Michael McElroy

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Founder & Talent Partner

McElroy Search Strategy

Jul 2025 - Current (1 year 4 months)

- Founded McElroy Search & Strategy, a search consultancy helping nonprofits and values-aligned organizations
hire critical professional and leadership talent.
- Lead end-to-end searches for mission-driven organizations, partnering with hiring teams to source, assess, and
close high-quality talent through structured, equitable processes.
- Advise organizational leaders on talent acquisition strategy, including role scoping, process design, and ATS
optimization to improve hiring efficiency and candidate experience.
- Coach purpose-driven professionals on job search strategy, application materials, and interview preparation to
support successful career transitions.
- Build and actively maintain a Linked

Talent Acquisition Business Partner

CSG Justice Center

Apr 2024 - Jun 2025 (1 year 3 months)

- Served as the organization’s first dedicated talent acquisition staff member, leading recruitment strategy for a fast-growing nationwide nonprofit advancing criminal justice policy and practice.
- Filled 78 vacancies in one year—spanning policy, research, finance, HR, and communications, contributing to a 33% increase in staff headcount from 150 to over 200 employees.
- Achieved a 96% offer acceptance rate by delivering a candidate-centered experience and maintaining strong alignment with hiring teams.
- Transformed hiring operations to prioritize candidate experience, hiring manager support, and process efficiency by introducing structured workflows, templates, and tools across the organization.
- Increased racial div

Team Leader and Senior Consultant, Recruitment Outsourcing

Nonprofit HR

May 2022 - Apr 2024 (2 years)

- Manage team of Associate through Senior Consultants serving a portfolio of nonprofit clients.
- Notable clients include Urban Institute, Borealis Philanthropy, Independent Sector, Living Cities, PolicyLink, America’s Promise Alliance, HealthCare for the Homeless, ACLU of Arkansas, National Employment Law Project, Quality Matters, Folger Shakespeare Library.
- Drive business development process for potential clients, including scoping, pricing, proposals, and contracts.
- Served as panelist for Virtual Employee Engagement, DEI Recruiting Strategy, and High-Volume Search webinars joined by over 150 attendees, created content for company blog and social media, served as a selector for the Nonprofit Women to Watch list, and led

Consultant, Recruitment Outsourcing

Nonprofit HR

Jul 2021 - May 2022 (11 months)

- Lead full life cycle recruiting including candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, and offer.
- Efficiently hire roles ranging from entry-level to senior executive.
- Provide strategic insights to c-suite and senior staff members to aid in the implementation of equitable and efficient hiring processes.
- Support small, mid, and large nonprofits across sectors including education, social services, advocacy, arts, medical, research, and policy.

Associate Consultant

Nonprofit HR

Sep 2020 - Jul 2021 (11 months)

Provided a full spectrum of HR support to clients including recruiting, onboarding, benefits, and performance assessment.

Human Resources Special Projects Manager

Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence

Jan 2019 - Sep 2020 (1 year 9 months)

- Shaped and executed full life cycle recruiting and onboarding process for over 70 staff positions and led DEI Recruitment Committee.
- Facilitated and designed supervisor training and all-staff development retreats.
- Led Staff Engagement work team, coordinating projects including staff recognition, events, internal newsletter, and United Way fundraising campaign achieving 100% participation in six consecutive years.
- Spearheaded quarterly and annual performance review process.
- Developed and administered Employee Benefits Survey and coordinated employee wellness initiatives.

Manager, School Based Programs

Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence

Dec 2016 - Jan 2019 (2 years 2 months)

- Managed team of ten full-time employees, including two supervisors, with oversight of thirty mentoring programs serving over 1,000 children facing adversity.
- Developed volunteer recruitment strategy for over 1,000 college and corporate mentors.
- Administered employee and supervisor training, and identified support needs for each staff member to ensure positive development and effective job implementation.
- Oversaw partnerships with local universities and corporations, including UPenn, Comcast, URBN and the School District of Philadelphia.
- Developed the Bigs in Blue program, an innovative community-based initiative matching police officers as mentors to students at schools in their district.

Team Leader, School Based Mentoring

Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence

Jul 2014 - Dec 2016 (2 years 6 months)

- Managed team of four full-time employees, with oversight of 20 mentoring programs serving children facing adversity.

Program Coordinator, School Based Mentoring

Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence

Aug 2013 - Jul 2014 (1 year)

- Interviewed, matched, documented, and oversaw 100+ mentoring pairs consisting of mentees at area elementary, middle, and high schools, with college and corporate volunteer mentors.
- Created educational lesson plans that engage students and adults, with a goal of facilitating a stronger relationship bond.

Education Programs Associate

Walnut Street Theatre

Jul 2012 - Aug 2013 (1 year 2 months)

- Responsible for Education department’s sales, marketing, and theatre school logistics.
- Achieved set income goal of $345,000 earned for theatre school.

Education Director

Theatre Horizon

Jan 2009 - Jan 2012 (3 years 1 month)

- Hired, supervised and trained staff of over 35 teaching artists.
- Coordinated and taught youth Autism Drama Program, developing social skills through theatre games and activities.

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