Moving our partners
forward.
Cooper Coleman was founded in 2020 by a team of nonprofit and executive search professionals who have helped move dozens of charitable organizations forward, enhancing their people, mission, and impact. We bring decades of experience in corporate and nonprofit sector retained search and as in-house development and executive leaders to support your team.
We work with organizations of all sizes locally, nationally, and globally. Our practical, actionable, strategic approach helps our partner organizations achieve durable solutions and sustainable growth.
We represent our partners as if we are a member of their team—with passion, integrity, and a deep understanding of their challenges and opportunities. We intuitively know what makes the work they do unique and essential.
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We are an LGBTQ+ owned business that embraces demographic, experiential, sexual, and cultural inclusion. We believe everyone is better when leadership reflects the diversity of its people and when an organization reflects the diversity of those it serves.
Our Core Team
Johnny Cooper
FOUNDER + CEO
J. Michael Durnil, Ph.D.
DIRECTOR
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Bali Lambie
SENIOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
John Toolan
VICE PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Bill Coleman
CO-FOUNDER + PRINCIPAL
Noel Foltz
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE
Tony Paskauskas
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Paul Towne
VICE PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Ben Bisbee
DIRECTOR
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Kathy Kraushar
VICE PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Jennifer Snyder Brown
DIRECTOR
RESEARCH + ENGAGEMENT
NEW TEAM MEMBER!
NEW TEAM MEMBER!
Meet Our Extended Team
An ever-growing cadre of incredibly talented professionals extends the capacity and capabilities of our team. They include recruiters and organizational development experts, frontline fundraisers, planned giving experts, communicators, marketers, designers—each of whom has been hand-selected from our previous work experience and meets our rigorous expectations for performance, expertise, and continued professional development. Meet a few of them below.
Julie Anderson Ph.D.
Los Angeles, CA
Organizational Development
Leadership Coaching
Development Consulting
Retreat Facilitation
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Reshma Parmanand MBA
Johannesburg, ZA
Community + International
Development
Organizational Development
Program Implementation +
Strategy
Program Management
Monitoring + Evaluation
Expert in Eye Health +
Blindness Prevention
Judith Dumont
M.Ed., SHRM-CP
Dallas, TX
Organizational Development
Strategic Talent Management
Succession Planning
Strategic Planning
Curriculum Design
Performance Analytics
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Kimberly Martin BFA
Chicago, IL
Digital Marketing
Marketing + Communication
Art Direction
Graphic Design
Brand Identity
Web Design
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Achal Shah MBA
South Amboy, NJ
Human Resources
HRIS Systems + Analysis
HR Benefits Analysis
Ellen Winter Ph.D.
Melbourne, FL
Organizational Development
Campaign Leadership
Planned Giving
International Fundraising
Strategy
Leadership Development
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We don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach.
The work we produce and the teams we build are as unique as each organization we support.
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Our core team is extended by a talented cadre of professionals, from recruiters and organizational development experts to frontline fundraisers, planned giving specialists, communicators, marketers, and designers.
We custom assemble each project team designed to move you forward.