Nancy Jernigan, Ph.D., LPC

Nancy’s 30-year career has focused on building effective, efficient, and forerunning teams in higher education, digital marketing and strategy, healthcare, and nonprofit settings. Nancy is an advocate of supporting change at universities and colleges. She has worked with a major university in bringing aboard their top equity, equal opportunity, and Title IX executive. Nancy is considered a trusted advisor to many C-Suite executives and Board of Directors. Nancy lends her expertise in Leadership Development with her many clients. In addition, Nancy is a leader with the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Practice Group.

This experience has taken Nancy to higher educational institutes, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, large publishing organizations, digital company leaders, and startups. Nancy’s experience in executive search is ignited by her passion for inspiring others to find the right person at the right place at the right time taking organizations to new levels. Seeing organizations adjust to the changing times and building the most strategically effective team requires the best hiring decisions. Helping people and organizations solve problems, conquer challenges, and make a difference in their work is what energizes Nancy’s passion throughout her career.

Nancy has served as an Adjunct Professor, Provost with an IACET (International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training) life-coaching organization, and a WELCOA (Wellness Council of America) expert regarding stress and mental health.

Nancy’s international experience includes board membership with the Olive Branch International nonprofit and a graduate-level leadership board at Azusa Pacific University. These positions focus on leadership development as well as humanitarian aid throughout the world serving multiple cultures with the training needed to empower women and men to build and sustain meaningful work and contribute to their communities and society in general. Nancy is also an executive life coach.