Berkeley Search Consultants is pleased to announce that they have been selected to partner with City and County of San Francisco’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to identify and attract qualified candidates for the position of Chief Equity Officer.  The City and County of San Francisco is San Francisco’s largest employer, with more than 35,000 employees in more than 60 different City departments.  Through the provision of coordinated, compassionate, and high‐quality services, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) strives to make homelessness in San Francisco rare, brief, and one time. The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), founded in 2016, is a national leader in the movement to end homelessness by developing a coordinated, equity-driven, client-focused system of compassionate services while piloting innovative models, and implementing best practice solutions with measurable results.

Efton Hall Jr. MPH of Berkeley Search Consultants is the lead consultant managing the projects.  For more information, please view the recruitment information below.

Chief Equity Officer

About Berkeley Search Consultants:

Berkeley Search Consultants is a full-service executive search and placement firm that has been collaborating with clients since 1989. Our history includes thousands of completed search assignments, working with companies across expertise, including Consumer Packaged Goods, Technology, Healthcare, Life Science & Public Sector, and Banking & Financial Services.

For more Information: www.berkeleysearch.com For inquires: (510) 486-8100

Berkeley Search Consultants is pleased to announce that they have been selected to partner with Mecklenburg County (North Carolina)  to identify and attract qualified candidates for the positions of Deputy Director Public Health and Assistant Director for Clinical Services.   The Mecklenburg County Public Health department offers a wide variety of services to the community and is ranked 4^th out of 100 counties in the state for Health Outcomes overall. Following their vision of “assuring the health and safety of our diverse and changing community today and for future generations,” the department is also the largest accredited Public Health Department in the state with a staff of 800.

Efton Hall Jr. MPH of Berkeley Search Consultants is the lead consultant managing the projects.  For more information, please view the recruitment information below.

Deputy Director

Assistant Director, Clinical Services 

About Berkeley Search Consultants:

Berkeley Search Consultants is a full-service executive search and placement firm that has been collaborating with clients since 1989. Our history includes thousands of completed search assignments, working with companies across expertise, including Consumer Packaged Goods, Technology, Healthcare, Life Science & Public Sector, and Banking & Financial Services.

For more Information: www.berkeleysearch.com For inquires: (510) 486-8100

Berkeley Search Consultants is pleased to announce that they have been selected to partner with the Department of Public Health to identify and attract qualified candidates for the Public Health Laboratory Director position for the County of Riverside, California.   Under the direction of the Deputy Director of Public Health, the Public Health Laboratory Director is responsible for the overall administration, supervision, coordination, and management of the County’s Public Health Laboratory. The position requires a visionary and business savvy leader with a “can-do” attitude to meet the challenges of growing the lab into a leader in the community and the state.

Efton Hall Jr. MPH of Berkeley Search Consultants is the lead consultant managing the project.  For more information, please view the recruitment brochure below.

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About Berkeley Search Consultants:

Berkeley Search Consultants is a full-service executive search and placement firm that has been collaborating with clients since 1989. Our history includes thousands of completed search assignments, working with companies across expertise, including Consumer Packaged Goods, Technology, Healthcare, Life Science & Public Sector, and Banking & Financial Services.

For more Information: www.berkeleysearch.com For inquires: (510) 486-8100

Berkeley Search Consultants is pleased to announce that they have been selected to partner with the Department of Public Health to identify and attract qualified candidates for the Deputy Public Health Officer position for the County of Riverside, California.   Reporting to the Director of Public Health, the Deputy Public Health Officer is responsible for assisting in the development, implementation, operation, administration, and evaluation of all public health programs within local, state, and federal regulations and policy guidelines.  This strong, decisive leader will oversee the county’s communicable disease program and provide medical backup for and act on public health medical issues in the Public Health Officer’s absence.

Efton Hall Jr. MPH of Berkeley Search Consultants is the lead consultant managing the project.  For more information, please view the recruitment brochure below.

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About Berkeley Search Consultants:

Berkeley Search Consultants is a full-service executive search and placement firm that has been collaborating with clients since 1989. Our history includes thousands of completed search assignments, working with companies across expertise, including Consumer Packaged Goods, Technology, Healthcare, Life Science & Public Sector, and Banking & Financial Services.

For more Information: www.berkeleysearch.com For inquires: (510) 486-8100

May 28, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Efton Hall, Senior Vice President of Healthcare at Berkeley Search Consultants, Featured in Elite Healthcare

By: Mark McGraw

The coronavirus pandemic could shake even the most veteran healthcare professionals, leading some to seek a career change. Experts offer tips on how to offset employee turnover by keeping providers at your facility onboard and engaged.

Employee turnover is expensive.

You know this. But have you thought about how much it costs the typical healthcare facility in actual dollars and cents?

Efton Hall, senior vice president of healthcare, life sciences and the public sector at Berkeley Search Consultants, advises promoting employee development plans that include succession planning and growth opportunities. Hall also suggests increasing communication and leadership visibility during difficult times, like right now.

Read full article here: https://www.elitecme.com/resource-center/health-systems-management/combating-employee-turnover-in-the-worst-of-times/

About Berkeley Search Consultants:

Berkeley Search Consultants is a full-service executive search and placement firm that has been collaborating with clients since 1989. Our history includes thousands of completed search assignments, working with companies across expertise, including Consumer Packaged Goods, Technology, Healthcare, Life Science & Public Sector, and Banking & Financial Services.

For more Information: www.berkeleysearch.com For inquires: (510) 486-8100

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March 31, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Berkeley Search Consultants welcomes Scott Wiederhold to the Consumer Packaged Goods Practice

Scott Wiederhold joins Berkeley Search Consultants as Director of Client Development for the Consumer Packaged Goods practice.  Scott brings a wealth of experience in sales and marketing from his 15 years with Southern Glazer Wine and Spirits.

While at Southern Wine and Spirits, Scott excelled at developing and building long-lasting relationships, actively searching for products to increase clients’ bottom line, and showing consistency over time. After a decade and a half of sales success, he has proven that he is someone who gets the job done. President Mark Howard says, “We are thrilled to add an individual with Scott’s caliber to our firm.  His experience in consumer packaged goods and demonstrated ability to achieve results has brought an immediate impact to our clients and candidates.”

At Berkeley Search Consultants, we thrive on developing long term relationships with our clients and candidates. We believe the skill Scott has shown in this area will be a great asset for our team.  We are excited to see all that Scott accomplishes in his new career and position with Berkeley Search Consultants.

About Berkeley Search Consultants:

Berkeley Search Consultants is a full-service executive search and placement firm that has been collaborating with clients since 1989. Our history includes thousands of completed search assignments, working with companies across expertise, including Consumer Packaged Goods, Technology, Healthcare, Life Science & Public Sector, and Banking & Financial Services.

For more Information: www.berkeleysearch.com For inquires: (510) 486-8100

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February 18, 2020
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Berkeley Search Consultants Announces Jean Spear as Vice President, Consumer Packaged Goods Practice

The announcement comes as a result of Jean Spear’s promotion from Senior Director, Consumer Packaged Goods Practice to Vice President, Consumer Packaged Goods Practice. “This promotion for Jean marks a significant milestone in her leadership of the Consumer Packaged Goods Practice for Berkeley Search Consultants. Jean is an amazing and talented search professional who has consistently delivered results for our clients. Her dedication to our firm, her team and most importantly her clients is unmatched,” says Mark Howard, President & CEO of Berkeley Search Consultants.

Jean Spear transitioned her successful recruiting career to Berkeley Search Consultants (BSC) in 2016 as a Project Recruiter for the Consumer Packaged Goods Team. Prior to working with the firm, Jean started her professional career with an aerial mapping company as a data analyst, but quickly found a passion in the operation side of the business working with companies like Google and Cirque du Soleil. In 2018, Jean took over leadership of BSC’s Consumer Packaged Goods Practice.

Jean was a natural fit with her passion for natural foods and mission-driven companies. Jean leverages her industry relationships to connect top talent with high growth, emerging companies. She has expanded and defined the practice by becoming a plant-based food industry expert. Jean and her team take great pride in the companies they partner with and have supported. As a result, Jean’s expansion of our client base in the Consumer Packaged Goods Practice makes her well-suited for the role of Vice President.

About Berkeley Search Consultants:

Berkeley Search Consultants is a full-service executive search and placement firm that has been collaborating with clients since 1989. Our history includes thousands of completed search assignments, working with companies across various industries, including Banking & Financial Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Technology and Healthcare, Life Science & Public Sector.

For more Information: www.berkeleysearch.com For inquires: (510) 486-8100

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February 2, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Berkeley Search Consultants Congratulates Efton Hall, Jr As Our New Senior Vice President

Efton Hall, Jr. has been promoted from Vice President, Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice to Senior Vice President, Healthcare, Life Sciences & Public Sector Practice.

“With over 20 years of commitment to the search industry and specifically to our firm, Efton has earned a well-deserved promotion to SVP of the Healthcare, Life Sciences & Public Sector Practice. His successful prior hospital administration experience coupled with his dedication to the mastery of executive search has consistently delivered superior results for our clients,” says Mark Howard, President & CEO of Berkeley Search Consultants.

Following his previous role as Vice President, Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice, Efton Hall, Jr. builds on his personal track record of success by expanding the firm’s focus to include an increased emphasis on the public sector search. As Senior Vice President, Healthcare, Life Science & Public Sector Practice, Efton manages client engagements, as well as mid-to-senior level executive searches in all three verticals.

Efton initially joined Berkeley Search Consultants (BSC) in 1992 and invested two decades of his professional career with the company. After establishing a very successful healthcare executive search practice, he was recruited back into the healthcare industry in 2002 to be a Hospital Administrator, In-Patient and Acute Care Services at Alameda County Medical Center. He later served as Interim CEO for the organization. Efton went on to serve as Chief Operating Officer for Kaiser Medical Center – Hayward before returning to BSC. The time back in the field has allowed Efton to enrich his industry knowledge which greatly benefits the clients he serves.

Efton’s prior experience as a hospital and health system executive, as well as his experience in the public sector, distinguishes him amongst search consultants with similar specialties.

As he commences his third decade in search, Efton will expand the public sector practice for BSC while he continues to provide leadership for the healthcare and life sciences practice. Building on his personal track record in both the private and the public sectors, BSC will be able to develop dedicated teams that will continue to provide unparalleled search results for every client.

About Berkeley Search Consultants:

Berkeley Search Consultants is a full-service executive search and placement firm that has been collaborating with clients since 1989. Our history includes thousands of completed search assignments, working with companies across various industries, including Banking & Financial Services, Consumer Packaged Goods, Technology and Healthcare, Life Science & Public Sector.

For more Information: www.berkeleysearch.com For inquires: (510) 486-8100

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April 16, 2019

Berkeley Search Consultants retained to help Marin County recruit for the new DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Berkeley Search Consultants is pleased to announce that they have been selected to partner with the County of Marin Department of Human Resources to identify and attract qualified candidates for the Director Health and Human Services position. This key role, appointed by the Board of Supervisors, will lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The Director is the administrative head of the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services and will have oversight of a $198 million budget, over 700 employees and approximately forty programs that are located throughout the county and community.

Efton Hall, Jr. MPH of Berkeley Search Consultants is the lead consultant managing the project. For more information please click to view the Director Health and Human Services Recruitment Brochure.

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