XIX Society Presents: Strategies for the Modern Job Search

Navigate a rapidly changing job market with practical insights for every stage of your career.

All are welcome to join the virtual conversation about standing out to employers, dealing with uncertainty, and understanding how AI is impacting the job search. And, we’ll want to hear from you — be ready to share your own best practices, experiences, and lessons learned.

Alumnae Panel

Heather Flewelling ’84, panelist

brings more than two decades of leadership experience in independent schools and higher education to her role as Senior Search Consultant at Carney Sandoe & Associates. In addition to her retained leadership search work, she consults to schools on issues of identity and culture, leadership and strategic initiatives and is an active facilitator in regional and national independent school conferences and institutes.

Samantha Kerr ’08, panelist

is a principal in Heidrick & Struggles’ New York office and a member of the Marketing Officers, Consumer Markets, and Consumer Tech practices. She recruits executive and non-executive leaders for her clients across companies, including startups, Fortune 500 firms, VC-backed, private equity-backed, public, and nonprofit organizations, placing chief marketing officers and communications officers, as well as other senior leaders in marketing and communications.

Lindsay Deane-Mayer ’04, moderator

is a Senior Vice President of Business Development at Palmer, where she leads the development and operation of renewable energy projects across the country. In addition, Lindsay is currently leading the public phase of a capital campaign to preserve, protect, and invest in a local organic farm. This July, Lindsay began her term as a co-chair of the XIX Society.