What People Are Saying About... President Searches

"Dr. Don Hunter was a pleasure to work with in our search for a new president. His honest and
straight-forward style kept us on task and led to an outstanding result. As the Search Liaison to
the Board I was surprised how easy he made the process for the staff persons involved and how
thoughtful he was regarding our time. This allowed us to carry on with our normal duties with
minimal interruption. His search method brought our college together at a stressful time and
became a unifying activity. The Board, the college employees, and the community as show by
favorable editorials were very pleased with the process and the result."

     - Nancy Willimon, Board Search Liaison
        Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois

“This letter is written to tell you how much we appreciate the time and effort you gave as our consultant. Your commitment to the process and your dedication to finding the best candidates were valuable assets. Randolph Community College was fortunate to have you working on the project.”

     - James M. Campbell, Board Chair & F. Mac Sherrill, PSC Chair
        Randolph Community College, Asheboro, North Carolina

"Dr. Don Hunter came to the aid of Roanoke-Chowan Community College at a very critical and difficult time for a small rural college with limited resources. Considering our special needs at the time, we were fortunate to get the assistance of Dr. Hunter. His professional expertise, proven experience, and incredible intuition yielded for the Board of Trustees a valuable service. Don’s patience, wise counsel, and skillful ability in assessing and matching people to organizations proved to be very beneficial for us at RCCC. Today, we have one of the finest presidents in the country as leader because of Dr. Don Hunter’s ability as a consultant and his professional integrity."

     - Dr. Claude Oldham, Chair, Roanoke-Chowan Community College Board of Trustees
        Ahoskie, North Carolina

“While it is very important WHO is hired, HOW a President is hired is also quite important. The use of your firm helped us achieve outstanding marks on both accounts. The work done in identifying the Presidential profile, recruiting candidates, screening candidates, helping with selection committee processes and providing counsel during our deliberations were, in a word, outstanding. Every tidbit of advice and counsel was right on target. We felt you were with us every step of our journey. Thank you so much for your services. Your involvement resulted in an outstanding result for South Puget Sound Community College.”

     - Dick Wadley, Chair
       South Puget Sound Community College Board of Trustees, Olympia, Washington

Dr. Don Hunter was an incredible support throughout the recruitment and hiring process for our new President at Wenatchee Valley College. Don’s professionalism, careful screening, and attention to every detail throughout the process were unsurpassed. The search procedure he recommended worked wonderfully and everything about the search was first class. Don kept us informed all along the way, and was never too busy to answer a call or conduct further research on a candidate upon our request. The caliber of each of the final candidates was impressive and resulted in us finding a candidate that was just the “right fit” for our college.

     - Kris Pomianek, Chair
       Wenatchee Valley College Board of Trustees, Wenatchee, Washington

“As the presidential search liaison to the Board of Trustees at Grays Harbor College, it was a pleasure to
work with Dr. Don Hunter. He is a true professional in every sense of the word. The step-by-step process
used he used resulted in a very smooth search. Dr. Hunter’s excellent advice, assistance, intensive
recruiting, attention to detail, and his extensive network helped us have over 80 contacts regarding the
position and a strong pool of more than 60 candidates. The “one page” reference checks provided to the
Board are excellent tools in getting the “right leadership fit” for the college."

     - Lynne Glore, Director of College Development
       Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen Washington