Strategic Talent Group

Preeminence Through People

The Strategic Talent Group is University of Florida’s internal search team. By identifying, attracting, and engaging the strongest talent, we contribute to the Gator Good. As an internal consulting group, our passion for UF and our understanding of the culture and values of the UF community enable us to find the very best to meet the particular needs of each recruitment engagement.

Identify, Attract, and Engage Top Talent

The Strategic Talent Group creates a competitive advantage for the university through people—strong individual contributors, high-functioning collaborators and teams, and excellent leaders—where their best work is encouraged, enabled, expected, and recognized.

Our Services

The Strategic Talent Group partners with UF departments and units to identify, attract, and engage the best talent. We are committed to providing exceptional service by blending our institutional knowledge and insights into UF’s culture with premier recruitment practices. We understand your business needs and will work closely with you to develop a strategic talent search plan. And we strive to advance UF’s employer brand by facilitating positive and productive relationships with all applicants.

Interested in working with the Strategic Talent Group on your next executive search?
Fill out our Service Request Form!

STG Services Request Form

Current Full-Cycle Executive Searches

Recent Strategic Hires

Dr. Veronica Hinman

Director of the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience

Dr. Kati Migliaccio

Dean, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Bart Knowles

Chief of UF Police

William MacDonald

Senior Director, Transportation and Parking Services

Dr. Tiza Garland

Director, School of Theatre and Dance

Rick Hirsch

Director of the Collier Prize for State Government Accountability

Tim Miller

Chief Meteorologist & Director FPREN

Monija Amani

Director, International Programs, Heavener School of Business

Jeff Holeman

Director of Marketing, Warrington College of Business

Previous Strategic Hires

Meet Our Team

Melissa Curry

Vice President

melissa-curry@ufl.edu

Audrey Gainey

Director of Talent Acquisition and Onboarding

gaineya1@ufl.edu

Mackenzie Burkett

HR Manager- Strategic Talent Group

m.burkett@ufl.edu
352-273-1751

Devan Brown

Talent Consultant

devan.m.b@ufl.edu
352-273-1722

Andrew “AJ” Brown

Talent Consultant

aj.brown@ufl.edu
352-273-1713

Jeanna Johnson

Talent Consultant

jeannajohnson@ufl.edu
352-273-1703

STG Services Request Form

Media Inquiries

Please Contact University Relations

news@ufl.edu
University Relations – For Media

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