Chief of Staff

ABOUT CSA

CSA was originally founded as Collegiate Sports Associates in 2010 by Todd Turner.  Todd has spent his entire career as a leader in higher education.  Before founding Collegiate Sports Associates, Todd worked for over 30 years on a college campus, holding university leadership positions at five different NCAA institutions.

It was Todd’s time as a campus practitioner that inspired him to start Collegiate Sports Associates.  As a former Director of Athletics, Todd’s expertise in intercollegiate athletics positioned the firm well to provide consulting and executive search services related to intercollegiate athletics.  In 2023, Collegiate Sports Associates transitioned to new leadership when Drew Turner stepped into the role of President.  Drew was elevated into the role after spending the previous four years as the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO).  As with Todd, Drew began his career working on campus – holding athletics administration positions at three different Division I institutions.

Under Todd’s and Drew’s leadership, CSA has flourished into one of the most prominent executive search and consulting firms in higher education.  Over the past 15 years, CSA has successfully completed more than 400 projects with over 175 different NCAA institutions. This work includes executive searches for Vice Presidents, Directors of Athletics, Senior Administrators, and Head Coaches, as well as consulting projects such as strategic planning, athletics department reviews, conference landscape analyses, and other department and conference consulting projects.

In July of 2025, Collegiate Sports Associates rebranded as CSA Executive Search & Consulting.  Concurrent with the rebrand was the launch of a new division: CSA Academics.  While CSA will continue to provide first-class executive search and consulting services to the industry of intercollegiate athletics, it has expanded its executive search services to a broader market within higher education.  CSA Academics will partner with its university clients on executive search processes for Presidents, Provosts, Vice Presidents, Deans, among other senior campus officials.

In conjunction with the launch of our new division, CSA hired Charles E. Kaler, J.D. to lead the company’s Academics practice and added senior consultant, Dr. Randy Woodson, to support the academics search practice.

ABOUT THE POSITION

At CSA, it is our vision to be nationally recognized as the preeminent executive search and consulting firm serving higher education and the sports industries.

Over the past few years, CSA has experienced significant growth, resulting in an exciting increase in projects and opportunities to serve our clients. To support this momentum and further strengthen our capabilities, we are seeking an accomplished professional to oversee our internal operations. This role will focus on enhancing organizational efficiency, ensuring seamless internal communication, managing our strategic priorities, and delivering timely, high-quality service to our clients. By adding a dedicated leader in this area, CSA will be well-positioned to sustain and accelerate our growth while continuing to provide exceptional results for our partners.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as CSA’s internal operations expert. Evaluate CSA’s current internal operations and make recommendations to improve our procedures, policies, etc.

• Coordinate and lead CSA weekly staff meetings including preparing the weekly agenda.

• Assist the CSA President with the management of his calendar and scheduling.

• Assist the CSA team on select executive search projects in a support and communications role to help with logistics and communications during the search project.

• Improve CSA’s internal policies and procedures. Related to items like job descriptions, organizational chart, performance reviews, onboarding, etc. (several specifics listed in CSA’s strategic plan)

• Determine opportunities for CSA to increase productivity and operational efficiency.

• Oversee the management, implementation and tracking of the CSA strategic plan.

• Lead the firm’s efforts related to administrative functions with clients such as procurement registration, contract execution, invoicing, etc.

• Plan and execute client stewardship initiatives, talent identification strategies, networking events, and internal CSA gatherings including the annual CSA retreat and NACDA planning.

• Lead onboarding and integration of new team members ensuring a seamless introduction to CSA’s culture processes and tools.

• Responsible for oversight of CSA’s brand management through strategic communications.

• Monitor industry landscape and job marketplace to recognize business opportunities for the firm.

• Participate in programming for various industry professional development organizations (Women Leaders in Sports, NACDA, CALS, MOAA, etc.)

• As work dictates and in consultation with CSA leadership, support and lead search projects.

• Other duties as assigned (we’re a small team!)

COMPENSATION

Position Type: Full Time, Salaried Employee

Location: Remote, although willingness to relocate to Raleigh, NC is preferred

Annual Base Salary: $75,000 plus benefits