At JDG, we understand how leadership drives success. Our team prides itself on establishing
long-standing partnerships with our clients. By bringing the knowledge, judgment and professional experience necessary to identify qualified candidates, we are able to develop an in-depth understanding of your organization’s needs. Our emphasis on teamwork fosters collaboration and supports a Firm-wide commitment to quality results.
Joe DeGioia, President and CEO of JDG, founded the firm in 1973. Under Joe’s leadership, JDG has become a premier executive search firm, adapting over the years to meet changing client needs.
When JDG was founded, the Firm focused on recruiting mid- and senior-level IT professionals. In the 1990s, the Firm moved into the association/non-profit arena; then a decade later, JDG was awarded a place on the GSA Schedule and has since developed into a leading provider of senior talent to the Federal Government. Today, JDG is comprised of three practice areas: the private sector and government contractors; trade associations and professional societies; and the public sector at the federal, state, and local levels.
Joe has developed an extensive network of “friends of the firm” and the breadth of his contacts enables him to quickly respond to client requests. His “community” includes professionals in the areas of management consulting, quantitative research, healthcare, environment, energy, finance, economics, information technology, acquisition, and business development.
There are a number of quality executive search firms in the Washington, DC area, but none has the longevity and continued success as JDG. Joe takes tremendous pride in his Firm and his profession.
degioia@jdgsearch.com
Darren DeGioia, Managing Principal of JDG, has spent more than eleven years conducting senior-level search assignments for research and consulting organizations as well as the public sector at the federal, state, and local levels.
His particular areas of expertise include information technology, accounting and finance, general management, marketing and communications, and the quantitative sciences.
In addition to his direct work in executive search, Darren handles many of JDG’s operations in his roles as Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Many clients appreciate the measured perspective he brings to senior-level recruitment, enabling him to develop a wide-range of strategic and lasting relationships.
Prior to joining JDG, Darren spent five years in the hospitality industry with the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Sheraton Hotels. He worked in the Catering and Conference Services Division, planning hundreds of high-profile social and corporate events.
Darren earned his B.S. degree in Marketing from Boston College. He currently serves as Vice President and Treasurer of the Maryland Recruiters Association.
darren.degioia@jdgsearch.com
Barbara Blim, Principal at JDG, specializes in conducting senior-level searches in the public sector, working with federal, state, and local government agencies; as well as for government contractors and management consulting firms.
With JDG since 1991, Barbara brings twenty-five years of industry experience to every search she conducts. Her functional experience includes the full “C-suite”, consisting of searches for Chief Administrative Officers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Human Capital Officers, Chief Scientists, Chief Economists and other senior-level individuals.
Over the course of her career, Barbara has developed many long-term relationships with clients and candidates, and is viewed as a trusted resource by both groups. She has been an invited speaker by professional societies, interest groups, and specific clients.
Barbara earned both her B.A. in Industrial Psychology and MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.
blim@jdgsearch.com
Paul Belford, Principal and Director of the Association Search Practice at JDG, has successfully completed more than two hundred and fifty association client searches, most at the CEO level.
A professional search consultant since 1990, Paul joined JDG Associates in 1993. His clients have ranged in size from national organizations with budgets up to $75 million to regional and state groups with staffs of ten or fewer. Paul has worked with trade associations and professional societies from a wide range of service areas including heavy industry, information technology, finance, healthcare, engineering, government relations, communications, finance, and administration.
Outside of his client work in executive recruitment, Paul is the author of Planning Your Career in Association Management, published in 2002 by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), and has spoken about career-development issues at ASAE meetings and those of its Allied Societies. He has also served on the CEO Advisory Council of the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives, as well as on three of their compensation survey councils. Most recently, he spear-headed the development of JDG’s CEO Development Workshop, launched successfully in 2009.
Prior to his career in executive search, Paul spent eleven years with PhRMA, a major Washington, D.C.-based trade association, where he was responsible for international issues management. He has also worked for the U.S. government, including six years as an International Economist in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Treasury Department.
An Accounting graduate of Boston College, Paul has an M.A. in Economics from Fordham University.
belford@jdgsearch.com
Tiffany McCarty, Principal, joined JDG Associates in 2005. As an integral member of the Association Search Practice, Tiffany has conducted searches at the C-Level and functional executive (Vice President and Director) levels in areas that include government affairs, communications, marketing, finance, operations, education, membership, and sales.
In addition, she has completed searches for private industry and federal and local government agencies. Tiffany is also deeply involved in the facilitation of JDG’s CEO Development Workshop, which brings her expertise in association and career development to a wider audience.
Tiffany began her executive search career in Denver with the boutique search firm JL Mark Associates (which later merged with Stanton Chase International). During this time, she gained experience in overseeing employee relations, succession planning, career development, compensation, benefits, talent acquisition, performance management, and communications.
Tiffany earned her B.A. in Communications from the University of Denver.
mccarty@jdgsearch.com
Jennifer Moss, Principal at JDG, has a strong background conducting senior-level searches within the functional areas of accounting and finance, science and research, operations, legal, and information technology.
She has worked with a diverse range of clients within private-sector Fortune 1000 corporations, consulting firms, and government contractors, as well as federal, state, and local government agencies.
Before joining JDG in 2007, Jennifer identified scholastic and leadership talent in higher education while serving as Associate Director of Admission & Alumni Relations for a private, liberal arts college. Her experience also includes a senior recruitment role within one of the top performing branches of a national staffing organization. During her tenure there, she worked with biotechnology, pharmaceutical, communication, information technology, legal, finance, and accounting clients.
Jennifer earned her B.A. at West Virginia Wesleyan College and M.A. from West Virginia University in Corporate and Organizational Communication. She is also a member of the Eastern Communication Association.
moss@jdgsearch.com
Alison Marshall, Senior Associate, joined JDG in 2010. For fifteen years, she has performed national and local searches for senior-level executives, scientists and information technology professionals in a variety of disciplines, along with individuals in classified environments.
Clients include federal, state and local government agencies, Fortune 1000 corporations, as well as start-up companies, consulting organizations, and research institutions.
In 2004, Alison opened her own firm, Government Sales Force (GSF). Clients, both U.S. and foreign entities, hired GSF to increase their market share in the government space and introduce their technology products and services to government agencies. Her team of federal business development experts averaged more than 16 years of successful sales experience.
In Alison’s earlier career, she taught in public and private high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland. She earned her B.A. in Education from Stetson University.
marshall@jdgsearch.com
Anthony Brown, Associate at JDG, possesses eight years of human capital management expertise, offering services and solutions to private and public sector organizations. Anthony utilizes a consultative approach to build and maintain lasting relationships for both clients and candidates.
Before joining JDG in 2011, Anthony was a Director of Recruitment for a boutique IT services firm. He also held senior recruiting roles for nationally recognized information technology staffing firms, to include TEKsystems and Maxim Healthcare Services. Anthony has identified professional talent across a variety of industries including: financial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and information technology.
Previously, Anthony was a professional baseball player in the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals organization. He was drafted by the New York Mets prior to receiving his B.S. from The George Washington University.
brown@jdgsearch.com