Janice S. Fitzgerald
Janice S. Fitzgerald
Title
Senior Executive Search Consultatnt
Firm
AGB Search
Office Address
1666 K Street NW
Suite 1200
Washington, District of Columbia, 20006
United States
Washington, District of Columbia, 20006
United States
Industry Specialties
Advertising | Public Relations
Government
Education | Non-Profit
Functional Specialties
Leadership Advisory
Services
Diversity & Inclusion
Executive Search
Executive Search
About Fitzgerald
Janice S. Fitzgerald joined AGB Search in 2011. Ms. Fitzgerald's work with over 65 searches has focused on public higher education leadership for universities, colleges, community and two-year colleges, and state system heads.
Representative Executive Searches
City Colleges of Chicago - Chancellor, Provost, 7 College Presidents
Idaho State University - President
Iowa State University - President
Kentucky Community and Technical College System - President
North Dakota State University - President
Pittsburg State University - President
University of Montana - President, Provost
University of North Dakota - President, Provost
University of Northern Iowa - President, Provost
University of the District of Columbia - President, Provost
Experience and Honors
Prior to joining AGB Search, Ms. Fitzgerald served ten years as Chief of Staff and Deputy Chancellor for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. As a part of the senior policy team during that time, she worked closely with the system’s governing board, the chancellor, and the 33 college/university presidents on matters of policy, procedure, and practice systemwide. Earlier in her career, Ms. Fitzgerald was the founding Public Relations and Communications Director for the State System of Higher Education in Pennsylvania and left as the Executive Deputy. Ms. Fitzgerald was the Director of Public Relations and Publications and an assistant professor of English at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Fitzgerald has been recognized for academic and community honors, among them the National Association for Equal Opportunity Alumnus of the Year award. In addition, the Education Writers Association has selected her for the EWA and Johnson Foundation Wingspread Seminars in Racine, Wisconsin. She is noted for developing and delivering crisis management best practices and skills.
Ms. Fitzgerald has contributed to the work of the Association of Institutions of Jewish Studies and was a founding member of the College and University Public Relations Association of Pennsylvania, serving as secretary and vice president and helping establish the CUPRAP Minorities in Communications Scholarship. Ms. Fitzgerald has held membership in the Modern Language Association, Public Relations Society of America, the National Association of Women in Education, and was a member of the state planning committee for the Pennsylvania American Council on Education-National Identification Program for Women.
Education
B.A. in English from Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (magna cum laude)
M.Ed. degree from Cheyney University
M.A. degree from Villanova University
Doctoral course work in rhetoric and composition undertaken at Carnegie Mellon University
Completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at the John Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Completed the National Association for Women in Education Academy of Inclusion in and Access to Higher Education