Impact Story
A Female President Breaks New Ground
After a wide-ranging search, Elon University chose Connie Ledoux Book to be its next president.
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The Source for Service Excellence Leadership
Impact Story
Visionary Civic Engagement Leader Takes Helm of College Consortium
Finding an exceptional leader for a consortium means finding someone with a special combination of abilities.
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Sonya Malunda
President
Shelly Weiss Storbeck Managing Partner
Associated Colleges of the Midwest
Consortium
Associated Colleges of the Midwest
Consortium
Impact Story
A New Dean of Nursing Steers Construction and Growth
Mario Ortiz loved what he saw happening at Binghamton University's Decker School of Nursing and decided to take the lead.
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Mario Ortiz
Dean, Decker School of Nursing
Stephen Leo Partner
Binghamton University
Research University
Binghamton University
Research University
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A Transformative President Recognized for Leadership
In 2017, Nariman Farvardin, president of the Stevens Institute of Technology, was a recipient of the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Academic Leadership Award. In 2018, Stevens received the ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation.
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Nariman Farvardin
President
Shelly Weiss Storbeck Managing Partner
Stevens Institute of Technology
Research University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Research University
Impact Story
Researcher Brings an Advocate’s Passion to a Role with International Scope
Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates enjoys a close working relationship with the University of Denver.
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Pardis Mahdavi
Chief Academic Officer and Senior Associate Dean, School of International Studies
Susan VanGilder Partner
University of Denver
Research University
University of Denver
Research University
Recent Successes
Gale Etschmaier named Dean, University Libraries at Florida State University
Stephen Sutton named Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at UC Berkeley
Christopher Januzzi named Executive Director and CEO of The Electrochemical Society
Thought Leadership
SPA Partner Sue May Shares Insights at 2018 Women in Higher Education Leadership and Mentoring Conference
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Our TeamClients Return to Us Again and Again Because Their Success Is Our Priority
One goal is fundamental to our close working relationships with clients: identifying exceptional candidates with the blend of knowledge, talents, style, and vision to thrive at specific places in specific roles.
Recent Successes50%
of our placements are women, and one quarter are people of color.
74%
of our presidential placements since 2007 are still in office
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80%
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