Buffkin / Baker, founded in 1999 in Nashville, TN, is a growing, national, retained, executive search firm. The members of the firm have extensive backgrounds in retained executive search, collectively bringing over 175 years of experience. Buffkin / Baker has offices in Cambridge, Charlotte, Dallas, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, and Winston-Salem. The firm has 9 partners nationwide. The professional staff of the firm has conducted over 1,500 searches for a diverse corporate and non-profit clientele.
Buffkin / Baker’s higher education practice is one of the most prominent in the country, having conducted over 700 searches for clients that include leading liberal arts colleges, community colleges, regional private and public colleges and universities, large public and private research universities, HBCUs, AAU institutions, health science centers, and public and private secondary education institutions. While this practice includes a distinct public and private education sector focus, we have also conducted searches for governmental entities and non-education nonprofit organizations. All these searches allow us to serve, and partner closely with elected or appointed boards and/or committees and have included positions such as: President, CEO, Executive Director, Superintendent, Head of School, and other senior level administrators. A brief overview of our higher education practice is included as a separate document.
Buffkin / Baker also has significant experience conducting CEO and other executive level searches outside of higher education. In addition to education, our practice areas include healthcare; digital transformation; private equity; entertainment; technology, media, and telecom; and non-profit organizations. Our clients include respected Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, non-profit organizations, public sector entities, and start-ups.
In addition to our US practice, through our global partnership, Panorama, we can respond effectively to the increasingly international demands of senior-level executive search in the higher education and non-profit sectors, as well as our corporate searches. With 42 offices, and multi-sector expertise across the globe, through Panorama we are able to offer our clients the advantage of a global team of colleagues with a commitment to excellence and service. Our global presence and reach provide coverage across key higher education markets, including Australia, Europe, and the Far East.
Buffkin / Baker is also a member of the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC), a select group of approximately 250 national/international search firms. We adhere to the ethical principles set forth in its “Code of Professional Practice.” For additional information, please refer to our website: www.buffkinbaker.com or the AESC website: www.aesc.org .
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As a national full-service CPA and consulting firm devoted to serving higher education and other nonprofit organizations, CapinCrouse provides professional solutions to organizations whose outcomes are measured in lives changed. For over 50 years, the firm has served universities, seminaries, and other nonprofit organizations by providing support in the key areas of financial integrity and security.
CapinCrouse offers a wide range of audit, review, tax, advisory, and cybersecurity services to help you achieve your mission. Whether your institution requires assistance with formulating clear financial performance reports, complying with changing accounting standards, assessing and reducing your cybersecurity risk, or evaluating and coaching your financial leadership team, we can customize a solution to meet your specific situation.
With a network of offices across the nation, CapinCrouse has the resources of a large firm and the personal touch of a local firm.
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Committed to these ideals, Craig Gaulden Davis meets the challenge of designing beautiful, functional and sustainable spaces where people gather to be enriched and enlivened. CGD has a vibrant history focusing on architecture, planning and interior design for the arts, government, ministry, libraries and education, including work on 36 college and university campuses.
Focused on people-first places, Design Collaborative is a national award-winning, Top 100 architectural, engineering, and interior design firm located in downtown Fort Wayne, Ind., with a second office in Charlotte, N.C., serving Fortune 1000 and other clients across education, healthcare, workplace, financial, industrial, community and other markets in 14 states. Founded in 1992, the firm’s mission remains to improve people's worlds through its people, passion, and process. Recently completed projects include: eight-time award-winning Riverfront Promenade Park, Van Wert Health Surgery and Inpatient Expansion, Skyline Tower, ORNL Federal Credit Union’s Corporate Office, St. Rita’s Medical Center Surgery Center, Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne Headquarters, Sweetwater Sound Distribution Center, Vera Bradley’s Design Center, ALEC Headquarters, and Indiana Wesleyan University’s Football Stadium. To learn more about Design Collaborative, please visit the website.
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Find Great People is a nationally-recognized recruitment and Human Resources consulting organization that specializes in multiple functional areas across industries throughout the United States, and internationally. FGP has been in business since 1982, serving as career partners for organizations and professionals. With 94% of our business coming from repeat clients, FGP’s goal as a business partner is to develop a long-term relationship built on performance and client satisfaction. We provide a “boutique” approach and process that is customized to meet your needs — We don’t believe an executive level search is “one size fits all.” The process is inclusive and customized to meet the needs of your organization. A hallmark of our approach is that we appreciate the valuable insights of your search committee and board. We deliver personalization in every search we work and provide the opportunities and resources to guarantee a perfect fit.
HRP Associates, Inc. is a multidisciplinary environmental consulting engineering firm that can help you in the fields of due diligence, property acquisition, environmental, health and safety compliance, site investigation and remediation, and asbestos, mold, and lead paint consulting engineering. Our staff of licensed professionals includes engineers, geologists, hydrogeologists, biologists, environmental scientists, industrial hygienists, ISO 14001 auditors, and compliance assistance inspectors and trainers.
Our consulting engineers will work closely with you to understand the relative ranking of your priorities, to advocate for your interests, and to develop customized solutions for your specific situation. To date, we have helped over 240 college and university campuses across the United States resolve their environmental, health and safety challenges.
HRP’s professional environmental engineers have been helping private and public organizations meet complex regulatory compliance obligations for over 30 years. Example services include compliance auditing, training, permitting, and industrial hygiene testing. HRP works diligently to keep you up-to-date with changes in federal, state, and local EH&S regulatory requirements and provide you with sound and practical solutions that you can realistically implement.
McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture is a studio-based, regional architecture, interior design and planning firm with 3 South Carolina offices - Charleston, Greenville, and Spartanburg. The firm has supported 35 colleges and universities in the southeast, enhancing educational attainment and the social experience with vibrant, flexible and cost-effective facilities to meet academic, athletic, housing, library and dining needs.
Pharos Resources provides a comprehensive approach to improve student outcomes. Our unique software and approach will strengthen early alert, student care, and retention on your campus. Our relationship-focused perspective allows you to identify at-risk students, eliminate campus silos, increase student engagement, and enrich your culture of student success.