ABOUT US

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WE BUILD TEAMS

SO YOU CAN BUILD MOVEMENTS.

How do we do it? In three words: relationships and speed.

NRG is the place where top-flight candidates who do excellent work get connected with organizations in need of exceptional talent. Over the past 7 years, we’ve built a nationwide progressive talent network to meet the dynamic hiring needs of our clients.

NRG Consulting Group was founded in 2018 by Naomi Roth-Gaudette. Naomi is a seasoned grassroots organizer and a relentless recruiter with infectious energy. For over three decades, Naomi has led hiring across the progressive movement.

Each year, NRG Consulting Group works with mission driven organizations to place candidates in openings nationwide. Our wins from 2024 include:

  • Placed 244 candidates for 79 mission-driven organizations.

  • 55% of placed candidates identify as people of color and 59% identify as women or gender nonconforming.

  • Searched for and selected 45 exceptional C-suite leaders, from Executive Directors to Vice Presidents.

  • Hired 137 campaign staff in 14 states to work on the 2024 election - AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, MA, MI, MT, NC, NY, OH, PA, TX, WI (plus DC & remote).

  • Worked with 11 philanthropic organizations funding work across issue areas - from democracy to labor.

OUR PEOPLE

Team NRG is made up of a series of staff and consultants who all come from the progressive movement.

Naomi Roth-Gaudette

  • Naomi (she/her) founded NRG Consulting Group in 2018. Naomi is a seasoned grassroots organizer and a relentless recruiter with infectious energy.

    More than 20 years ago, Naomi cut her teeth as a PIRG organizer and went on to become their National Field Director. She is the former Executive Director of Green Corps, an environmental organization that trains recent college graduates in a one-year post-graduate program in grassroots community organizing. When Obama first ran for president, she hired 600+ people to move to swing states to get him elected. Naomi ran the first statewide campaign to ban single use plastic grocery bags. Now Naomi lives in Boston with her wife (who also does social justice work) and her two daughters.

    As an undeniable recruiter, Naomi has supported over 150 progressive organizations in growing their teams. She applies her organizing background to recruitment by prioritizing networks and relationships, ensuring a positive candidate experience, and moving quickly for her clients. Naomi’s favorite part of this work? Securing jobs for movement leaders and building their teams - so they can build movements.

Charity Carbine-March

  • Charity (she/her) serves as COO at NRG. Over the past three years, Charity has transformed the way NRG operates, and offers Fractional COO services for NRG’s mission-driven clients. She brings more than two decades of experience managing teams, strengthening internal systems, and leading complex programs across mission-driven organizations.

    Before joining NRG, Charity served as Vice President of Finance and Operations at 360 Campaign Consulting and The Outreach Team and held several leadership roles at SunCommon, overseeing business operations, sustainability initiatives, and community solar programs. She began her career organizing and advocating for environmental and public-interest campaigns in New York and Vermont.

    Based in Wolcott, Vermont, Charity is committed to building strong, sustainable organizations that are equipped to advance their missions.

Jaclyn Jones

  • Jaclyn (she/her) is Senior Director of Recruitment, Executive Searches at NRG. She leads searches for organizations building power and advancing social justice, and has helped place leadership at Freedom Together Foundation, Trans Lifeline, Upstream, Working America, Vote Run Lead, and SEIU Education & Support Fund.

    Before NRG, she spent over a decade in alumni and donor relations, nonprofit operations, and event production. She lives in the Washington, D.C. metro area.

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    Naomi Roth-Gaudette

    she/her

    FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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    Charity Carbine-March

    she/her

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

  • A black and white photo of Jaclyn Jones, a smiling woman with curly hair, wearing glasses, standing in front of a floral-patterned wallpaper.

    Jaclyn Jones

    she/her

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT, EXECUTIVE SEARCHES

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    Megan Severson

    she/her

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT, PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT

  • A black and white photo of Kristin Saybe, a smiling woman with dark hair and a knitted sweater, outdoors in a natural setting.

    Kristin Saybe

    she/her

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, CAREER COACHING

  • A photo of Debra Robbin, a smiling woman with short hair, wearing a jacket, scarf, earrings, and necklaces, standing outdoors in front of a wooden fence and trees.

    DEBRA ROBBIN

    she/her

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT, GENDER-BASED ORGS

  • A black and white photo of Kristen Carver, a smiling woman with long hair, wearing a blazer over a black top, standing outdoors in a park with trees in the background.

    Kristen Carver

    she/her

    MANAGING DIRECTOR; SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT

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    Arianna Haut

    she/her

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION

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    Brenna Reagan

    she/they

    DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER; DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT

  • A black and white photo of Pam Clough, a woman with glasses smiling outdoors in a mountainous or rocky area.

    PAM CLOUGH

    she/her

    RECRUITER

  • A black and white photo of Gabriela Cervantes, a woman with long hair smiling, wearing a leather jacket and scarf, with a cityscape background in black and white.

    Gaby Cervantes

    she/her

    RECRUITER

  • A black and white photo of Delaram Ahmadyveasi, a woman with dark hair and earrings taking a selfie outdoors near flowering bushes.

    Delaram Ahmadyveasi

    she/her

    OPERATIONS LEAD

  • A black and white photo of Katie Craig, a woman smiling outdoors with houses and a fence in the background.

    KATIE CRAIG

    she/her

    RECRUITER

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    JOE READY

    he/him

    RECRUITER

Learn more about our leadership

Our aPPROACH.

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SPEED

“After one comprehensive phone call, Naomi's team was able to mobilize FAST. Within a month, we had a pool of strong candidates. Her timeline of execution was really impressive!”

– Sarah Hodgdon, Partner, The Management Center

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TRUST & COMMUNICATION

“NRG spoke our language. Naomi and her team quickly gained the trust of our staff and our board. The communication was seamless, and they were always reachable and responsive. By providing expertise and recommendations, Naomi helped us make timely decisions on who to hire from a place of understanding our priorities, so we placed the right candidate, quickly.”

– Andrea Dehlendorf, Founder & Executive Director of United for Respect

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RIGHT SIZED

“NRG really has a super-power! The high-touch, hands-on and truly customized approach was game changing. You ensured we had reach beyond our narrow pool, but in a way that focused only on those candidates who were really right for our organization.”

– Stefanie Fox, Executive Director of Jewish Voices for Peace

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STRATEGIC

“Your services brought the cohesive, coordinated, strategic approach to this work that we were missing. You took the time to get to know the organization, the programming, and the leaders who are charged with making hiring decisions, as well as the future colleagues and peers of prospective candidates. We knew you were great when we saw how you got to know us, and then moved.”

– Tory Gavito, President of Way to Win

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CUSTOMIZED

“NRG provided excellent, customized service for exactly what we needed and never charged us for anything that we didn’t. They are incredibly productive, so we knew the investment was more than worth it!”

– Malika Redmond, Executive Director of Women Engaged