Executive Search, Strategic Organizational Review

Over the course of a decade or so and prior to the formation of Stevens Strategy, John Stevens, as a senior member of another firm, provided search consulting services to Berklee College of Music’s Financial Aid Office and provided advice on the structure and organization of that office.

Our Client’s View

Steve Lipman, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs/ Enrollment, Berklee College of Music

”I have had the good fortune to engage John Stevens’s consulting expertise for two different projects. In 1990, John helped us restructure, organize, and staff our Financial Aid Office. The success of that result is evident in the fact that the new director and new staff remained virtually intact over the next 13 years. Once again, in 2002, John was instrumental in reviewing our position descriptions and aiding us in the search for a new director of financial aid. A year later I am convinced that with John’s guidance and assistance we identified a top-notch individual to lead Berklee’s new technologically advanced Financial Aid Office. I have nothing but the highest regard for John’s abilities and would not hesitate to call upon him for any institutional/organizational challenge with which I might require assistance.”

The Candidate’s View:

Julie Poorman, Director of the Berklee Office of Financial Aid

“John Stevens did an excellent job of representing Berklee’s interests to me and in representing my interests to the school. Our interaction was friendly, helpful and professional. I think John did a great job when he matched my skills with Berklee’s needs.”