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Advancing Excellence in the Boardroom :: BoardWalk Consulting
Advancing Excellence in the Boardroom :: BoardWalk Consulting
Active Assignments -- representative consulting projects now underway
Below is a listing of our current assignments in board enhancement and executive search. Click on "Search mandate" to access our public write-up on the engagement; click on "Client" to access the relevant organization's website.

1. Executive Search
CEO - Atlanta, GA
The largest, most wide-ranging urban redevelopment project currently underway in the U.S., the Atlanta BeltLine will combine greenspace, trails, transit, and new development along 22 miles of historic rail segments that encircle the urban core. Atlanta BeltLine Inc. (ABI) is tasked with planning and executing the implementation of the BeltLine in partnership with other major stakeholders. Click here to receive a copy of the approved Leadership Profile, available late June.

Client:Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Status:Phase 1: Search just launched; write-up pending.
CEO - Chattanooga, TN
Hospice of Chattanooga, Inc. is one of the 40 largest hospice programs in the country (out of some 4000 nationally), dedicated to the belief that no one should reach the end of their life alone, afraid or in pain, and that people of all ages have the right to appropriate end-of-life care regardless of disease or ability to pay.

Client:Hospice of Chattanooga
Status:Phase 1: Search just launched; write-up pending.
CEO - Lexington, VA
Virginia Military Institute is one of the country's most demanding liberal arts colleges, routinely ranking at the top of its class by US News & World Report and other relevant arbiters of impact. The VMI Foundation supports VMI, known for its loyal alumni, through resource development and endowment management of over $400 million.

Client:VMI Foundation
Status:Phase 9: Search successfully concluded; click logo or link above for announcement
CEO - Memphis, TN
The Soulsville Foundation was created in the late 1990s to ensure that the rich legacy of the Soulsville, USA community, home to Stax Records in the 1960s and 70s, would not be lost to history. The Soulsville Foundation currently funds and operates three subsidiary organizations: Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Stax Music Academy, and Soulsville Charter School.

Client:Soulsville Foundation
Status:Phase 1: Search just launched; write-up pending.
CEO - Washington, DC
Since 1980, America's Charities has brought the nation's best-known and most-loved charities to workplace giving campaigns in the workplace. In that time, America's Charities has distributed more than $400 million to over 4,000 charities.

Search mandate:  CEO - Washington, DC
Client:America's Charities
Status:Phase 2: Prospects being developed; inquiries welcomed.
Chief External Relations Officer - Atlanta
The Arthritis Foundation is committed to ending arthritis pain. Founded in 1948, the Foundation is the largest nonprofit contributor to arthritis research in the world - over $380 million to date. The organization also provides information, strategies and real-life solutions for people with arthritis.

This newly created position brings together all elements of fundraising, marketing and communications for the Arthritis Foundation. The Chief External Relations Officer will lead, inspire and build cohesion among all development and brand-building efforts including a new multi-year Ad Council campaign.

Search mandate:  Chief External Relations Officer - Atlanta
Client:Arthritis Foundation
Status:Phase 8: Offer extended and accepted; announcement pending.
Chief Marketing and Development Officer - New York, NY
Through entrepreneurship education, NFTE (known as "Nifty") helps young people from low-income communities build skills and unlock their entrepreneurial creativity. Since 1987, NFTE has reached more than 230,000 young people through its programs in 22 states and 12 countries.

Search mandate:  Chief Marketing and Development Officer - New York, NY
Client:Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship
Status:Phase 5: Client has met the full slate of endorsed candidates; decision pending.
Executive Director - Atlanta, GA
Founded in 1986, Samaritan House of Atlanta transforms lives by helping homeless men and women gain self-sufficiency through personalized employment readiness and life-stabilization programs. Samaritan House fulfills its mission through two core programs: Café 458 and The EDGE.

Client:Samaritan House of Atlanta
Status:Phase 1: Search just launched; write-up pending.
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2. Board Enrichment
Board Consulting Project - Decatur, GA
Columbia Theological Seminary is an educational institution of the Presbyterian Church (USA), and a community of theological inquiry and formation for ministry in the service of the Church of Jesus Christ. Columbia offers six graduate degree programs and dozens of lifelong learning courses and events as a resource for church professionals and lay people.

Client:Columbia Theological Seminary
Status:Ongoing board consulting
Board Governance Project - Atlanta, GA
The Atlanta Girls' School provides a challenging college preparatory program in a learning environment designed to foster the full potential of each student and to enable her to become a vital contributor to our complex global society.

Client:Atlanta Girls' School
Status:October
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3. Strategic Facilitation
Board Strategy - Rockville, MD
The mission of the American Kidney Fund is to fight kidney disease through direct financial support to patients in need; health education; and prevention efforts.

Client:American Kidney Fund
Status:July
Strategic Planning Board Retreat - Atlanta, GA
"A thriving member of the Atlanta community and a world leader in conservation, education, research, and family entertainment.

Client:Zoo Atlanta
Status:September
Strategic Planning Facilitation - Atlanta, GA
The Center for the Visually Impaired is Georgia's largest comprehensive, fully accredited, private facility providing rehabilitation services for individuals of all ages who are blind or visually impaired.

Client:Center for the Visually Impaired
Status:September
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