Meet Our Team
The Morrissey Goodale team brings vast experience, tremendous passion, and boundless energy to every client engagement.
Mick Morrissey
Managing Principal
For the past 25 years, Mick has been advising U.S. and global AE & Environmental firm leadership teams. His focus is in the areas of strategy, organizational development and executive Read More
Mark Goodale
Principal
Mark is a co-founder of Morrissey Goodale. His breadth of experience includes strategic planning, Lean operational strategies, mergers & acquisitions, and leadership development. He is a trusted advisor and coach Read More
Nick Belitz, CVA
Principal
Nick specializes in merger and acquisition advisory for both sell‑side and buy‑side engagements, as well as valuation, financial advisory, and strategic business planning projects. Nick’s expertise lies in financial analysis, Read More
Jenny Abaunza
Consultant
Jenny provides assistance on M&A, market research, and strategy engagements for our clients. She is a marketing professional with over 4 years of experience in different areas such as business READ BIO >
Michelle Anderson
Principal Advisor
When some of the AEC industry’s largest and most successful firms need assistance with strategy, branding, leadership team development, or M&A integration, they call Michelle. Michelle Anderson believes in making READ BIO >
Hillary Baldassarre
Research Associate
As a research associate with Morrissey Goodale’s Executive Search group, Hillary specializes in identifying AEC professionals. She has a B.S. in Marketing with a minor in International Business from the READ BIO >
Jim Bishop, PE
Principal Advisor
Jim brings four decades of management and leadership experience to his clients, including ten years in the C-suite (seven years as a CEO/president) and a decade as an inside director READ BIO >
Brendon Cussio
Principal Consultant
Brendon specializes in strategy and sell-side M&A engagements for our clients. He has also served in several executive leadership roles spanning across multiple industries including, finance, technology, compliance and energy. READ BIO >
Lisa Elster
Consultant
Lisa is an executive search and M&A professional serving the engineering, architecture, planning, and environmental consulting industries exclusively. She brings broad knowledge of sourcing, identifying, and recruiting top industry talent READ BIO >
Jon Escobar, CM&AA
Consultant
Jon works with our clients on both M&A and strategy engagements. He also provides support for business valuation services and market research in the AEC industry. Jon received his Bachelor’s READ BIO >
Peter Frank
Research Manager
Peter specializes in merger & acquisition research and market research in the AEC industry. He also provides support on strategic business planning and client perception research projects. Peter received his READ BIO >
John Kreiss
Principal Consultant
John is an experienced Executive Search Consultant specializing in the recruitment of AE industry talent. For over 15 years he has advised and assisted architecture, engineering, planning, landscape architecture, and READ BIO >
Jeff Lookup, CM&AA
Principal Consultant
Jeff leads strategy and M&A engagements for North American and overseas clients. He has over 30 years’ experience in sales and operations within the consulting engineering and construction industry. Before READ BIO >
Corinne McCanse
Director – Events & Education
Corinne’s experience in event marketing runs deep, beginning with her post as hotel liaison for Swiss-based Globus and Cosmos Tours. She spent years as a travel director for corporate events READ BIO >
Patrick McGee
Recruiter
Patrick provides executive search services for architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms. He graduated with Bachelor of Administration in Business Management with a concentration in Marketing from Westfield State University.
Stafford Palmieri
Principal Advisor
Stafford specializes in market research, strategic planning and business development operations. She works with and advises architecture, engineering and construction firms on optimal market positioning, best practice executive-level strategic planning READ BIO >
Tim Pettepit
Consultant
Tim specializes in industry M&A and market research as well as strategic buisness planning. He also provides orientation and training for Morrissey Goodale’s Virtual/Augmented Reality clients. Tim’s professional background includes READ BIO >
David Rabinovitz
Principal Advisor
David has been a consultant with Morrissey Goodale since 2008. His specialty is finance and he is well-versed in every aspect of business management. He specializes in succession planning, ownership READ BIO >
Alexander (“Allie”) Tepper, PhD
Principal Advisor
Allie specializes in internal ownership transition, firm valuation and incentive compensation. Since joining Morrissey Goodale’s team in 2015, he has advised dozens of firms on their internal ownership transitions and READ BIO >
Nate Wentworth, FMVA, CM&AA
Consultant
Nate supports M&A, strategy and market research engagements for our clients. He graduated cum laude with his Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting with a concentration in finance from READ BIO >