FaithSearch Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU), has selected George Vander Veer as its next Vice President for Advancement, effective November 4. Serving more than 800 students, Southwestern Adventist University is located outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and is unique in its family-like campus culture known as the “Southwestern Spirit.”
“We are delighted George is returning to his Alma Mater,” said Ivan Bartolome, Executive Vice President at FaithSearch Partners. “He’s been successful in several nonprofit environments and he is an attorney. We are confident he will continue to expand his servant leadership with President Patterson and the President’s Cabinet of SWAU.”
Mike Tucker, Search Consultant at FaithSearch Partners, added, “George is a great fit for Southwestern Adventist University. He already knows the culture, and his education and experience in the nonprofit environment will be invaluable for his Alma Mater. I believe great things are in store for SWAU and George.”
With over 20 years’ experience spanning nonprofit social services and academia, including legal services, Vander Veer brings knowledge from multiple sources. He holds a post-graduate certificate from Rice University in Nonprofit Management, a JD from South Texas College of Law, a Master of Social Work from Walla Walla University and a Bachelor of Science in Social Science from Southwestern Adventist University.
Founded in 2007, FaithSearch Partners is the premier executive search firm in the U.S. focusing exclusively on serving faith-based educational institutions, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, ministries, and faith-oriented businesses. Based in Dallas with locations in Houston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Nashville, Birmingham, Asheville, Durango, Redding, Rochester, and Tyler, FaithSearch is able to serve faith-based clients in all regions.
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