Dave is Managing Partner of CarterBaldwin. His practice spans senior executive searches for a diverse client base of global corporations, mid-market companies, and non-profit/mission-oriented organizations. He works extensively with portfolio companies of leading PE and Family Offices. Many of Dave’s clients have a heavy focus on purpose and values in their organizations.

Dave entered the executive search business in 2010 after a successful 25-year business career that included selling for Xerox and marketing for Coca-Cola. Dave was also founder & the chief revenue officer of a software business that he and his partners grew to a large-scale success with hundreds of enterprise clients, ultimately selling the company to Thomson Corporation, a strategic buyer. Dave was retained after the sale and spent five additional years integrating the company, leading corporate development/M&A, and then running a group of P&Ls as SVP & GM for Thomson Reuters.

Dave’s large company and successful entrepreneurial experience gives him a distinct client and candidate understanding and empathy that distinguishes his search practice. Having successfully led hundreds of searches, Dave’s typical client sees him as an extension of their c-suite, teaming to build and strengthen the leadership team and future leaders of their companies across virtually all functional areas.

Dave has a Master’s in management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA in political science from Lawrence University. He and his wife Mary Anne have four children. Dave is on the board of the US Ministry for Cru as well as the Sandy Springs Mission. He enjoys mountain biking, trail running, cooking, and an active outdoor lifestyle.

Ali joined CarterBaldwin in 2018 as a Search Coordinator. Our unofficial “Chief Experience Officer,” Ali also manages all CarterBaldwin employee events, outings, and philanthropic activities with an incredible eye for detail and quality.

After working for former President and Mrs. Reagan as Director of Special Events for The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation organizing conferences, lectures and community events, Ali accepted a position as Chief of Staff to Mrs. Newt Gingrich in Atlanta. Before joining CarterBaldwin, Ali was Chief of Staff to the leadership team at Convergent Media Systems.

A native Californian, Ali graduated with a BA in history from the University of California, Los Angeles. Ali is a proud mom to a recent Florida State University graduate! Her daughter earned a degree in Business Marketing with a minor in Entrepreneurial Business and is currently on the hunt for her dream job. Now officially an empty nester, Ali and her husband Johnny enjoy spending time going to the movies, rediscovering Atlanta, and channeling her inner artist by painting on canvas.

Allison joined CarterBaldwin in 2021. She brings more than 20 years of diverse executive assistant and project management experience to the firm, most recently as the IT Project Coordinator at EY. There, Allison successfully managed multi-million-dollar budgets, streamlined complex business processes, and led IT training and project coordination. She won numerous EY Bravo and Ovation awards for her outstanding contributions and was tapped to lead the EY Helix Professional Women’s Group to empower and develop women across the project.

Prior to EY, Allison spent 16 years at Johnson & Johnson as Region Business Coordinator, providing sales and administrative supporting to executives and sales teams, executing multi-region launch meetings and events, and managing human resources responsibilities. She received the Standard of Leadership award for her design and implementation of business and team development initiatives.

Allison received her professional education at Georgia Perimeter College and Georgia State University and is certified in agile project management. A Georgia native, she enjoys hiking, gardening, and spending time with family.

Andrea McDaniel Smith leads the Washington, D.C. office for CarterBaldwin Executive Search and serves clients in the nonprofit, education, international and economic development, philanthropy, and public policy sectors.

Andrea joined CarterBaldwin in 2015 following more than 15 years of distinguished work in public service, and nonprofit organizations. Andrea served in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, advising George W. Bush on his appointments to government agencies. She also played a key leadership role in the recruitment and assessment of hundreds of senior individuals as the Deputy White House Liaison at the U.S. Department of State.

Following her government service, Andrea moved to Kigali, Rwanda and co-founded a nonprofit organization focused on education and community-based development. That experience led her to co-produce the award-winning documentary film, Mama Rwanda, which tells the story of women overcoming extreme poverty through entrepreneurship. She then spent a season at the Aspen Institute, promoting entrepreneurship and education in the Middle East and North Africa.

Andrea serves on the Board of Directors of The Veritas Forum and Faith and Law in Washington, D.C. Andrea, her husband, Adrian, and their young son and daughter split time between Washington, D.C. and Gering, Nebraska, where Adrian represents the 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Beth joined CarterBaldwin in 2017 as a Search Coordinator, bringing over 20 years of experience in management, operations, and administration to CarterBaldwin. Beth grew up in Atlanta and graduated from The University of Georgia. Previously she worked for Macy’s Corporate Security as the Senior Programs Manager, Medtech College as the Operations Support Specialist, in addition to owning several small businesses.

Beth and her husband live in Woodstock and have a son who graduated from The Georgia Institute of Technology and is commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army.

Bill Peterson serves at the helm of the nonprofit and higher education practice at CarterBaldwin, specializing in recruiting presidents and senior leaders for universities and nonprofit entities. With over 25 years of experience in executive search, Bill has overseen hundreds of searches for key leadership positions, including chief executive officers, presidents, provosts, and associated roles within these organizations. Additionally, he has successfully placed senior executives for corporate clients operating in related sectors.

Before joining CarterBaldwin, Bill spent six years as a partner in the Atlanta office of a national recruiting firm, where he was pivotal in establishing both healthcare and higher education practices. He began his career in search focused on the healthcare sector, recruiting physicians and executives for health systems and academic medical centers.

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Bill values family and community engagement. He and his wife of over thirty years, Angela, are committed to actively participating in nonprofits that serve children and families.

Chad has spent over a decade in executive search, successfully advising clients and placing executives in venture capital, private equity, family owned, and publicly traded organizations across a variety of industries including manufacturing (industrial and consumer goods), distribution, retail, healthcare, and financial services. He has successfully completed more than 150 search engagements.

Chad sets himself apart by being diligent and intentional in cultivating and maintaining relationships with people – whether it is a friend, colleague, candidate, or a new or recurring client. In his role as Associate Partner, Chad leverages this affinity for engaging partnerships with market knowledge and strategic analysis to help clients address their most pressing leadership needs.

Prior to joining CarterBaldwin in 2016, Chad worked in IT talent acquisition before moving to a boutique executive search firm, where he worked in candidate research and generation for a mix of publicly traded and private equity backed healthcare and retail entities.

Chad holds a BS in communications from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is an avid Vols and Atlanta sports fan. He currently lives with his wife and daughter in Brookhaven, GA and when he’s not supporting his teams, Chad enjoys boating and golfing. He is a supporter of the Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia and is an active volunteer at Hillside Atlanta, a local mental health non-profit that assists troubled youth.

Chris joined CarterBaldwin in 2016 and leads the firm’s energy and infrastructure practice. Chris’s clients include energy, power, utilities, communications, and infrastructure businesses as well as professional services firms. For more than 30 years, Chris has assisted companies with critical team-building initiatives including executive search, succession planning, executive effectiveness, and organizational design.

Previously, Chris led global executive search consultancies and founded and led his own executive search and leadership consulting firm – The Guiney Group, LLC. Earlier in his career, Chris served as the Coordinating Partner for the North American industrial consulting practice at Ernst & Young LLP and the National Managing Director of KPMG’s North American energy and technology practice.

Chris graduated from the State University of New York College at Oneonta with a BA in psychology. He teaches graduate courses on a variety of topics including executive and organizational leadership and executive relationship development and is a guest lecturer at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business and Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.

He is active in the local community, serving on the boards of ToolBank USA and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He is also the Founder and Executive Chairman of ShamRockin’ for a Cure, a national charitable benefit serving the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Chris lives in Alpharetta and enjoys spending time with his three sons in his free time.

Chris leads CarterBaldwin’s faith-based K-12 education practice, where he conducts Superintendent, Head of School, and President searches for independent Christian schools, both traditional and Classical, educational ministries of churches, and university-model Christian schools. Through his work with nonprofits, colleges and universities, K-12 schools, and their leaders and boards, Chris knows firsthand how the right leader can transform an organization. He has developed a broad network of professionals within these verticals and gained a deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities their organizations face. With this industry insight, Chris is able to ask the right questions, identify the right candidates, and provide the right counsel to clients through all phases of a leadership transition.

Prior to CarterBaldwin in 2015, Chris was Director for a leading national recruiting and consulting firm and was responsible for building new strategic partnerships with national clients in the healthcare IT arena. Earlier, Chris was Executive Director of Radical Mentoring, a nonprofit that leverages the life experience of more senior professional men to mentor younger men in intentional small group settings. Under Chris’s leadership, Radical Mentoring adopted a web-based model that expanded their global footprint and scale significantly.

Chris began his career at a start-up software company, selling to university systems, for-profit training centers, and corporate entities. The company was ultimately sold to Kaplan, a worldwide leader in certification and test preparation, assessment, and learning services. Following the acquisition, Chris’s role expanded to Regional Director of Sales, where he continued to sell software solutions into the education market.

Chris holds a BBA in finance from the University of Georgia and serves as a trustee for Mount Pisgah Christian School in Johns Creek, GA and is an advisor for The 3:15 Project. With three middle and high school children, Chris and his wife, Shanna, are always on the move. When he does get a free moment, Chris enjoys outdoor sports, cooking, and exploring Atlanta’s great restaurants.

Corey brings more than 20 years of real-world experience as a higher education administrator to his role as a Search Consultant. He joins the firm from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, where he most recently served as associate dean for the Evening MBA program. Corey spent his early career in Emory’s division of campus life.

Corey set and accomplished the goal of traveling to 40 countries by the age of 40. He also served as an ambassador for Goizueta, leading student groups in the school’s global experiential program, a partnership with major corporations and sister universities designed to bridge the gap between the classroom and the international business community.

Corey earned his BS, master’s, and PhD from the University of Georgia. He was selected as one the school’s 40 Under 40 honorees and continues to serve his alma mater as vice president of the alumni board. He is a member of the advisory board for 21^st Century Leaders, a non-profit that connects high school students with business leaders across Georgia to leverage diversity, explore career opportunities, and develop leadership skills for the workforce, and was a Class of 2020 Leadership Georgia participant.

When they’re not hanging out with their son, you’ll find Corey and his wife Amelia exploring Atlanta’s restaurants, festivals, and cultural activities, and of course, watching their Georgia Bulldogs play. On Sundays you can spot Corey singing in his church choir.

Dave Sobocinski is a Founding Partner of CarterBaldwin Executive Search. With almost thirty years in search, Dave has executed hundreds of searches across the US for CEO, C-suite, and other critically strategic executive roles. His clients have ranged from middle market PE investments to Fortune 500 companies primarily in the manufacturing and distribution arenas. These companies tend to be focused on transformational strategies and investments that require new leadership to guide them through their next stage of evolution, such as roll-ups, turn-arounds, or other major strategic initiatives.​

​With Dave’s leadership, CarterBaldwin has been named twice to the prestigious Inc. 500 list of fastest growing privately held companies, which has succeeded that with Hunt Scanlon’s annual recognition as a “Top 50” and a “PE Power 75” firm. As well, CarterBaldwin was named by Forbes as one of “America’s Best Executive Search Firms” multiple years in a row.​

​Before founding CarterBaldwin, Dave led a regional search firm to national prominence, expanding it throughout the Mid-Atlantic and New England markets. Prior to entering the executive search industry, Dave worked in a consumer products roll-up, where he had business development and sales responsibilities across the Southeast.​

​Dave earned his BS degree from James Madison University.​

He is an active supporter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and Hire Heroes USA. He spends his personal time traveling and skiing with his wife and three active sons and has ambitions of beating his wife at tennis in the coming years.​

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Derek joined CarterBaldwin in 2005 and has a history serving clients across multiple industries, including B2B services, technology, and manufacturing. Derek has earned a strong reputation for client service by being involved in every step of the search process and supporting each of the stakeholders involved to ensure a successful outcome.

He has successfully recruited and placed CEO and other c-suite leaders across North America. In addition to Derek’s responsibilities as an Associate Partner, he has been the leader of CarterBaldwin’s recruiting and research functions and serves as the key driver of the company’s proprietary search process and search technology platform.

Before joining CarterBaldwin, Derek was a consultant with the nation’s largest physician recruiting firm, where he recruited physicians and department leaders for leading health systems. A New York native, he earned his BS in business administration and marketing from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He enjoys fitness, real estate investing, and is a passionate 49ers fanatic.

Emmie joined CarterBaldwin in 2014 and is a senior member of the research team. She has significant research experience across all CarterBaldwin’s practice areas, spanning both the corporate and nonprofit sectors.

A lifelong learner, she enjoys the analytical and complex nature of the research department and is passionate about research as a tool for recruiting and business development. She views each search engagement as an opportunity to continue to build on her accumulated expertise and leverage that knowledge when solving each client’s specific leadership needs.

Prior to joining the firm, Emmie worked in government healthcare and higher education settings, with a focus on curriculum development and employee training and enrichment programs. She began her career working for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where she developed a passion for mission-based work which ultimately attracted her to CarterBaldwin.

An avid Gator fan and Florida native, she earned a BA in English from the University of Florida with a focus on composition and literature.

In her free time, Emmie loves cheering for her own Florida-based sports teams and has also found herself becoming a bit of a Braves fan, thanks to her husband. When she’s not watching sports or out exploring the city, she enjoys reading, working on home improvement projects, supporting the Atlanta art scene, and volunteering with a local community improvement organization.

Gerri brings a powerful combination of real-life experience, recruiting and search management expertise, and a dynamic leadership style to her work at CarterBaldwin. Since joining the firm, she has led higher education cabinet and global nonprofit searches, partnering with key leaders, Boards of Directors, trustees, and search committees in successful placements.

Gerri began her career as a K-12 school administrator before pivoting to higher education, where she served in leadership positions in program implementation, admissions, and financial aid at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Texas at San Antonio, Our Lady of the Lake University, North Carolina Central University, Central Carolina Community College, and North Carolina State University.

Following her university service, Gerri founded an education consulting firm that provided program development and evaluation strategies, assessment tools, and grant writing services to colleges and universities, community colleges, K-12 school systems, and non-profit organizations. Over the course of her career, she has secured over $23M in federal, state, corporate, and foundation grant funding.

Prior to joining CarterBaldwin, Gerri worked at a regional executive search and leadership development firm focused on nonprofits and higher education clients. Gerri holds a BA in interdisciplinary studies (elementary education) and an MA in adult and higher education from the University of Texas at San Antonio and earned her EdD in educational leadership with a specialization in higher education from Lamar University.

Gerri, her husband of 26 years, and their teenage daughter live in Durham, NC, where they enjoy spending time with her extended family. Gerri is also an active member of King’s Park International Church, serving as a deacon and in a leadership role with the women’s ministry.

Greg is an accomplished executive search consultant with more than twelve years of experience in the industry, spanning staffing, corporate recruiting, and both large and more specialized executive search firms. While he considers himself a generalist, Greg focused on roles within the financial sector, recruiting senior and executive level finance and accounting executives for both a large executive search firm and a boutique firm prior to joining CarterBaldwin. Greg is driven by an insatiable appetite to learn “all things business,” and is energized by finding the right hire for varied corporate clients through a consultative approach.

A New Jersey native, he began his career with a staffing firm that specialized in IT, finance, and engineering roles before moving into corporate recruiting roles with Michael Kors and Equinox Group, an American luxury fitness company.

Greg earned his BS in economics from Bucknell University, where he was a wrestler and played club rugby. He continues to use his wrestling skills as a coach and mentor at nearby Sequoyah High School. He lives in Canton, GA with his wife Katie and two small children. In his free time, you will find him in the kitchen cooking something from his home garden, or in his “happy place,” sitting on the deck next to a very full and fragrant smoker.

Jack Briggs serves as a strategic advisor, keynote speaker, and executive mentor focused on one mission: transforming leaders and organizations by sharpening their decision-making capabilities to act with unwavering confidence when it matters most.

He is a battle-tested decision-making expert with over four decades of high-stakes leadership experience across military operations, higher education, and non-profit sectors. As a fighter pilot and general officer, he commanded tens of thousands of warfighters in combat zones including Afghanistan, culminating in a role as North America’s strategic defender against critical threats. His 30+ year military career forged his expertise in time-sensitive, consequential decision-making environments where clarity and precision determined mission success.

For the past decade, Jack has applied these decisive leadership principles to guide higher education institutions and non-profits through complex, mission-critical challenges. Jack currently serves as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Public Safety Operations at the University of Colorado Boulder. He also served as Vice President, Global Resiliency and Security at New York University and as President and CEO of Springs Rescue Mission in Colorado Springs, CO.

Jack earned his Doctorate in Education Leadership and Innovation from New York University. Additionally, he holds three master’s degrees focused on international relations, economics, and national security from Troy University, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and the USAF Air War College and is a graduate of the Air Force Academy. He routinely teaches at the graduate level on Non-Profit Executive Leadership and Board Development. In over 35 years of marriage, Jack and Margaret have moved 21 times so their three grown kids naturally live all over the country.

Jack brings a lifetime of commitment to independent K–12 education – as a boarding school student, teacher, coach, administrator, head of school, trustee, and executive search partner – to his role as a strategic advisor at CarterBaldwin.

After his tenure as a partner at CarterBaldwin, Jack relocated from Atlanta to Richmond, Virginia, where he now serves as Upper School Head at The New Community School, an independent, co-educational day school for students with dyslexia.

Previously, Jack was Head of School at The Walker School (2011–2022), where he led the school’s largest capital campaign and launched the New Avenues Immersive Dyslexia Program. He also spent twelve years as Head of School at Augusta Preparatory Day School and eleven years at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta as a teacher, coach, and administrator.

Jack has also served as Chair of the Head of School Search Committee and as Board Chair at The Stony Brook School.

He holds a BA from Davidson College, an MS from Georgia State University, and an MA from Columbia University, where he was a Klingenstein Fellow. A graduate of The Stony Brook School, Jack and his wife, Cathy, have been married for more than 35 years and are proud parents of two adult children and grandparents of three. A native Atlantan, Jack is a devoted Braves fan, Sunday School teacher, and yardwork enthusiast who treasures time at the lake or in the mountains with family.

Since joining the firm in 2021, Jake has honed his research skills across the gamut of CarterBaldwin searches, including both corporate and nonprofit. Before entering executive search, Jake spearheaded organizational effectiveness initiatives and new business opportunities for several small businesses and nonprofit organizations, including his alma mater, Corban University. Jake enjoys learning about each new role and organization with an eye towards delivering the best solution for our clients. He is motivated by a persistent desire to actively make a difference in the world.

Born and raised in southern California, Jake earned his BS in Business Administration from Corban University in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, where he was active in student governance and resident life, and met his wife of three years, Abbie, a recent graduate of Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health.

Outside of work you can find Jake cooking, reading, listening to podcasts, or enjoying nature. He spends as much time as possible watching sports, especially motorsports and his beloved Los Angeles Dodgers. He and Abbie are active in their church in southwest Atlanta and actively serve with a community-based nonprofit in the area.

Jen is the newest member of our independent K-12 practice. Her lifelong passion for independent education was sparked at The Stony Brook School in New York, where she boarded as a high school student. This foundation led to leadership roles as Director of Alumni at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, NH, and Director of Development at Calvary Day School in Winston-Salem, NC.

Jen transitioned to the executive search industry in 2012 and has worked with a diverse range of clients including state university systems, independent schools, national nonprofits, and grassroots organizations.

Jen holds a BA in psychology with a minor in accounting from Gordon College in Wenham, MA. A native of western North Carolina, Jen spent more than half her life in New England and has been married to her Bostonian husband, Rick, for over three decades. They now reside in Black Mountain, NC, and have four sons and two daughters-in-law. She is actively involved in her community, serving at Bounty and Soul – a hunger relief nonprofit, and volunteering at her church. In her free time, she enjoys gravel biking, traveling, hiking tall mountains, or trying new recipes from various cuisines.

Jennifer is a Founding Partner of CarterBaldwin Executive Search. She has achieved national recognition for her expertise in executing CEO and other c-suite searches for both public and private clients ranging from privately held/emerging enterprises to Fortune 1000 companies.

With 25 years of executive search experience, she has worked across all industries but maintains a core competency in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. She has also successfully partnered with numerous Boards of Directors of privately held (often family-owned) businesses across the country to recruit their first outside executive leaders, ranging from the CEO to the necessary supporting leadership team.

Under her leadership, CarterBaldwin has been named twice to the prestigious Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing privately held companies and is consistently recognized among the top 50 retained firms nationally. The recipient of numerous awards in the search industry, Jennifer was recognized by Catalyst Magazine as being among Atlanta’s Top 50 Entrepreneurs.

Jennifer is active in supporting JDRF, where she served as President of the Board, Georgia Chapter for two years and is currently on a committee supporting the International Board. She is a proud mother of three boys and on the Board of YMSL, Northeast Atlanta Chapter, a service-oriented organization that she participates in with her sons.

Jennifer is a graduate of Auburn University with a BS in international business, minoring in finance.

Jodi Delikat joined CarterBaldwin in 2006 and has been an instrumental member and leader on the Administration Team.

In addition to anchoring the firm’s general office administration, she has been the primary driver of our administrative best practices as well as our search technology platform. Jodi has been the lead Project Coordinator on more than 300 successful searches. A critical spoke in the administrative wheel, Jodi also manages the development of client search profiles as well as external search communications.

When not manning the administration ship, Jodi finds time to volunteer at North Fulton Community Charities. In her spare time, Jodi is an avid reader and potter, and enjoys going to local music venues to support her daughter on lead guitar, where she and her all-girl rock band perform regularly.  She also frequently visits her son at Mississippi State University where he is a Freshman.

Jodi attended Georgia Southern and is a Georgia native.  She and her husband live in Roswell with their dog.

Kevin brings more than 15 years of experience in higher education, nonprofit leadership, and executive advising to his role as a search consultant.

As a first-generation college graduate and the son of Cambodian refugees, Kevin’s passion for higher education is deeply personal. He formerly served as Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship and TRIO McNair Scholars Program at Lee University, where he designed and implemented innovative research initiatives and experiential learning programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. His efforts were instrumental in advancing educational equity and breaking cycles of generational poverty.

The success of these programs garnered the attention of other schools. Kevin began consulting, training, and advising other organizations, eventually working with 68 colleges and universities as well as executive leaders in sectors outside of higher education on similar initiatives and strategic planning projects.

Kevin earned an EdD in higher education administration and a BS in sports management from Union University, as well as an MA in intercultural studies and TESOL from Wheaton College.

In his free time, Kevin enjoys pickleball, traveling, fitness programs, and spending quality time with his wife, Carly, and their two elementary school-aged daughters at the beach. He and his wife lead the kid’s ministry team at Gospel Community Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and he volunteers at United Way of the Ocoee Region, the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, and World Relief.

In his role as a search consultant, Matt works with a broad spectrum of CarterBaldwin’s nonprofit clients, including higher education, K-12 schools, seminary, and mission and faith-based organizations.

He brings almost 20 years of experience in higher education to his role at CarterBaldwin. He joined the firm from Southern Seminary and Boyce College, where he was Vice President for Enrollment Management. In addition to recruiting and retaining students, Matt was the founding Director of the Seminary’s Center for Student Success. Matt began his career in higher education at his alma mater, Cedarville University, as Resident Director in the office of Student Life and Academic Enrichment and an adjunt professor, teaching courses in history, government, and communications.

Originally from western New York, Matt holds an MPA from Cleveland State University and a BA in communication studies and public communication from Cedarville University. He lives in Louisville, KY, with his wife, Stephanie, and their two elementary school-aged daughters. A devoted reader, Matt is particularly interested in nonfiction history. When the weather is nice, he and his family enjoy spending time outdoors in Louisville’s beautiful local parks.

Melissa joined CarterBaldwin in 2019. An Ohio native, Melissa has a Broadcast Journalism degree from Bowling Green State University and spent more than 12 years in healthcare public relations in Baltimore and New York, working alongside and promoting some of the most outstanding physicians and their work in the world’s leading health care systems.

After spending nearly a decade at home raising her now 23-year-old daughter and 21-year-old son in Baltimore and Alpharetta, GA, Melissa jumped back into the workforce ghostwriting for CEOs of both for and nonprofit organizations, as well as freelance writing and editing a variety of public marketing and promotional works.

Melissa and her husband Terry attend North Point Community Church where she has volunteered as a coach in the Hangout for elementary school-aged children for more than 12 years.

Since moving to the South, Melissa has broadened her love for the NFL (cheering hard for the Vikings, Ravens, and Browns) to include college football, particularly the SEC (go DAWGS!) and the SAA (go VIKINGS!).  In her free time, Melissa grabs her racquet and hits the tennis courts for some fun but competitive play.

With a dynamic career spanning over two decades in education as both a teacher and administrator, along with a stint in executive search and leadership consulting, Melissa brings a unique expertise to her role as Research Consultant at CarterBaldwin.

Melissa began her career as a 3^rd grade teacher in the public school system before transitioning to technology roles at The Langley School in McLean, VA and Flint Hill School in Oakland, VA. A role at The Children’s School brought her to Atlanta, where she eventually rose to the position of Director of the Lower School and was responsible for identifying and recruiting faculty. This sparked her interest and spurred a transition to executive search.

Prior to joining CarterBaldwin, Melissa served as chief of staff for an Atlanta-based education consultancy and as a senior associate with a national executive search firm, partnering with independent schools including Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, Chicago Latin School, and William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia in their leadership searches.

A native of Southern California, Melissa relocated to rural Pennsylvania as a teenager and became a first-generation college graduate. She holds a BS in elementary education from Bloomsburg University (now Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania) and a Master of Education from George Mason University.

Melissa has visited all seven continents, 26 countries, and 32 U.S. states—often following her favorite band, The Head and The Heart. She also dedicates her time as a weekly facilitator for SMART Recovery’s Friends & Family program in Atlanta.

Meredith joined CarterBaldwin as Business Manager in early 2020 and has been an integral part in leading administrative operations, including spearheading CarterBaldwin’s move to a new office in 2023. Meredith is a South Carolina native and a graduate of the University of Georgia with a BA in accounting. She brings over 25 years of financial and human resources management experience from large for-profit companies such as Liberty Mutual and Invesco, to small local nonprofits like OpenWorld Learning. Meredith also played a significant role in launching New Denver Church with her husband in Denver, Colorado.

After living in Denver and Philadelphia for more than a decade, Meredith and her husband Jason moved back home to Atlanta. They have three children – two in college and a recent college graduate – and a golden-doodle. In her free time, Meredith enjoys the outdoors, gardening, cooking, and spending time with family.

Michelle joined CarterBaldwin in 2005 as one of the original members of the firm and is a valued member of the Administrative Team, having had experience in virtually every role on the team.

As Travel Coordinator, Michelle leverages her attention to detail, organizational skills, and exceptional customer service talent to ensure all candidates get to their scheduled meetings in a concise, straightforward manner.

Michelle originally hails from Canada where she attended the University of Waterloo and earned a BA with a focus in English. She lives in Roswell, GA with her family and enjoys anything outdoors, but especially soccer, running, and hiking. She is also CarterBaldwin’s resident cake baker.

Mike brings over two decades of executive search experience spanning numerous industries and a broad range of functional areas. Prior to joining CarterBaldwin in 2012, Mike worked for one of the country’s largest and most well- known search firms. A high energy entrepreneur, Mike also spent several years leading his own executive search firm where he served clients spanning manufacturing, distribution, technology, energy & infrastructure, and service providers.

Prior to his career in executive search, Mike served in vocational ministry. He was the founding/lead pastor for a startup church in Midtown Atlanta. Earlier, Mike was Assistant Pastor for an established congregation in Roswell, GA.

Mike received a BS in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MDiv from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Mike is a devoted father of three, an avid UNC basketball fan, and a technology enthusiast.

Price is Chairman of CarterBaldwin, which has grown to be one of the fifty largest executive search firms in the US. Over his thirty-year executive search career, he has been principal consultant on more than 1,000 successfully completed recruiting engagements for c-level leaders, officers, and directors for privately held and publicly traded companies. Price also co-leads CarterBaldwin’s rapidly growing university and nonprofit search practice. Prior to entering the recruitment industry, Price served as Director of Operations for an equipment manufacturing company.

Price is an avid angel investor through Terminus Ventures Investments and serves on the boards of various private companies as well as The Heritage Foundation. He has also served as Chairman of the Board for The Trinity Forum, United Technology Group, The Technology Roundtable, and Thrive Farmers International. His articles have appeared in various publications, and he has been quoted in Inc. Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlanta Business Chronicle, and numerous industry and trade magazines.

Price received his BA in theology from Baptist University of America, and conducted master’s level studies in pastoral counseling at Temple Baptist Seminary in Chattanooga. Price and his wife Nancy have two married daughters and four grandchildren.

Rodney is a search consultant with CarterBaldwin and focuses on corporate clients that have a deep commitment to mission and purpose. His search work spans President/GM roles and the supporting leadership teams across finance, operations, sales, marketing, product, and technology.

Prior to search, Rodney served on staff at Buckhead Church (a satellite of NorthPoint Community Church) where he launched Canopy Social, an innovative ministry program designed to address the problems of loneliness and growing disconnection among single adults in Atlanta. Canopy Social quickly grew to the largest single adult community in Atlanta with over 27,000 participants.

As a former teaching pastor, Rodney helped build Mountain Lake Church in Cumming, GA into a 2,000+ weekly attendance ministry in just six years. He joined Buckhead Church in 2010, holding a series of positions focused on expanding and deepening engagement with members and the larger community.

Rodney is a published author and dynamic speaker. A native of Atlanta, he holds a BA in speech communication from the University of Georgia. He is an avid reader and podcast listener with extracurricular interests as diverse as entrepreneurship, marketing, politics, sports, cooking, and travel. Rodney lives in Roswell with his wife Sarah, his two boys, and absolutely no cats.

Scott has led C-level searches for national and international nonprofits ranging from $1 million to over $1 billion in revenue. Blending his career experience in corporate and nonprofit, Scott is attuned to the competency, pace, and passion necessary to drive progress in organizations that are vigorously pursuing their mission.

Scott began his career in corporate real estate, traveling the U.S to establish some of the earliest data centers for Fortune 500 telecommunications clients. These were complex transactions for facilities that are part of the Internet’s infrastructure today.

Active as a volunteer at North Point Community Church in Atlanta, the fastest-growing church in America at the time, Scott was recruited to join the staff and help bring strategy and framework to their growth. As Strategic Partnership Director, Scott helped determine where to plant churches across the US and Canada and coached lead pastors as they built their teams and operations. After ten years at North Point, Scott spent the next five years founding two technology and social enterprise startups before joining CarterBaldwin.

Scott is a “military brat” who lived in the former West Germany and has visited 22 countries (so far!). He was a double major in political science and economics at Mississippi State University and then received a Master’s in regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Scott serves on the board of Restore NYC, a nonprofit serving trafficking survivors. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two teenage boys.

Stephanie joins CarterBaldwin following a rewarding career in higher education both as a faculty member and in student life at Union University.

For more than a decade, Stephanie taught advanced statistics to doctoral students at Union University. She also taught courses in Union University’s Master of Education program including Faith and Ethics in Educational Leadership. In addition to teaching, Stephanie served as chair for dissertation committees for doctoral degrees in Educational Leadership, School Reform, and Higher Education Leadership and participated as a member of the Research Review Panel in reviewing the research plan and method for dissertations. Earlier in her career, Stephanie spent time in the government sector, working in the fiscal policy division of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

A native of Blue Springs, MO, Stephanie moved to Tennessee for college and began planting roots. She earned both her Master of Education in higher education and PhD in higher education leadership and policy from Vanderbilt University, and her BS in learning foundations from Union University.

Stephanie and her husband live just outside of Nashville, TN, with their four elementary and middle school-aged children. In her free time, she enjoys fitness and family movie nights.

Tatum leads the research and administrative teams at CarterBaldwin. Prior to joining CarterBaldwin, she held positions in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors.

A native of North Carolina, Tatum earned a BA in English from Davidson College. Following graduation, she joined AmeriCorps (the “domestic Peace Corps”), logging over 1200 volunteer hours in a program to increase both middle school teachers’ and students’ computer and technology proficiencies.

After earning a master’s degree from the University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies, Tatum joined the Birmingham Museum of Art. She conducted fundraising research in the Museum’s development department before assuming the role of Library Director. During her 12 year tenure at the Museum’s library, she increased the holdings of both traditional print and archival collections by 75% and expanded services to museum staff and the community. She was also active in building the Museum’s digital presence, playing a key role in developing online databases of the museum’s artworks.

After moving to Atlanta in 2014, Tatum joined a corporate archival agency, where she led a broad team of archivists across all client sectors. She and her team built and managed both physical and digital archives for major corporations and sports teams, fashion and luxury brands, and nonprofits, showing clients how to preserve, access, and monetize their assets.

Tatum holds a certification in both diversity and internet recruiting from AIRS. When she’s not working, you can find her on a hiking trail, reading, or traveling.

With significant international experience working within corporations, governments and universities, Ted brings his vast knowledge base to both the corporate and nonprofit practices within CarterBaldwin. As a consultant, Ted partners closely on CarterBaldwin’s C-suite & VP-level roles, for both mission-driven searches as well as the firm’s diverse client base of forward-looking companies.

Prior to joining CarterBaldwin in Atlanta, Ted’s career took him across the United States to New York, Chicago, Boston, and Houston, plus extensive experience working across Asia, particularly China, Singapore, and South Korea. Ted served as aide to the president of Gordon College in Boston, where he helped lead the college’s efforts in strategic planning, advancement and student recruitment. Previously, Ted worked as speechwriter and communications adviser to the Deputy Mayor of New York City during the Michael Bloomberg administration. Ted has also worked in strategic consulting roles for GlaxoSmithKline, the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs, the Houston Department of Planning and Development and as an assistant to the VP of News at Fox News Channel.

Ted holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA in history from Rice University in Houston, where he was a proud tour guide. A native of metro Atlanta, Ted was a four-time Georgia state scholastic chess champion growing up. When he’s not at work, you’ll find Ted spending quality time with friends and family, browsing the shelves of a used bookstore, or in dedicated pursuit of finding the world’s best latte.