Napier Executive Search is now NES

“We’re ready for our name and identity to support who we’ve become and take us to where we’re going next.” Mary Napier, founder and principal consultant.

NES Searches, a higher education enrollment management search firm, announces a rebrand to NES as the firm shifts its focus from a primary persona to a collective group.

“When the firm was founded in 2014, our business model was anchored in my experience and relationships in the enrollment management space,” shares Napier.

“Over the past eight years, the team of enrollment consultants who have joined NES have lent their professional expertise, network of contacts, and exceptional talents for identifying strong leaders who match with our partner institutions.

Today, the sum of this organization is far greater than the individual leadership. NES is a team of skilled search consultants who are persistent, thorough, curious, and dedicated to serving higher education in the field of enrollment management and beyond.”

Anticipating future growth

The time is right to explore this next step with an expanded team in place and steady growth on the horizon. “The rebrand aligns our identity with the national range of our work, our commitment to excellence and the synergy of our team members,” says Napier.

The NES logo is enhanced with the addition of a bright goldenrod color, alongside the familiar blue and green, and the interconnected pieces of the arrow, symbolizing the synergy of relationships and connections that create forward movement and progress.

Current NES team members include Mary Napier, Laura Robinson, Catherine Capolupo, Robin Stamm Reynders, Thom Golden, and Suzi Nam.  All have careers with roots in higher education and specifically in enrollment; each has a unique perspective but endorses a unified goal of getting to know institutions, then tapping talented leaders who will move each place forward.

In addition to growing the NES team to six search consultants, the company has established alliances with Westfall Executive Advisors (executive coaching) and Blue Icon Advisors (custom training to financial aid and enrollment management practitioners). This intentional growth represents the company’s commitment to supporting emerging management leaders and higher education at large.

Mary Napier will remain principal consultant, and the NES team will continue to serve colleges and universities across the U.S.

About NES

NES provides a personal, connected approach to the enrollment search process. The team’s attention to building and maintaining personal connections in the higher education space lends itself to a deep network of individual and institutional partnerships. The company has completed more than 175 searches since 2014. See a list of current searches in progress.

Company Timeline 

2014 NES Searches was founded.
Mary Napier and Robin Reynders serve as first search consultants.
2015 Laura Robinson, Nancy Benedict and Lisa Bunders joins the organization.
(Benedict retired in 2019; Bunders left in 2016.)
2018 NES Searches completes 100th enrollment management search.
2019 Catherine Capolupo joins the team.
2020 Thom Golden joins the team.
2022 Suzi Nam joins the team.
NES Searches becomes NES
2023 Ann Salina-Tucker joins the team.