Find, Hire, and Keep Mission-Driven Leaders

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Christina has more than 20 years of experience recruiting and placing mission-driven leaders, leading searches for professionals serving in a range of executive leadership roles in education, youth development, and social justice organizations. Her work with Resources for Indispensable Schools and Educators (RISE) and New Leaders led her to launch Redwood Circle Consulting in 2010, where she provided executive search and talent management strategy services to education nonprofits, school organizations, and social venture companies. In 2016, Redwood Circle merged with another practice to create Edgility.

At Edgility Search, Christina's focus is leading client engagements, managing and coaching the team, and overseeing the development and implementation of all search and board advisory services. She has personally led dozens of Executive Director/CEO searches and particularly loves the process of working with board and search leads to help them guide their volunteers, staff and community through high-stakes leadership transitions. In addition to her work through Edgility, she spent 12 years as a board member for two different organizations in her community, has served as a long time volunteer for local schools and other social service nonprofits and has developed Edgility’s CEO evaluation practice, which works with boards and leaders nationwide. 

Christina holds a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA and an MPA from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. She lives in Oakland, CA, and can often be found hiking or swimming with her dog and family, eating at the counter in one of her favorite local restaurants, or cheering her teens from the sidelines of a soccer field, track, or cross country course.  

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As Chief Operating Officer at Edgility Search, Hadley Kornacki ensures the firm’s systems, operations, and people strategies are streamlined and aligned to support its mission: helping organizations find, hire, and keep the leaders their work deserves. Reporting to the Founder and CEO, Hadley oversees firm-wide operations, resource planning, team development, human resources, strategic planning, and finance infrastructure—creating the foundation that allows Edgility’s high-impact search work to thrive. Since joining Edgility in 2021, Hadley has helped codify internal processes, improve data and resource systems, and support the growth and development of a mission-driven team that leads sourcing, leadership, and executive searches. She brings a thoughtful, collaborative approach to operations, with a deep belief in doing good and doing well—and helping others do the same.

Before Edgility, Hadley co-founded and led Steward Outdoor School, an experiential middle school rooted in place-based learning. She also served as Director of Outreach at Achievement First, where she designed the network’s first comprehensive outreach strategy to build a stronger, more inclusive educator pipeline across 30 urban schools. Hadley’s work is grounded in Edgility’s core values: acting with care, listening to understand, honoring the dignity of all people, and holding herself accountable for helping close opportunity gaps. She is proud to help lead the systems and people that power Edgility’s purpose: supporting good organizations in finding and keeping great leaders who are ready to make a lasting, positive impression. 

Hadley holds a Master’s in Elementary Teaching from Sierra Nevada University and a BA in Anthropology and Art from Pitzer College. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and daughter and spends her free time outdoors—surfing, skiing, camping, and exploring new places with her family.

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Serena Moy’s career encompasses over 20 years of human resources experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. She served as the Director of Human Resources at the KIPP Foundation during an intense period of growth for the organization, helping to staff their offices in San Francisco, Chicago and New York. Serena’s consulting experience is strongly rooted in the education sector. Serena joined Edgility as one of its earliest employees. In that time, she has expanded her work beyond the education sector and helped to diversify Edgility’s client base, providing executive hiring support to social sector nonprofits, focused on youth and adults across the country.

At Edgility, Serena specializes in the areas of talent acquisition and developing strategic hiring initiatives to build strong leadership teams within organizations. Serena gains inspiration from matching thoughtful, anti-racist leaders with organizations focused on minimizing the systemic gaps that exist in their communities. It is this passion that drives her work at Edgility and makes her an exceptional leader when it comes to sourcing executive talent and supporting hiring committees and boards.

Serena holds a B.A., Sociology, University of California – Davis MPA, Public & Nonprofit Management & Policy, Wagner School of Public Service, New York University. In her free time, she loves spending time with her family and friends and travelling.

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As a seasoned talent strategist and executive search professional, Nora brings nearly a decade of experience designing and leading values-aligned recruitment efforts across the public education, nonprofit, and social impact sectors. She currently serves as a Principal at Edgility Search, where she partners with mission-driven organizations to place senior leaders and build inclusive hiring systems that fuel long-term success.

Previously, Nora was an Associate Director of Talent at a full-service talent firm, where she led equitable and impactful recruitment processes while building authentic relationships with clients and candidates alike. She supported nonprofits, school districts, startups, local businesses, and socially responsible companies to strengthen their people and processes.
Nora has deep expertise in executive search and leadership placements. She has designed and implemented robust recruitment systems and interview frameworks—rooted in values, rigor, and transparency—for a wide range of organizations, including tech startups, charter networks, and community-based nonprofits.
Prior to her work in executive search, Nora spent over four years at Teach For America managing campus and high-volume market recruitment across diverse regions. She also served as a Program Lead at Galvanize, where she launched a new data science bootcamp campus, created curriculum, and built and scaled an organization-wide hiring, training, and onboarding program.

She holds a double Bachelor’s degree in Finance and International Business from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Nora lives in Southern California with her husband and four children, who have collectively visited 31 national parks and counting. A passionate outdoor enthusiast, she has climbed all twelve SoCal peaks and summited Mt. Whitney—the tallest peak in the continental United States—in 2024. When she’s not supporting mission-driven organizations, you’ll find her hiking, camping, or backpacking deep in the backcountry.

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Before joining Edgility, Mara helped to build the Talent Outreach and Marketing function at Mastery Schools of Philadelphia and Camden. Mara began her career at Mastery Schools in 2002 as a Humanities teacher, was a Postsecondary Advisor, and then the Assistant Director of Postsecondary Initiatives, supporting Postsecondary advising teams at six of Mastery’s Philadelphia high schools.

Mara holds a BA from Penn State University in Comparative Literature and a M.Ed. in Secondary Literature from Temple University. Mara lives in Philadelphia, PA with her wife, twins, 2 dogs and an unknown quantity of fish. She spends her free time walking the dogs in Philadelphia’s Wissahickon Park, reading copious amounts of SciFi and Fantasy novels and shuffling kids to theater rehearsal.

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Taylor’s path in education began as a high school student in Santa Barbara, CA, where she observed clear differences in educational experiences between student groups. Motivated by her father’s service on the Santa Barbara School Board and his efforts to improve local schools, Taylor developed an early interest in public education. That interest deepened at the University of Southern California, and just a month after graduation, she joined Teach For America and began teaching high school English at Locke High School in Los Angeles. From day one, Taylor knew she wanted to build a career focused on improving public education. She eventually found a strong alignment with the mission of charter schools and has worked at networks including Achievement First and KIPP. Twenty years later, she remains deeply committed to driving results in the education sector.

For the first seven years of her career, Taylor worked in schools: first as a high school English teacher through Teach For America, and later as an Assistant Principal at Achievement First in Brooklyn. While originally on the path to becoming a school leader, she discovered a passion for recruiting and transitioned into talent work—ultimately serving as the Senior Director of School Leader Recruitment at Achievement First, where she led searches for internal and external leaders across 34 schools in three states.

Later, as Director of National Recruitment at the KIPP Foundation, Taylor created KIPP’s first-ever Recruitment Playbook and led training and coaching for 19 KIPP regions. Her work led to significant progress in hiring timelines: the percentage of roles filled by the end of the school year jumped from 63% to 92% in just one year. Following her time at KIPP, Taylor launched her own executive search practice, where she spent five years partnering with nonprofits and education organizations across the country to identify and place top leadership talent. In 2024, she joined Edgility Consulting, where she continues to support mission-driven organizations in finding leaders who can drive meaningful impact.

She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and earned her undergraduate degree in Communication and American Studies from the University of Southern California. She later completed a graduate degree in Secondary Education at Loyola Marymount University.

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Emma is a dedicated Operations Associate at Edgility, where she has supported the team for four years with care, precision, and a strong commitment to mission-driven work. In her role, she provides essential operational and project management support to client-facing staff — helping to create high-quality materials, manage systems, and ensure smooth coordination across engagements. Her attention to detail and ability to anticipate needs make her a trusted and valued team member.

Prior to joining Edgility, Emma worked in both child development research and medical administration. She assessed caregiver-child interactions in high-risk childcare settings and later supported research and operations at the UW Men’s and Women’s Health Centers, helping individuals pursue their dreams of starting a family. Emma is passionate about supporting organizations that serve children, families, and communities — and is proud to contribute to Edgility’s mission of advancing equity and leadership in the social impact sector.

Emma holds a B.A. in Early Childhood and Family Studies from the University of Washington in Seattle. She resides in the Pacific Northwest with her family and dog, Bumi. Outside of work, Emma enjoys traveling and immersing herself in different cultures and cuisines. She finds joy in music, discovering cozy cafés, and spending time outdoors — whether swimming, paddleboarding, or simply enjoying nature. Her other hobbies include reading, creating art, and playing games with family and friends.

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Camille is an operations professional. Her keen focus on the details keeps everything at Edgility running smoothly behind the scenes, from vendor management to building systems that help the team stay organized and efficient. Before joining Edgility, Camille developed her operations acumen through her deep experience in accounting and office management. She comes to Edgility from a diverse business background, having spent time working in the design sector and the parking industry. Over the years, she's led transitions into new account management systems, built out comprehensive and detailed handbooks, and created processes that help teams work smarter (and with less stress). As an agile operations professional, Camille is "big on structure, clarity, and making sure the day-to-day tools work for the team."

Camille has built her career around operations and management, learning on the ground how to create systems that support people and results. She's always seeking out new tools, exploring how to improve processes, or developing a creative fix. She studied communication at a community college in Colorado, which gave her a solid foundation for understanding how people work and how empowered collaborations help teams thrive.

Outside of work, Camille loves reading and writing fiction, trying new food spots with her soulmate, and watching movies they can analyze afterward. Camille lives in Colorado with two cats, and, yes, she does still get excited about a snow day.

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Kara is Edgility's Staff Accountant. She comes to Edgility with a strong foundation in financial operations and a keen eye for detail. As a finance wiz, she specializes in supporting small businesses and mission-driven organizations with accurate reporting, budgeting, and day-to-day accounting. She's enthusiastic about simplifying financial processes and helping teams feel confident in their financial health. Kara proudly brings her trademark flexibility, reliability, and collaborative spirit to every project.

Kara studied accounting at Arizona State University. Outside of work, she's passionate about holistic wellness, coaching, and the intersection of finance and personal growth. When she's not diving into spreadsheets, Kara enjoys hiking, meditation, and exploring creative approaches to healing and transformation.

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Miranda Cortez is a Special Projects Manager at Edgility Search, where she supports internal business operations to ensure things run efficiently and with intention. In her role, she refines systems, builds workflows, and ensures that tools like HubSpot and Monday.com are fully optimized and working for the team.

Miranda brings a strong foundation in both people-centered work and systems design. She began her career in the classroom and later joined Saga Education’s national recruitment team, helping to place young professionals in public schools across the country where representation and impact matter most. This dual lens informs both her day-to-day work and her long-term commitment to building inclusive systems that serve diverse leaders, students, families, and her broader community.

Miranda holds a B.S. in Psychology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is currently pursuing her Master’s in Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University.

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Before working with Edgility, Zach worked in numerous recruitment capacities with Uncommon Schools and DREAM Charter School in New York City focused on co-leading the sourcing and selection of teachers and school leaders. Zach started in education in 2013 as a middle school math teacher at Oklahoma City Public Schools in partnership with Teach For America. 

He holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Bachelor of Arts in Nonfiction Writing from the University of Pittsburgh. Zach currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA. In his spare time, you can find him desperately rooting for the Pittsburgh Pirates and spending time with family and friends.

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Dayne is a strategic digital marketer with a knack for building marketing operations from the ground up, often lending her skills to improve processes, manage content, and turn data into compelling stories. Her career spans data management, fundraising, event planning, brand development, and full-spectrum marketing. Before joining Edgility, she worked with mission-driven nonprofits, including museums, botanical gardens, performing arts venues, and arts-focused organizations, blending creativity and analytics to deliver measurable results.

A lifelong learner, Dayne is always exploring new hobbies or enjoying the outdoors. She thrives on collaboration and believes the right team can turn any vision into reality, especially when it means diving into the unknown. She proudly holds a BA in World Languages and Literature from Portland State University, and dual certifications in digital marketing from the American Marketing Association and the Digital Marketing Institute.