Meet the Team

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Mari Alba

Office Manager

Mari has been with Express for 17 years. She started fresh in the staffing industry as an on-site specialist and worked her way up to Office Manager. She has a passion for helping people find their forever job and helping clients find their forever employees. She finds it rewarding to know she can contribute to people bringing their daily bread to the table and is a firm believer that service rewards and fulfills the soul. She's always open to lending a helping hand and is grateful and blessed to be a part of the Express Family.

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Itzel Arredondo

Front Office Coordinator

Itzel has 2 and half years in customer service. She loves meeting new people and being able to help them is even better. She considers herself a very amicable, joyful, and helpful person. She is very artistic and creative, so when she is not busy, she is drawing, painting, or making something new. She loves to visit new places and go to fun events.

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James Bowers

Business Developer

James recently joined the Irving office in September 2025. He came to the office with 4 years of experience with Express. We cannot wait to see James succeed with our office. We are sure that together we will do great things. He comes at a great time for our office, and we are sure that his experience will help us achieve continued growth.

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Mariana Castillo

Employment Specialist

Mariana joined Express Employment Professionals in September 2019 as an Employment Specialists. She is a people-person and spent several years in the Banking industry before stepping into a recruiting role. She believes there is nothing greater than helping people find great job opportunities and helping them do awesome things in their life. When Mariana is not keeping busy at work, you will find her spending time with her kids. She loves meeting new people and learning new things, so please feel free to stop and say hello to her when you are at the Express office.

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