Team


KATHERINE S. YOUNG

PRESIDENT & CEO

Katherine brings over 20 + years of Executive Search and Talent Management consulting experience to the formation of Young Search Partners, a boutique retained executive search firm, having worked for the largest global firms in both the executive search and career management consulting industries.


Katherine formed Young Search Partners - Executive Search in 2009 with over 20 years’ experience in the executive search industry, previously as Director of the Retained Search Division for Hudson Highland Group and, prior, as a Principal with Korn Ferry International. Katherine’s search experience has spanned across industry and functional roles to include search assignments in the Manufacturing, Hospitality/Consumer/ Retail, Utility/ Energy, Financial/Professional Services and Technology Solutions sectors , with a focus on critical leadership roles in Human Resources & Talent Management, Finance/ Accounting, Information Technology, Marketing/Sales and Supply Chain.


A partial listing of Katherine’s corporate clients include: The Suddath Companies, Orgill, TECO Energy/ Peoples Gas Systems, TD SYNNEX/ Tech Data Corporation , BayCare, Raymond James, Jabil, Masonite International, Catalina Marketing, Syniverse, Tupperware Brands, Checkers/Rally, Bloomin’ Brands, Darden, Greenway Health, Intelident Solutions, Health Plan Services, Premier Eye Care, The ATP Tennis Tour, and HSN. A partial listing of Katherine’s Nonprofit clients includes C-level searches for The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, The Nonprofit leadership Center of Tampa Bay, The St. Petersburg Free Clinic, The Children’s Home Network, Hillsborough Education Foundation, The Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County, The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay Thrives.


Katherine’s prior experience in Career and Leadership consulting only strengthens the value she brings to recruiting critical leadership talent for her clients. Katherine spent over 10 years with the top two global leaders in the career management services sector―Right Management/ Manpower and Lee Hecht Harrison.


A native of Connecticut, and a Tampa resident since 1986, Katherine received her Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Psychology from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. Katherine remains very active and committed to her involvement in the Tampa Bay and Florida business community serving on several boards including currently, Board President for WEL- (Women Executive Leadership- a nonprofit whose mission is to increase gender diversity in the boardroom and C-Suite).


Katherine previously served on the Board of Directors of The Florida State Association for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, The Board of Leadership Tampa Alumni, The Florida Venture Capital Forum, and Chaired The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Workforce Development Council. Katherine is a member of the Athena Society, University of Tampa Board of Fellows, and is a Key Partner to the Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay. Katherine was honored as a finalist for the 2015 Tampa Bay Business Journal Businesswomen of the Year in the Business Services category sector. Katherine is a graduate of the Leadership Tampa class of 2005, a member of LTA Alumni, and member of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce.



SHEILA CASSIDY

SENIOR CONSULTANT

Sheila brings over 15 years of executive search experience to Young Search Partners, across industry sectors to include healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, engineering, and professional services. Previously an executive recruiter and senior consultant with Hudson Highland Group, Healthcare Recruiters International and Oberg and Associates, Sheila excels at targeted candidate research, candidate identification and candidate engagement in support of Young Search Partners client relationships.


When Sheila isn’t finding super star candidates, you will find her immersed in her passions for working out, training and nutrition.


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