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At age 37, Arlin- work at various mental health/mental re- of Minority, Women and Disadvantaged
da Moriarty, owner tardation programs. “I was always told by Business Enterprises (M/W/DBE), a vehi-
of Moriarty Consul- my supervisors that I was very good with cle which provides opportunity for minor-
tants Inc., said she scheduling and staffing. I felt this was my ity and disadvantaged entrepreneurs. The
had no intentions talent, and I just started utilizing my re- agency achieves this through the certifica-
of running her own sources,” she said. tion process, as well as offering technical
business. Moriarty’s Moriarty said every business needs assistance by way of helping with the im-
Ruth Byrd-Smith
company is a li- staffing. She took the initiative to learn plementation of a business plan, computer
censed and bonded what industries needed as far as staffing, software, and accounting education.
full-service staff- and she educated herself as to regulations. She said the process was easy and
ing agency, which She was encouraged from her last position, most helpful. “They are very diligent. They
recruits and places which only staffed one particular industry, follow-up and they help you through every
minorities in home to venture out on her own and staff a num- step of the certification process. They want
health care, cleri- ber of various industries. The company to see you succeed.”
cal work and labor even gave her some clients to start off with. “The department’s director, Ruth
Arlinda Moriarty
in the Pittsburgh, From that point, she says, it was like a wild Byrd-Smith, was just awesome. She uses
PA area. Moriarty’s flower. “I knew there were other people her resources to find out how to interface
largest staffing division is home health who needed services and staffing. I always your company with what the program of-
care and disability care. wanted to do more than just one targeted fers,” Moriarty said. She added that Byrd-
Starting out as a developmental care group.” Smith, even if unfamiliar with a particular
specialist supervisor at Allegheny Valley Upon hearing about Allegheny Coun- industry, would research that industry and
School, Moriarty said she learned about ty’s certification program, Moriarty sought still provide a wealth of resources.
the staffing industry. She then went on to help through the County’s Department cont’d on page 23