A smiling woman with shoulder-length dark hair looks at the camera. She is wearing a sleeveless purple patterned top, gold hoop earrings, and layered gold necklaces. The background appears to be an indoor event space with neutral-colored walls and stacked chairs.

Catherine Carrington

Exec Search + Exec Coaching

Catherine, a long time head of talent acquisition and executive coach, helps talent succeed in job searches across sectors.

Your Partner in How

  • Executive search that matches rising leaders and executives to the right social sector roles
  • Executive coaching for professionals navigating pivotal career moments
  • Talent acquisition strategy across nonprofit, education, tech, and finance
  • Building the people infrastructure that lets organizations scale

What People Say about Catherine’s Work

It’s rare to find someone who can integrate seamlessly into internal processes and truly take ownership for moving toward a goal. Working with Catherine spoiled me for other consultants, raising my expectations and helping me develop as an organizational leader.
– Brittany Coleman, Former COO, FaithActs for Education

I can’t say thank you enough for all of the career guidance you provided me 6 years ago during a very pivotal point in my career. It was sage wisdom and has paid off if in dividends.
– Sydney Brunson, Executive Director, Travere Therapeutics

Why Helia LOVES Catherine

Catherine does something rare — she doesn’t just help organizations find the right leaders, she helps those leaders BECOME their best selves. Over 7 years, she’s matched nearly 200 rising leaders and executives into social sector roles. When you need to find the right person — or grow into being one — we go to Catherine.

Catherine finds joy + ease in

Beach walks and sailing on the lake

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