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Biographies of Principals
Jack Lusk is the Managing Partner of Harris Rand Lusk. With over twelve years of executive search practice, his hands-on management experience combined with an extensive public affairs background has provided him insight that is unparalleled in executive search. He focuses on building a nationwide practice of placing leaders in the government and nonprofit sectors.
Prior to joining the field of executive search, Jack served as a Senior Vice President of the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority, managing a diverse department (including government affairs, planning, and marketing) that brought a new level of customer service to New York’s bus and subway operations, such as the introduction and implementation of the MetroCard system. Known as a problem solver and strategic planner, he introduced high visibility reforms as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. Earlier, Jack served two terms as Deputy Counsel and Special Advisor to Mayor Ed Koch on transportation and environmental issues. This followed a Washington tour as a Staff Attorney and Special Assistant to the US Secretary of Transportation after graduating from George Washington University Law School. He is also a graduate of the University of Wisconsin where he majored in history and political science.
Jack is the American Chair of the British-American Leadership Project. A native New Yorker, he is dedicated to regional tourism having served as director of New York and Company and The Big Apple Greeter. For the last seven years, he has been a participant and active fundraiser for the Pan Massachusetts Challenge, the premier sports fundraising event in the country, which supports the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Among other Board leadership positions, Jack has been active with the Creative Arts Team (CAT) for many years.
Jack consults and speaks widely on issues of leadership in the nonprofit sector. His client list includes many of the nation’s top nonprofit organizations and he has conducted dozens of successful and complex leadership searches, working closely with a variety of selection committees.
Anne McCarthy is a Senior Associate and has come to Harris Rand Lusk after more than 20 years managing, directing and leading divisions of New York City government. An attorney and experienced manager, Anne was the Executive Director of the New York City Environmental Control Board for many years, ran the City’s Section 8 low income housing program, was the Agency Chief Contracting Officer managing citywide procurement of goods and services and was an advisor to several mayoral administrations on environmental, code enforcement, procurement and housing issues. As the most senior executive for the divisions she managed, she was responsible for establishing the vision and communicating the mission of these organizations before legislatures, community groups, elected officials and individuals.
Her experience encompasses budgeting and financial management, having managed a $100 million federal program, a tribunal with an operating budget of $12 million and yearly revenue goals of $50 million, and citywide contracts worth $650 million; information technology for both mainframe and PC networked systems; customer service, running an agency emergency call center; intergovernmental relations; facilities management; and operations. She brings her knowledge of management, law and government and human resources to us as we conduct searches for exceptional candidates.
Sue Waterbury is a Senior Associate and brings to Harris Rand Lusk 20 years of experience in the international banking and philanthropic sectors. She is a manager and leader who most recently served as Executive Vice President at Goldman Sachs where she worked with mutual and hedge funds to increase their financial exposure to developing countries. Before Goldman, she spent many years with Deutsche Bank and other global banks both in New York and London as Vice President of Institutional Sales focusing on developing countries. She spent over six years in London and France and has traveled extensively throughout India, Africa and Latin America. Early in her career, Sue spent three years at Warren Management Consultants doing retained executive searches within the area of finance.
Sue has also spent over a decade in the non-profit sector, working with developing country NGOs in health, education and humanitarian aid. She has served on a diverse group of boards, most recently EMPower (The Emerging Markets Foundation) and the advisory board of Boys and Girls Harbor. In addition, she has given substantial amounts of time to many organizations including GOAL USA, the Jane Goodall Institute, and others. Sue’s personal commitment is reflected in her philanthropic work.
Michael Hopkins is a consultant and brings three decades of Jewish nonprofit and executive leadership experiences to Harris Rand Lusk. Michael is a dynamic, result-driven leader with keen insights into the nonprofits sector. After 30 years of inspiring the best in professionals and volunteers in some of the largest organizations throughout the country, Michael is now helping executives and volunteer leaders improve their organizations through his guidance, support and encouragement before, during and after the executive search process.
Michael has extensive experience in understanding a variety of core business drivers in highly competitive markets. Michael has a wide-ranging background in early childhood education, sports and wellness, services to older adults, day and resident camping, children and teen services, special needs and Jewish programming. Additionally, Michael is a seasoned development professional and brings that expertise to organizations looking to transform their philanthropic efforts.
Much of Michael’s leadership experiences have focused on effective board governance development, volunteer/professional relationships and aligning the mission of the organization with the efforts of its professionals and volunteers. Most recently, Michael was the CEO of JCC Metrowest, the 6th largest JCC in North America with an operating budget of over $18 million serving over 12,000 members annually in multiple locations in Northern NJ. Before moving to the New York metropolitan area, he was the Executive Director of the Richmond JCC. Michael has also worked in Tucson AZ, Columbus, OH and Pittsburgh PA.
Michael has an MSW from Yeshiva University, Wurzweiler School of Social Work and a BS from State University College of NY at Oswego in Business Administration. Michael has served on a number of diverse boards from Greystone State Psychiatric Hospital in Greystone, NJ to JCC Association. Michael in 2009 chaired Hazon’s NY Jewish Environmental Bike Ride raising dollars for environmental initiatives in North America and Israel. Additionally, Michael is active in his synagogue in Park Slope serving on the membership and strategic fundraising committees. Michael is an avid cyclist, backpacker and enjoys fundraising for worthy causes.
Trudy Rosato has been an Associate at Harris Rand Lusk since 2003. She recently relocated to Washington DC where she has opened a satellite office of Harris Rand Lusk. Trudy specializes in identifying, sourcing and soliciting candidates for placement in nonprofit organizations, particularly arts and cultural organizations. She also interviews potential candidates and makes recommendations to clients.
Trudy’s search work is complemented by her deep experience in the art community as an independent fine art dealer, consultant and appraiser. Before relocating, Trudy was a partner in Connors-Rosato Gallery in Noho. With almost fifteen years in the auction business, Trudy was Director of Modern and Contemporary Art at William Doyle Galleries, New York, as well as an auctioneer. Ms. Rosato has also worked at the Museum of Modern Art, Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, and Freeman’s Auctions, Philadelphia. In addition to advising clients on issues of acquisition, condition and collection management, she also brokers works of art and continues to successfully locate and purchase works on her clients’ behalf.
Trudy received her Bachelor of Arts in Art History and in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1989 and completed the Appraisals Studies Course at New York University in 1991. She is USPAP certified and is a member of the Appraisers Association of America.
Jane Herzog is a Senior Associate at Harris Rand Lusk. Her professional experience includes more than twenty years as a Professor at New York University in the Steinhardt School of Education. During that time, Dr. Herzog was the Director of the Para Educator Center for Young Adults; a center for preparing students with learning disabilities for careers in the human services. She also worked as an Investigator for the New York State Education Department on a project concerning the efficacy of early intervention for children with disabilities and she currently serves on the Alumni Council of Columbia University’s Teacher’s College. Dr. Herzog has served on numerous Boards and has lectured extensively at national educational conferences. Since coming to work with Harris Rand Lusk, she has carried out a series of high-level non-profit searches focusing on academic and institutional leadership and oversight. She is extremely talented at understanding client needs and priorities, establishing search strategies, identifying a pool of candidates through her network of contacts, and marketing positions to potential candidates in a way that encourages interest and enthusiasm toward the client. In particular, she is an excellent interviewer who knows exactly what questions to ask individuals with education and academic backgrounds. Dr. Herzog holds a BA from Western College for Women, a Masters in Special Education from George Washington University and Columbia University, and a Doctorate in Educational Administration from Teacher’s College, Columbia University.
Joanne Giudicelli is a consultant based in San Francisco and has been affiliated with Harris Rand Lusk since 2003. She leads the firm’s information technology practice. With over 15 years of executive search experience, she has conducted over 300 successful searches, helping companies to staff their technology organizations across every discipline of corporate information systems and infrastructure. In addition to many clients in the software industry, Joanne has provided candidates to financial services, retail, utilities, healthcare, and consulting services related organizations in their application and deployment of technology. She has also conducted assignments for venture capital and private equity firms, as well as publicly traded Fortune 1000 and not-for-profit companies.
Earlier in her career Joanne was the Applications Manager within several corporate IT environments, designing, developing and implementing business systems for various industries including transportation, manufacturing and distribution. She has established relationships with CIO/CTO candidates who have impacted their organizations with the application of customer-focused enterprise and e-Business solutions.
Joanne graduated with an MBA from University of California, Berkeley and a BBA in Computer Information Systems from Temple University. She is active in the community and does volunteer work for several organizations including Guide Dogs for the Blind.
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