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4 Firm Background GovHR is a public management consulting firm serving local government clients and other public-sector entities across the country. Our headquarters are in Northbrook, Illinois. We are a certified Female Business Enterprise in the State of Illinois and work exclusively in the public and non-profit sectors. GovHR offers customized executive recruitment services, management studies and consulting projects for local government and organizations who work with local government. Our Consultants Our consultants are experienced executive recruiters who have conducted over 700 recruitments, working with cities, counties, special districts and other governmental entities of all sizes throughout the country. In addition, we have held leadership positions within local government, giving us an understanding of the complexities and challenges facing today’s public sector leaders. About the Owners GovHR is led by Heidi Voorhees, President, and Joellen Cademartori, Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Voorhees has conducted more than 350 recruitments in her management consulting career, with many of her clients repeat clients, attesting to the high quality of work performed for them. In addition to her 17 years of executive recruitment and management consulting experience, Ms. Voorhees has 19 years of local government leadership and management service, including ten years as Village Manager for the Village of Wilmette, Illinois. Ms. Cademartori is a seasoned manager, with expertise in public sector human resources management. She has held positions from Human Resources Director and Administrative Services Director to Assistant Town Manager and Assistant County Manager. Ms. Cademartori has worked in forms of government ranging from Open Town Meeting to Council-Manager and has supervised all municipal and county departments ranging from Public Safety and Public Works to Mental Health and Social Services. She has worked in Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Illinois. Qualifications Please note the following key qualifications of our firm:  Since our establishment in 2009, our consultants have conducted hundreds of recruitments in 38 states, with an increase in business of at least 30% each year. Twenty-eight (28%) of our clients are repeat clients, the best indicator of satisfaction with our services.  Surveys of our clients show that 94% rate their overall experience with our firm as Outstanding and indicate that they plan to use our services or highly recommend us in the future.  Our state-of-the-art processes, including extensive use of social media for candidate outreach and video interviews with potential finalist candidates, ensure a successful recruitment for your organization.  Our high quality, thorough Recruitment Brochure reflects the knowledge we will have about your community and your organization and will provide important information to potential candidates.