Presidential Search

With the retirement of current president Katherine Conway-Turner, Buffalo State seeks its next president.

Buffalo State’s 10th president will be an outstanding leader with the capacity and aptitude for collaboration and the ability to communicate, inspire, and reflect the aspirations of the university across multiple audiences.

The search committee is chaired by Linda A. Dobmeier, ’71, chair of the College Council, and is being assisted by Storbeck Search.
 

We are pleased to announce that the bidding committee has retained Storbeck Search to partner with Buffalo State University in its 2023 presidential search process. 

With decades of experience working with colleges, universities, and university systems, Storbeck Search has successfully led executive-level searches for many institutions, including the most recent presidential searches at SUNY Brockport, Cortland, Empire State, and Fredonia.

With a deep understanding of the unique challenges of higher education leadership and a strong understanding of shared governance, Storbeck Search brings a collaborative approach to the presidential search process that is based on listening and trust.

Storbeck Search is a part of Diversified Search Group, the world’s largest woman-founded executive search firm. Storbeck identifies and evaluates executives from all backgrounds, treating candidates fairly and with dignity.

Vicki Henderson's career in higher education recruiting began more than 20 years ago. She has led and managed recruitment efforts for college and university president, provost, dean, and director searches, as well as searches for leaders in development, student affairs, finance and administration, and institutional effectiveness, at both public and private institutions.

Christopher Lee is widely known as an expert on the Search Committee process, having authored two books and having trained over 1,000 HR professionals on the subject over the past 20 years. While serving at the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), Lee led the search process to select over 30 presidents of the 23-college system over his 13-year tenure.

A seasoned search professional with more than two decades of experience in higher education executive search, Steve Leo has conducted searches for presidents, vice presidents, senior development officers, deans, and other executives. Moreover, Leo speaks on issues relating to the future of leadership in higher education nationally and internationally.