Management Team

Dan Wagner is president of Barton Associates, a division of Aspire Business Consulting.

An effective and strategic leader, Dan has over 12 years of executive search and staffing experience. His business development, executive search and accounting background has allowed him to partner in launching two successful Accounting and Finance search practices within the Delaware Valley. Dan has contributed to his success by building, mentoring and retaining his professional staffing teams. Dan is actively involved in the day-to-day business and maintains strong client relationships where his industry expertise is frequently leveraged.

Dan is a graduate of LaSalle University where he earned a BS in Accounting. He began his accounting career as a corporate internal auditor with DuPont. He is currently the President of the Mid Atlantic Association of Personnel Consultants (MAAPC) where he has been a board member for the last 7 years. Dan resides in Bucks County, PA with his wife Jennifer and their three children.

Bob Criscuolo, is vice president of Barton Associates, a division of Aspire Business Consulting.

Bob has over 20 years of experience in the staffing profession. He began his recruiting career co-founding and managing two successful search firms. In the past 15 years, he has launched, developed and directed two of New Jersey’s largest, privately-held recruiting firms, ConleyMorgan and Rylan Forbes Consulting Group. Rylan Forbes eventually merged with several, large specialty search firms and became ACSYS Inc. In February 1998, ACSYS Inc., with sales exceeding $100 million, completed its IPO on NASDAQ (ACSY). ACSYS was subsequently acquired by Netherlands-based Vedior Corporation in the summer of 2000 and is still growing today.

Bob’s responsibilities at Aspire includes building corporate client development, staff development and education, brand strategy, sales execution and delivery of client services.

Bob is a graduate of Drexel University where he majored in Accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American and New Jersey Society of CPA’s. Bob is married with three children and coaches youth ice hockey in the South Jersey area.

Diana Alkhal is currently Director of Direct Hire for Barton Associates for the Lehigh Valley market. Joining Barton in 2010, Diana has been recognized as one of the Top World Leaders in Staffing for 10 years, each year ranking in the top 5 of the country. She specializes in direct hire recruitment ranging from Finance/Accounting, Human Resources, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics. She takes pride in her working relationships with fortune 500 companies across the Lehigh Valley and Delaware Valley. Diana’s approach is to work for both the client and candidate to find the perfect position for both.

Diana graduated from Temple University with a Bachelors in Marketing with a concentration in Human Resources.

Jennifer Sands is the Staffing Manager at Barton Associates, Inc., a division of Aspire. Upon joining the Barton Team , Jennifer brought with her over seven years of experience in Staffing, Client Development, and Account Management.

Jennifer’s primary focus has been in the areas of Technology, Operations, Administration, and Allied Health. She takes pride in the strong and credible relationships she develops with her clients and candidates. She has assisted her clients in identifying high caliber Consulting and Direct Hire candidates during times of organizational growth and transition. Jennifer’s proven track record in the staffing industry has allowed her to succeed above the ranks of her competitors.

Jennifer is a Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC) and currently resides in Montgomery County with her husband and two children.