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Bob Murray & Associates brings a personal approach to providing quality executive recruitment services. Our clients include cities, counties, special districts and governmental organizations, both large and small. Our experience ranges from working with organizations such as San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Eugene, OR; and San Antonio, TX to organizations such as the Monterey, CA; Lemon Grove, CA; and Maple Valley, WA.
Many of our clients are "repeat customers" that return to Bob Murray and Associates because of our emphasis on quality and our success in finding candidates for positions that are difficult to fill.
Through many years of experience, we have created an ideal recruitment process by combining our ability to help you to determine the direction of the search and the types of candidates you seek. We understand the importance of recruiting candidates who are not necessarily looking for a job and are doing well in their current position. Working with professionalism, integrity and personal attention, our team-oriented search process, in addition to our proven expertise, ensures that the candidates we present for your consideration will match the criteria you have established and will be outstanding in their field. Our collaborative process, created to build partnerships with our clients, entails the following:
- Developing a Candidate Profile
- Advertising Campaign and Recruiting Brochure
- Recruiting Candidates
- Candidate Interviews and Evaluation
- Referencing Top Candidates
- Recommendation
- Final Interviews and Background Checks
- Negotiations
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Bob Murray
President
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Mr. Murray brings over 20 years experience as a recruiter. Mr. Murray is recognized as one of the nation's leading recruiters. He has conducted hundreds of searches for cities, counties, and special districts. He has been called on to conduct searches for some of the largest most complex organizations in the country and some of the smallest. Mr. Murray has conducted searches for chief executives, department heads, professional and technical positions. Mr. Murray has taken the lead on the firm's most difficult assignments with great success. His clients have retained him again and again given the quality of his work and success in finding candidates for difficult to fill positions.
Prior to creating Bob Murray & Associates, Mr. Murray directed the search practice for the largest search practice serving local government in the country. Mr. Murray has worked in local government and benefits from the knowledge of having led an organization. Prior to his career in executive search he served as the City Manager for the City of Olympia, Washington. He has also served as an Assistant City Manager and held positions in law enforcement.
Mr. Murray received his Bachelor's degree in Criminology from the University of California at Berkeley with graduate studies in Public Administration at California State University at Hayward.
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Regan Williams
Vice President
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Mr. Williams brings 30 years of local government experience to Bob Murray and Associates. Most recently, he worked as a private consultant with Deloitte and Touche on various public sector assignments. Prior to that, he served as Director of Public Safety with the City of Sunnyvale, CA.
Mr. Williams was involved in the development of some of Sunnyvale's most innovative programs and has a national reputation for excellence in law enforcement. He has been responsible for numerous recruitments throughout his career. Clients find his insight and expertise in recruitment and selection a valuable asset.
Mr. Williams received his Bachelor's degree in Administration of Justice from San Jose State University. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy.
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Jennifer Nitrio-Saleem
Manager
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Ms. Nitrio-Saleem’s diverse background includes extensive expertise working with counties, municipalities, special districts, and other organizations in the western half of the United States conducting recruitments for development, engineering, human resources, library, finance, fire, parks and recreation, planning, public works, redevelopment, technology and transportation professionals to name a few.
Ms. Nitrio-Saleem is know for her personal approach to executive search as she works closely with clients and candidates alike to ensure a successful search. Clients and candidates express again and again that it is always a positive and refreshing experience to work with Ms. Nitrio-Saleem.
Ms. Nitrio-Saleem is very active in the community and serves on the Board of Directors with two local non-profit organizations. Her contributions include forming partnerships with the business community, extensive grant writing, chairing large fundraising efforts, recruiting volunteers and writing articles and reports for the organizations.
Ms. Nitrio-Saleem received her Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Ethnic Studies, summa cum laude, from California State University, Sacramento. She is a life member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and the Golden Key Honor Society.
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Greta Lawson
Principal Consultant
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Ms. Lawson actively contributes to Bob Murray and Associates’ goal of providing exceptional customer service through close coordination with our clients. She conducts research, recruits candidates, and performs detailed background verifications, including reference checks, on candidates. She also serves as a liaison between candidates and clients in order to ensure an outstanding recruitment process that results in the selection of the clients’ chosen candidate(s).
Ms. Lawson is uniquely qualified to assist clients in all aspects of executive recruitment. With several years of industry experience, Ms. Lawson is noted for her customer service skills and follow through with clients and candidates alike.
Ms. Lawson received her Bachelor’s Degree in English from California State University, Sacramento and is a life member of the Golden Key Honor Society.
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Renee Narloch
Senior Consultant
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Renee Narloch has extensive experience in public sector recruitments nationwide. She was formerly employed by MAXIMUS as a senior consultant with sole responsibility for executive search efforts in the Southeastern United States. She also worked in the Cost Allocation division providing governmental cost accounting and data management services to the public sector.
Ms. Narloch has ten years of experience in Executive Recruitment and has been involved in over 100 national searches. Prior to her recruitment career, she worked for three Fortune 500 companies in their sales, marketing and financial accounting divisions. Ms. Narloch has been responsible for all facets of recruitment including project management, recruiting candidates, conducting preliminary interviews and detailed reference inquires; and assisting clients in final interviews and negotiations. Residing in Florida, Ms. Narloch currently assists Bob Murray & Associates on an as needed basis with recruitments in the mid-west and east coast as well as with outreach efforts on the west coast.
Ms. Narloch received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Information Studies, summa cum laude, at Florida State University.
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Amanda Sanders
Senior Consultant
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As a senior consultant with Bob Murray & Associates, Ms. Sanders is responsible for research, candidate recruitment and screening, as well as reference checks and background verifications. She focuses on client communication and works closely with clients to coordinate candidate outreach and ensure a successful search.
Ms. Sanders brings several years of industry experience as she worked for one of the nation's largest recruitment firms. Her insight into the recruitment process is a valuable asset to Bob Murray & Associates.
Ms. Sanders received her Bachelor's of Arts degree in Communications from the University of Wyoming.
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