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About SPA

Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates is a minority and female owned, retained executive search firm, specializing in providing executive recruitment services to colleges, universities, independent schools and not-for-profit organizations. We are comprised of more than 25 consultants and support staff located in two main offices (Los Angeles and Philadelphia), with three affiliated offices in Vermont, Virginia and Connecticut. The firm’s leadership team includes Shelly Weiss Storbeck, Alberto Pimentel, Chuck Bunting, Sharon Tanabe, Anne Coyle, Will Gates, and Steve Leo, all with extensive experience in conducting higher education, independent schools and not-for-profit searches. Collectively, they have more than 90 years of experience in the executive search industry and have conducted more than 1,500 executive level searches for higher education and not-for-profit clients over the course of the last 20 years. As a result, our collaborative approach, dedication to our clients, and continual focus on providing the highest possible caliber of candidates has become our trademark.