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Our people are well qualified to help.

Our Australian team is a small but highly efficient team of energetic, highly experienced and passionate people, hailing from diverse countries around the globe. Our consultants are in continuous contact with candidates worldwide across all international time zones, delivering the outstanding candidate applications and search results that our clients seek.


Sonia Pechner (Hortop), BSc (Hons) MPA

Executive Director

Since its inception in 1999, Sonia Pechner (one of the founding Directors) has led Academic Search International’s strategic development, with a clear focus on establishing the company as the leading specialist search firm in higher education in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.... Read More

Liz Baré

Associate

Liz Baré is a well known senior executive in the University sector and has agreed to work with Academic Search International from 2010... Read More

Heather Philp BMS (Hons)

Head of Research

Heather graduated with a Bachelor of Management Studies (Hons.) with a specialisation in International Management... Read More

Brian McMillan, BTech (Hons)

Principal Consultant

Prior to joining ASI in 2007, Brian had a proven background in research administration and financial management in both research institute and university environments... Read More

Cherisse Tiu, BA

Search Assistant

After living in three very different cities around the world, Cherisse decided that Sydney is home.... Read More

Our People