Our Team

  • Mike McCarty

    CEO

    Mike has more than 30 years of violence prevention experience that includes being a violent crime detective prior to founding Safe Hiring Solutions. Read More…

  • Trisia McCarty

    CFO

    Trisia has more than 30 years of violence prevention experience that includes 20 years as a police officer before joining Safe Hiring Solutions full time in 2010. Read More…

  • Dora (DJ Weidner)

    COO

    DJ is responsible for compliance for the company that includes contracts, vendors, data providers, clients, employees as well as local, state, and federal compliance issues. Read More…

  • Don Keehner

    VP MinistryDefender Solutions

    Don comes to Safe Hiring Solutions with 30+ years of ministry experience from lead pastor to church planter to discipleship pastor at one of the largest churches in the U.S. Read More..

  • Caitlin Young

    Chief of Staff

    Caitlin joined the Safe Hiring Solutions team in 2017 with 10+ years of Operations Management experience with Starbucks Corp. Read More…

  • April Murray-Clayton

    VP of Client Success

    April works closely with all of our clients across all of our software solutions to ensure they have a positive user experience and leads our client services team. Read More….

  • Lisa Finley

    VP Business Strategies

    Lisa brings more than 25 years of Ed Tech and school safety experience and leadership to SafeHiring Solutions. Read More…

  • Sara Rohl

    Asst. Director Operations

    Sara joined SHS in 2018 as a member of our operations team that processes new orders that contain potential discrepancies. Read More...

  • Eric Stauffer

    Director of Software Architecture

    Eric brings 30+ years of technology leadership to Safe Hiring Solutions, including writing software, leading development & IT teams as well as business strategies and operations. Read More..

  • Dallas Uplinger

    Director of Operations

    Dallas joined the SafeHiring Solutions team in 2021 with 10 years of experience in county government working in the Parke County Clerks Office. Read More…

  • Ethan Utterback

    Director of Client Engagement

    Ethan is our Director of Client Engagement at SafeHiring Solutions. He focuses on maintaining and growing client relationships by working collaboratively with clients to ensure that we deliver solutions that result in mutual success and development. Read More…

  • Jeff Decker

    Asst. Director of Product & IT

    Jeff, as Asst Dir of Product & IT, encompasses all things data, IT, automation as well as documenting stories for the software development projects. Read More…

  • Buddy Gosey

    Business Development

    Buddy Gosey has spent the last decade helping church leaders cultivate disciple making cultures, develop leaders, and plant churches. After becoming a father, he developed a passion to help keep ministries safe and on mission. Read More….

  • Evan McCarty

    Project Manager

    Evan is a Project Manager at SafeHiring Solutions, helping drive the execution of the vision and mission of SHS and affiliated companies. Read More….

  • Lauren Overbey

    Mgr. Strategies & Tech Communication

    Lauren brings over 10 years experience in administrative support, client relations, and process optimization to her role as Manager of Strategies & Technology Communications at Safe Hiring Solutions. Read More…