Rita Santiago

Rita Santiago is an accomplished talent acquisition professional with extensive experience in various sectors. Currently serving as a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Universal Technical Institute, Inc. since August 2022, Rita specialized in recruiting for careers in the automotive and technical fields. Previously, as a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Avant Healthcare Professionals from February 2022 to August 2022, Rita focused on staffing internationally-educated nursing and allied health professionals. Prior roles include Talent Acquisition Specialist at DriveTime, where Rita contributed to staffing for the nation's largest privately-owned used car sales and finance company, and Senior Recruitment Consultant at ewi global talent solutions, specializing in infrastructure and engineering recruitment. Rita's career began at CEU Institute, where Rita served as Client Communications and Recruitment Specialist from 2015 to August 2020, managing a wide range of accredited professional development programs.