Your Trusted Job Seeking and Recruitment Agency

About Us

We are your local recruitment and staffing agency for all of Lake and Mendocino Counties along with our sister office in Alachua County, Florida!

We provide temporary or permanent employees to our client sites. Our employees are pre-screened, qualified, and registered through our extensive application process. We strive to send out the best possible candidate(s) for our clients. The Works was started by Larry and Kandy Heal, a husband and wife team along with a dedicated staff.

We are proud to have a strong in-house staff to provide excellent service for our clients and employees.

At The Works we are dedicated to you and your company’s staffing needs.

Since 2003 we’ve received positive reviews consistently from clients and employees who have worked with us. Our most important win is making you a happy, life-long client.

It’s Not Just Business – It’s People!

Our Staff

Managing Director: Kristy Kelsay

Kristy is the Managing Director for our Ukiah office, where she leads the team in all business relations, including new client communications and employee introduction to our workforce.
She has extensive administrative skills acquired while working with other companies like UVMC and MCDH, among others, where she received glowing reviews. She has a background in business management, human resources, and employee supervision, giving her the perfect combination of knowledge to be the excellent director that she is.
Kristy’s hometown is Lakeport, CA where she lived for eighteen years and has now resided in Ukiah, CA for well over 20 years. She is a loving mother of four and enjoys the beach, walks in the redwoods and is a regular visitor to our coast. She truly believes that “It’s not just business, It’s people,” and her caring and compassionate yet professional personality allows her to run The Works, Inc. as so.

Contact Kristy
Office: (707) 467-0117
Cell: (707) 322-8049
[email protected]

Staffing Coordinator: Courtney Wirth

Courtney is the Staffing Coordinator in our Ukiah Office, where she works diligently to send the best possible candidates for our client requests and works closely with our employees. She came to us with experience in public relations after a sabbatical to be home with her children, whom she loves to spend time with. She has worked hard to operate and successfully take action to be a great coordinator. She brought with her the ability to multitask and work efficiently and professionally. She takes the time to listen to each applicant’s history and their specific needs and looks beyond the resume. She wholeheartedly cares and strives to send each applicant out to the most suitable and fulfilling position so that they, too, can look forward to going to work every day!

Contact Courtney
Office: (707) 467-0117
[email protected]

Founders: Larry and Kandy Heal

Larry and Kandy Heal, a husband and wife team who founded the company, are proud of the business they have built. Kandy started in January 2003 and Larry joined the business full-time in January 2004. They have worked hard to provide a comprehensive service for Lake and Mendocino Counties in Northern California as well as opening our Sister office in High Springs, Florida. They take pride in The Works, Inc. and are very happy to have the dedicated and loyal staff they have acquired. They recently moved to Florida where Kandy handles our accounting and back office work from our Florida location while working closely with our California staff. Kandy and Larry welcome any comments or suggestions you have to improve the services The Works provides.

Contact Larry or Kandy Heal
(386) 234-5670
[email protected]
[email protected]

Ukiah Receptionist: Tessa Kenyon

We are lucky to have Tessa working in our Ukiah office, providing you with professional and friendly service. Tessa came to us with experience in customer service and an eagerness to make your visit with us at The Works, Inc. helpful and informative. She will always greet you with a smile and a desire to help!

Contact Tessa
Office: (707) 467-0117
[email protected]

Company Courier: Roger Kelsay

Roger has been with our company for over fifteen years. We are thrilled to have him as our full-time courier providing invoice/paycheck deliveries and payment/time card pickups as well as handling many other tasks on the road for us! He is dedicated to prompt service with a warm personality and gentle smile! Always running right on time!!! You may contact Roger through our Ukiah office at (707) 467-0117.