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EMORY UNIVERSITY BACKGROUNDER | 1 Vice President for Development, Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Emory University Atlanta, GA http://whsc.emory.edu/home/ Send Nominations or Cover Letter and Resume to: Jill Lasman Senior Vice President 617-262-1102 [email protected] The Vision: With the vision of transforming health and healing, Emory University’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) is working to pioneer new ways to prevent and treat disease, prepare the next generation to save and improve lives, provide the highest-quality clinical care possible, and serve the community. Established in 1966, as the Woodruff Medical Center, the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center encompasses components of Emory University responsible for education of health professionals, research affecting health and illness, patient care, and policies for prevention and treatment of disease. The WHSC’s namesake, the

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Vice President for Development,

Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center

Emory University Atlanta, GA

http://whsc.emory.edu/home/

Send Nominations or Cover Letter and Resume to:

Jill Lasman

Senior Vice President

617-262-1102

[email protected]

The Vision:

With the vision of transforming health and healing, Emory

University’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) is

working to pioneer new ways to prevent and treat disease,

prepare the next generation to save and improve lives,

provide the highest-quality clinical care possible, and serve

the community.

Established in 1966, as the Woodruff Medical Center, the

Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center encompasses

components of Emory University responsible for education of health professionals, research affecting health

and illness, patient care, and policies for prevention and treatment of disease. The WHSC’s namesake, the

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legendary leader of The Coca-Cola Company, was a man whose vision and generosity left a lasting imprint

on Emory and on Atlanta.

On December 31, 2012, Emory University concluded its history-making, seven-year Campaign Emory — the

first campaign in Georgia to exceed $1B — which raised a total of $1.69B. Despite a worldwide economic

downturn, 149,000 alumni, friends, and grateful patients donated to this effort. Their generosity is better

equipping the university and its medical centers to serve the local and larger communities by bolstering

teaching and research, transforming physical and academic landscapes, and enhancing the student

experience.

Private investments bring renewed strength to Emory’s research

programs in neurology, cancer, AIDS vaccine development, drug

discovery, regenerative medicine, predictive health, and many

other areas of medicine and science. During the course of this

last campaign, Emory’s Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences

Center raised $1.17B, with Emory Medicine contributing

$853.86M of that total. As we look to the future, Emory is even

more committed to expanding its philanthropic efforts in service

of treating patients, educating students, enriching the lives of alumni, and supporting the global reach of its

faculty research.

The Role of Vice President for Development, Robert W. Woodruff Health

Sciences Center

Reporting to Emory's Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations with a dotted line to the

Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, the Vice President for Development (VP), Robert W. Woodruff

Health Sciences Center, has primary responsibility to develop and implement strategies to identify, cultivate,

and successfully solicit individuals, corporations, and foundations for major gifts to support Health Sciences

Center and University-wide educational, research, and patient care programs.

The VP will oversee and coordinate all alumni, fundraising, and development activities for the Woodruff

Health Sciences Center, including the Emory School of Medicine, the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of

Nursing, the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory Hospitals, The Emory Clinic, Emory Children's Center,

Winship Cancer Institute, Yerkes National Primate Center, and all other health sciences units and sub-units.

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The Vice President serves as a key member of the University-wide Development and Alumni Relations

Leadership Team and the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Leadership Council, and is responsible for

helping to develop university-wide strategies while assisting Deans, Unit Leaders, Department Chairs, and

other faculty and administrators in advancing engagement of alumni and friends while generating private

gifts to support the programs to which he or she is assigned.

Specific duties also include the following:

The VP carries a prospect portfolio with a focus on prospects rated at the leadership and principal

gift level, and systematically moves solicitation of gifts from these contacts forward according to

readiness.

The Vice President for Development also provides staff assistance to the Executive Vice President for

Health Affairs, Deans, and other faculty to identify, recruit, train, and motivate volunteers to assist in

the identification and solicitation of major gift prospects.

The VP coordinates and oversees the production of appropriate fundraising materials including but

not limited to gift proposals, case statements, brochures, solicitation letters, acknowledgments,

donor reports, campaign status reports, etc.

S/he prepares budgets for fundraising projects, obtains necessary administrative approvals, and

provides periodic progress reports.

The VP makes assessment and cultivation visits to likely gift prospects.

In addition, the VP will perform related responsibilities as required.

Candidate Minimum Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree and at least twelve years of successful fundraising or related experience that

includes campaign experience, preferably in raising major gifts in an educational or healthcare

setting.

Success in designing, implementing, and administering programs related to fundraising, volunteer

management, marketing, or related fields.

Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, orally and in writing

Candidate Profile Summary

The Vice President for Development possesses leadership qualities and proven management and

organizational skills acquired from progressive experience working within higher education or a complex

healthcare nonprofit institution. The VP will bring experience working in a comprehensive campaign setting,

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including a strong record of raising principal gifts from individuals and mentoring gift officers to do the

same. S/he will possess the personal energy, enthusiasm, and drive to set and achieve ambitious goals.

The ideal candidate is an effective communicator with executive presence and confidence that will instill

credibility and sophistication to effectively engage and leverage Woodruff Health Sciences’ and Emory

University’s leadership, faculty, volunteers, and other key stakeholders in the cultivation, solicitation, and

stewardship of key prospects and donors. The successful candidate must demonstrate a high level of

integrity and trust. A self-starter with a sense of urgency and a clear set of priorities, this person will also be

able to adapt to changing circumstances in a complex environment.

The VP will have extensive experience working with senior fundraising volunteers and will possess the

charisma, cultural sensitivity, and communication skills necessary to be an effective representative of Emory

and a key liaison to its highly successful alumni and grateful patient base. A collegial, collaborative, and

accessible leadership style well suited to management in a complex university setting is a prerequisite, as are

the creativity, energy, and political savvy needed to introduce and champion new ideas.

Expectations for the Vice President

The incoming Vice President is joining Emory University at an exciting time with ample opportunity to

enhance the institution’s success. With new leadership at the helm, including the University President and

Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, the VP will play a critical role in shaping the institution’s future

and planning for Emory’s next campaign. The institution is entering the quiet phase of a campaign that will

exceed $2B. Staff are motivated and inspired by what lies ahead and the role they can play; the incoming

leader will also have an opportunity to build out the operations as it gears up for a significant endeavor.

Reporting directly to Susan Cruse, Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, the Vice

President is a member of the unit’s leadership cabinet. The VP will also enjoy a strong partnership with Dr.

John Lewin, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs. Dr. Lewin is firmly committed to the fundraising

process and has devoted time, energy, and resources to inspire transformational giving for the Health

Sciences Center.

With a grateful patient model that is considered one of the best in the nation, there remains opportunity to

further refine the successful program that was started in 2009. In addition, the Vice President will have the

opportunity to work closely with physicians and academic leadership to enhance faculty commitment to the

development process.

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Working within a culture of giving at the transformational level, the VP will focus on a limited portfolio that

includes some of the institutions most prominent and philanthropic donors and volunteers.

Woodruff Health Sciences Center Overview

Founded in 1966, the Woodruff Health Sciences Center is

named for the legendary leader of the Coca-Cola Company,

Robert W. Woodruff. It includes three schools, a national

primate research center, a cancer institute, and the most

comprehensive healthcare system in the state. The center is

a component of Emory University, and many of its facilities

are located on Emory’s main campus, five miles east of

downtown Atlanta. The center also has clinical facilities

throughout metro Atlanta and the state.

Center Components include:

Emory University School of Medicine

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

Rollins School of Public Health

Yerkes National Primate Research Center

Winship Cancer Institute

Emory Healthcare

o Emory University Hospital

o Emory University Hospital Midtown

o Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital

o Emory Rehabilitation Hospital

o Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital

o Emory Johns Creek Hospital

o Emory University Hospital Smyrna

o Emory Clinic

o Emory Specialty Associates (outreach physician practice organization with locations

throughout the city and state)

o Emory Wesley Woods Campus (includes Emory University Hospital at Wesley Woods, skilled

nursing care, and residential retirement facilities)

o Emory Healthcare Network (clinically integrated network of Emory faculty and private practice

physicians and hospitals formed to improve care coordination and quality outcomes)

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Emory University School of Medicine:

The Emory University School of Medicine has 562 students and trains 1,238

residents and fellows in 100 accredited programs. The school has 91 MD/PhD

students in one of 45 NIH-sponsored Medical Scientist Training Programs.

Some of these students are in a joint program with Georgia Tech, with which

the medical school shares a biomedical engineering department ranked

second in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The medical school also

offers a joint MD/MSCR (master’s in clinical research) degree, an MD/MPH

degree with public health, and an MD/MA in bioethics with Emory’s Laney

Graduate School. Dual programs with law (juris master) and business (MBA)

also are available. Some 254 medical faculty also train predoctoral bioscience

researchers in one or more of eight programs in the Graduate Division of

Biological and Biomedical Sciences in the graduate school.

To learn more details, please click: Emory University School of Medicine

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing:

The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing offers undergraduate,

graduate, and doctoral nursing programs. Graduates go on to become

national and international leaders in patient care, public health,

government, and education. Master’s degree graduates are qualified to

seek certification as nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and/or clinical

nurse specialists. The school’s PhD program focuses on clinical research. Its

DNP program offers two specialty tracks: health systems leadership and

population health.

The school offers a dual undergraduate degree with several colleges, dual

master’s degrees with public health and with Emory’s Laney Graduate

School in bioethics, as well as an accelerated BSN/MSN program for

students with degrees in other fields who want to serve the community as

advanced practice nurses.

To learn more details, please click: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

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Rollins School of Public Health:

At the Rollins School of Public Health, students learn to identify, analyze, and intervene in today's most

pressing public health issues. The public health school's location in Atlanta, referred to as the "Public Health

Capital of the World," is also home to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CARE; the

national home office of the American Cancer Society; The Carter Center; the Arthritis Foundation; numerous

state and regional health agencies; and the patient care, teaching, and health-related research programs of

Emory University's Woodruff Health Sciences Center. This setting is ideal for hands-on research,

collaborations with the world's leading public health agencies, and interdisciplinary work with national and

international organizations.

To learn more details, please click: Rollins School of Public Health

Yerkes National Primate Research Center:

One of seven national primate research centers funded by the NIH, Yerkes

provides leadership, training, and resources to foster scientific creativity,

collaboration, and discoveries. Supported by $66.6M in research funding

(all sources) in fiscal year 2015, Yerkes ranks first in NIH funding among

primate centers nationwide. Yerkes is making landmark discoveries in

microbiology and immunology; neurologic diseases; neuropharmacology;

behavioral, cognitive, and developmental neuroscience; and psychiatric

disorders.

To learn more details, please click: Yerkes National Primate Research Center

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University:

The Winship Cancer Institute is the only National Cancer Institute–

designated cancer center in Georgia and one of only 69 in the country.

Winship has 355 faculty and received $82.7M in research funding in

2015, with $31.8M from the NCI. Faculty include investigators in the

schools of medicine, public health, and nursing; Emory College; and

Georgia Tech. They collaborate with professionals from around the world

and with national and state agencies, including the CDC, American

Cancer Society, and Georgia Research Alliance.

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Winship investigators conducted 250 therapeutic clinical trials and enrolled nearly 800 patients in 2015.

Winship has the largest unit in Georgia for phase 1 clinical trials, which are important to introducing new

therapies against cancer. Winship works with the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education to

partner with community-based physicians to expand availability of clinical trials throughout Georgia. In

2016, Winship also launched Winship Cancer Network, a partnership with community hospitals enhancing

access to research and treatment.

To learn more details, please click: Winship Cancer Institute

Emory Healthcare:

The most comprehensive health system in Georgia, Emory

Healthcare (EHC) doctors serve thousands of people

throughout the state every year. It is home to some of

nation’s best medical care. As part of an academic medical

center, many Emory doctors create and participate in

groundbreaking research and clinical trials. They

continually study what is next in medicine to provide the

latest, most advanced care.

In fiscal year 2015, clinicians in EHC saw 597,444 individual patients.

To learn more details, please click: Emory Healthcare

Woodruff Health Sciences Center Leadership

Jonathan S. Lewin, MD

Executive VP for Health Affairs, Emory University

Executive Director, Woodruff Health Sciences Center

President, CEO, and Board Chairman, Emory Healthcare

Dr. Jonathan Lewin was appointed the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs,

Emory University; Executive Director, Woodruff Health Sciences Center; and the

President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Emory Healthcare, in February 2016.

Prior to his Emory appointment, Dr. Lewin served as the Senior Vice President for

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Integrated Healthcare Delivery and Co-Chair for Strategic Planning for Johns Hopkins Medicine, as well as

the Martin Donner Professor and Chairman of the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and

Radiological Science at Johns Hopkins University and the Radiologist-in-Chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital,

with secondary appointments as Professor of Oncology, Neurosurgery, and Biomedical Engineering.

Prior to his position at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Lewin was the Director of the Division of Magnetic Resonance

Imaging at the University Hospitals of Cleveland and Vice Chairman for Research and Academic Affairs in

the Department of Radiology at Case Western Reserve University.

Dr. Lewin received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Brown University in 1981 and his Doctor of

Medicine from Yale University in 1985.

To view Dr. Lewin’s full bio, please click: Woodruff Health Sciences Center Leadership

About Emory University

Emory University’s vision is to be a destination university

internationally recognized as an inquiry-driven, ethically

engaged, and diverse community, whose members work

collaboratively for positive transformation in the world through

courageous leadership in teaching, research, scholarship,

healthcare, and social action.

Emory is ranked No. 20 according to U.S. News & World Report’s

most current edition of Best Colleges-National Universities, and is internationally recognized for its

academics, groundbreaking research, and technological advances with staff, faculty, and students

representing all regions of the United States and more than 100 foreign nations. The school is included

on The Princeton Review’s 2015 list of the 379 best colleges in the United States and was named one of the

publication’s best schools in the southeast. It has been designated by Newsweek as one of America's 25 New

Elite “Ivies.” In 1995, the university was elected to the Association of American Universities, an association of

the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada.

Founded by the Methodist Church in 1836, Emory University cherishes its historical affiliation with the

United Methodist Church. While Emory’s programs are today entirely nonsectarian (except for those at the

Candler School of Theology), the university has derived from this heritage the conviction that education can

be a strong moral force in both society and the lives of its individual members.

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Many of the graduate schools of Emory University are ranked as some of the best and most competitive in

their fields by U.S. News & World Report. For the 2017 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” Emory's

schools of law and business were the top-ranked schools in Georgia in their respective categories, and

several other Emory entities have been ranked:

Emory Law ranked 22nd in the nation.

Goizueta Business School's full-time MBA program was 18th, and its part-time MBA program 14th.

The School of Medicine was 23rd nationally among research-oriented medical schools (the highest in

Georgia), and 42nd among primary care schools.

Emory’s and Georgia Tech's joint Department of Biomedical Engineering PhD program ranked 2nd in

the nation for the ninth consecutive year.

Ranked PhD programs in Emory's Laney Graduate School included biological sciences, ranking

30th in the nation; and chemistry, ranking 35th. Both 2015 rankings were improvements over the

previous rankings, done in 2010.

Several health-related programs were surveyed in 2016; Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health is

7th in the nation, the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing is 10th, the physician assistant

program 3rd and physical therapy 7th. Emory's PhD program in clinical psychology, last ranked in

2012, remained 18th in the nation.

Emory is one of Atlanta’s largest private employers with more than

13,000 staff and faculty to support the university’s 14,724 students

and its nine major academic divisions Emory College of Arts and

Sciences, Oxford College, Goizueta Business School, Laney Graduate

School, School of Law, School of Medicine, Nell Hodgson Woodruff

School of Nursing, Rollins School of Public Health, and the Candler

School of Theology, numerous centers for advanced study, and a

host of prestigious affiliated institutions. Emory generates more

than $572M in research funding annually while also maintaining a

traditional emphasis on teaching. Located just 15 minutes from downtown Atlanta in the tree-lined

suburban neighborhood of Druid Hills, Emory University is positioned along the Clifton Corridor, where the

U.S. Centers for Disease Control also resides.

The University is an economic engine for the state a leader in academic quality, research innovation, and

healthcare service, all of which contribute to Georgia’s economy and workforce. Its partnerships within the

state are critical to its success in serving the people of Georgia, Please visit Emory’s Facts and Figures and

Points of Pride to learn more details.

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Please also visit the Office of the President:

http://www.emory.edu/president/governance/vision_statement.html

The Office of Development and Alumni Relations

Development and Alumni Relations’ (DAR) mission is to develop meaningful, enduring relationships that

result in advocacy and philanthropic support for Emory University. The division comprises 240+ team

members, 140 of whom provide central development support to Emory, and another 100 team members

focused on alumni and constituent engagement and philanthropy for Emory’s schools and units and Emory

Healthcare.

In the last campaign, which ended in December 2012, Emory raised approximately $1.7B in gifts and

commitments from 149,000 alumni, friends, and grateful patients. DAR provides a vibrant work environment

committed to facilitating philanthropic support to better equip the university and its medical centers to

serve local and larger communities, bolstering teaching and research, transforming physical and academic

landscapes, and enhancing the student experience.

Leadership:

Susan Cruse

Senior Vice President

Development and Alumni Relations

Ms. Cruse was appointed Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni

Relations at Emory University in July 2007. She leads the fundraising, alumni

relations, and related activities for Emory University, its units, and affiliates to

advance Emory's vision, mission, and strategic plan. Under Ms. Cruse's leadership,

Emory recently surpassed its Campaign Emory goal, raising nearly $1.7B.

Ms. Cruse has considerable experience in university development. Prior to joining Emory, Ms. Cruse was the

Assistant Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at the Johns Hopkins Institutions, Johns

Hopkins Medicine, and a member of the Johns Hopkins University senior leadership team. She held several

development and leadership positions at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and at the University

of California, Irvine (UCI). She also spent two years at TRW working with research universities in public-

private partnerships to advance research and accelerate technology transfer.

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A graduate of UCLA, Ms. Cruse has written and lectured extensively on a broad variety of business and

education topics and has been published in the Journal of Engineering Education. She has served on several

nonprofit boards, including the National Science Foundation’s Corporate and Foundation Alliance Board.

Benefits of Working at Emory

Emory University offers a competitive benefits package. Featured health benefits include a choice of two

medical plans, dental, vision, and disability insurance, plus wellness incentives that lower overall medical

costs. Emory provides health coverage for legal spouses, same-sex domestic partners, and children. The

institution also offers financial security benefits, flexible spending accounts, retirement plan options that

include matching contributions from Emory, long-term care coverage, and legal services to employees.

Emory University employees enjoy special discounts for arts events, transportation, and fitness, and with

numerous merchants. Staff may also take advantage of tuition reimbursement and courtesy scholarships,

which are available also for spouses, same-sex domestic partners, and children of staff.

Emory provides professional counseling, consultative, and educational services related to health,

performance, and wellbeing for staff and their family members. Additional resources related to childcare,

adult caregiving, workplace flexibility, personal finance, fitness, nutrition, career counseling, and more are

available. Detailed information can be found at http://hr.emory.edu/eu/benefits/ and

http://www.worklife.emory.edu

Location

Atlanta, GA:

Set among rolling hills and tree-lined

streets, Atlanta is the capital and most

populous city in Georgia, with more than

430,000 people in the city proper. The

greater metropolitan area is home to 5.5

million people, making this cultural and

economic center the ninth largest metro

area in the country. Surprisingly lush with trees, Atlanta has a reputation as “the city in a forest,” unique

among major American cities.

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Rising from the ashes of the Civil War, Atlanta now has a gross domestic product of $270B, economically

ranking 15th among world cities and sixth in the nation. Atlanta has the country’s third largest concentration

of Fortune 500 companies and is the global headquarters of The Coca-Cola Company, The Home Depot,

Delta Air Lines, AT&T Mobility, UPS, and Newell-Rubbermaid.

The primary transportation hub of the Southeast, Atlanta is connected via highway, rail, and air. Hartsfield–

Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world’s busiest airport in passenger traffic and aircraft

operations. Partly because of this, Atlanta has become a hub for diplomacy, hosting 25 general consulates,

the seventh-highest concentration in the nation. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

provides public transportation, while Emory operates Cliff shuttle buses around campus and to other city

destinations. Amtrak provides service to Atlanta via the ‘‘Crescent Train’’ (New York–New Orleans).

Three major interstate highways converge in Atlanta: I-20 (east-west), I-75 (northwest-southeast), and I-85

(northeast-southwest). The latter two combine in the middle of the city to form the Downtown Connector (I-

75/85), which carries more than 340,000 vehicles per day. Atlanta mostly is encircled by I-285, a beltway

locally known as “the Perimeter” that has come to mark the boundary between the city and the outer

suburbs. The city’s transportation plan calls for the construction of 226 miles of bike lanes by 2020.

Media are also important to Atlanta’s economy. The city is a major cable television programming center with

the headquarters of the Cable News Network (CNN) and the Turner Broadcasting System (TBS). Cox

Enterprises, the country’s third-largest cable television service and the publisher of more than a dozen major

American newspapers, is also headquartered here, as is NBC Universal’s The Weather Channel.

Atlanta boasts three major professional sports teams: the Atlanta Braves (baseball), the Atlanta Hawks

(basketball), and the Atlanta Falcons (football). The city hosts many international, professional, and collegiate

sporting events including, most famously, the 1996 Centennial Summer Olympics.

A center for higher education, Atlanta is home to more than 30 colleges and universities in addition to

Emory. It is one of few U.S. cities with permanent, professional, resident companies in all major performing

arts disciplines found at the Atlanta Opera, the Atlanta Ballet, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the

Alliance Theatre. Atlanta is home to significant art museums, including the renowned High Museum of Art.

Emory’s own Michael C. Carlos Museum houses the largest collection of ancient art in the Southeast.

Atlanta’s most popular tourist attraction is the Georgia Aquarium, the world’s largest indoor aquarium.

Other popular sites include the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, the World of Coca-Cola, and

the Carter Center and Presidential Library. Outdoor attractions include the Atlanta Botanical Garden and Zoo

Atlanta. The city abounds with gardens and green spaces, including Piedmont Park, which hosts cultural

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events year round, and the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, which preserves a 48-mile stretch

of river for public recreation.

Within the past decade, Atlanta’s culinary scene has captured national attention, with internationally

renowned chefs at the helm of some of the city’s finest kitchens. Ethnic restaurants serve cuisines from

around the world, and traditional eateries specialize in Southern dining.

In addition to state government, Atlanta serves as the regional hub for many arms of the federal

bureaucracy, including the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention. Atlanta also plays an important role in the federal judiciary system with the U.S. Court of Appeals

for the Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Background Checks:

Prior to submitting your resume for this position, please read it over for accuracy. LLLS does verify academic

credentials for its candidates, and our clients frequently conduct background checks prior to finalizing an

offer.

To learn more, call

Jill Lasman, Senior Vice President at

617-262-1102

or send nominations or cover letter and resume to

[email protected].

All inquiries will be held in confidence.

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