Mark Oppenheim has a 28-year organizational consulting and search track record that includes managing transformation service groups for the Child Welfare Administration of New York City, Ernst & Young, Price Waterhouse, Oppenheim CMP, and the Oracle Corporation. Mark's nonprofit clients have included performing and visual arts organizations, government entities, foundations, think tanks, institutions of higher education, social justice, environment, health, human services and social entrepreneurship organizations. He holds a BA with honors from Brandeis University and an MBA from New York University. 

Stacy Brooks joined m/Oppenheim Associates in 2009 after a 20-year career in business and health & human services. She is the founder of Heart Light Referral Services, a no-cost referral and placement service for families looking for quality home care or residential facilities for their loved ones. Stacy has specialized in the needs of Alzheimer's and dementia patients, and has a deep understanding of the aspects of the health care system related to end-of-life and palliative care. 

Lisa Grossman joined m/Oppenheim Associates in 2006 after a career in executive search at Heidrick & Struggles where she served investment banking, private equity, and venture capital clients. In 1997 she started her own firm which served a broad range of clients including Yahoo!, eBay, and Quellos Group, among others. Lisa has conducted searches in the areas of arts and culture, social justice, health, community and human services, and global development, and for foundations spanning a variety of program, development, finance and other senior executive positions. 

Dave Santore joined m/Oppenheim after a 30-year career leading Santore Partners, a business nonprofit search firm which merged with m/Oppenheim Associates in 2010. He began his career at IBM, and formed Santore Partners in 1980. His nonprofit clients include the MIND Research Institute, Boys and Girls Clubs, Child Abuse Prevention Center, Habitat for Humanity, Hope Through Housing, National CORE, Pacific Symphony, St. Mary and All Angel's School, Philharmonic Society of Orange County, US Olympic Organization Committee, and the Wooden Floor/St. Joseph Ballet. 

Stefan Ruenzel is an award-winning filmmaker from Oakland, CA, whose work spans across narrative, documentary, and experimental fields. He has worked as Director of Photography and Editor on a nationally syndicated travel show on PBS and currently works as a freelance producer and cinematographer in the Bay Area.  Stefan joined m/Oppenheim Associates in 2009 as the Director and Editor of the INSIGHTvideo series.

Katherine Westholm has ten years of experience in administration and video. She most recently trained a network of filmmakers and launched in-house editing for a national start-up. She has contributed to shows appearing on PBS, Discovery Science Channel and MTV.

Julia Pivovarova joined m/Oppenheim in 2010 and now provides excellent support for our dynamic team. Julia brings problem solving and organizational skills to the company along with 15 years of administrative experience, eight of which was spent supporting Head Start's T/TA Network under the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Department implements tailored research methodologies and employs varied tactics to provide personalized results for each search. Research Associates rely on current functional and industrial research, specialized databases, company profiles and varied Internet tools to help identify the targeted market. This extensive resource network helps to ensure the holistic nature of every search which reflects the culture, mission and direction of the client organizations.

From preliminary research to finalization, timely adherence to the collection and analysis of data is vital. Our commitment throughout the evolution of the search allows us to continually modify key criteria to obtain actionable results. Data integrity is ensured through monthly, quarterly and annual internal database maintenance reports.