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Sara Pettes McWilliams Consultant |
SARA PETTES MCWILLIAMS is an executive search consultant specializing in all areas of Human Resources and Learning & Development. With over 25 years focusing on the Human Resources needs of her clients, she has served a broad set of industries. These include professional services, financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, diversified manufacturing, and consumer products.
Partnering with organizations ranging from international Fortune 50 corporations to small start-up firms, Sara’s commitment to long-term relationships with her clients has enabled her to provide targeted HR/HRD search and consulting support to serve a wide array of client needs.
Sara graduated from Duke University with a BA in Political Science. She has been active in Human Resources since 1978, initially as a practitioner and then as a search professional. She has created HR departments for rapidly growing companies, established college recruiting and Affirmative Action programs, and has provided HR consultation to non-profit organizations on a pro bono basis.
Sara formed her independent practice, Kent McWilliams Inc., in 2002. Before joining the search profession, Sara was Personnel Director of an EPA-certified environmental laboratory and Human Resources Director of an international art foundry group. Her professional affiliations include ASTD, SHRM and ISPI. Sara also serves on the Marist College School of Management Advisory Committee.