05/19/2026
After 44 years of leadership, service, and vision, Steve York is retiring from CPI.
Steve founded Contract Professionals, Inc. on March 2, 1982, after serving in the U.S. Air Force and on the Michigan Medical Recruiting Team. What began as a staffing company became something much bigger: a mission-driven organization built around people, opportunity, and trust.
Steve’s legacy can be seen in the careers CPI has helped launch, the clients we have supported, the veterans and civilians we have connected to meaningful work, and the team culture he helped build over more than four decades.
As Steve retires, CPI proudly carries forward the values he established from the beginning: service, resilience, integrity, and purpose.
Thank you, Steve, for building the foundation we stand on today.
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