Mary T. Wheeler, Senior Vice-President, started her career as a development executive with two nonprofit organizations, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Phoenix House. Her exemplary 23 years in executive search have included her role as a partner and nonprofit specialist at two major generalist executive search firms, Lamalie Amrop International and Boyden International. She joined DRG in 1996. Throughout her dynamic career, Mary has specialized in conducting senior level assignments for social service agencies, foundations, educational, environmental and cultural institutions, and international non-governmental organizations.

Mary has a BA from Smith College. She has been active as a volunteer and Board member of the YWCA of New York City and currently serves on the Boards of the Frost Valley YMCA and the Hudson Guild, a settlement house in Manhattan. She sings with the Canterbury Choral Society and is a past president of that organization. Mary is a member of the Academy of Women Achievers and was honored in the 1995 edition of The New Career Makers as one of the top 250 recruiters in the United States.

Since joining DRG, Mary has broadened the firm's client base to include such organizations as American Psychological Association, Environmental Defense, Thirteen-WNET, The Population Council, United Way of New York City, Childreach, Big Brothers-Big Sisters, The Nature Conservancy, the YMCA of New York City and Good Shepherd Services. Her searches focus on recruiting CEOs and senior development executives. Contact via email or LinkedIn

Sue Waterbury, Senior Consultant, joins the DRG team as a seasoned nonprofit executive search professional who also has more than 20 years of experience in the international banking and philanthropic sectors. She began her career in finance, starting at Drexel Burnham Lambert in New York and London, and subsequently moving to Westpac. At Deutsche Bank, and most recently, Goldman Sachs, Sue was a Vice President for Emerging Market Sales serving clients all over the world.

Through her banking career and related international travel, Sue became interested in philanthropy. She has spent over a decade working with NGOs in developing countries involved in health, education and humanitarian aid. Sue also spent time in the field in Africa, teaching AIDS education within the schools, and in India working with regional micro-finance organizations. Sue has served on several nonprofit boards, including EMpower and Boys and Girls Harbor and continues to be an active volunteer and fundraiser.

In 2007, Sue joined the nonprofit executive search firm Harris Rand Lusk, where she secured and executed multiple leadership searches for a broad spectrum of nonprofit clients. She has specialized in recruiting senior executives and development professionals. Sue's broad networks among nonprofit board members, volunteers and professionals, combined with her passion for mission driven organizations, make her a dynamic addition to the firm.

Sue is a Bachelor of Arts graduate of Villanova University, is married and lives in New York City and East Hampton. Contact via email or LinkedIn

Mark A. Seal comes to DRG with over twenty five years of senior management experience with a number of different non-profit organizations, as a consultant to non-profits and as an Executive Recruiter working with not-for-profit organizations ranging from international affairs, refugee resettlement, public policy advocacy, religious activism and marketing, media, and public relations.

He has served as Executive Vice President of JTA, an international non-profit news agency, as Associate Executive Vice President of HIAS, an international refugee resettlement, immigration assistance and public policy agency, Executive Vice President of the JRF a national, grass roots, progressive, egalitarian religious movement, and Chief Operating Officer of the American Jewish Congress an international defense and public policy advocacy agency.

Born and raised in Montreal, Mark attended Herzliah High School and McGill University. In 1974, he moved to Israel and was a founding member of Kibbutz Gezer, serving as the community's first Financial/Business Manager and as its external representative. In Israel, he attended the Ruppin Institute and completed an intensive course in finance, accounting, economics, and kibbutz management. Mark holds volunteer leadership roles in several organizations and also serves on a number of community boards.

He brings significant professional experience in financial, investment and human resource management, non-profit governance, strategic planning, public relations and media strategy, mission-driven programming and agency repositioning to his recruitment practice with nonprofit organizations.

As an Executive Recruiter, Mark has managed successful searches for CEOs , Directors of Development, Planned Giving, and Communications, as well as high school Principals and synagogue Executive Directors. Contact via email or LinkedIn

Dara Z. Klarfeld, comes to work as a recruitment Consultant with DRG after more than a decade of experience working with a variety of non-profit organizations. Throughout her professional experience, Dara has worked within the areas of education, board development, community building and training in a variety of settings. Dara served as the Director of Panim el Panim, a program promoting advocacy and service for teenagers; as Executive Director for JEXNET, an organization focused on developing the field of experiential youth education; and as a consultant for a number of philanthropic community start-ups. Most recently, Dara was focused on identifying and cultivating a next-generation of leadership for the New York community as Director of the Shapiro Family Fellowship at UJA-Federation of New York. Dara's professional experience and vast networks throughout the sector are central to her success in executive search.

At DRG, Dara is responsible for conducting executive search assignments in the Jewish community and with other nonprofit organizations. In addition, Dara is responsible for identifying and cultivating a talent pool of professionals who will serve as the next generation of senior leadership in the nonprofit sector. She will also develop and manage DRG's social media strategies.

Dara lives in Teaneck, New Jersey with her husband and three young children. She received a BA from the University of Maryland and an MA and Rabbinic Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Contact via email or LinkedIn

Josh Elkin joins the DRG team as a Consultant after nearly 35 years of executive leadership in a variety of nonprofit organizations. He began his leadership odyssey by directing a synagogue-based religious school and then moved into the headship of the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston - a position that he held for twenty years. During that time, the school underwent substantial growth which provided Josh with the opportunity to focus on critical issues facing nonprofits - board development, volunteer-professional partnership, recruiting and retaining talent, resource development, and creation of high performing leadership teams.

Josh was recruited to become the founding Executive Director of Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE), a philanthropic collaboration of twelve philanthropists focused on seeding new Jewish day schools across North America. As the organization evolved and expanded to include working with established schools, Josh concentrated on the strategic priorities associated with attracting and sustaining effective leadership for literally hundreds of schools. Through this work, he interfaced regularly with sitting leaders, aspiring leaders, boards, search committees, and talent recruiters. After fourteen years of leading PEJE, Josh has stepped down from his position in order to create a private practice devoted to leadership and executive coaching.

At DRG, Josh will contribute toward the development of new strategies to support and expand DRG's work in the education sector and in the broader Jewish community. He will join DRG's consultants as they work with clients on developing both a strategic direction for their organization and on identifying the requisite leadership profile.

Josh lives in the Boston area with his wife, and together they have three grown children. He received a BA from Columbia College, and an MA and Ed.D. from Columbia Teachers College, and Rabbinic Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Contact via email or LinkedIn

Jennifer Marie Thorne has been with DRG since 2001. In addition to her work as an Associate on primarily fundraising searches, Jenn provides research for most of DRG's searches. Jennifer is also responsible for the administration of data within DRG's proprietary database of 40,000 nonprofit executives. Jennifer is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where she holds a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts. Contact via email

Jill Sarah Moscowitz comes to DRG with over fifteen years of experience in healthcare and labor, and over 20 years experience with non-profits such as the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Health Professionals and Allied Employees. Jill is a professional mediator and has developed skills in organizational development, negotiating, and conflict resolution.

Jill received her BA in Nutrition from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and her Master Degree in Public Health from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) and serves on the Leadership Council of the Workplace Section of ACR. Contact via email or LinkedIn

Andrea Cure comes to DRG with over a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector, having held Director positions within The Jerusalem Foundation and Friends of the IDF, and other roles within a number of Jewish Communal organizations such as the Jewish National Fund and the Covenant Foundation. Andrea holds a BA in Jewish Social Studies from Hunter College and a MA in Nonprofit Management from New School University's Milano School of Management and Urban Policy. Contact via email.

Marlene R. Mlawski, comes to DRG with over 15 years of associate and consultant experience with the largest executive recruiting firm, Korn/Ferry International, as a generalist in international executive search. Marlene has provided management solutions in the profit and non-profit sectors and has managed successful searches for CEOs, COOs, VPs, and Directors in diversified industries and functions for multinational organizations, corporations, and entrepreneurial start-ups.

Marlene received her BA in European Literature and Urban Economics from Brandeis University. She is a frequent and active volunteer at both of her sons' NYC-based public schools. Contact via email.
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