Paul Belford, a graduate of Boston College with an MA from Fordham University, joined JDG Associates in 1993. He has been a professional search consultant since 1990 and directs JDG's Association Search Practice. Mr. Belford specializes in the recruitment of Chief Staff Executives as well as the related fields of government relations, communications, membership, and finance. Prior to his career in executive search, he spent eleven years with PhRMA, a major Washington, DC-based trade association, where he was responsible for international issues management. Previous to PhRMA, Mr. Belford served twelve years with the U.S. government, most in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Treasury Department. Tiffany McCarty joined JDG in 2005, and has rich experience in human capital. Most recently she was with Stanton Chase International, a retained executive search firm, where she served clients in for-profit education, publishing, financial services, and technology industries. Ms. McCarty earned her BA in Communications from the University of Denver. Earl Hopgood has been a professional search consultant with JDG Associates since 1983. Mr. Hopgood has conducted a broad range of executive search assignments for corporate and non-profit clients in both general management and technology fields. Prior to joining JDG, Mr. Hopgood was an Operations Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency serving management assignments in posts in Asia, Europe and at CIA headquarters. Mr. Hopgood received his Masters degree from Harvard University and his undergraduate degree in History from the University of Maryland.