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Meet Our Leaders
Our executive search professionals have a solid track record of identifying, locating and attracting talented professionals in the industries we serve.
They know the industry influencers and the difference-makers. Whether you are a global corporation or a small local agency, our team is committed to helping you achieve your hiring goals.
Leadership Team
Robert Hawthorne - President
The client comes first. With over a decade of national and international search experience behind him, these are words that Robert puts into practice on a daily basis. For years, he has worked within several core industry markets, gaining a reputation for helping his clients fill the most difficult of search projects within tight timelines, while offering strategic insights into the employment markets within those industries.
Ken Clark - Vice President of Business Development
Ken has over 25 years of experience in the Yellow Pages industry in both domestic and international markets, working on both print and electronic products. Most recently Ken was VP-Business Development at Yellow Pages I.M.A., the leading Association for the industry.
Michael Walter - Executive Director, Recruiting
Michael is Executive Director managing the Pharma/Agency channel for Hawthorne Executive Search. Michael after a successful pharmaceutical career in sales and marketing was brought on board to build out the pharmaceutical group for the company. This has lead to parallel work in advertising and interactive marketing with a focus on pharma and other related industries.
Tina Skidmore - Recruiting Director
Tina comes to Hawthorne Executive Search with a well rounded decade-long career as an Executive Recruiter.
She began her career in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry developing many longstanding relationships with big pharma and small start-ups alike.
Pat Cantwell - Executive Director, Development & Recruiting
Pat joins Hawthorne Executive Search with 30 years of business experience in a range of industries such as telecommunications, directory publishing, local search and consulting industries. Most recently, Pat has been a marketing, strategy and mergers and acquisitions consultant in the yellow pages, e-commerce, trade association and bio-pharmaceutical segments.
Associates
Jenny Ciappa - Vice President - Agency Recruitment
Jenny Ciappa is a 30+ year directory advertising and marketing veteran. She brings a depth of industry knowledge with an innate ability to match candidates to companies' recruitment needs -- from middle management through senior level positions, Jenny's focus is to work with leading traditional, interactive advertising, and marketing agencies across North America.
Tina Kahler - Recruiting Director
Tina Kahler is a Recruitment Specialist with over 10 years experience in intense recruiting efforts on numerous platforms.
Tina began her recruiting career with a local staffing firm in the Washington DC Metro market.
Nicole Scott - Director Life Sciences Recruitment
Nicole comes to Hawthorne Executive Search with six years of national executive search experience. Nicole has a particularly strong track record in the placement of sales and marketing professionals within the medical communications space.
Amy Kullberg - Recruiting Director
Amy is a Recruiting Director for Hawthorne Executive Search. She provides access to the most productive, motivated, and experienced professionals in the industry and ensures excellent, detailed service.
Kelly Campbell - Recruiting Director
Kelly comes to Hawthorne Search with a well-rounded recruiting background from the Washington, DC market, where she worked with one of DC's top recruiting firms. Her areas of expertise include association, non-profit and legal placement as well as marketing, interactive media and publishing. Kelly particularly enjoys placing candidates in non-profit, association and foundation roles and this is where she focuses the majority of her recruiting efforts.
Brandy Bailey - Recruiting Director
Brandy Bailey brings an extensive background as a recruiter in all aspects of the industry including IT, Management, Sales, Finance and Healthcare.
Jill Colsch - Recruiting Director
Jill brings to Hawthorne Search a wealth of experience in recruiting, hiring and training for Real Estate and other sales and service industries. Prior to Joining Hawthorne she spent many years in the University and Non-profit sector. Giving her a deep understanding of those fields and their particular requirements.
Patrick Lesmann - Recruiting Director
Patrick comes to HES after over 8 years in nursing and has worked with a local business to recruit people into their dream jobs.
Jill Pantano - Recruiting Director
Jill Pantano heads up the Retail Division. This is a natural progression after spending over 15 years in the corporate retail world. Starting as an Assistant Buyer at ABC Carpet and Home in NYC, Jill quickly rose through the ranks, assuming Buyer, Senior Buyer, Merchandise Manager, and ultimately VP of Merchandising titles.
Wendy Wright - Recruiting Director
Wendy brings over 10 years of experience to Hawthorne Executive Search in diverse markets including communications, media buying and selling, and pharmaceuticals. In each of these areas she has had the opportunity to capitalize on building strong client relationships by utilizing appropriate skills to first find the needs of the client, and then fulfill them expediently and successfully.
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