Our People
Managing PartnersShelly Weiss Storbeck
Alberto M. Pimentel
Partners
Charles I. Bunting
Sharon Tanabe
Principals
Stephen Leo
Ann Yates
Lesley A. Boyd
Susan Van Gilder
Associates/Support Staff
Nell Booth
Vicki Henderson
Rachel Kadosh
Lori Cunningham
Cindy Flank
Agnes Kiss
Emilia Peña
Salvador Venegas, Jr.
Shelly Weiss Storbeck
Managing PartnerStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, LLC
1400 North Providence Road, Suite 6000
Media, PA 19063
Phone: 610/565-2910 x202 (Assistant: Maureen Allen)
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Education
M.A. Bryn Mawr College (English)
B.A. Dickinson College (English and Religion) Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Background
Shelly Weiss Storbeck previously was the Managing Director of the Education Practice of A.T. Kearney, Inc., an international search and consulting firm. Ms. Storbeck has conducted more than 400 searches for public and private universities, colleges and schools, and not-for-profit associations and organizations. Before joining A.T. Kearney, Ms. Storbeck was a senior associate and Administrative Officer for the education practice at Korn/Ferry International.
Ms. Storbeck writes, speaks, and consults on issues relating to higher education across the United States. She has served as chair of the American Council on Education (ACE) Executive Search Roundtable and is a member of the ACE National Identification Program. Prior to entering the search industry, Ms. Storbeck served as Assistant to the President for Educational Affairs at Haverford College (Haverford, PA). In that post, Ms. Storbeck gained experience in all senior administrative searches as well as chaired Haverford’s Middle States Accreditation Process.
Ms. Storbeck taught English at the Baldwin School (Bryn Mawr, PA) and English and Religion at Phillips Academy (Andover, MA). She is a member of the Modern Language Association and former member of the Philadelphia School District Collaborative Committee for Schools and Colleges.
Alberto M. Pimentel
Managing PartnerStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, Inc.
1111 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 106
Monterey Park, CA 91754
Phone: 323/260-5057 (Assistant: Terry Payan)
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Education
M.Ed. Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
M.P.A. Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
M.A. Point Loma Nazarene University (Education Administration)
B.A. California State University, Los Angeles
Professional Background
Alberto M. Pimentel has led and managed hundreds of search assignments for a variety of public and private universities and colleges, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies over the course of the past 16 years. He has successfully recruited candidates for both academic and administrative positions for university systems as well as individual campuses. His experience includes conducting searches for Chancellors, Presidents, Provosts, Vice Presidents, Academic Deans, Executive Directors, Directors and Managers across all functional areas.
Mr. Pimentel was a Vice President in the Education and Non-Profit Practices of A.T. Kearney Executive Search. Previously, Mr. Pimentel was a search consultant in the Education Practice of Witt, Kieffer, Ford, Hadelman & Lloyd and a Principal in the Los Angeles office of Korn/Ferry International, working in that firm’s Education and Non-Profit Practice.
In his early career, Mr. Pimentel was a teacher, counselor, teacher advisor and program coordinator for the Los Angeles Unified School District
Mr. Pimentel is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Don Bosco Technical Institute and the California State University-Los Angeles ACCESS Center Advisory Board . Mr. Pimentel is an active participant in several community organizations in the Los Angeles area.
Charles I. Bunting
Consulting PartnerStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, LLC
Shelburne, VT
Phone: 802/985-4987
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Education
Ed.D. Harvard University
M.A.T. Harvard University (English)
B.A. Amherst College (English)
Professional Background
Charles I. Bunting conducts searches for senior positions in colleges, universities, and other non-profit organizations, and has been working in executive search since 2000. While Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges over the prior fifteen years, Dr. Bunting co-chaired and guided all of the system’s presidential searches.
In addition to his work in executive search, Dr. Bunting is a member of the Board of Trustees of Hampton University, is a member of the Board of Directors of United Educators Insurance RRG, and is a member of the Advisory Council for The Virginia B. Smith Innovative Leadership Award. Dr. Bunting also serves as senior advisor for Jobs for the Future and chairs the Board of Directors of the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden County, Vermont.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Bunting was a founding member of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, also serving as its Director and Deputy Director. He also served as Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Education during its founding year. Subsequently, he held two senior administrative positions at Vassar College. Dr. Bunting is a former chair of the board of trustees of the Council for Adult and Experiential Education (CAEL), President of the Harvard Graduate School of Education Alumni Association, and President of the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. He is also a former member of the Vermont Business Roundtable and the American Council on Education Commission on Governmental Relations. Mr. Bunting has been an adviser for many institutions, including the Association of Governing Boards, the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, the Cleveland Foundation, and the University of Maine System.
Sharon Tanabe
PartnerStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, Inc.
1111 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 106
Monterey Park, CA 91754
Phone: 323/260-5045
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Education
B.A. California State University, Fullerton (Music Education)
California State University, Sacramento (California Single-Subject Teaching Credential)
Professional Background
Sharon Tanabe has over 23 years of search experience including more than 15 at Korn/Ferry International, where she led the Higher Education practice for the Los Angeles Office. Over the course of her search career, she has conducted more than 350 searches. During the past six years, Ms. Tanabe has managed search assignments in all academic and administrative areas including president/chancellor/CEO, provost, vice president, and dean for a variety of private and public universities and colleges, governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, and foundations.
Before joining Korn/Ferry, Ms. Tanabe was a consultant with Hurd/Campbell, Inc., a physician recruitment company in Los Angeles, and previously served as a consultant in the military aerospace sector.
Stephen Leo
PrincipalStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, LLC
Reston, VA
Phone: 703/635-7373
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Education
B.A. The George Washington University (International Affairs & International Economics)
Professional Background
Stephen Leo is a founding principal of Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates. A seasoned search professional, Mr. Leo has conducted numerous searches in higher education and in the nonprofit sector for presidents, vice presidents, senior development officers, deans, and other executives. Prior to joining Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, Mr. Leo served as a consultant in the Education Practice at A.T. Kearney for six years.
Prior to joining A.T. Kearney Executive Search, Mr. Leo served as a senior search consultant at an international search firm placing senior executives in a variety of industries – corporate, academic and not-for-profit, for clients based in North America and Europe. While living in London, Mr. Leo served as Vice President for International Recruiting & Operations for a major international search firm based in Europe. Mr. Leo has worked on more than 120 searches, many of which have been in higher education.
Before entering the executive search industry, Mr. Leo held several positions at the George Washington University, working directly for the President of the University. Mr. Leo is currently active in a number of community organizations in Virginia and New York.
Ann Yates
PrincipalStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, Inc.
Nantucket, MA
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Education
M.A. Industrial/Organizational Psychology
B.A. Psychology
Professional Background
Ms. Yates has an extensive career in executive search supporting institutions of higher education and not-for-profit organizations. Her experience includes tenures with a nationally known boutique firm and most recently a top national executive recruitment firm. Before deciding to concentrate on executive recruitment, Ms. Yates held several positions in the human resources field. During her career in the corporate arena, she developed vast knowledge of corporate recruiting processes, retention programs and compensation issues. Ms. Yates' experience in the private sector provided an invaluable foundation for her transition to a successful career in executive search. Within higher education and not-for-profit institutions, she has successfully placed senior administrators across a broad array of levels including those of president, provost, vice president and deans as well as across a diverse range of functional areas such as academic affairs, student affairs, advancement, enrollment, finance and human resources.
Prior to joining Storbeck / Pimentel & Associates, Ms. Yates was a Consultant in the Education/Non-Profit Practice of Witt, Kieffer, Ford, Hadelman & Lloyd as well as the Educational Management Network.
Lesley A. Boyd
Associate PrincipalStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, LLC
Montclair, NJ
Phone: 973/783-7079
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Education
M.L.A. Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A. James Madison University (English and History)
Professional Background
Lesley Boyd has conducted numerous searches in higher education and in the nonprofit sector for presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other executives.
Prior to Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, Ms. Boyd served in numerous roles over a 13 year period in the Education Practice at A.T. Kearney, most recently as Director.
Susan Van Gilder
Associate PrincipalStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, LLC
Vienna, VA
Phone: 703/865-8817
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Education
B.A. The George Washington University (Germanic Languages and Literatures)Universität Salzburg, Academic Year Abroad
Executive Search Experience
Independent search consultant to a variety of higher education and non-profit clients, while living and working in Hawaii and Germany
Former Director in the A.T. Kearney Education Practice, an international search and consulting firm
Former Senior Associate for the education practice of Korn/Ferry International
Educational Experience
Manager of the information center and Liaison to the Board on career opportunity for minorities and women, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
Coordinator of numerous career development conferences for college and university advancement officers for CASE
Nell Booth
Senior AssociateStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, LLC
1400 North Providence Road, Suite 6000
Media, PA 19063
Phone: 610/565-2910 x203
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Education
M.A. University of Pennsylvania (History)
A.B. Bryn Mawr College (Greek and Religion)
Professional Background
Before joining Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, Nell Booth was the President's executive assistant and chief of staff at Bryn Mawr College. In that role, she served on the President's Cabinet, participated in institutional strategic planning and decision-making, and acted as the president's liaison for internal and external constituencies. She worked closely with the Board of Trustees, and was named Acting Secretary of the College in her final year.
While at Bryn Mawr, Ms. Booth was involved in searches for the positions of President, Provost, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Advancement Officer, and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid.
Prior to her work at Bryn Mawr, Ms. Booth spent several years in the Development Office at the Harvard Divinity School and in the Washington, D.C.-based investment responsibility research firm IRRC.
Vicki Henderson
Senior AssociateStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, LLC
1400 North Providence Road, Suite 6000
Media, PA 19063
Phone: 610/572-4296
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Professional Background
Before joining Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, Vicki Henderson spent seven years as an Executive Recruitment Specialist with a search firm specializing in the recruitment of higher education administrators. Ms. Henderson has led and managed the recruitment efforts for college and university presidential, provost, development, student affairs, finance and administration, dean and institutional effectiveness searches at both public and private institutions. Her work also includes searches within the non-profit sector where she specialzed in the areas of institutional advancement and development.
Ms. Henderson previously worked in the retail sector where she managed accounting and customer services functions.
Rachel Kadosh
Senior AssociateStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, Inc.
Oakland, CA
Phone: 510/601-6263
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Education
M.A. John F. Kennedy University (Psychology)
B.A. Vassar College (Psychology)
Professional Background
Ms. Kadosh has over 12 years of search experience including almost four years in her most recent role at the University of California, Berkeley where she conducted executive searches, served as an advisor on the recruitment process and acted as the manager of the employment services function.
Previously, Ms. Kadosh served as an executive search consultant at Schweichler Associates, a boutique search firm, where she focused on CEO and Vice Presidential searches for clients in the technology arena. Ms. Kadosh began her career in search in 1995 and has conducted more than 100 assignments, many of which have been in higher education.
Lori Cunningham
AssociateStorbeck/Pimentel & Associates, LLC
1400 North Providence Road, Suite 6000
Media, PA 19063
Phone: 484/927-4069
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Education
M.A. LaSalle University (Professional Communication)
B.A. Temple University (Journalism/Public Relations)
Professional Background
Prior to joining Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, Lori Cunningham was an Executive Search Consultant with The Higgins Group, specializing in the recruitment of senior level physicians and scientists within pharmaceutical and biotech firms.
Before entering the executive search industry, Ms. Cunningham spent nine years at Vanguard as a Marketing Manager and Education Consultant, working with many of the investment firm's largest corporate clients. Prior to her work at Vanguard, Ms. Cunningham held public relations and marketing management positions with Waste Management, Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company, and the American Red Cross.
Cindy Flank
AssociateStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, LLC
1400 North Providence Road, Suite 6000
Media, PA 19063
Phone: 610/565-2910 x205
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Education
B.S. Pennsylvania State University (Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management)
Professional Background
Cindy Flank has worked on senior level searches for public and private universities and colleges, not for profit organizations, as well as not for profit and for profit healthcare facilities and systems. She was previously a senior research associate at Diversified Search and Ray and Berndtson.
Ms. Flank has served as an associate and as an administrator of employee benefits at a major international human resources consulting firm.
Agnes Kiss
Director of Marketing & Business Development InitiativesStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, Inc.
1111 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 106
Monterey Park, CA 91754
Phone: 323/260-5042
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Education
Pursuing a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (Anthropology)
Professional Background
In her current role, Agnes Kiss is responsible for directing the strategy and execution of the business development and marketing efforts for our firm. Ms. Kiss has significant experience in all facets of the search process and has been exclusively dedicated to conducting searches for public and private universities and colleges for the past six years. Ms. Kiss previously served as a search consultant and research analyst in the Education Practice of A.T. Kearney Executive Search. Her experience in executive search spans over 17 years covering a broad array of industry sectors and functional areas.
Prior to joining A.T. Kearney, Ms. Kiss served as a Research Manager, Associate, and Local Area Network Manager for Morgan Samuels & Company, Heidrick & Struggles, and SpencerStuart. Ms. Kiss is a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants and the National Association of College & University Business Officers.
Emilia Peña
AssociateStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, Inc.
1111 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 106
Monterey Park, CA 91754
Phone: 323/260-5044
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Education
M.B.A. California State University, NorthridgeB.S. California State University, Northridge (Business Administration/Management)
Professional Background
In her current role, Ms. Pena is highly involved in multiple facets of the search process to include the strategy and execution of candidate indentification, recruitment, interview coordination, candidate and client management and candidate referencing. Ms. Peña has assisted in searches for several California State University campuses and non-profit organizations. Prior to joining Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, Ms. Peña served in various administrative, public relations and fundraising roles in leading non-profit organizations in Los Angeles, CA.
Professional experience
Board Liaison, Los Angeles Universal Preschool
Special Events Coordinator, The Salvation Army Southern California Division
Office Manager/Executive Assistant, The Salvation Army Southern California Division
Salvador Venegas, Jr.
AssociateStorbeck / Pimentel & Associates, Inc.
1111 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 106
Monterey Park, CA 91754
Phone: 323/260-5047
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Education
Occidental College
Professional Background
Mr. Venegas’ career in executive search has been exclusively dedicated to serving higher education, government, and non-profit clients. He has conducted searches for all senior administrative positions in higher education including: Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Deans. Recent clients include the University of California System (multiple campuses), California State University System (multiple campuses), and Colorado State University.
Mr. Venegas began his search career as a Research Analyst and an Associate at A.T. Kearney Executive Search. Prior to that, Mr. Venegas was a Content Development Manager for EarthLink, Inc.