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Meet the experienced professionals behind TowerHunter, dedicated to delivering smart, strategic solutions and building lasting partnerships that drive success.

Scott C. Smith

Founding Partner-Strategic Leadership Advisor;
Practice Leader, TowerHunter Consulting
 Phoenix Office

Patricia Buckley

Managing Partner
Phoenix Office

Jeff Ertel

Leadership Advisor – Executive Coach
Phoenix Office

Jaime Barrett-Thurston

Senior Search Consultant
Phoenix Office

Merryman Putnam

Compensation Consultant
Phoenix Office

Terry R. Hindmarch

Founding Partner, Emeritus
Phoenix Office

Success Stories From Our Partners

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I have worked with a number of executive recruiting firms over my career. TowerHunter is by far the best. They understand the importance of the internal needs of the organization and find excellent candidates that add value to the organization through their broad network of contacts across the country. I highly recommend the TowerHunter team.
Shirley Weis, Emerita Mayo Clinic Chief Administrative Officer
President, Weis Associates, LLC

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I have had the pleasure of working with one of the Managing Partners at TowerHunter on several search assignments. He took the time and effort to understand our organization’s values, to discover the needs of the job beyond a job description and understand the type of candidates who would be successful. The successful candidates met these needs and are still on board today.
Executive Director—HR
Scripps Health

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TowerHunter has filled multiple critical leadership positions for us over the past several years. Their placements have successfully assimilated into our organization and continue to be valuable members of Scott & White’s leadership team. TowerHunter’s understanding of our culture, regular communication on the progress of each search and quality candidate slates depicts their knowledge, customer service, and professionalism as leaders in the industry.
Dick Dixon, CFO
Scott & White Healthcare

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TowerHunter has provided our organization with the type of personalized, results-oriented work that makes me feel good about recommending their services to anyone. They never hesitated to take on the added value services that often accompany a search. Their professionalism and knowledge of both our organization and the candidates has resulted in not just high level placements, but successes.
COO
Healthcare Delivery System

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I am excited to recommend TowerHunter. Over the years, they have successfully conducted a number of searches for SCF Arizona. I am pleased with their visibility, accessibility and professionalism. They meet agreed upon timelines and have delivered top notch candidates. Just as important, they do a great job of continuing to work with our organization and the candidates after they are placed to ensure a successful assimilation.
Don Smith, CEO
SCF Arizona

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Over the years I’ve come to rely on a short list of executive recruiters who always seem to be able to deliver – TowerHunter is one of those. They’ve taken the time to understand both my business and culture are astute at picking up on the little details that help round out position profiles, work hard to source candidates that match our needs, and their service is always dependable and thoughtful.
Bob Whichello
CHRO, Schaller Anderson Inc former VP HR, Kaiser Permanente

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