Roslyn "Ros" Hill has decided to join Edgility Search as a full-time Search Consultant after previously partnering with the firm as a contractor. She joins the women-owned executive search firm to support executive and senior-level searches for schools, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations nationwide.
In executive search, we spend our days asking about alignment. Do a leader's values match the mission? Will their style strengthen the culture? Will the role allow them to grow? Every so often, a colleague turns that question around and answers it for us by coming back.
That is exactly what happened. When we reconnected with Ros, it was clear that her values and her commitment to helping organizations hire the best people were exactly what we had seen in her all along, and we are thrilled to welcome her back. She is a leader whose values match Edgility Search’s mission: helping mission-driven organizations hire and support the leaders their mission deserves. After working with us as a contract consultant, Roslyn "Ros" Hill has joined our team full-time, and this time she's here to stay. She knows our clients, our process, and our standards, and she chose them for the long haul. For a firm built on lasting matches, there is no better compliment.
"I'm aligned, I'm happy, and truly, I missed this team," Ros says. "Some places you work. Others you belong to. Edgility is the second kind."
Ros didn’t return for a title. She returned for a team. “Edgility is led by women who care deeply about the organizations we serve and know that our work is critical to their success,” she says. "Here, the people setting the direction are on the client calls, reading every candidate's story, and celebrating every placement. You feel that, and you miss it while you are away."
Her contract work with Edgility also means she is picking up where she left off, building on existing relationships rather than starting from scratch. Ros joins, already fluent in how Edgility runs a search, from the first discovery conversation to the final reference call, and in the school and nonprofit communities we serve.
Going full-time was about depth. Now she is able to travel the whole road with clients and candidates, from the first conversation about what an organization needs to the moment a new leader settles into the role and starts to thrive. "I didn't want to just support searches," she says. "I now get to see it all the way through."
"I have been drawn to the power of education and advocacy to change the trajectory of individuals and communities," Ros says. That pull started early.
As a young girl in Greenville, South Carolina, she helped her mother, a domestic violence advocate, build slide decks, print materials, and make laws and community data understandable for the people who needed them. She later followed that path into her own career as a court advocate and case manager for survivors of intimate partner violence.
From there, Ros moved into organizational development consulting and higher education leadership. She holds a Master of Education and dual bachelor's degrees in Criminal Justice and Political Science from Western Carolina University, and she is in the final stages of her MBA.
That path gives her a unique perspective of hiring. She has worked on the front line, advised organizations from the outside, and led teams from the inside. She knows how a leadership decision lands from each of those seats.
At its heart, Ros sees executive search as matchmaking, and the matches she loves most are the ones that are good for everyone involved.
Clients should feel like teammates. Ros doesn't show up as a vendor delivering a slate of names. She shows up as a thought partner. She learns an organization's history, its tensions, its hopes for the next chapter, and the community it answers to. When a board trusts her with the real story, she can find a leader for the real role, not just the one on paper.
Candidates should feel seen, heard, and understood. A leadership move touches a person's career, family, and sense of purpose. Ros takes time to learn what a candidate wants next and why. She shares honest information about the role, and she keeps people informed at every stage, including when the answer is no. Often, a candidate who isn't right for one role becomes exactly the right leader for another.
"We're all on a journey together: the organization, the candidate, and our team," Ros says. "My job is to help everyone arrive at a match that works for both sides. I love that work. It's matchmaking with purpose."
That is why she measures success by what happens after the offer is signed. "A great placement isn't one where the organization wins and the leader settles, or the other way around," she says. "It's one where both are stronger a year later."
That standard runs through Edgility's values and through the executive searches Ros has supported for schools and nonprofits, including the Kenneth Rainin Foundation in Oakland, California, Durham Charter School in Durham, North Carolina, and Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School (BUGS) in Brooklyn, New York.
Since we last worked side by side, Ros has made Houston, Texas, home. She is happily exploring its food and culture scene, one coffee shop and oat-milk caramel latte at a time. When she's not on a search, you'll find her decorating, traveling, or cooking up new culinary adventures with her husband, a chef.
Many boards wait until a seat is empty to think about search. Ros encourages the opposite: start with honest questions about where the organization is headed, what its culture needs, and who it serves, well before the job description is written.
"The best searches begin with clarity, not urgency," she says. "Bring us in early, and we'll work through those questions together."
Whether you are planning a CEO succession, building out a senior team, or simply exploring your options, connect with Ros and the Edgility Search team. We would love to hear what your organization needs next.