Dear Clients, Candidates & Colleagues:
Like all of you, we’ve been adapting to new and different working conditions during this pandemic. We’ve coped with how work life has to be to keep ourselves safe and healthy.

But, more and more, we’ve moved beyond just coping, to actively responding to changing needs.

Our primary mission, of course, is to bring together our clients with the best candidates to fill leadership and management positions. And, we’ve been proud to work successfully with many of you during these challenging months to place top leaders (see our latest list below). After hiring decisions are made, we not only provide transition plans to support a smooth start, but also continue our dialogue with you, as valued clients and colleagues.

In fact, we recognize that dialogue is even more vital now, given that every organization is eager for untapped solutions to meet unprecedented challenges. That’s why we’re launching, in partnership with Association Strategies, Inc., (ASI) our first CEO Conversation to bring together many of our recent CEO placements, who were hired during the pandemic. (Learn more below about the power of our partnership with ASI, led by President Pamela Kaul.)

Representing leading foundations, and healthcare and medical organizations, invited CEOs will have the opportunity to network and learn from one another, and help us better understand the challenges of onboarding and transitioning remotely. The CEOs also will be able to discuss leading work-at-home teams, business continuity planning, managing fundraising and financial stewardship in an unstable economy, and more. If you want to learn more about this, please get in touch with me. The more, the mightier.

In addition to our comprehensive search services, we provide related services that can assist our clients:


For many, Thanksgiving 2020 will certainly not follow cherished traditions. But what can—and should—prevail is taking time to be thankful for the blessings of family, friends, and colleagues. We offer our sincere thanks to you for your partnership, and wish you and yours a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season.

Sincerely,
Jill Christie
President

Call: 312.642.8889
BOARD MEMBER SEARCH
Drawing on her experience working with, and serving on, Boards of Directors, Tuft Associate Gail Luxenberg recently completed a search for a Public Board Member for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS), a Tuft client that reached out to us for this special search.

Luxenberg explains the process started by “assessing needs and building consensus among current Board members, then reaching out to contacts they recommended. We identified six strong candidates who were willing to take on this unpaid commitment of up to 15-20 days a year.” She reports the ABOS Board recently elected Eric Conley, Exec VP, Froedtert Health, and President, Froedtert Hospital, as the new Public Board member.

Luxenberg’s current Board leadership work includes serving as a Board Member for the Chicago Booth Alumni Club, and serving on the Finance and Personnel committees for Threshold. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Luxenberg recently hosted a Zoom series for up to 100 Booth alumni on topics related to careers, diversity and inclusion, and planning your Board journey.

To learn more about Tuft Board searches, please contact Jill Christie, Tuft & Associates, at 312.642.8889
THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP
Over the years, Tuft has collaborated on select searches with Association Strategies, Inc., led by President Pamela Kaul. These search partnerships take full advantage of the national and international scope of both firms’ leadership and capabilities in the field of executive search and onboarding / transition management.

Throughout this professional alliance, Tuft and ASI have co-led numerous executive searches for leading healthcare and trade associations, and 2020 was no exception. Recent CEO searches led by Tuft & ASI include:

  • Executive Vice President / Chief Executive Officer, American Society for Addiction Medicine
  • Executive Director, American Clef-Palate Craniofacial Association
  • Executive Director, American Thyroid Association
  • President & CEO, Pulmonary Hypertension Association

For these engagements, the Tuft-ASI partnership offers clients added value—a unique combination of talents, resources, and contacts.

Recognizing that onboarding during COVID-19 poses unique challenges, Tuft’s Jill Christie and ASI’s Kaul will host the first CEO Conversation in December, bringing together many of their recent CEO placements, who were hired during the pandemic.

In joining the new CEOs in dialogue, “Pamela and I look forward to learning more about the challenges of leading organizations remotely and how we can more fully support our CEO placements to ensure they’re hitting the ground running and ready to establish trusted relationships with their Board, staff, and stakeholders,” says Christie.
LEADERS WE PLACE
Here are executive placements since March 2020, led by Tuft & Associates, and also placements from searches with our partner firm, Association Strategies, Inc. For updates, keep up with our Position Placements and visit Leaders We Place.
Chip Baggett, JD, to Executive Vice President / CEO, North Carolina Medical Society. Former Associate General Counsel & Senior Vice President for Advancement, North Carolina Medical Society

John Bournas, MA, MBA, to Executive Director, Dermatology Foundation. Former CEO / President of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering.

Julia Chang, MBA, MS, to Executive Vice President / Chief Executive Officer, American Society for Addiction Medicine. Former Executive Vice President, Science & Quality, American College of Cardiology. Search by: Tuft & Associates and Association Strategies

Judith Connors, MA to Editorial & Production Manager, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. Former Owner, Do It Write Editorial, LLC.

Jennifer Hausman, MPA, to Director of Examination Services, American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Former Project Manager of Special Projects, Office of the President, American Board of Medical Specialties.

Andrea Hayes, MA, CAE, IOM, to Executive Director, Tennessee Dental Association. Former Executive Director, Nashville Dental Society.

Matthew Moy Johnson, MBA, to Executive Director, Cancer Research Foundation. Former CEO, Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity.

Kristin Keith, CAE, to Director of Professional Development & Education, National Association of Personal Financial Advisors. Former Senior Manager of E-learning, Association of School Business Officials International.

Adam Levy to Executive Director, American Clef-Palate Craniofacial Association. Former Interim Executive Director of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians. Search by: Tuft & Associates and Association Strategies

Donald Palmisano, JD, CAE to Chief Executive Officer, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Former CEO, Medical Association of Georgia.

Amanda Perl to Executive Director, American Thyroid Association. Former Chief Global Membership Engagement Officer, Endocrine Society. Search by: Tuft & Associates and Association Strategies

Virginia Petrancosta, MBA, CAE, to Executive Director, International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety. Former Director, Marketing & Communications, American Society for Healthcare Risk Management/American Hospital Association.

Sheri Sesay-Tuffour, PhD, CAE, to Chief Executive Officer, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. Former CEO, American College of Nurse-Midwives.

Dennis Spence, PhD, MS, CRNA, Captain, Nurse Corps, U.S. Navy, to Chief Research Officer, National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists. Former Staff Nurse Anesthetist, Naval Medical Center.