Ruppert names VP and a director of talent acquisition

Laytonsville, MD – Ruppert Landscape promoted Jay Long to serve as its vice president of human resources and added Cari Ciuba to its team to serve as director of talent acquisition.

“Our recent five-year strategic planning process highlighted the need to strengthen our HR department to support the organization and also ramp up our efforts around hiring, retention and reduction of turnover,” said Phil Key, president.

Long has more than 28 years of experience in the contracting industry and has been with Ruppert for more than 16 years as director of organizational and people development. As vice president of human resources, he will continue to provide day-to-day leadership over the range of the organization’s HR functions, including employee development, recruiting and safety.

Ciuba joined the company as director of talent acquisition to support its recruiting efforts. She has more than 20 years of experience in talent acquisition and management. She most recently held a position as director of talent acquisition for Bell Partners, a national apartment investment and management firm, at their corporate office in North Carolina.