Finding the right Dean or Director of Admissions/Enrollment Management is about more than filling a leadership role—it’s about securing a strategic, mission-aligned partner who can drive institutional sustainability and growth.  At Carney, Sandoe & Associates, we specialize in identifying enrollment leaders who are entrepreneurial, data-informed, and deeply attuned to the evolving landscape of independent schools.

Our search process begins with listening. We take time to understand your school’s unique culture, values, and aspirations in order to ensure that every search is tailored to your community. From there, we tap into our extensive network and long-standing relationships across the industry to connect you with candidates who bring both vision and a deep commitment to mission backed by a track record of success and growth.

With every enrollment leadership search, we aim to strengthen the strategic core of your enrollment office and your school’s future.

Great enrollment management is both strategic and operational and requires alignment across the entire school community. Our Enrollment Opportunity Assessments are designed to help schools optimize their admissions efforts, maximize team talents, and align institutional resources to achieve peak performance.

Through on-site engagement with your admissions team and school leadership, Carney, Sandoe & Associates conducts a comprehensive review of your enrollment strategy, systems, and structure. We focus on building from strengths while identifying key areas for growth, with the goal of helping your enrollment team and your leadership team work smarter, more collaboratively, and more strategically thus elevating the full enrollment management experience for the school.

Our assessment process is deeply collaborative and personalized to each school.  Our goal is to ensure your efforts to identify, attract, and retain mission-aligned families are fully integrated and future-focused.

Whether you’re navigating enrollment challenges or aiming to elevate an already strong program, we partner with you to build a more strategic, data-informed, and community-supported approach to enrollment success.

For 25 years, The Crow’s Nest Institute has brought together Deans and Directors of Admissions/Enrollment Management in an intimate setting to explore industry trends, innovations, and best practices. Limited to 30–40 participants each year, this coastal Maine gathering offers a rare blend of professional growth, personal reflection, and peer connection.  Participants annual rate this Institute as the most impact, helpful and important professional development in their career.