who we Are

Jim Conley

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President

Jim joined Bert Davis in 2012 and led
the firm’s operations with a keen focus
on consultative and customer-focused
client relationship management. With
an extensive background in the brand
management, strategy, and service
industries,. Jim brings a wealth of
leadership and operational strategy
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Jim joined Bert Davis in 2012 and led the firm’s operations with a keen focus on consultative and customer-focused client relationship management. With an extensive background in the brand management, strategy, and service industries,. Jim brings a wealth of leadership and operational strategy experience to the team at Bert Davis. Prior to joining Bert Davis, Jim served as SVP of Marketing & Operations at award-winning design studio Reitdesign. He is based in both of our New York City and Baltimore/Washington offices.

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Jeanne Bertelle

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Executive Vice President

Jeanne joined Bert Davis in 2004, prior
to which she was Senior Director of
HR at the McGraw-Hill Companies,
where she worked across a variety of
internal businesses including
Professional & Reference, Medical
Publishing, Business and Finance,
School, Higher Education, and
Computer Information. Sh...More

Jeanne joined Bert Davis in 2004, prior to which she was Senior Director of HR at the McGraw-Hill Companies, where she worked across a variety of internal businesses including Professional & Reference, Medical Publishing, Business and Finance, School, Higher Education, and Computer Information. She leads senior management searches at Bert Davis across all disciplines and functions.

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Kristi Johnston

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Senior Vice President

Kristi has been with Bert Davis
Executive Search since 2004. As SVP,
Kristi manages research and supports
strategic delivery of highly-targeted
candidates across all areas of the
publishing, information, and e-learning
fields. She holds a BA from Bucknell
and attended the Publishing Institute at
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Kristi has been with Bert Davis Executive Search since 2004. As SVP, Kristi manages research and supports strategic delivery of highly-targeted candidates across all areas of the publishing, information, and e-learning fields. She holds a BA from Bucknell and attended the Publishing Institute at the University of Denver.

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Karen Shnek-Lippman

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Senior Vice President

Karen has extensive experience as an
executive recruiter for the media,
entertainment, technology and
consumer lifestyle industries, as well as
a decade-long career in Public
Relations, Marketing and
Communications. Prior to joining Bert
Davis, she led the Corporate
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Karen has extensive experience as an executive recruiter for the media, entertainment, technology and consumer lifestyle industries, as well as a decade-long career in Public Relations, Marketing and Communications. Prior to joining Bert Davis, she led the Corporate Communications and PR practice at another retained executive search firm and played a leadership role in identifying game-changing content and editorial talent for some of America’s most high-profile media, data and information, and technology companies.

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Janine Subel

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Senior Vice President

Janine is a Senior Vice President at Bert
Davis Executive Search, having joined the
firm in 2012. She brings to our clients a
wealth of recruiting experience, particularly
in the areas of K-12 and EdTech in the
United States. 

Prior to joining Bert Davis, Janine was
employed with BDO Seidman LLP for
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Janine is a Senior Vice President at Bert Davis Executive Search, having joined the firm in 2012. She brings to our clients a wealth of recruiting experience, particularly in the areas of K-12 and EdTech in the United States. 

Prior to joining Bert Davis, Janine was employed with BDO Seidman LLP for about a decade, including as Director of International Talent Acquisition. Earlier in her career, Janine served as a Recruiting Director at Deloitte Consulting/Roundarch where she focused on hiring IT professionals. She also was previously a Practice Leader at a digital communications services company and a Director of Recruiting at an international accounting and advisory organization.
Janine holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Psychology from the University of South Africa and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Witwatersrand. She is currently based primarily in San Diego, CA.

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John Tagler

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Vice President

John served as Vice President and
Executive Director of the Professional
and Scholarly Publishing division (PSP)
of the Association of American
Publishers. Prior to his decade-long
service at PSP, he held a variety of
positions at Elsevier, most recently as
Vice President of Customer Marketing
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John served as Vice President and Executive Director of the Professional and Scholarly Publishing division (PSP) of the Association of American Publishers. Prior to his decade-long service at PSP, he held a variety of positions at Elsevier, most recently as Vice President of Customer Marketing for the library and academic market. His diverse experience at Elsevier included a variety of areas including sales, digital publishing, corporate communications, library marketing, customer relations, exhibits management, and journal and book publishing. He holds a B.A. from the University at Albany (SUNY) and a Masters in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute.

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