A. D. Hamingson & Associates

Co-led by Sarah McLellan and Tiana Stowers Pearson, ADH&A’s search and recruitment services combine our shared passion for supporting mission and values-driven organizations through important periods of transition, and building diversity and inclusion into every step of a search process.

At the executive/leadership level, ADH&A partners with Board, Staff, and stakeholders to develop a structured, strategic, and comprehensive recruitment plan that includes industry research, salary analysis, stakeholder/community interviews, job description, “search team” structure, candidate outreach and screening, interview process design, onboarding and transition planning, and strategic post-placement coaching for both the placed candidate and search leadership.

Our goal for a successful search process is to prioritize equity and access, and to empower the search team to make confident, informed decisions. We see each search as an opportunity to build consensus and community throughout your organization and your most important stakeholders, and to center respect and humanity at each key phase of the process. Through the search process and the final candidate placement, ADH&A seeks to strengthen your organization’s long-term capacity, and to deepen participants’ professional practice both from the organization’s perspective and from the candidate’s perspective.

Sarah and Tiana are a team with an intentionally diverse professional background, pairing Sarah’s extensive leadership and management experience in the nonprofit arts, and Tiana’s expertise in social responsibility, social justice, and nonprofit/government administration. We are passionate about all aspects of search and recruitment - from connecting with the most promising candidates, to developing a meaningful interview format, to tackling a challenging committee meeting schedule. As a firm, ADH&A is both details-focused and human-focused, and we are excited to connect with you to hear about your organization’s unique needs.

Guiding Principles

Collaboration

Creativity

Anti-Racism

Anti-Oppression

Humanity

Constant Learning

Clear Communication

Client Confidentiality

Trust