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Monique Earl Appointed as inaugural Chief Officer of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for LADWP
July 2021 – LADWP appoints Monique Earl to serve as the inaugural Senior Assistant General Manager, Chief Officer over the newly-established Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Ms. Earl was appointed after an extensive and highly competitive national...
City of San Diego named Kim Desmond as inaugural Chief Race & Equity Officer
July 2021 – The inaugural Chief Race & Equity Officer for the City of San Diego has been appointed. After an extensive national executive search conducted by The Hawkins Company, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria has named Kim Desmond as the Chief Race &...
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...