Bill Lyons, President
Bill Lyons has more than twenty years experience in general, financial and accounting management. Bill served as Vice President and CFO of a large, private manufacturing company and has held a senior financial position with a Fortune 100 company. He spent four years as Managing Director for an investment banking firm in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was involved in mergers and acquisitions, business valuations and private equity placements. He is the founder and owner of Lyons HR, Inc., a multi location human resource company headquartered in Florence, Alabama.

Bill received undergraduate degrees in business from Freed-Hardeman University and the University of North Alabama, as well as an MBA from the University of Tennessee at Martin. He is accredited by the Institute of Business Appraisers and is certified by the Institute of Certified Business Counselors. Bill is a member of National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO), the American Staffing Association, and he is currently serving as a board member of the Shoals Economic Development Authority.

Pam Free, PHR - VP of Operations
Pam Free is an experienced human resource professional with more than fourteen years experience in the staffing industry. She began her career in the staffing industry in 1995 with JobCenter, Inc. and has held the position of Executive Vice President for five years.

Pam is an active member of the Society of Human Resource Management and has recently been elected to serve as the Treasurer for the Florence chapter for 2010. In the past she has served as President and Secretary/Treasurer of the Shoals Safety and Health Association and has served as an Ambassador with the Shoals Chamber of Commerce. She is also a Certified Staffing Professional through the American Staffing Association. She has extensive experience in the areas of Workers' Compensation Claims Management and Unemployment Claims Management.

Becky Houbregs, PHR - VP of Sales/Marketing
Becky is the Vice president of Sales & Marketing for Lyons HR, an Alabama based PEO with 7 locations in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. Before joining Lyons HR, Becky was a high school teacher in Birmingham, Alabama and later spent over 20 years in the staffing industry. Becky is the former President and CEO of a large staffing provider in north Alabama. In 2006 her company was acquired by Lyons HR and since then, Becky has led the Lyons HR marketing team. In 2007, Lyons HR launched its PEO division and Becky has successfully made the transition accounting for over 80% of the company's PEO sales to date.

Becky received her BS degree from Samford University in Birmingham, AL and she received her PHR designation from the National Society of Human Resource Management. Becky serves as the President of the Tennessee Valley Chapter of SHRM as well as the Director of Workforce Readiness for the Alabama State Council. She is also a member of the National Association of Professional Employers Organization(NAPEO).

Darin Wright, Director of Operations
Darin Wright has over fifteen years experience in financial and accounting management having held senior financial positions with global fortune 500 companies. He has also served as Controller for a large company in the automotive manufacturing segment and has managed financial, purchasing, logistics, IT, and engineering departments during his career in the manufacturing industry. Darin currently serves on the Board of the Helen Keller Festival and on the budget and finance committee for the Shoals Area Chamber of Commerce. Darin is also a mentor to a third grader through the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization.

Darin received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Athens State University.

Patrick Johnson, Director of Technical Services
Patrick Johnson is the Director of Technical Services for Lyons HR and has over fourteen years of experience in the field of Human Resources/Recruiting. He has led teams to recruit highly skilled professionals in the areas of IT, Engineering, Finance/Accounting, and Executive/Management level positions. He has worked with clients in the following industries: software development, healthcare, government (military, federal/state/local), automotive, aviation, corrections, music, universities, insurance, chemical, religious, retail, oil, assembly/production, and telecommunications.

Patrick has sourced technical talent and helped clients create solutions to everyday challenges throughout the US. Patrick is active in SHRM, .Net User Group, PMI, Java User Group, and IASA.

Janet Parris, PHR - HR Manager
Janet Parris is the Human Resource Manager for Lyons HRO. Janet has over fifteen years of professional experience in the field of Human Resource, Training, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance. Janet is a member of the National Society of Human Resource Management and an active member in the local chapter, North Alabama Society of Human Resource Management.

Janet received her BS degree in Management of Human Resource from Faulkner University in Montgomery, AL in December of 1994 and her MS degree in Management of Human Resource from Florida Institute of Technology in December of 2009. Janet obtained her PHR accreditation from the National Society of Human Resource Management.