Executive Director Reporting To: Board of Trustees, through the Board President Direct Reports: Director of Development, Director of Operations, Director of Outreach & Engagement, Director of Preservation, Director of Marketing & Communications, and Office Manager & Executive Assistant Location: Columbia, SC Historic Columbia https://www.historiccolumbia.org/ Purpose: Preserve places and share complex stories from...
Position Specification Reporting To: President and Chief Executive Officer Direct Reports: TKCP Director and Senior Conservation Scientist, Wildlife Conservation Administrator, Living Northwest Program Director, and Carnivore Conservation Specialist Location: Seattle, WA Company Description Woodland Park Zoo https://www.zoo.org/ Founded in 1899, the Woodland Park Zoo sits on 92 acres in the Phinney Ridge...
Position Specification Reporting To: President and Chief Executive Officer Direct Reports: Animal Care Senior Director and General Curator; Maintenance, Operations and Capital Projects Senior Director; Sustainability and Purchasing Manager, Security and Safety Manager, and Executive Assistant Location: Seattle, WA Company Description Woodland Park Zoo https://www.zoo.org/ Founded in 1899, Woodland Park Zoo sits on 92...
DHR Global Recruits CEO for Columbus Zoo and Aquarium November 22, 2021 – James Abruzzo, managing partner of the global non-profit practice for Chicago-based executive search firm DHR Global, has assisted in the placement of Tom Schmid as the new chief executive officer of the Columbus...
DHR International has been retained to conduct a search for a President & CEO for the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO). In the last two seasons, the CSO has successfully finished with a surplus, increased ticket revenue by 26%, expanded community engagement activities, negotiated a new...
On behalf of the Nonprofit Practice at DHR International, I am pleased to announce the successful appointment of Mr. Daniel Alzuri as the Vice President, Operations for the Peace Center. Daniel brings to the role 20 years of experience in various theater operations functions, currently as...
DHR International has been retained to conduct a search for Chief Financial Officer for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. This is DHR's third engagement with the NJSO, following the recruitment of President & CEO (2016) and Vice President, Marketing and External Affairs (2019). The NJSO...
The most recent leadership transition at Planned Parenthood is troubling. In fact, unplanned leadership transitions at national nonprofit organizations, particularly chapter oriented organizations with strong-willed, quasi independent local/regional groups, are often rife with challenges – and unfortunately, not uncommon. The Red Cross suffered over a...
The ASTC 2014 conference was held in Raleigh, home of the North Carolina Museum of Sciences. Dr. Emlyn Koster, who DHR recruited to his position, was the perfect host, opening up the expansive natural history museum and newly opened science center additions to...
Ensuring outstanding management leadership is arguably the single most important responsibility of the nonprofit board. The CEO, more than any other person or group, manages the financial affairs and shapes the programmatic vision that keeps the organization solvent, accessible and relevant. Executive Summary Hiring a nonprofit CEO...
Recruiting and retaining a President is the major challenge facing the board of a zoo or aquarium. There are many factors that make the challenge even greater compared to a search for C-level executives in more traditional businesses; the zoo or aquarium board is responsible...
As we slog through the presidential election season, a familiar plaint is heard: "Where are all the good candidates? There seems to be so few acceptable choices." This is not a post about which party or which candidate is better for the country. It is...
Funny and witty, yes; gram of truth, scarily so. US hospitals, universities and arts organizations benefit greatly from the generosity of the ultra wealthy (who are themselves subsidized by substantial tax advantages funded by all taxpayers). The $100 million naming gift was the best deal...
Over the last month I attended both the AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums) and the ASTC (Association of Science and Technology Centers) conferences. While the content and the attendees were different, there were noticeably similar themes and consistent trends. AZA was held at Disney World...
The most important task of the board of any museum is to select its director, as Willard L. Boyd pointed out in Curator: The Museum Journal 38/3. Unfortunately in recent times, there have been some serious mistakes made by boards in the selection of the...
It is important for the board to develop as many quantitative measurements as possible for evaluating a potential director so that it can make an informed choice, based on a "quantitative screen" as well as chemistry and personality. But how does one develop such a...
Assessing the array of requirements against the experienced candidate's skills, successes, and specific career goals helps the board to define the ideal director. Undoubtedly, specific functional expertise can always be located to support the director: a project manager and capital campaign consultant for the building...
The ideal director is one who brings measurable success to the institution. Attendance is up; quality and morale of the staff has improved; systems are working for, not against, the management; and the foundations are recognizing the quality of the exhibitions with additional grants. By...
Selecting the Ideal Director Selecting the ideal director is the most important responsibility of the museum board. The best directors strengthen the institution, motivate the staff, energize the collections, encourage the board and change the community. The wrong choice is usually evident shortly after the director...
