Maria Escalante

Maria Escalante is an experienced talent acquisition professional with a strong background in recruiting for the Intelligence, Department of Defense (DOD), and commercial sectors. Currently serving as the Lead Talent Acquisition Manager at Tyto Athene, LLC since April 2021, Maria specializes in sourcing, interviewing, qualifying, and closing IT professionals. Prior to this role, Maria held significant positions at AT&T as a Talent Acquisition Manager and at Impact Innovations Group, Inc. as a Senior Technical Recruiter, focusing on Systems and Software Engineering candidates for the DOD and Intelligence Community. Maria's career began as an IT Headhunter at SRG - Strategic Resource Group, where responsibilities included full lifecycle recruiting and account management in the Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia regions.