Bowdoin College
UMass Amherst Chapel
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
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
Brian Driscoll, one of Deerfield Associates first recruits 15 years ago, greets Doug in California
Bob Whelan, Head of School, Greens Farms Academy welcomes Doug Cooney and Susan Daniels
Doug visits with Deborah Vanecek at Vassar College
Doug visits with Matt Sheehy, CFO, Deerfield Academy
Doug Cooney and Don Cooney team up in Haverford, PA
Haverford, Pennsylvania - higher education mecca
Doug Cooney and Doug Hale catch up in Philadelphia!
Doug revisits Vassar College 2023
Doug Cooney, Willy MacMullen, Head of School/The Taft School, Chris Cooney
Doug visits with Todd Bland, Head of School, Milton Academy
Smith College, Paradise Pond, Northampton, Massachusetts
‘Tito’ Cooney visits UVM!
Doug visits with Alex Heiberger, CFO, Madeira School
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Deerfield Associates Executive Search, Inc. recruits and places exceptional candidates for senior level administrative positions at colleges, universities and independent schools, both nationally and internationally. Established in 2001, the firm has successfully conducted and completed 600+ searches. Over 92 percent of our 159 clients return to us for additional search work.
Deerfield Associates is a search firm that recruits on a national basis and has offices based in Wellesley Mass, Amherst Mass, and Miami Florida.
We are committed to providing our clients:
- A strategic overview of the hiring profile.
- A first rate, creative, energetic and pro-active recruitment process.
- A professional and in-depth assessment for each candidate presented.
- Constant attention to finding the best candidate.
- Assurance that our clients and candidates receive the highest level of personalized service.
- The resources necessary to get the search done in a timely manner.
Each college, university, and independent school has unique qualities and needs. Find out how Deerfield Associates Executive Search, Inc. can select the best professional for your organization.
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Deerfield Associates Covid and Vaccination Alert
Deerfield Associates conducts executive searches for leadership positions at top ranked independent schools, colleges and universities across the country.
As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, our top priority is safety and compliance with the various protocols our clients have put into place to protect faculty, staff and students at their respective institutions. It is our policy to comply with those protocols and requirements.
Consequently, we request that every candidate review available health requirements of any institution at which the candidate seeks placement, subject to disability and religious accommodation exceptions under federal and state law. Our general understanding is that all employees of these institutions must be fully vaccinated against influenza and COVID-19 unless otherwise exempted. Again, we refer you to the policies of each potential employer, particularly in light of the rapidly changing nature of responses to the pandemic.
"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, and the Deerfield Associates team clearly live by that in all that they do…”
Bob Whelan, Head of School, Greens Farms Academy
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Members of the University of Vermont class of 2027 welcome ‘Tito’ to campus. UVM Catamounts ranked #1 in the country as the “friendliest students in the nation towards dogs”.