Our Client List

What Our Clients Say. . .

"We could not be more pleased with the outcome nor with the service you provided. Your knowledge and experience in the field were certainly important, but your willingness to work with us, to tailor the process to our needs, was appreciated even more.

"If we were to look for a search consultant again, a top criterion would be the strength of the support staff. Until a Board has gone through a search, I don’t think it appreciates how important the support staff is in choosing a search firm. Everyone at Wickenden Associates with whom we came in contact was not only incredibly competent but gracious and willing as well. We cannot thank them enough."

-- Albuquerque Academy

"Everyone on the Committee and everyone familiar with the details of the search have valued highly the leadership, direction, and organization which you and your colleagues provided in making this search thorough and effective, and bringing it to a successful completion."
--The Westminster Schools

"For 35 years, I have been involved in a staggering number of professional-service-supported endeavors as both the provider and the client. I therefore know whereof I speak when I express my appreciation for your world-class support of the Head search process culminating in this weekend’s interviews. The array of experience, ability, and promise that we were privileged to review was not merely a tribute to the school, but a reflection of your credibility, trust, and competence in the marketplace, without which the assembled smorgasbord of talent could never have been so rich and varied."

-- Berkeley Carroll School

"There was no question that you justified the confidence that Brentwood School showed in retaining you for our Head of School search, every step of the way. Your counsel and efforts on our behalf were valuable and much appreciated."

-- Brentwood School

"I cannot imagine that you could have done a better job. You provided guidance without exerting control. You brought us a diverse, interesting and interested pool of candidates. You were always available, especially attentive to returning calls, and your support staff was efficient and reliable. I would and have recommended you and your firm to anyone searching for an independent school administrator."

-- Princeton Day School

"The success of this search is directly attributable to the hard work of you and your firm. From day one, you guided the process with professionalism and client sensitivity that was most impressive. Your team in the office provided excellent service as well -- always responsive and helpful while treating me as a valued customer. You are a professional in every way and at the top of your field for very good reason."

-- Berkshire School

"I've dealt with search consultants a great deal in my business. I’m always particularly pleased when a search turns up an out-of-the-way candidate or when qualities which don't show up on a résumé end up being the crucial ones. So I feel you and Martha produced a great deal of value for us in this search. Thank you for all your great work."

-- Sacred Heart Schools

"It has been a pleasure to work with you this year. Your firm has clearly made a tremendous impact on Darlington. From the constituent survey to marketing analyses to the strategic planning retreat, you all have done top-quality work for us. . .

"I’ve heard from many that you’re the “best in the business,” and you really proved it. Your wisdom, insight, and direct approach are exactly what we need. . . I’m sure Darlington will forever be impacted by the efforts of this process."

-- Darlington School

"I am delighted with the quality and the depth of the research and analysis presented by Wickenden Associates to our Strategic Planning Committee at Thacher. The clarity, precision, and thoroughness of the survey are outstanding. Our Strategic Planning Committee will find this survey of tremendous use in our planning – we will be able to move beyond the endless anecdotal debates which have characterized far too many Board discussions. . . In short, we’re indebted to Wickenden Associates for your outstanding help. I hope that you will share my praise with your team members who obviously devoted much time and energy to this project."

-- The Thacher School

"Thank you for the superb job on our compensation study. I want very much for you to know that I think it is thorough and insightful and certainly contains the straight-shooting and creativity that are trademarks of Wickenden Associates. Know that you did a bang-up job on a terribly important study. It may, in fact, break new ground for independent schools just as we all hoped."

-- Wilmington Friends School

"As a Board, we are tackling priorities, committees are organizing their long-term goals, and we have put together a strategic initiatives committee. We are sharing our successes and addressing our short- and long-term challenges. This exciting process is a direct result of the survey and its findings. We are very pleased that we made the constituent survey the first step in the planning process, and we are grateful for your very professional and thorough approach. On a personal level, I am very appreciative of all the time and guidance you gave to me and my committee, as well as for fielding the hundreds of questions that arose."

-- Green Vale School

"On behalf of all at Moses Brown, I want you to know that your help during our strategic planning process was invaluable. You and your associates brought a breadth and depth of understanding of schools and the strategic planning process to our work, providing us with insightful and focused guidance. . . "

-- Moses Brown School

"I just wanted to tell you how impressed we are with the survey work that you did for us. The way that you did it was intelligent, thoughtful, and tremendously user-friendly. It turned out beautifully, and what’s even more important, it gave us some clear answers that we were looking for in terms of how our community perceives the job that we’re doing and what they feel is most important."

-- The Dalton School