A Message From Simone Gans Barefield, CEO Gans, Gans & Associates is an executive search, human resources, and information technology consulting firm founded in Chicago in 1986. Today, our headquarters is in Plant City, Florida. gga's multi-cultural consulting team addresses a broad spectrum of our clients' human resources, information technology, and management needs. gga's human resources and information technology consulting services are built upon the accumulated experiences of our consultants – past leaders in the public, private, academic, and non-profit sectors. Together, we have years of management experience and can help lead organizations through the inevitable stresses and strains, both positive and negative, that every organization experiences. Simone Gans Barefield