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City of Oakland Appoints Ed Reiskin as Assistant City Administrator
July 2019 – Following a nationwide recruitment performed by The Hawkins Company, Oakland City Administrator Sabrina Landreth announced Ed Reiskin’s appointment to the Assistant City Administrator for the City of Oakland. Ms. Landreth announced the appointment...
Guillermo Cespedes Announced As First Chief of Violence Prevention for City of Oakland
July 2019 – Oakland City Administrator Sabrina Landreth announced Guillermo Cespedes’ appointment as the first permanent Chief of Violence Prevention for the City of Oakland. After an extensive national recruitment performed by The Hawkins Company, Mr. Cespedes...
Robert Sausedo Appointed as Community Build CEO
APRIL 2019 – Following an extensive national recruitment performed by The Hawkins Company, the Board of Directors selected Robert M. Sausedo as the new President and Chief Executive Officer for Community Build, Inc. Community Build was founded in 1992 with the support...
Michael Lambert Appointed as San Francisco Public Library City Librarian
March 2019 - After a nationwide search performed by The Hawkins Company, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the appointment of Michael Lambert as the City Librarian for the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL). Michael has been the interim City Librarian since...
Gabriel Petek Appointed to Legislative Analyst Position
January 2019 - In September 2018, The Hawkins Company was retained by the California State Senate to conduct an extensive nation-wide executive search to replace the retiring State’s Legislature Analyst. This is one of the top legislative advisory positions in the...
Corey Matthews Joins Community Coalition as new Chief Operating Officer
Corey Matthews joins Community Coalition (CoCo) as their new Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective December 3, 2018. The Hawkins Company team recently successfully partnered with the executive and management teams at CoCo to conduct an executive search to identify...
Alicia Montgomery Appointed to Executive Director for Center for Powerful Public Schools
The Board of Directors for the Center for Powerful Public Schools recently announced the appointment of Alicia Montgomery as Executive Director. Ms. Montgomery will begin her tenure on November 1, working with current Executive Director Jeanne Fauci, to ensure a...
Jackie Thu-Huong Wong Selected as GRACE Vice President of Policy and Advocacy
October 2018 - GRACE (Gather, Respect, Advocate, Change, Engage) CEO Conway Collis announced the appointment of Jackie Thu-Huong Wong as the Vice President of Policy and Advocacy. GRACE is a ministry of the Daughters of Charity and the sponsor of California’s Lifting...
Lori Gentles Selected as Chief People Officer for the City of Santa Monica
Los Angeles – The Hawkins Company is excited to announce Lori Gentles’ appointment as Chief People Officer for the City of Santa Monica. Lori was selected after an extensive nationwide search, led by Executive Vice President Brett Byers. Lori will begin in her new...
The Hawkins Company is Pleased to Announce the Placement of the City of Oakland’s Assistant City Administrator
The Hawkins Company, a Los Angeles-based retained executive search firm, announced today the successful appointment of Maraskeshia Smith as the Assistant City Administrator with the City of Oakland. After conducting a robust national search, Smith will take on her new...