{"id":8145,"date":"2021-03-24T10:37:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T10:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.consumer51.com\/buffkinbaker\/?page_id=8145"},"modified":"2025-07-10T17:32:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:32:30","slug":"higher-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/practices\/higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8145\" class=\"elementor elementor-8145\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f99347 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"5f99347\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b4bea8\" data-id=\"4b4bea8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae3fa5 heathcarep elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fae3fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Higher Education Practice partners with universities and colleges nationwide in the recruitment of their leadership, having conducted over 950 searches. Our clientele encompasses AAU and other large research institutions, land-grant universities, prominent liberal arts colleges, regional institutions, minority serving institutions, community colleges, health science centers, and secondary education institutions.<\/p><p><br \/>In today&#8217;s environment, higher education institutions are facing unprecedented challenges. We understand the complex issues these institutions face, which drives our dedication to partnering with our clients to recruit outstanding and impactful leaders to meet the needs of their institution.<\/p><p><br \/>At Buffkin \/ Baker, we are a partner-led team of executive search professionals committed to providing a high-touch, tailored search process based on deep sector expertise. With over 150 years of combined experience, our higher education team delivers outstanding outcomes for our clients thought professional candidate interactions and exceptional search execution.<\/p><p><br \/>Stay updated by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/highered-practice\/?viewAsMember=true\">Higher Education page on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51afac6\" data-id=\"51afac6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fe609c Range-counter elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"4fe609c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4714149\" data-id=\"4714149\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306e1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"306e1f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talk to Our Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c712d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c712d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact our partner-led team of executive search professionals. We are a boutique recruitment firm connecting leading organizations with trusted professional candidates who have the experience to lead your vision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcabd4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fcabd4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b1b60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"48b1b60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65eb8b4 elementor-section-full_width inject-team-link elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"65eb8b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6110fb\" data-id=\"d6110fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-be0ba41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"be0ba41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d0ab42\" data-id=\"7d0ab42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d01ade2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d01ade2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team in Higher Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe71c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-awsm-team\" data-id=\"cbe71c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"awsm-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-team-15249\" class=\"awsm-grid-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"awsm-modal\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-grid modal grid-style style-1 grid-4-col \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15249-15164\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-149\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15249-15164\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15164\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15249-15164\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Martin Baker<\/h3><span>Managing Partner<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:martin@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/martin-baker-5990ba1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15249-15172\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-149 awsm-153\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15249-15172\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15172\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15249-15172\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Ken Carrick<\/h3><span>Partner<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:ken@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ken-carrick-721640\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15249-15173\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-149\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15249-15173\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15173\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15249-15173\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Ann Yates<\/h3><span>Partner<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:ann@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ann-yates-81917839\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15249-15177\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-149\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15249-15177\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15177\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15249-15177\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Chelsie Whitelock, CDR<\/h3><span>Associate Partner \/ Practice Operations<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:chelsie@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chelsiewhitelock\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15249-15179\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-149\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15249-15179\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15179\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15249-15179\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Janny-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Janny DeLoache, CDR<\/h3><span>Associate Partner, Higher Education<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:janny@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/janny-deloache-0853908\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15249-15181\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-149\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15249-15181\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15181\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15249-15181\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diane-Fennig-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Diane Fennig<\/h3><span>Associate Partner<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:diane@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dianefennig\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15249-15197\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-149\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15249-15197\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15197\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15249-15197\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-17-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Deanna Irizarry<\/h3><span>Senior Associate<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:deanna@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/deannairizarry\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15249-15204\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-149\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15249-15204\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15204\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15249-15204\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dinah-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Dinah DeWitt<\/h3><span>Associate<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:dinah@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dinah-webster-dewitt\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15249-15207\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-149\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15249-15207\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15207\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15249-15207\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Dani Reiser<\/h3><span>Research Manager<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:dani@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dani-reiser-a732141a5\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15249-15209\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-149\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15249-15209\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15209\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15249-15209\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Kim Trama<\/h3><span>Senior Project Coordinator<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:kim@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kimberly-trama-33340a8a\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-15249-15211\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all awsm-149\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t   <span id=\"tigger-style-15249-15211\" class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-trigger awsm-modal-trigger-15211\" data-trigger=\"#modal-style-15249-15211\">\r\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Brianna Grutadaurio<\/h3><span>Project Coordinator<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:brianna@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brianna-grutadaurio-04ba04176\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t   <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-items modal-style style-1 grid-4-col\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-modal-close\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-items-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-nav-item awsm-nav-left\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"modal-style-15249-15164\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-149 \" data-info=\"15164\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15249-15164\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Managing Partner<\/h3><h2>Martin Baker<\/h2>\n<p>Martin has been in the executive search profession for 25 years and is based in our Winston-Salem, NC office. Martin is a Managing Partner of Buffkin \/ Baker and is the Head of the Higher Education Practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He previously worked in the Atlanta office of Korn Ferry, where he developed search strategy and executed searches for numerous senior level appointments. He began his career working in London, England as a Research Associate with Saxton Bampfylde, an executive search and management assessment firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin has conducted searches for the positions of Chancellor\/President, Provost, CFO, CIO, Vice President, Dean, Director, and Professor, having worked on over 375 searches throughout his career. Martin has recently represented a number of AAU institutions, land-grant universities, faith-based institutions, liberal arts colleges, and regional universities, where he has led searches spanning most functions and academic disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin currently serves on the Parents\u2019 Council at Wake Forest University and on the Board of Directors of Old Town Club. He previously served on the Board of Directors of SciWorks (The Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County in Winston-Salem), both the Alumni Council and the regional selection committee for the Presidential Scholarship at Wake Forest, and the Development Committee for the Children\u2019s Museum of Winston-Salem. He recently served on the Athletics Advisory Council at Wake Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin earned his bachelor\u2019s degree from Wake Forest University.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:martin@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/martin-baker-5990ba1\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15249-15172\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-149 awsm-153 \" data-info=\"15172\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15249-15172\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Partner<\/h3><h2>Ken Carrick<\/h2>\n<p>Ken has managed numerous search engagements throughout his almost 40 years as a search consultant while cultivating a diverse roster of clients in the education, retail, nonprofit, manufacturing, healthcare, and government sectors. Ken was a student-athlete and graduated summa cum laude with a BA degree in accounting and business administration from Catawba College and earned an MBA from Wake Forest University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ken began his career as an accountant with Duke Energy and later worked for a national insurance company before entering the executive search profession. Prior to joining Buffkin \/ Baker, he served as president of a national retained search firm with dual headquarters in New York and Charlotte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ken currently serves on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and Museum where he holds the position of Treasurer and is a member of the Executive Committee. He recently completed a seven-year term as a director on the Mecklenburg County ABC Board where he chaired the Audit Committee and served as a member of the North Carolina Association of ABC Boards\u2019 legislative committee. He previously served two terms as a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC)\u2019s Council of the Americas board. Ken has been the President of the Catawba College Alumni Board, and on the boards of the Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation, Greater Carolina\u2019s Chapter of the American Red Cross, and Covenant Day School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has also been involved with numerous volunteer service groups, including in the special needs community, and youth sports associations in the Charlotte area. He and his wife have three grown children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:ken@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ken-carrick-721640\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15249-15173\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-149 \" data-info=\"15173\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15249-15173\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Partner<\/h3><h2>Ann Yates<\/h2>\n<p>Ann Yates serves as a Partner in the Higher Education Practice. With a career spanning over two decades, she brings a commitment to quality client service and engagement, and an understanding of higher education and leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ann\u2019s executive search career includes prior experience at two national executive search firms, most recently at ZRG Partners and before that at Witt\/Kieffer where she served as a Senior Partner. She is well-versed in every area of academic leadership, enabling her to serve her clients broadly and across multiple functional areas. She has completed more than 300 executive-level searches throughout her career, including engagements for Presidents, Provosts, Deans, and Vice Presidents at leading public and private colleges and universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a strategic partner, clients repeatedly rely on her expert counsel and aptitude for identifying talented, diverse, and dedicated leaders in mission-driven organizations. In particular, she brings a strong reputation for advancing women and candidates with diverse backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ann is a recognized thought leader, having contributed articles to the Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Education. Additionally, she has been an invited presenter at ACE Women\u2019s Network and AACSB\u2019s ICAM conference. She received her master\u2019s degree in industrial psychology from the University of New Haven and her bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology from Bethany College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ann resides in Virginia with her husband and two sons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:ann@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ann-yates-81917839\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15249-15177\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-149 \" data-info=\"15177\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15249-15177\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Associate Partner \/ Practice Operations<\/h3><h2>Chelsie Whitelock, CDR<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsie Whitelock serves as an Associate Partner where she is a key member of the Higher Education Practice and Academic Medicine in the Healthcare Practice. Chelsie, bringing 16 years of experience in Higher Education, joined the firm from Vanderbilt University, where she had several roles, including overseeing the Chancellor\u2019s Faculty Fellows Program, managing the administrative staff of the Faculty Senate Office, and leading the recruitment of staff within Academic Affairs.\u200b Additionally, she is an AIRS Certified Diversity and Inclusion Recruiter (CDR). Utilizing the AIRS search techniques enables our recruiters to locate diverse candidate pools using a variety of resources, including the internet.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to Vanderbilt, Chelsie was the Faculty Recruitment Manager in the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley. In this role, she was responsible for the recruitment process for all faculty hires within the Haas School of Business, overseeing the full lifecycle recruitment process and onboarding of new faculty members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chelsie graduated from Robert Morris University with a degree in Business Administration and Management. She relocated to Nashville in the summer of 2013 with her husband, Andrew, and their son, Finnegan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:chelsie@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chelsiewhitelock\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15249-15179\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-149 \" data-info=\"15179\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15249-15179\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Janny-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Associate Partner, Higher Education<\/h3><h2>Janny DeLoache, CDR<\/h2>\n<p>Janny DeLoache serves as an Associate Partner in the Higher Education Practice. For over 20 years, she has provided research, sourcing, and candidate development on numerous search engagements, with a particular focus in the areas of education, nonprofit, and governmental entities as well as sales and marketing. She also is active in client relations, consultations, and assisting clients with neutral site interviews. Additionally, she is an AIRS Certified Diversity and Inclusion Recruiter (CDR). Utilizing the AIRS search techniques enables our recruiters to locate diverse candidate pools using a variety of resources, including the internet.\u200b Janny attended Converse College, where she earned a BFA degree with honors and an MEd degree. Early in her career, she served as an Admissions Counselor and as Assistant Dean of Students at Converse, and later as Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs at Georgia Institute of Technology. She also worked in account services as Vice President for Marketing Outreach, Inc. in Atlanta, and as a Southeast Regional Manager for New York-based, US Concepts, Inc. Both firms specialized in the execution of marketing campaigns, sales\/retail promotions, and special events for Fortune 500 firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Janny is a member of the Mint Museum Auxiliary, the Junior League, as well as an ENCORE! Life Member at the Children\u2019s Theater of Charlotte. She has served on the Converse Alumnae Board and the Wofford College\u2019s Parent Advisory Council. A recipient of the Converse 100 Award, Janny and her husband have two grown children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:janny@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/janny-deloache-0853908\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15249-15181\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-149 \" data-info=\"15181\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15249-15181\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diane-Fennig-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Associate Partner<\/h3><h2>Diane Fennig<\/h2>\n<p>Diane Fennig is an Associate Partner and a passionate connector at the intersection of opportunities and talent. With over 30 years of experience in universities and higher education systems, she has built a strong career foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diane remains a curious student, and her expertise in search and talent development, combined with her extensive network, forms the essential ingredients of her &#8220;secret sauce&#8221; for success. Her approach is further enriched by a generous serving of passion, grace, and gratitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diane&#8217;s dedication to education is reflected in her academic achievements, which include a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology\/Secondary Education from Marquette University, a Master of Science degree in College Student Personnel from Miami University, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Leadership\/Organizational Behavior from the University of South Carolina. Over the past decade, she has also been actively involved with professional associations such as WACUBO and the Fort\u00e9 Foundation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:diane@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dianefennig\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15249-15197\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-149 \" data-info=\"15197\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15249-15197\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-17-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Senior Associate<\/h3><h2>Deanna Irizarry<\/h2>\n<p>Deanna Irizarry is a Senior Associate in the Higher Education Practice. With over 15 years of recruiting experience in the consulting, FMCG, and FinTech sectors, she joined Buffkin\/Baker in 2024 as an Associate in the Healthcare Practice. Originally from Philadelphia, she earned a degree in Political Science from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Her passion for helping others has guided her career in recruitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having lived along the East Coast, in the Midwest, in Costa Rica, and recently in Shanghai, China, Deanna now resides in the Nashville area with her husband and son. She enjoys traveling and exploring new cultures through food, as well as indulging in history, reading, and entertaining family and friends at home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:deanna@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/deannairizarry\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15249-15204\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-149 \" data-info=\"15204\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15249-15204\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dinah-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Associate<\/h3><h2>Dinah DeWitt<\/h2>\n<p>Dinah DeWitt joined Buffkin\/Baker in 2023 and serves as an Associate with the Higher Education Practice. She has a genuine love for people and desire to help them navigate their professional journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her passion for higher education and recruiting was formed during her time at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, where she served as a member of the Admissions and Career Management Center teams, as well as a Campus Recruiter for the Master of Accountancy program. After eight years at Vanderbilt, she continued to enhance her recruiting skillset at Ernst &amp; Young as the Talent Management Recruiter for accounting profiles in the Southeast region within Campus Recruiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Nashville native, Dinah now lives in the surrounding Washington, D.C. area with her husband and their young son, Henry. In her free time, she enjoys being with her family, architectural photography, traveling, baking new recipes, and exploring D.C. She earned her degree in Spanish from Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:dinah@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dinah-webster-dewitt\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15249-15207\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-149 \" data-info=\"15207\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15249-15207\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Research Manager<\/h3><h2>Dani Reiser<\/h2>\n<p>Danielle Reiser joined Buffkin \/ Baker in early 2022 as the Research Manager in the Higher Education Practice. She brings 10+ years of operational management experience in supporting the development, diligence, and execution of search activities in support of Partner teams and the firm. Previously, Dani worked as a marketing coordinator after earning her degree in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing at Southern New Hampshire University. Dani and her husband recently relocated from Central Illinois to Nashville where they enjoy the great outdoors, live music, and trying new cuisines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:dani@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dani-reiser-a732141a5\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15249-15209\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-149 \" data-info=\"15209\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15249-15209\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Senior Project Coordinator<\/h3><h2>Kim Trama<\/h2>\n<p>Kim joined Buffkin\/Baker in 2017 as an Administrative Assistant in the Higher Education practice. Before relocating to Nashville, Kim and her family lived in New York where she enjoyed a professional music career. She received a degree in paralegal studies and began her law experience in legal administrative management and family law in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim enjoys hiking, playing music, cooking, traveling, and visiting with her extended family. She has two children, Nick and Alyssa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:kim@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kimberly-trama-33340a8a\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"modal-style-15249-15211\" class=\"awsm-modal-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-modal-hidden awsm-all awsm-149 \" data-info=\"15211\">\n\t<div id=\"awsm-member-info-15249-15211\" class=\"awsm-modal-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-main\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-image-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-modal-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Project Coordinator<\/h3><h2>Brianna Grutadaurio<\/h2>\n<p>Brianna Grutadaurio serves as the Project Coordinator, supporting the Higher Education team. Brianna brings over 3 years of Executive and Administrative Assistant experience to the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was born and raised in Georgia, and graduated from the University of North Georgia with a bachelor\u2019s degree in Business Administration. In her free time, Brianna enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"mailto:brianna@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brianna-grutadaurio-04ba04176\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"awsm-team-link-control awsm-nav-item awsm-nav-right\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t   <\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e347fd our-people elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_5473e17_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#5473e17_8145\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2271\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14976\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-scaled.jpg 2271w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-908x1024.jpg 908w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-1363x1536.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-1817x2048.jpg 1817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2271px) 100vw, 2271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_5473e17_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMartin Baker\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-5473e17\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_5473e17_8145\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2271\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14976\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-scaled.jpg 2271w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-908x1024.jpg 908w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-1363x1536.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Martin-Baker-1817x2048.jpg 1817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2271px) 100vw, 2271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Martin Baker<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:martin@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Martin has been in the executive search profession for 25 years and is based in our Winston-Salem, NC office.  Martin is a Managing Partner of Buffkin \/ Baker and is the Head of the Higher Education Practice.<br>\n \n<br>He previously worked in the Atlanta office of Korn Ferry, where he developed search strategy and executed searches for numerous senior level appointments. He began his career working in London, England as a Research Associate with Saxton Bampfylde, an executive search and management assessment firm.<br>\n\n<br>Martin has conducted searches for the positions of Chancellor\/President, Provost, CFO, CIO, Vice President, Dean, Director, and Professor, having worked on over 375 searches throughout his career.  Martin has recently represented a number of AAU institutions, land-grant universities, faith-based institutions, liberal arts colleges, and regional universities, where he has led searches spanning most functions and academic disciplines.<br> \n\n<br>Martin currently serves on the Parents\u2019 Council at Wake Forest University and on the Board of Directors of Old Town Club.  He previously served on the Board of Directors of SciWorks (The Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County in Winston-Salem), both the Alumni Council and the regional selection committee for the Presidential Scholarship at Wake Forest, and the Development Committee for the Children\u2019s Museum of Winston-Salem.  He recently served on the Athletics Advisory Council at Wake Forest.<br>\n\n<br>Martin earned his bachelor\u2019s degree from Wake Forest University.\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:martin@buffkinbaker.com\">martin@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1a68d elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9a1a68d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:martin@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:martin@buffkinbaker.com\">Martin Baker<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Managing Partner<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68c0699\" data-id=\"68c0699\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad5df9 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"2ad5df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_2ad5df9_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#2ad5df9_8145\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2276\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14963\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-scaled.jpg 2276w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-910x1024.jpg 910w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-768x864.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-1366x1536.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-1821x2048.jpg 1821w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2276px) 100vw, 2276px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_2ad5df9_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKen Carrick\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"> Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-2ad5df9\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_2ad5df9_8145\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2276\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14963\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-scaled.jpg 2276w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-910x1024.jpg 910w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-768x864.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-1366x1536.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-05-1821x2048.jpg 1821w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2276px) 100vw, 2276px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Ken Carrick<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\"> Partner<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:ken@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Ken has managed numerous search engagements throughout his almost 40 years as a search consultant while cultivating a diverse roster of clients in the education, retail, nonprofit, manufacturing, healthcare, and government sectors. Ken was a student-athlete and graduated summa cum laude with a BA degree in accounting and business administration from Catawba College and earned an MBA from Wake Forest University.<br>\n\n<br>Ken began his career as an accountant with Duke Energy and later worked for a national insurance company before entering the executive search profession. Prior to joining Buffkin \/ Baker, he served as president of a national retained search firm with dual headquarters in New York and Charlotte.<br>\n\n<br>Ken currently serves on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and Museum where he holds the position of Treasurer and is a member of the Executive Committee. He recently completed a seven-year term as a director on the Mecklenburg County ABC Board where he chaired the Audit Committee and served as a member of the North Carolina Association of ABC Boards\u2019 legislative committee. He previously served two terms as a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC)\u2019s Council of the Americas board. Ken has been the President of the Catawba College Alumni Board, and on the boards of the Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation, Greater Carolina\u2019s Chapter of the American Red Cross, and Covenant Day School. <br>\n\n<br>He has also been involved with numerous volunteer service groups, including in the special needs community, and youth sports associations in the Charlotte area. He and his wife have three grown children.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ken@buffkinbaker.com\">ken@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3780b4 elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f3780b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:ken@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:ken@buffkinbaker.com\">Ken Carrick<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Partner<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8776a7a\" data-id=\"8776a7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72bc56 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"a72bc56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_a72bc56_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#a72bc56_8145\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2273\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15054\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-scaled.jpg 2273w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-909x1024.jpg 909w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-768x865.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-1364x1536.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-1818x2048.jpg 1818w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2273px) 100vw, 2273px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_a72bc56_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAnn Yates\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-a72bc56\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_a72bc56_8145\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2273\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15054\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-scaled.jpg 2273w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-909x1024.jpg 909w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-768x865.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-1364x1536.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ann-her-pick-1818x2048.jpg 1818w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2273px) 100vw, 2273px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Ann Yates<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Partner<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:ann@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Ann Yates serves as a Partner in the Higher Education Practice. With a career spanning over two decades, she brings a commitment to quality client service and engagement, and an understanding of higher education and leadership.<br>\n\n<br>Ann\u2019s executive search career includes prior experience at two national executive search firms, most recently at ZRG Partners and before that at Witt\/Kieffer where she served as a Senior Partner. She is well-versed in every area of academic leadership, enabling her to serve her clients broadly and across multiple functional areas. She has completed more than 300 executive-level searches throughout her career, including engagements for Presidents, Provosts, Deans, and Vice Presidents at leading public and private colleges and universities.<br>\n\n<br>As a strategic partner, clients repeatedly rely on her expert counsel and aptitude for identifying talented, diverse, and dedicated leaders in mission-driven organizations. In particular, she brings a strong reputation for advancing women and candidates with diverse backgrounds.<br>\n\n<br>Ann is a recognized thought leader, having contributed articles to the Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Education. Additionally, she has been an invited presenter at ACE Women\u2019s Network and AACSB\u2019s ICAM conference. She received her master\u2019s degree in industrial psychology from the University of New Haven and her bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology from Bethany College.<br>\n\n<br>Ann resides in Virginia with her husband and two sons.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ann@buffkinbaker.com\">ann@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da310e6 elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"da310e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:ann@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:ann@buffkinbaker.com\">Ann Yates<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Partner<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbffc55\" data-id=\"cbffc55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4eeb6 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"df4eeb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_df4eeb6_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#df4eeb6_8145\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2275\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14968\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-scaled.jpg 2275w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-910x1024.jpg 910w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-768x864.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-1365x1536.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-1820x2048.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2275px) 100vw, 2275px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_df4eeb6_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPelema Ellis, Ph.D.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-df4eeb6\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_df4eeb6_8145\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2275\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14968\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-scaled.jpg 2275w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-910x1024.jpg 910w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-768x864.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-1365x1536.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-18-1820x2048.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2275px) 100vw, 2275px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Pelema Ellis, Ph.D.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Partner<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:pelema@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Pelema Ellis is a Partner in the Higher Education Practice and splits time between our Los Angeles and Boston offices. Dr. Ellis brings 25 years of experience as an executive and strategic thought partner in higher education.<br>\n\n<br>Dr. Ellis has served as a senior executive or staff member in various institutional settings: private and public research, public regional, liberal arts, community college, and faith-based. Dr. Ellis draws on this broad set of experiences to provide best-in-class executive search support that is personalized and grounded in care for your campus community.<br>\n\n<br>Dr. Ellis holds a Ph.D. in higher education from the University of Michigan\u2019s Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a master\u2019s degree in higher education and bachelor\u2019s degree in organizational psychology from San Jose State University. Dr. Ellis also attended Cabrillo Community College and earned a GED at age 23.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:pelema@buffkinbaker.com\">pelema@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b0db72 elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8b0db72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:pelema@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:pelema@buffkinbaker.com\">Pelema Ellis<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Partner<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cf1f98 our-people elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"4cf1f98\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7bda94\" data-id=\"a7bda94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5023789 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"5023789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_5023789_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#5023789_8145\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2269\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14970\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-scaled.jpg 2269w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-908x1024.jpg 908w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-1362x1536.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-1816x2048.jpg 1816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2269px) 100vw, 2269px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_5023789_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChelsie Whitelock\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Associate Partner\/Practice Operations<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-5023789\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_5023789_8145\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2269\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14970\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-scaled.jpg 2269w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-908x1024.jpg 908w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-1362x1536.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-20-1816x2048.jpg 1816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2269px) 100vw, 2269px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Chelsie Whitelock<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Associate Partner\/Practice Operations<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:chelsie@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Chelsie Whitelock serves as an Associate Partner where she is a key member of the Higher Education Practice. Chelsie joined the firm from Vanderbilt University where she had several roles, including overseeing the Chancellor\u2019s Faculty Fellows Program, managing the administrative staff of the Faculty Senate Office, and leading the recruitment of staff within Academic Affairs.<br><br>Prior to Vanderbilt, Chelsie was the Faculty Recruitment Manager in the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley. In this role, she was responsible for the recruitment process for all faculty hires within the Haas School of Business, overseeing the full life-cycle recruitment process and onboarding of new faculty members. <br><br>Chelsie graduated from Robert Morris University with a degree in Business Administration and Management. She relocated to Nashville in the summer of 2013 with her husband, Andrew, and their son, Finnegan.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:chelsie@buffkinbaker.com\">chelsie@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60d50a elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f60d50a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:chelsie@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:chelsie@buffkinbaker.com\">Chelsie Whitelock<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Associate Partner<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cc4116\" data-id=\"7cc4116\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6660c0 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"d6660c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_d6660c0_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#d6660c0_8145\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Janny-DeLoache-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Janny-DeLoache-Headshot.jpg 485w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Janny-DeLoache-Headshot-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_d6660c0_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanny DeLoache, CDR\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Associate Partner, Higher Education<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-d6660c0\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_d6660c0_8145\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Janny-DeLoache-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Janny-DeLoache-Headshot.jpg 485w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Janny-DeLoache-Headshot-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Janny DeLoache, CDR<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Associate Partner, Higher Education<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:janny@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Janny DeLoache serves as an Associate Partner in the Higher Education Practice. For over 20 years, she has provided research, sourcing, and candidate development on numerous search engagements, with a particular focus in the areas of education, nonprofit, and governmental entities as well as sales and marketing. She also is active in client relations, consultations, and assisting clients with neutral site interviews. Additionally, she is an AIRS Certified Diversity and Inclusion Recruiter (CDR). Utilizing the AIRS search techniques enables our recruiters to locate diverse candidate pools using a variety of resources, including the internet.\u200bJanny attended Converse College, where she earned a BFA degree with honors and an MEd degree. Early in her career, she served as an Admissions Counselor and as Assistant Dean of Students at Converse, and later as Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs at Georgia Institute of Technology. She also worked in account services as Vice President for Marketing Outreach, Inc. in Atlanta, and as a Southeast Regional Manager for New York-based, US Concepts, Inc. Both firms specialized in the execution of marketing campaigns, sales\/retail promotions, and special events for Fortune 500 firms..<br><br>Janny is a member of the Mint Museum Auxiliary, the Junior League, as well as an ENCORE! Life Member at the Children\u2019s Theater of Charlotte. She has served on the Converse Alumnae Board and the Wofford College\u2019s Parent Advisory Council. A recipient of the Converse 100 Award, Janny and her husband have two grown children.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:janny@buffkinbaker.com\">janny@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9977f65 elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9977f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:janny@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:janny@buffkinbaker.com\">Janny DeLoache<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Associate Partner<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c2acc8\" data-id=\"9c2acc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7613231 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"7613231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_7613231_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#7613231_8145\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diane-Fennig-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15026\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diane-Fennig-2.jpg 485w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diane-Fennig-2-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_7613231_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDiane Fennig\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Associate Partner, Higher Education<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-7613231\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_7613231_8145\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diane-Fennig-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15026\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diane-Fennig-2.jpg 485w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Diane-Fennig-2-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Diane Fennig<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Associate Partner, Higher Education<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:janny@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Diane Fennig is an Associate Partner and a passionate connector at the intersection of opportunities and talent. With over 30 years of experience in universities and higher education systems, she has built a strong career foundation.<br>\n\n<br>Diane remains a curious student, and her expertise in search and talent development, combined with her extensive network, forms the essential ingredients of her \"secret sauce\" for success. Her approach is further enriched by a generous serving of passion, grace, and gratitude.<br>\n\n<br>Diane's dedication to education is reflected in her academic achievements, which include a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology\/Secondary Education from Marquette University, a Master of Science degree in College Student Personnel from Miami University, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Leadership\/Organizational Behavior from the University of South Carolina. Over the past decade, she has also been actively involved with professional associations such as\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:diane@buffkinbaker.com\">diane@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045c672 elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"045c672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:diane@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:diane@buffkinbaker.com\">Diane Fennig<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Associate Partner<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0490afd\" data-id=\"0490afd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6113785 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"6113785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_6113785_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#6113785_8145\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-11-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_6113785_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDinah DeWitt\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Associate<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-6113785\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_6113785_8145\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-11-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dinah DeWitt<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Associate<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:dinah@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Dinah DeWitt joined Buffkin\/Baker in 2023 and serves as an Associate with the Higher Education Practice. She has a genuine love for people and desire to help them navigate their professional journeys.<br>\n\n<br>Her passion for higher education and recruiting was formed during her time at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, where she served as a member of the Admissions and Career Management Center teams, as well as a Campus Recruiter for the Master of Accountancy program. After eight years at Vanderbilt, she continued to enhance her recruiting skillset at Ernst &amp; Young as the Talent Management Recruiter for accounting profiles in the Southeast region within Campus Recruiting.<br>\n\n<br>A Nashville native, Dinah now lives in the surrounding Washington, D.C. area with her husband and their young son, Henry. In her free time, she enjoys being with her family, architectural photography, traveling, baking new recipes, and exploring D.C. She earned her degree in Spanish from Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:dinah@buffkinbaker.com\">dinah@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02bd88a elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"02bd88a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:dinah@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:dinah@buffkinbaker.com\">Dinah DeWitt<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Associate<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae135d6 our-people elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"ae135d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d588fb4\" data-id=\"d588fb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0414096 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"0414096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_0414096_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#0414096_8145\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2271\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14973\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-scaled.jpg 2271w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-908x1024.jpg 908w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-1363x1536.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-1817x2048.jpg 1817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2271px) 100vw, 2271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_0414096_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDani Reiser\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Research Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-0414096\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_0414096_8145\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2271\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14973\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-scaled.jpg 2271w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-908x1024.jpg 908w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-768x866.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-1363x1536.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-29-1817x2048.jpg 1817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2271px) 100vw, 2271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dani Reiser<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Research Manager<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:dani@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Danielle Reiser joined Buffkin \/ Baker in early 2022 as the Research Manager in the Higher Education Practice. She brings 10+ years of operational management experience in supporting the development, diligence, and execution of search activities in support of Partner teams and the firm. Previously, Dani worked as a marketing coordinator after earning her degree in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing at Southern New Hampshire University. Dani and her husband recently relocated from Central Illinois to Nashville, where they enjoy the great outdoors, live music, and trying new cuisines.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:dani@buffkinbaker.com\">dani@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7cf2e3 elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f7cf2e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:dani@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:dani@buffkinbaker.com\">Dani Reiser<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Research Manager<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-158999a\" data-id=\"158999a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c699401 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"c699401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_c699401_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#c699401_8145\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2268\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14965\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-scaled.jpg 2268w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-907x1024.jpg 907w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-768x867.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-1361x1536.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-1814x2048.jpg 1814w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2268px) 100vw, 2268px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_c699401_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKim Trama\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Senior Executive Search Assistant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-c699401\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_c699401_8145\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2268\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14965\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-scaled.jpg 2268w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-907x1024.jpg 907w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-768x867.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-1361x1536.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-13-1814x2048.jpg 1814w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2268px) 100vw, 2268px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Kim Trama<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Senior Executive Search Assistant<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:kim@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Kim joined Buffkin\/Baker in 2017 as an Administrative Assistant in the Higher Education practice. Before relocating to Nashville, Kim and her family lived in New York where she enjoyed a professional music career. She received a degree in paralegal studies and began her law experience in legal administrative management and family law in 2010.<br>\n\n<br>Kim enjoys hiking, playing music, cooking, traveling, and visiting with her extended family.  She has two children, Nick and Alyssa.<br> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:kim@buffkinbaker.com\">kim@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029ee6f elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"029ee6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:kim@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:kim@buffkinbaker.com\">Kim Trama<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senior Project Coordinator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eec83e\" data-id=\"6eec83e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b16e769 hteam elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"b16e769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_b16e769_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#b16e769_8145\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2277\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14972\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-scaled.jpg 2277w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-911x1024.jpg 911w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-1366x1536.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-1822x2048.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2277px) 100vw, 2277px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_b16e769_8145\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBrianna Grutadaurio\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Project Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-b16e769\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_b16e769_8145\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-cancel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2277\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14972\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-scaled.jpg 2277w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-911x1024.jpg 911w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-1366x1536.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BuffkinBaker-28-1822x2048.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2277px) 100vw, 2277px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Brianna Grutadaurio<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Project Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:brianna@buffkinbaker.com\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><br>Brianna Grutadaurio serves as the Project Coordinator, supporting the Higher Education team. Brianna brings over 3 years of Executive and Administrative Assistant experience to the role.<br>\n\n<br>She was born and raised in Georgia, and graduated from the University of North Georgia with a bachelor\u2019s degree in Business Administration. In her free time, Brianna enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-modal-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:brianna@buffkinbaker.com\">brianna@buffkinbaker.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5babe70 elementor-position-right ourteam elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5babe70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"mailto:brianna@buffkinbaker.com\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/email.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7707\" alt=\"Email svg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"mailto:brianna@buffkinbaker.com\">Brianna Grutadaurio<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Project Coordinator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cd40d2\" data-id=\"4cd40d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fb8442 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"9fb8442\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8108c29\" data-id=\"8108c29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcd053c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"fcd053c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9152d1d\" data-id=\"9152d1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfa34a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3cfa34a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2443231\" data-id=\"2443231\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3805164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3805164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LeadersFirst Career Portal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babb1b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"babb1b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a retained, specialty boutique search firm leader, each partner in the firm has expertise in their respective fields and each has over a decade of retained search experience. Combined, our partners have over 300 years combined executive search experience and 400 years of operating experience by our partners. Our job as search professionals is to recruit leaders in <span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">Healthcare, Higher Education, Private Equity, Digital Transformation, Technology, Media &amp; Telecom, Entertainment, and Non-Profit.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62759dc elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"62759dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/leadersfirst-career-portal\/career-portal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a4bb77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"0a4bb77\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42dc083\" data-id=\"42dc083\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2f56c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d2f56c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Higher Education Clients<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44b670d client-logo elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"44b670d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83dc146\" data-id=\"83dc146\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423cfab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"423cfab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CU-Boulder-300x154.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14991\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CU-Boulder-300x154.webp 300w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CU-Boulder-e1739228471279.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-907450f\" data-id=\"907450f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e2112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61e2112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"773\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/university-of-oklahoma.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/university-of-oklahoma.jpg 773w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/university-of-oklahoma-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/university-of-oklahoma-768x275.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-462b70a\" data-id=\"462b70a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2a28c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e2a28c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cnu-vertical.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13006\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1d3d5f\" data-id=\"f1d3d5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fbb7e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fbb7e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/confeence-carolinas.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11541\" alt=\"conference Carolinas\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28c4b74 client-logo elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"28c4b74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-47bf6e9\" data-id=\"47bf6e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9837806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9837806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Radford-University-logo-OG-e1754922283317.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14995\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Radford-University-logo-OG-e1754922283317.jpg 437w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Radford-University-logo-OG-e1754922283317-300x102.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bea215\" data-id=\"6bea215\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023e6c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"023e6c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ISUlogoblock.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11543\" alt=\"ISUlogoblock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ISUlogoblock.jpg 180w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ISUlogoblock-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ISUlogoblock-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b03a935\" data-id=\"b03a935\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb414b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fb414b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kansas_State_University-Logo.wine_.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11544\" alt=\"Kansas_State_University-Logo.wine\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da8bddd\" data-id=\"da8bddd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba84407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba84407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Lees-McRae.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11545\" alt=\"Lees-McRae\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-702c4af client-logo elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"702c4af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5461981\" data-id=\"5461981\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6eb6f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6eb6f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Michigan-State-University-logo_stacked.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11546\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb6a53a\" data-id=\"fb6a53a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d60023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d60023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mizzou.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11547\" alt=\"mizzou\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-adfaf5d\" data-id=\"adfaf5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54becad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54becad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Oklahoma-State-e1739227867474-r1bl2bmtvflgqdysxfrka1kdjimdh2rqmqo3sismto.png\" title=\"Oklahoma State\" alt=\"Oklahoma State\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-699162e\" data-id=\"699162e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6aebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c6aebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ohiostate-150x135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-11551\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5703264 client-logo elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"5703264\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf112ce\" data-id=\"bf112ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393d916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"393d916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GTVertical_RGB-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-14997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GTVertical_RGB-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GTVertical_RGB-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GTVertical_RGB-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GTVertical_RGB-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GTVertical_RGB-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GTVertical_RGB-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GTVertical_RGB-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GTVertical_RGB-e1739227983151.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fddde3d\" data-id=\"fddde3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75aab13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75aab13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/SMC-pue1yghr2jmrpzahyydmcp3a064r7pfdyzd8knats4.jpg\" title=\"SMC\" alt=\"SMC\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-48cc179\" data-id=\"48cc179\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c333f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89c333f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Texas_Tech_University_logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11554\" alt=\"Texas_Tech_University_logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-acf3734\" data-id=\"acf3734\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25dc42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d25dc42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"34\" src=\"https:\/\/buffkinbaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/uf-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11555\" 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