The Deerfield Team                                               

Doug Cooney founded DEERFIELD ASSOCIATES Executive Search, Inc. in 2001. Doug leads the company practice and serves as Executive Search Consultant to top tier educational institutions. For 20 years prior to founding the firm, Doug served as Executive Recruiter and Vice President of Shawmut Bank, Connecticut National Bank and as Director of Executive Search for FleetBoston Financial. Earlier in his career Doug served as both an Admission Officer for Vassar College and as Director of Alumni Relations for the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A native of Northampton, Massachusetts, Doug is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree, both in Sociology. Since 1982, he has been involved exclusively in the profession of recruitment, talent selection and executive search.
Contact:  Telephone: 781-237-2800 Email: doug@deerfieldassociates.com


Ashley Mohrman serves as an Executive Recruiter for DEERFIELD ASSOCIATES.  Ashley has been with the firm since its inception, and is a native of Alabama. She started her 25 year career with a Boston staffing firm, continuing at Shawmut Bank specializing in recruitment for senior management. Ashley also launched her own consulting practice which provided recruitment and staffing for prestigious legal and financial service organizations. Ashley began her undergraduate education at the University of Alabama, and then the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she earned her degree in Bachelor of Business Administration.
Contact
:  Telephone: 781-934-5990     Email: ashley@deerfieldassociates.com


Susan Daniels
serves as an Executive Recruiter for DEERFIELD ASSOCIATES since joining in 2006. Susan worked with the professional summer theatre on campus of Mount Holyoke College for 22 seasons.  As Artistic Director for the theatre for five years, Susan recruited, hired and managed the 72 member professional company. Susan is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts.
Contact
:  Telephone: 413-498-5999     Email: susan@deerfieldassociates.com


Joan Grzybowski,
serves as Director of Research & Market Intelligence for DEERFIELD ASSOCIATES.  Joan has been with the firm since its inception, and is originally from South Deerfield, Massachusetts.  Joan worked for the University of Massachusetts in Human Resources and Labor Relations. In prior roles, Joan served as Compensation Director for the Bank of New England, Executive Compensation Consultant with The Bank of Boston, Compensation Director for Lechmere Corporation and Compensation Consultant for Digital Equipment Corporation. Joan is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst earning a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration.
Contact
:  Telephone: 781-237-2800     Email: joan@deerfieldassociates.com


Julie Miller
serves as an Executive Recruiter for DEERFIELD ASSOCIATES since joining in 2003. Prior to joining the firm, Julie was a Product Director in career resources for senior executives at Monster.com. Previously, Julie had been Director of MBA Career Services at Boston College, and Assistant Director for MBA Career Services at Babson College. Julie began her career in technical sales with IBM. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and a Master of Arts degree in Higher Education Administration from Boston College.
Contact:  Telephone: 617-795-2553     Email: julie@deerfieldassociates.com 
 


Professional Organizations                

  • The Planned Giving Group of Connecticut   PGGCT
  • The Planned Giving Group of New England   PGGNE    
  • New England Executive Resources Council   NEERC
  • Council for Advancement and Support of Education   CASE
  • National Association of Independent Schools   NAIS 
  • National Association of College Admission Counseling   NACAC
  • New England Association of College Admission Counseling NEACAC
  • Women In Development, Greater Boston   WIDGB
  • Women In Development, New York City   WIDNY