For four years, Dr. Jack Connell has been wholeheartedly dedicated to energetically leading Eastern Nazarene College. We are appreciative of the challenging work and grateful for the results he achieved. Now that he has decided to pursue the next phase of his life, ENC is embarking on a presidential search.
The Board of Trustees seeks as its President, a Spirit-led person of prayer and action, who pursues godly wisdom and demonstrates humility in both life and leadership. The selected candidate will be a person above reproach, entrepreneurial, optimistic, collaborative, and steadfast in their commitment and affirmation of the Mission, Vision, and Values of Eastern Nazarene College and the Covenant of Christian Character of the Church of the Nazarene.
ENC is a place where the Spirit makes the difference, where the words of our first dean, Bertha Munro, actively ring true, “There is no conflict between the best in education and the best in Christian faith.” Our next president has an opportunity to apply faithful, dynamic leadership to advance the College in its mission to provide transformational education that equips diverse students to lead and serve our world as agents of Christ’s love and truth.
The Presidential Search Committee (PSC) is charged with identifying, recruiting, and vetting exceptional candidates for the Office of President of Eastern Nazarene College. We have engaged CarterBaldwin to support this process, which will eventually move from 150-200 people to a final candidate the PSC will recommended to the Board of Trustees who will do the final vetting and decide whether to ultimately hire the final candidate.
The Board of Trustees has put in place a strong 15-member Presidential Search Committee.
Their constituency selected representatives; the Board of Trustee Chair chose Trustees. The full slate of members was then approved by the entire Board of Trustees. Board Trustee Dr. Stephen Wilson (’91) has been selected to chair the committee.
The PSC is committed to a process that engages the diverse perspectives and expertise of the Eastern Nazarene College community in search of our next President. In addition to its make up as described above, the PSC is diverse by age, race, sex, gender, occupation, and stage of life. We have intentionally sought feedback from alumni, students, faculty, staff, and trustees. We are dedicated to seeking the best candidates available and have hired a search firm to support and enhance our efforts. CarterBaldwin Executive Search is expert in Christian College president and leadership searches and has a record of accomplishment of conducting holistic searches, including ones that have culminated in minority and female hires.
Presidential Search Committee Members
Eastern Nazarene College is collaborating with CarterBaldwin Executive Search to lead the search for its next President. CarterBaldwin has extensive experience leading searches for presidential and C-suite positions at Christian universities nationwide.
Applications and Nominations
Applications and nominations will be accepted until a new President is appointed. Candidates should submit a resume or CV and Letter of Interest addressed to the presidential search committee by December 20, 2022.
Nominations, expressions of interest, and applications will be treated with complete confidentiality and should be submitted directly to ENCPresident@carterbaldwin.com. Confidential inquiries and questions concerning this search may be directed to the following individuals.
Bill Peterson
Partner
678.448.0013
bpeterson@carterbaldwin.com
Michael Nichols, Ed.D.
Executive Search Consultant
904.629.7555
mnichols@carterbaldwin.com
Jake Hooper
Research Consultant
470.574.5890
jhooper@carterbaldwin.com
Allison Cohn
Search Coordinator
770.238.1357
acohn@carterbaldwin.com
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