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Join us for this up-to-the minute program on the current jobs market featuring four top women in the executive search field, and gain knowledge, insight and strategy on how to navigate it to your advantage. 

6:00-6:30pm: Reception
6:30-8:30pm: Program
Light meal is included.

Guest Panelists:
 * Lucretia L. Cavan, Founder, Cavan Executive Search
 * Gail Freeman, President, Freeman Philanthropic Services, L.L.C.
 * Donna Bonem Rich, President, Rich Associates, Inc.
 * Suzanne Weber, CEO, Development Guild/DDI

Moderator:
 * Susan Shattuck, Principal, Special Events Unlimited, Inc.

More about our panelists...

Lucretia A. Cavan is the founder of Cavan Executive Search, a boutique firm providing fundraising, consulting and executive recruitment services to non-profit organizations on a national and international level. 
Lucretia has over 23 years of management, fundraising and executive search experience in the non-profit sector, having held leadership positions at Brown University, Columbia University and The New School, where she worked directly with their respective presidents and trustees on high level fundraising and strategic planning for billion dollar campaigns. Lucretia also served as Vice President for Development at Continuum Health Partners, a consortium of five major hospitals within New York City.
Lucretia has been a guest lecturer at The New School’s Non-Profit Management Masters Program, and has frequently lectured in the areas of major gift fundraising and board management. She has recently been invited to serve on the Board of Fran Drescher’s Cancer Schmancer Foundation.Lucretia is a graduate of Virginia Tech University, where she earned a Master of Arts degree in Higher Education Administration. She is also an elite Ironman triathlete, cyclist and marathon runner.   Lucretia may be contacted at lcavan@cavansearch.com.

Gail L. Freeman is Founder and President of Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC (FPS), a national leader in executive recruitment for the not-for-profit sector, specializing in recruiting leaders for higher education institutions, hospitals, academic medical centers, social service, cultural, performing arts, and advocacy organizations.
As a recognized leader in the sector, Ms. Freeman brings more than twenty-five years of experience as a not-for-profit executive, development professional, executive recruiter, and consultant. Her broad experience and multi-faceted knowledge base bring a complete perspective to FPS’ numerous clients, including: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Tufts University, American Red Cross National Headquarters, Harlem Children’s Zone, National Council of La Raza, Massachusetts General Hospital, Yale University, and Americans for UNFPA.  Gail may be contacted at gail@glfreeman.com.

Donna Rich is a frequent speaker at professional workshops and conferences on development office staffing and careers in fund raising. For eight years she taught the class, Careers in Fund Raising, in AFP’s survey course on The Fundamentals of Fund Raising. She recently co-taught the AFP seminar, Advancing Your Development Career: Tips for Success, sponsored by the Foundation Center.    
She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Women in Development, New York, where she has co-chaired its Luncheon Programs Committee for the past four years. Her BA was magna cum laude from the University of Rhode Island, and she holds a Master's degree in social work from Hunter College.
Over the past 21 years, Rich Associates’ executive search clients have included Columbia University, New York University, the Metropolitan Opera, the Central Park Conservancy, the School of American Ballet, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, the 92^nd Street Y, Beth Israel Medical Center, Thirteen/WNET, the American Museum of Natural History, and ArtsConnection.   Donna may be contacted at donna@richassociates.com.


Suzanne Weber is CEO and co-founder of Development Guild/DDI. With five Principals and 20 employees, DG/DDI works with nonprofit leaders committed to aligning vision and strategic priorities, building organizational capacity, and strengthening philanthropic support. DG/DDI has helped over 500 nonprofits recruit and retain key leadership, create and evaluate their strategic plans, and raise the significant philanthropy required to advance their missions. DG/DDI’s broad spectrum of national and international clients include Columbia University, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Inner-City Scholarship Fund, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Mount Sinai Medical Center, NewYork - Presbyterian Hospital, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, UJF-Federation of New York, The MacDowell Colony, and WNET. Suzanne began her consulting work with a focus on planning and analysis, later using these planning approaches to inform the development of the firm's executive search and fundraising services. Suzanne received her M.B.A. from Simmons School of Management and began her career as an educator.  Suzanne may be reached at sweber@developmentguild.com.