Michele Hickey

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Michele Hickey, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, provides communications and marketing support for all aspects of the firm’s operations and client services, including executive search services, leadership education programming, and nonprofit organizational and leadership assessments. She is an important collaborator with each executive search team at the start of each search when new positions are being promoted, and at the close of the search, when a newly hired executive is announced.

She brings to the firm more than 25 years of experience as a nonprofit professional and has partnered and collaborated with Dennis C. Miller on client projects since its founding in 2007. According to Dennis, “Michele is the reason our firm’s growth and success has been made possible. She’s incredibly talented and enthusiastic and has been a tremendous asset to me and our clients.”

Michele began her career in arts and humanities organizations such as The Joffrey Ballet and Fraunces Tavern Museum. She expanded into higher education with development positions at Bloomfield College and Fairleigh Dickinson University. In 2003, she formed Silver Lining Communications, LLC, a boutique content development and writing firm that works with nonprofit organizations, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders.

Michele has an M.S. in Professional and Technical Communication from NJIT, an M.A. in Nonprofit Management from the New School University, and a B.A. in Business from Rutgers University. Michele was also the editor for Dennis’ book, A Guide to Recruiting Your Next CEO: The Executive Search Handbook for Nonprofit Boards.