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Professor Food Science, UMass, Amherst Doug Cooney visits Connecticut College Vassar College admission office team from the 1970’s get together in 1995 Pilar Cabeza de Vaca, Head of School, The Madeira School,
VA welcomes Doug Cooney Jenny Rao, Head of Emma Willard School, welcomes Doug Cooney
 Doug Cooney visits Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA Meredith vanDuyne Advancement), Anne Peterson (CFO) and John Thomas, Head of School The Taft School: Doug Cooney visits with Headmaster
Willy MacMullen and 6 talented placements Patty Prelock, Dean School of Nursing, University of Vermont joins Joan
and Doug Cooney at UVM Boston Holiday Reception The Gunnery: Sean Brown (Advancement), Doug Cooney,
Peter Becker (Head of School) and Bill Zekas (CFO) Brian Driscoll, one of Deerfield Associates first recruits 15 years ago,
greets Doug in California Doug Cooney and Doug Hale (former Head of School, Mercersburg Academy) renew acquaintances in Philadelphia, PA Bob Whelan, Head of School, Greens Farms Academy welcomes
Doug Cooney and Susan Daniels Doug visits with Deborah Vanecek at Vassar College

Bowdoin College UMass Amherst Chapel University of Vermont The Taft School Yale University Doug Cooney visits with Dr. Fergus Clydesdale,
Professor Food Science, UMass, Amherst Doug Cooney visits Connecticut College Vassar College admission office team from the 1970’s get together in 1995 Pilar Cabeza de Vaca, Head of School, The Madeira School,
VA welcomes Doug Cooney Jenny Rao, Head of Emma Willard School, welcomes Doug Cooney
 Doug Cooney visits Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA Meredith vanDuyne Advancement), Anne Peterson (CFO) and John Thomas, Head of School The Taft School: Doug Cooney visits with Headmaster
Willy MacMullen and 6 talented placements Patty Prelock, Dean School of Nursing, University of Vermont joins Joan
and Doug Cooney at UVM Boston Holiday Reception The Gunnery: Sean Brown (Advancement), Doug Cooney,
Peter Becker (Head of School) and Bill Zekas (CFO) Brian Driscoll, one of Deerfield Associates first recruits 15 years ago,
greets Doug in California Doug Cooney and Doug Hale (former Head of School, Mercersburg Academy) renew acquaintances in Philadelphia, PA Bob Whelan, Head of School, Greens Farms Academy welcomes
Doug Cooney and Susan Daniels Doug visits with Deborah Vanecek at Vassar College

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"I cannot say enough good things about the team at Deerfield Associates and the outstanding job they did helping us find and hire our Director of Institutional Advancement. Relationships are at the heart of any great school community and Doug, Susan, Greg, and the Deerfield Associates team clearly live by that in all that they do…”
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