The Beacon College Board of Trustees and campus community seek a visionary and mission-driven leader to serve as the College's next president. Beacon’s next President will build on nearly four decades of pioneering work with students who learn differently and a growing brand and academic profile to guide the institution to its next era of academic strength, financial resilience, and global visibility. Following the distinguished tenure of President George J. Hagerty, the ideal candidate will be a visible, engaged, and relationship-centered leader who listens deeply, leads with conviction, and understands neurodivergent students not as an exception to the rule, but as the very reason for the work.
Located in Leesburg, FL and founded in 1989, Beacon College was the first accredited baccalaureate liberal arts institution in the nation dedicated exclusively to students with learning disabilities, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and related profiles. Guided by an entrepreneurial ethos and a holistic, high-touch developmental model, Beacon has become an internationally recognized innovator – honored at the United Nations and a founding member of the Global Higher Ed Disability Compact.
Beacon College enrolls approximately 500 undergraduates from 42 states and seven countries, alongside more than 450 students annually in its pre-enrollment college readiness programs. Beacon’s outcomes reflect the strength of its mission, faculty, and staff: a 90% first-to-second-year retention, a 71% six-year graduation rate, and recognition as Peterson's No. 1 college in the nation for students with learning disabilities. Equally importantly, the College has enjoyed consecutive years of operating surpluses and a growing endowment.
The successful candidate will bring demonstrated success in senior leadership at a higher education institution or similarly complex mission-driven organization; a strong strategic vision; and the ability to translate that vision into measurable and accountable goals. In addition, Beacon seeks a leader with significant financial acumen, a proven record of external resource development, and entrepreneurial leadership capable of expanding the College while preserving its core mission. Exceptional communication skills, a collaborative management style, and a genuine commitment to academic excellence and student outcomes are essential.
The full leadership profile can be viewed above. Additional information about the presidential search can be found at https://www.beaconcollege.edu/about/presidential-search/
The Presidential Search Committee will begin the review of applications in the Fall and continue until an appointment is made. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by October 15th, 2026 and must include:
All inquiries, nominations, and applications will be held strictly confidential; references Inquiries and nominations should be sent to BeaconPresident@agbsearch.com or directed to:
Kim R. Bobby, Ed.D.
Principal
kim.bobby@agbsearch.com
Matthew J. Kilcoyne
Principal
matt.kilcoyne@agbsearch.com
Beacon College is an equal-opportunity institution. We do not discriminate against any person in employment, personnel relations, admission, or services because of the person's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran per applicable federal, state and local laws. The College complies with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-318), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (P.L. 101- 336).
