PAMELA KAUL: President and Founder

Quote:
“A committee can make a decision in a matter of hours, but the consequences of that decision are felt for years to come. There’s a lot at stake for the organization and the candidate as they take that walk down the aisle. Results are important but it’s about the journey as well. ”

Mantra/Philosophy:
“To make every client feel like our only client.”

Accreditations/Affiliations: Founding Member, National Non-Profit Search Consultants; Nominating Committee, SCORE; industry advisor to several national boards and committees.

Pamela’s passion and commitment make Association Strategies what it is: the leader in guiding organizations through succession, transition and change.

Pamela offers three decades of experience in executive search, transition management and organization development. She pioneered ASI’s unique, systems-based approach to executive search, and since founding the company in 1986 has successfully applied it to deliver top-notch talent to hundreds of leading associations, foundations and philanthropic institutions. A recognized specialist in organizational assessment and development programs, Pamela has piloted dozens of clients through CEO and Board organizational assessments, Board recruitment, and paradigm shifts requiring cultural sensitivity and awareness of the uniqueness of individual environments.

Whether the organization seeks a change agent interim executive or the need to replace an organization’s founder or long-term leader, these are difficult tasks – and Pamela’s specialty. Before identifying candidates, Pamela and her team probe the client’s needs – and sacred cows -- through comprehensive surveys, stakeholder interviews and time and attention to detail. We develop a profile that integrates the current operating environment with a look toward the future.

After 13 years leading HRD, business operations divisions’ major change efforts for Washington-based associations, Pamela launched her executive search career in 1982 with a national recruiting firm. Wooed by the firm to open and staff a new division, Pamela successfully expanded its practice into the non-profit arena. Pamela was also instrumental in launching an executive search and consulting services division for another nonprofit organization that immediately opened up new revenue streams for the organization. For nearly two years she was a member of ASAE’s executive management team retained to launch an HRD program and a transition in staff culture.

Recognized as a leader in the field, Pamela is a frequent keynote speaker for business and professional organizations and a regular presenter at universities, and many other national meetings and conferences. A former columnist for Associations Now, previously Association Management magazine, Pamela has also written on career management, executive search and interviewing skills and succession planning. She is the author of “Orientation, Training, and Development,” a chapter in ASAE’s Authoritative Guide, Managing Human Resources in Associations.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.