About Cornerstone RPO

Cornerstone RPO (CRPO) is currently supporting companies headquartered in 26 states, while recruiting in all 50 states Canada and Mexico.  CRPO is a leader in talent acquisition solutions and one of the most diverse RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) companies in the United States.  CRPO offers a collaborative and adaptive approach to meet the recruitment needs of our clients.  Over the last 19 years, CRPO has delivered recruitment outsourcing solutions across all functions for various industries including but not limited to: Financial Services, Manufacturing/Consumer Goods, Information Technology, Hospitality, and Non-Clinical Healthcare in both the public and private sectors.  Our clients range in size from small private firms up to large Fortune 100 organizations.  Whether you are looking for a complete talent acquisition solution, need assistance for an expansion or corporate relocation,  or just need one of our experienced recruiters or sourcers to add bandwidth, CRPO has the solution for you.  At Cornerstone RPO, our mission is to help build great companies by assisting them in hiring to succeed, not simply survive, while empowering the lives of talented people. 

Our Principals

Rodney Ashby

Rodney Ashby is the Managing Principal of Cornerstone RPO and co-owns delivery, offering executive leadership and oversight over all of Cornerstone RPO’s operations and engagements. His role extends into the business development process serving as Cornerstone RPO’s subject matter expert in recruiting strategies, process design and project execution.

Rodney’s background of success started on the hard court as a Division I starting Center and Captain of his alma mater, Virginia Commonwealth University, where he also earned his B.S. Degree. His basketball career continued beyond his collegiate days and beyond the U.S. borders, playing professional basketball in Brazil and touring through Europe playing against the Harlem Globetrotters.

After coaching back at VCU, Rodney hung up his size 15 high tops and moved into the world of recruitment. Early in this new career Rodney found his professional passion, rising rapidly through the ranks of the nation’s largest IT and Communications Staffing Firm. After several years in leadership roles with a national management consulting firm specializing in Talent Acquisition, Rodney’s entrepreneurial instincts led him to cofound his own recruiting consulting company, Cornerstone RPO.

Dave Kenworthy

Dave co-owns delivery within Cornerstone RPO, offering executive leadership and oversight over Cornerstone RPO’s engagements. Dave’s focus is to provide thought leadership and drive strategy, focusing on the acquisition and development of CRPO’s consultants and creating effective value propositions for our clients.

Dave began consulting in the recruitment space 20 years ago with RD Raab, a leader and pioneer in RPO. During his time at RDR he supported and led engagements with many of the top financial services and software applications firms in the nation. Dave moved on from RDR to become a Partner at Cornerstone RPO.

Project Management

Jeff Beadles

Jeff is a Program Manager with CornerstoneRPO and has been in the recruiting industry since 2006.  He began his recruiting career in the biotechnology space for a few years before transitioning to Cornerstone RPO in a recruiting capacity.  Over the last 10 years at CRPO, Jeff has contributed as an individual consultant, lead small teams, managed client partnerships and now oversees multiple enterprise engagements.  Jeff is a Richmond native, Highland Springs Springer and VCU Ram.  He currently resides in Midlothian, VA with his wife, Meredith, and three daughters.

Ben Danahar

Ben Danahar joined Cornerstone RPO as the Vice President of Strategic accounts in January 2019 having previously directed a boutique RPO practice headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ben brings a wealth of recruitment industry knowledge and sales processes to enhance CRPO’s presence in the Mid-West markets.
Ben has been described as a strong innovator in the recruiting industry. Embracing and understanding the tools and technologies needed to get the best results from every project. Always approaching each client-partner interaction with an open mind and no preconceived ideas of what the perfect solution will be until all challenges and business objectives have been understood. Adept in identifying the most creative and cost-effective solutions for CRPO customers.
Through the creation of strategic alliances Ben has developed a network of Recruitment based solutions and tools that he is passionate about sharing. Always understanding the need to be creative and evolve as the Talent market continues to be a challenge for growing businesses.

Away from life at Cornerstone Ben has been fortunate enough to travel extensively spending time living in his native England as well as Spain and both North and South here in the US. As a UEFA B certified soccer coach Ben enjoys passing on his experiences from his playing days to the next generations.

Finance and Administration

Carter Dages – Chief Financial Officer

Serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Carter Dages provides primary leadership and oversight over the Company’s finance and accounting and helps to inform the Company’s marketing and operational successes.  Applying his 36 years of diverse business experience to Cornerstone RPO, prior to joining Cornerstone RPO’s team Carter served as the Vice President and CFO of Highway Service Ventures, Inc., Controller of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, and a CPA and Manager with KPMG.

Carter obtained his MBA from the University of Richmond and his BS in Accounting from Radford University.  Active in his community, he serves as the Treasurer of Rotary International’s District 7600 and is a member of the Rotary Club of Innsbrook.   In 2013 and 2018 he was proud to have organized two significant fundraising events on behalf of our nation’s wounded servicemen and women in conjunction with the Wounded Warrior Project.

Trista Sutphin – Human Resource Specialist

Trista joined Cornerstone RPO in 2015 as the Executive Operational Support Specialist. She came into the organization after completing her Master’s Degree in Human Resources. She served as support for Executive Management while overseeing operations, billing, payroll, and benefits administration. In her current role as the Human Resource Specialist, she not only continues to oversee accounts payable,  payroll and benefits, but she also handles onboarding, administration, time management, communication, and relations for CRPO employees. Trista currently resides in North Chesterfield, VA with her husband.