John Littleford

 

John Littleford - Professional Summary:     For the past 40 years, John Littleford has worked in various roles across the educational spectrum, serving as teacher, administrator, and consultant. A resident of Delray Beach, Florida, John Littleford currently dedicates his professional efforts to a wide range of educational consulting objectives at Littleford & Associates, where he provides assistance to independent learning institutions around the world. At the helm of Littleford & Associates since 1994, John Littleford has developed his organization into a full-service consulting firm, handling such responsibilities as executive searches, fund-raising, marketing, administrative transitions, financial planning, staff compensation, and board governance. Owing to John Littleford’s strong performance as Senior Partner, Littleford & Associates commands an extensive network of clients in the United States and abroad and continues to build an impeccable reputation in the arena of educational consulting. John Littleford founded Littleford & Associates after a two-year period as Headmaster of La Jolla Country Day School in Southern California, where he increased enrollment by 20 percent and launched a Japanese exchange program, among other accomplishments. Arriving at La Jolla Country Day School after four years as Headmaster for the University School of Milwaukee, John Littleford achieved an ambitious mandate to increase faculty salaries through a $25 million endowment campaign. From 1974 to 1986, John Littleford built his considerable knowledge of educational infrastructure and independent schools as Headmaster of the Breck School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A graduate of Dickinson College, John Littleford studied history and various foreign languages, receiving his B.A. in 1966. Over the course of his career, John Littleford has also pursued graduate studies at Harvard University, Princeton University, and Stanford University, and holds an M.A. in East Asian Studies. An author as well, John Littleford wrote Faculty Salary Systems in Independent Schools during a full-year sabbatical at Harvard and ultimately was published by the National Association of Independent Schools.

 

 

John Littleford - Professional Experience:   

Littleford & Associates

Senior Partner and Founder

1994 - Present

 

 

John Littleford - Education:    

Dickinson College

Critical Languages of Chinese and Russian, Asian and Russian History

BA

09/1/1962 — 06/1/1966

 

 

John Littleford - Professional Organizations:

National Association of Independent Schools - Corporate Subscriber, One of the Founders of AISH (Academy of International School Heads)

 

 

Littleford and Associates

 

by John Littleford

 

With an impressive portfolio of clients, consultant John Littleford has advised thousands of companies, nonprofit agencies, and educational institutions over the course of his professional lifetime. John Littleford’s clientele includes more than 2,000 board presidents of independent schools and agencies seeking counsel on matters regarding head compensation, faculty compensation and evaluation, marketing and fundraising, board governance, financial management, school and community climate issues, and strategic planning. Having worked previously as a teacher and administrator for various independent schools throughout the United States, John Littleford is well-acquainted with academic culture and faculty environments. John Littleford founded Littleford and Associates in 1994, developing a highly accurate and extensive database on head of school compensation and a consulting approach geared toward providing each client with customized solutions for their unique needs. Through deft management and commitment to excellence, John Littleford has amassed upwards of 4,000 new and repeat clients.

 

As Senior Partner of the firm, John Littleford is the only staff member who visits clients on-site to analyze issues and deliver solutions for improvement. A Corporate Member of the National Association of Independent Schools, John Littleford stays up-to-date with events and developments in his field. John Littleford worked in conjunction with Valerie Lee to write Faculty Salary Systems in Independent Schools, which was published by NAIS for 18 years. John Littleford also contributed several articles about career ladder models in faculty compensation to Larry Frase’s book, Faculty Compensation and Motivation, published by Technomic Press. Furthermore, John Littleford has penned articles published in Fortune, Christian Science Monitor, and The New York Times. A summa cum laude graduate of Dickinson College, John Littleford earned his Bachelor of Arts with majors in History and Russian. Further pursuing academic interests, John Littleford attended Harvard University to obtain a Master of Arts in East Asian Studies, focusing his coursework mainly on Japan and China. John Littleford also acquired a Certificate of Advanced Study in Administration and Leadership from Harvard University.

 

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