Karen Whitaker

Karen is a Senior Consultant in the firm’s Head of School and Key Administrator Practices. Since joining the firm, she has worked on more than 50 searches, and she particularly enjoys exploring a school’s values and aspirations and then seeking alignment among candidates. She considers it a great privilege to earn the trust of each client school.

In addition to her work in search, Karen mentors aspiring female leaders through the California Teacher Development Collaborative and coaches leadership teams through head of school transitions and beyond. In her coaching work, Karen draws inspiration from Elena Aguilar, Brené Brown, and the Harvard Business Review.

Karen’s recent assignments have included search work at Carlthorp School (CA), University Prep (WA), Crossroads (CA), The International School of Silicon Valley (CA), Kent Place School (NJ), John Thomas Dye (CA), Shorecrest (FL), and Norfolk Academy (VA) and coaching work at St. Anne’s-Belfield School (VA).