Partner Gerri WIlliams, EdD explores the growing challenge of presidential turnover at Historically Black Colleges and Universities during the podcast "Leadership Stability at HBCUs: Breaking the Cycle of Short Presidential Terms," hosted by Rob Adams and Hunt Scanlon Media. Drawing on her experience advising boards and leading presidential searches, Gerri explores why leadership stability matters, what’s [...]
CarterBaldwin Executive Search is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Gerri Williams to Partner. Since joining the firm in 2022, Gerri has played a pivotal role in advancing CarterBaldwin’s work across higher education and global nonprofit sectors. She has led complex, cabinet-level searches and partnered closely with presidents, executive teams, boards of directors, trustees, and [...]
CarterBaldwin Executive Search congratulates our colleague, Dr. Corey Dortch, on his appointment as the 79th President of the University of Georgia Alumni Association Board of Directors. Corey has served on the board since 2016 and now steps into this leadership role following nearly a decade of dedicated service to the UGA alumni community. A triple Dawg, [...]
As the length of tenure for sitting heads continues to decline, those who care deeply about the future of independent schools are asking what can be done to reverse this trend and bring a renewed stability to our school communities. This question was front and center at the November TAIS Heads’ Retreat as Jack Hall [...]
The Head of School search process has been described as a delicate dance, with both prospective candidates and boards or search committees putting their best foot forward in hopes of making a strong match. The search committee comes to the interview with carefully crafted questions, which the candidate answers with thoughtful, well-prepared responses. Both the committee and [...]
Partners Chris Hornsby and Jack Hall explore how retained search firms like CarterBaldwin play a pivotal role in shaping K-12 education leadership. Discover their expertise in finding the right leaders, emphasizing cultural alignment, and building lasting connections between candidates and schools. Gain insights into how their approach goes beyond recruitment, fostering relationships that deliver board confidence [...]
The CarterBaldwin team exercised their painting and landscaping skills earlier this week as they partnered with HouseProud Atlanta in their annual Day of Service. This was the second consecutive year CarterBaldwin teamed up with HouseProud Atlanta, a nonprofit organization that provides no-cost home repairs to low-income senior, veteran, and disabled homeowners across metro Atlanta. This year, [...]
Jack Hall, CarterBaldwin Executive Search Partner, has been awarded the SAIS (Southern Association of Independent Schools) Distinguished Service Award in recognition and honor of his 38 years of service to independent K-12 schools. The award is given by the SAIS Board of Trustees to a head of school or senior administrator in recognition of a long [...]
Partner Chris Guiney shares the importance of culture and its impact on organizations in a new podcast, "How Culture Impacts an Organization," hosted by Rob Adams and Hunt Scanlon. Chris leads the firm's energy and infrastructure practice and has more than 30 years of executive search experience spanning corporate, PE-backed and nonprofit sectors. In this podcast, [...]
CarterBaldwin Executive Search is proud to announce Chris Hornsby has become a Partner of the firm, leading the K-12 education practice. Chris joined the firm in 2015 with an expertise in healthcare IT recruitment, but quickly found his “sweet spot” at CarterBaldwin in the nonprofit and K-12 education spaces, where he has spent the past six [...]