DSG | Koya Leading CEO Search for LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
May 7, 2026 – DSG | Koya has been retained by LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired to lead in its search for a new CEO. Molly Brennan, global managing partner and non-profit and social impact practice leader, and Amber Brown, managing associate, are leading the assignment.
The board of directors seeks a dynamic and grounded CEO to lead LightHouse through a critical period of renewal and growth. Reporting to the board and supervising an experienced C-suite, the CEO will serve as the organization’s strategic leader, responsible for advancing mission impact while strengthening fundraising, financial sustainability, organizational culture, and external engagement.
LightHouse recognizes that candidates will bring a range of experiences. While no individual will embody every qualification, strong candidates will demonstrate many of the following: proven ability to lead organizations through periods of financial and organizational transition, strong strategic thinking paired with execution discipline, and comfort making difficult decisions while maintaining trust and transparency.
Candidates must have deep connections and personal familiarity with the blind and visually impaired community, the ability to engage authentically with the community and reflect its needs in organizational strategy, and experience in disability, rehabilitation, education, healthcare, or adjacent sectors, which is valued but not required.
LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, headquartered in San Francisco, is one of the largest and most established comprehensive blindness organizations in North America. Founded in 1902, its mission is to promote independence, community, and equity, created by and with blind and low vision people.
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DSG Global is a family of recruiting firms serving specialized sectors. The firm was founded almost five decades ago by Judith M. von Seldeneck for the express purpose of placing diverse candidates in client organizations. It is today the largest U.S. female-owned and founded firm in the executive recruitment industry. It is comprised of a combination of specialty practices with deep industry expertise under industry recognized brands, including Alta Associates, BioQuest, Koya Partners, Grant Cooper, and Storbeck Search.
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Ranked as a top 10 U.S. executive search firm, with a presence across 36 countries through its partnership with AltoPartners, DSG Global combines global scale with local insight to deliver people-centered solutions that propel clients forward. With a team of dedicated experts across sectors like healthcare, education, and non-profits, DSG Global harnesses industry-specific expertise, functional depth, and market foresight to address today’s most complex challenges.
In 2019, Koya was acquired by DSG. With the combination of revenues and resources, they now represent one of the largest non-profit and higher education practices in the executive search industry. Koya’s specialization in mission-driven search, primarily with non-profit and higher education clients, complements Diversified’s own major education, non-profit, and arts and culture practices, as well as the firm’s healthcare services, board of directors, life sciences, industrial, and digital, media, entertainment, and sports practices.
Boston Children’s Museum Taps DSG | Koya To Lead CEO Search
DSG | Koya has been selected by Boston Children’s Museum (BCM) to lead in its search for a new president and CEO. Elizabeth Lombard and Angie Sessoms are leading the assignment. The next leader will build upon more than a century of impact, innovation, and joyful learning. This leadership transition comes at a moment of organizational strength. BCM is financially stable, guided by a highly skilled senior leadership team, and supported by an engaged board of trustees. The CEO will inherit a mission-driven organization with a clear strategic direction, a strong national and international reputation, a robust balance sheet, and a talented staff grounded in the values of equity, curiosity, and inclusive learning.
As practice leader, Ms. Brennan works to marshal DSG’s deep experience in the non-profit sector to deliver exceptional results for clients. She joined Koya Partners in its early years and today leads a portfolio of CEO, president, executive director, and other senior executive searches for mission-driven clients across the country and around the world. Her clients have included Amnesty International USA, Southern Poverty Law Center, Sierra Club, Women Moving Millions, Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights, ACLU, and Natural Resources Defense Council, among many others. Ms. Brennan’s particular areas of focus include leadership, retention, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Based in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Ms. Brown works to manage candidate development and client engagement on executive searches for a wide range of mission-driven organizations across the country. In her prior role as the senior manager of talent acquisition at A+E Global Media, she spearheaded a strategic overhaul of the employee onboarding process, launched the organization’s inaugural A+E Media Academy for early career professionals, and revamped the company’s talent assessment framework in addition to leading internal search processes.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
