Directory of Executive Search Firms

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Outcomes Outcomes Objective, thorough process Reduce employee costs permanently Utilization of best practices Respond rapidly to service demands Satisfaction guaranteed Eliminate recruitment and selection costs Create flexibility in staffing assignments Heidi Voorhees, President [email protected] 847.380.3243 GovHRusa.com 847.380.3240

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Directory of EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS

The executive search firms in this directory are listed alphabetically by name with this information: website, address, contact email address, phone number, and areas served in the United States. (Note that all of this information may not have been provided by each .)

Affion Public in Government Eaton Peabody JDGray Group, LLC affionpublic.com careersingovernment.com Consulting Group jdgraygroup.com 2120 Market Street, 1345 S Sierra Bonita eatonpeabody.com/consulting 11625 Custer Road, Suite 100 Los Angeles, California 77 Sewall Street, Suite 3000 Suite 110-281 Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 90019 Augusta, Maine 04330-6334 Frisco, Texas 75035 17011-4709 310-403-8022 207-622-3747 [email protected] [email protected] Nationwide Maine 972-885-6472 888-321-4922 Nationwide Nationwide Chris Hartung Edward J. Collins, Jr. Consulting, LLC Center for Public Management Jersey Professional Alliance Resource chcpublicsectorsolutions.com umb.edu/cpm Management Consulting, LLC 2000 E Lamar Suite 600 100 William T Morrissey hjerseyprofessionalmgt.com alliancerc.com Arlington, TX 76006 Boulevard 23 North Avenue E 1 Centerpointe Drive, chris@chcpublicsectorsolu- Boston, Massachusetts Cranford, New Jersey Suite 440 tions.com 02125-3393 07016-2196 La Palma, California 90623 817-715-9693 [email protected] info@jerseyprofessionalmgt [email protected] Texas, Oklahoma, and 617-287-4824 .com 562-901-0769 New Mexico Massachusetts 908-276-2777 California, Virginia, Florida, New Jersey Nationwide Colin Baenziger & Associates GovHR USA cb-asso.com govhrusa.com Kansas League Executive/ Avery Associates 2055 S Atlantic Avenue, 630 Dundee Road, Suite 130 Administrative Position averyassoc.net Suite 504 Northbrook, Illinois Search (LEAPS) 3 1/2 N Santa Cruz Avenue, Daytona Beach Shores, 60062-2749 lkm.org/page/LEAPS Suite A Florida 32118-5024 [email protected] 300 SW 8th Avenue Los Gatos, California [email protected] 847-380-3240 Topeka, Kansas 66603-3951 95030-5916 561-707-3537 Nationwide [email protected] @averyassoc.net Florida 785-354-9565 408-399-4424 HC Smith, Ltd California CPS HR Consulting hcsmith.com Management Partners, Inc. cpshr.us/executive-search/ 24000 Mercantile Road, managementpartners.com Bob Murray & Associates recruitment-staff Suite 7 1730 Madison Road bobmurrayassoc.com 2450 Del Paso Road, Suite 220 Beachwood, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio 45206-1865 1544 Eureka Road, Suite 280 Sacramento, California 44122-5964 atrimpe@management Roseville, California 95834-9664 [email protected] partners.com 95661-3093 [email protected] 216-752-9966 513-861-5400 bmurray@bobmurrayassoc 916-263-3600 Nationwide California, Ohio, Virginia .com California, Colorado, and Texas 916-784-9080 HueLife, LLC California, Florida DDA Human Resources, Inc. hue.life ddahumanresources.com 5775 Wayzata Boulevard, 5029 Upton Avenue S #700 Minneapolis, Minnesota St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55410-2244 55416 [email protected] [email protected] 612-920-3320 651-204-0441 Minnesota Minnesota

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19-157 Executive Search Directory.indd 4 3/22/19 3:27 PM Mathis Group Peckham & McKenney, Inc. Roberts Consulting Teri Black & Company, LLC mathisgroup.net peckhamandmckenney.com Group, Inc. tbcrecruiting.com 11660 Church Street, #714 300 Harding Boulevard, Suite robertsrcg.com 3510 Torrance Boulevard, Rancho Cucamonga, 203D P.O. Box 1127 Suite 209 California Roseville, California 95678 Rancho Mirage, California Torrance, California 91730-8917 866-912-1919 Toll Free 92270-1127 90503-4829 [email protected] bobbi@peckhamand [email protected] [email protected] 909-322-9045 mckenney.com 424-522-2251 424-296-3111 California All U.S. offices in Northern and California Western United States Southern California, Colorado, McGrath Consulting and Texas S. Renée Narloch & The Lee Group Group, Inc. Associates theleegroup.com mcgrathconsulting.com Prothman srnsearch.com 11838 Rock Landing Drive, P.O. Box 190 prothman.com; 2910 Kerry Forest Parkway, Suite 150 Wonder Lake, Illinois prothman-jobboard.com D4-242 Newport News, Virginia 60097-0190 371 NE Gilman Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32309 23606-4232 [email protected] Suite 310 [email protected] 757-873-0792 815-728-9111 Issaquah, Washington 850-391-0000 Virginia Nationwide 98027-2901 Nationwide [email protected] The Mercer Group, Inc. Municipal Resources, Inc. 206-368-0050 Slavin Management mercergroupinc.com mrigov.com National Consultants Corporate Offices: 5579B 120 Daniel Webster Highway slavinweb.com Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Meredith, New Hampshire Public Administration 3040 Holcomb Bridge Road, #511 03253 Associates, LLC Suite A1 Atlanta, Georgia 30338 [email protected] public-administration.com Norcross, Georgia 30071 Executive Offices: 1000 866-501-0352 P.O. Box 282 info@slavinmanagement Cordova Place, #726 New England Oshkosh, Wisconsin consultants.com Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 54903-0282 770-449-4656 [email protected] Murphy, Symonds, & [email protected] Nationwide 505-466-9500 Stowell Search 920-235-0279 Nationwide from 21 offices msssearch.com Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Spencer Stuart 1001 SW 5th Avenue, Minnesota, Wisconsin spencerstuart.com The Novak Consulting Group Suite 1100 13355 Noel Road, thenovakconsultinggroup. Portland, Oregon Ralph Andersen & Associates Suite 1200 com 97204-1127 ralphandersen.com Dallas, Texas 75240 26 E Hollister Street 503-244-2126 5800 Stanford Ranch Road, 214-672-5200 Cincinnati, Ohio 45219-1704 Oregon Suite 410 Nationwide info@thenovakconsulting- Rocklin, California 95765 group.com Municipal Solutions LLC [email protected] Springsted | Waters 513-221-0500 municipalsolutions.org 916-630-4900 Executive Recruitment Nationwide 845 S. Estrella Parkway, National springsted.com #5038 380 Jackson Street, Suite 300 Waldron Goodyear, Arizona 85338 Resource Management & Saint Paul, Minnesota waldronhr.com 888-545-7333 (U.S.); s39 Acquisitions 55101-4705 101 Stewart Street, 327 938 6493 (International) rmasearchfirm.com information@waters- Suite 1200 Canada, Europe, United States government@rmasearchfirm. company.com Seattle, Washington com 651-223-3000 98101-2449 Odgers Berndtson 888-646-2607 Minnesota, Washington [email protected] odgersberndtson.com Asia, Canada, Europe, United 206-441-4144 Royal Bank Plaza States Strategic Government Arizona, California, Oregon, 200 Bay Street Resources Washington Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J3 RJA Management governmentresource.com Canada Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1642 toronto@odgersberndtson rjamanagement.com Keller, Texas 76244-1642 ICMA maintains this list of .com 2719 South Mayflower CourtneyWare executive search firms that 416-366-1990 Avenue, @GovernmentResource.com know the local government Worldwide Suite A 817-337-8581 management . This Arcadia, California 91006 Florida list is for your convenience [email protected] but it is not an endorsement 626-447-3318 of any firm. California

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