Our Staff
Jim & Karen Starr
Owners, Starr family of companies
For over 25 years, my wife Karen and I have dedicated our lives to helping individuals and families navigate some of the most challenging moments they’ll ever face. Whether it’s recovering from catastrophic injuries, managing the complexities of workers’ compensation, or living with a debilitating illness, we’ve been there—advocating, guiding, and supporting every step of the way.
Our passion is rooted in purpose. There’s no greater satisfaction than seeing someone move from confusion and frustration to clarity and hope. We understand how overwhelming these processes can be, and our mission is simple: to make the difficult feel doable, and to ensure you never feel alone in the journey.
Along the way, we’ve built an incredible team of compassionate, skilled, and trustworthy professionals who share our values and commitment. Together, we deliver the service, attention, and results you deserve.
Kim Gunter
Career Coach
Kim is a mother of two grown daughters and a proud grandmother! She is a dog lover and enjoys quilting as well. Kim enjoys being a Career Coach because she’s able to closely interact with her client’s, and help them improve their lives.
Sarah Horton
Career Coach
This is Sarah. She has been working for Able Ready in the Ticket to Work program since Fall of 2020 and have enjoyed servicing this community and assisting them with getting back to work. Sarah has a Master’s in Social Work and over 9 years’ experience working with individuals with disabilities. This also includes 5 years’ experience working as a Career Counselor. Sarah is a mother, military spouse, and avid book lover who never passes up an opportunity to curl up with a good book. She really enjoys providing employment support through the Ticket to Work program and hopes you will reach out so she can help you too!
Ryann Stuart
Career Coach
Meet Ryann Stuart! Ryann is a knowledgeable career advisor with nearly three years of experience helping people find their path, land a job they love, and feel confident in their next steps in life. As a military spouse and mom of two, she knows how important it is to stay flexible, balanced, and focused – both within a career and in life.
In her free time, you can find her hanging out at the beach and spending time with her family.
What People are Saying
Sarah H. has been there for me every step of the way. This place is wonderful to work with. Thank you so much for helping me get back on my feet. Even though I am disabled working is not impossible for me anymore.
I was on disability for a few years and as my health conditions improved and I felt better I was determined to work! Sarah has been my rock for the past 2 years! She’s absolutely amazing and available for any & all questions I have from updating my resume, cover letter, assist with job leads and provide direction when I felt lost! She connected me with Lisa who is also wonderful and was extremely helpful when I had issues reporting my income to SSDI one phone call and Lisa had it handled after I tried for many months getting disconnected after holding for hours at times. I believe everyone at Able Ready Employment Network is ready to assist in any way needed from the initial phone I made forward any contact has been positive! I highly recommend working with them as I wouldn’t use any other agency!
I’ve been on disability for about 3 years and decided recently I was going to try to be more self sufficient and start trying to get back into work. I’ve been working with Mikah through the entire process and she’s amazing!! She’s so kind and very supportive!!! Every time I have doubts or need help with something she’s right there ready to help me through it and eager to do research on the topic. Highly recommend going through Able Ready!!
