Crystal Stephens

Strengths: Ability to develop strong, consultative partnerships with clients and take their passion for mission into the marketplace to find and attract strong leaders. Deep experience placing former corporate leaders with a passion and personality suited for nonprofits.

A combination of tenacity and compassion that make finding the ideal candidate as satisfying as placing the remaining pieces in a mosaic masterpiece puzzle.

Impact: Have served local and national clients with a strong record of multiple assignments. Led CEO and ED searches across a wide range of non-profits and developed an affinity for education and workforce development. Continue to serve on nonprofit boards and volunteer in the community. Before BoardWalk: Spent nearly 20 years in marketing and sales, primarily with IBM. Led a 900 member call/sales center for ibm.com and, as a Vice President at ibm.com, led a national sales team of 350. Spent three years at Russell Reynolds Associates leading primarily for-profit searches in the technology sector.