by Tisa | Feb 19, 2019 | News
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...
by Tisa | Dec 14, 2018 | News
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...
by Tisa | Oct 22, 2018 | News
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...
by Tisa | Oct 15, 2018 | News
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...
by Tisa | Sep 22, 2018 | News
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...
by Brian | Jun 28, 2018 | News
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...
by THC | Mar 27, 2018 | News
March 2018 – Santa Monica, CA – Rebecca Abano was appointed as the City Architect by Public Works Director Susan Cline. After an extensive local search, led by Executive VP Brett Byers of The Hawkins Company, Abano, formerly with the City of Los Angeles was the...
by THC | Dec 14, 2017 | News
Dec 2017 – Brett Byers has been promoted to Executive Vice President of The Hawkins Company. In this new role, Ms. Byers will continue to provide executive search services to The Hawkins Company clients, and will play a more crucial role in business development,...
by THC | Aug 10, 2017 | News
Aug 2017 – After serving as the City Manager for the City of San Luis Obispo for 7.5 years, Katie Lichtig returns to the City of Santa Monica as the Assistant City Manager/Chief Operating Officer. The national search, led by The Hawkins Company, concluded with...
by THC | Aug 3, 2017 | News
July 2017 – Effective July 31, 2017, Kimberlee Archie will begin her tenure as City of Asheville’s first Equity & Inclusion Manager. Hailing from the state of Washington, Kimberlee is a not only a proven leader, but an established trainer in equity and inclusion...
