Achievement Predictor (SalesAP)
A sales personality test that measures traits that have been shown to be critical to success in sales and sales-related jobs, including motivation, competitiveness, extroversion, goal orientation, and assertiveness. The SalesAP provides an overall recommendation on a candidate’s suitability for sales positions.
Self Management Group
A world leader, Self Management Group partners with clients to attract and select top potential and maximize results through the use of our proprietary, psychometric assessment tools, innovative self-management training, coaching and leadership consulting services.
Our wide range of role specific, validated assessment tools are suitable for selection, succession planning, leadership development, career management and coaching. Over the past three decades, our success has been built on a proven formula for the selection, development and retention of “self-managing” sales professionals, service representatives, IT professionals, managers and executives.
For more information on any of our affiliates, please contact Kristen Edelmann at (412) 329-7563 or kristen.edelmann@lunovagroup.com
Our Mission
Our mission is to be the solution of choice for identifying and acquiring exceptional talent. Our success is driven by forming strategic relationships with dynamic people and organizations. Every day we will improve as a company, as individuals, and as members of the communities we serve.
Long Story Short: We operate with integrity and we get the job done.
Our Name
The name Lunova is rooted in “Nova”, a star that releases material into the atmosphere and through the process becomes brighter. At Lunova, we are committed to finding opportunities for individuals to shine brighter. Allow us to find your next star.
Community Outreach
We place a tremendous value on helping to improve the communities that we live in. Below are a few of the organizations with which we participate. Please let us know if you would like more information or would like to get involved. Contact Stephanie Valleras: stephanie.valleras@lunovagroup.com
United Way
United Way of Allegheny County is a non-profit organization that helps volunteers meet the nonprofits that need their help. United Way creates long-lasting change and helps children and youth succeed, strengthens and supports families by promoting financial stability, ensures the safety and well-being of vulnerable seniors, assists people with disabilities, and provides information and referral sources meeting basic needs for residents of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
In March of 2014, the United Way honored Lunova Group with the Prestigious Good Neighbor Award. We are proud to be recognized alongside some great organizations such as the Pittsburgh Steelers, UPMC, and Highmark. This award honors companies that demonstrate a strong commitment to workplace volunteerism, along with the impactful work of volunteers throughout the community.
Beverly’s Birthdays
Beverly’s Birthdays is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing birthday celebrations for homeless children living in shelters in the Pittsburgh region. Regardless of personal or financial circumstances, they believe that all children should have a special birthday celebration. Corporate sponsors are encouraged to get involved by hosting Employee Fundraisers, holding In–Kind Donation Drives, sponsoring Treat Bags and being party volunteers.
Lunova partners with Beverly’s Birthdays as a Corporate Cheer for a Year partner and has been sponsoring monthly parties at Sojourner House MOMS, as well as volunteering at the events.
The Bradley Center
Bradley is a regional behavioral healthcare and child welfare system that provides comprehensive and caring services to children, youth and families. Bradley is recognized nationally by families, communities and professionals as a premier behavioral healthcare and child welfare organization that promotes the physical, social, emotional, educational and spiritual growth of the children, youth and families that we serve.
Arthritis Foundation
Leading the fight for the arthritis community, the Arthritis Foundation helps conquer everyday battles through life-changing information and resources, access to optimal care, advancements in science and community connections.
Lunova Group proudly partners with Arthritis Foundation Western Pennsylvania to help find a cure for the nation’s leading cause of disability. Our company has created a fundraising team to support the Pittsburgh Jingle Bell Run – a fun and festive holiday theme 5K that raises important funds raised benefit arthritis research.
PAART – Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team
PAART is dedicated to providing animals a second chance by transporting them from danger to safety. If an animal is in danger of being euthanized, displaced by a natural disaster, or in an abusive situation, the PAART team is ready to give them a chance at a new beginning. Lunova Group recently sponsored the rescue of 19 shelter dogs from Huntington, WV.
Dress for Success Pittsburgh
Clothing, connections, confidence! The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Big Brother Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters is the premier one-to-one mentoring program in Beaver County. Research shows that when matched with a caring “Big” volunteer, “Littles” do better in school, make healthier choices, have higher self-esteem, and get along better with peers and family members.
When the Bradley Center consolidated its campuses and moved to the current location in Robinson Township nearly 15 years ago, we knew that it would take a lot of hard work to turn the building into a home fit for children. Most of that work has been done by generous volunteers from companies like Lunova. Employees from Lunova Group have spent countless hours enhancing our campus and spending time with the Bradley kids. We are forever grateful for our friends at Lunova who are committed to building lives of possibility for the children at The Bradley Center.
—Emily Keiser
Development Coordinator at The Bradley Center
I worked with the awesome Lunova team for two years while I was the Volunteer and Development Coordinator at The Bradley Center. This energetic group helps throw birthday parties for the children each month, complete construction and maintenance projects around the building, run a holiday gift shoppe each December, and so much more. Whether they come to paint bedroom walls, wash the school vans, or play a highly competitive game of King Pin dodgeball, the Lunova employees always leave Bradley a little brighter. The kids at Bradley are so thankful to have a group of volunteers who will stop at nothing to bring smiles to their faces!
— Rachel Lancia
Former Volunteer and Development Coordinator at The Bradley Center
