The Beacon College Board of Trustees and campus community seek a dynamic and mission-driven leader to serve as the College’s next president. The new president will build on nearly four decades of pioneering work with students who learn differently and a growing international reputation and academic profile, guiding the institution into its next era of academic strength, financial resilience, and global visibility.
Located in Leesburg, Florida, and founded in 1989, Beacon College was the first accredited baccalaureate liberal arts institution in the nation dedicated exclusively to students who learn differently, including those with 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 rate, a 71% six-year graduation rate, and recognition as Peterson’s No. 1 college in the nation for students who learn differently. Equally important, the College has enjoyed consecutive years of operating surpluses and a growing endowment.
The successful 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. In addition, this person will bring demonstrated success in senior leadership at a complex, mission-driven organization; a strong strategic vision and the ability to translate that vision into measurable and accountable goals; 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.
For further information and instructions to applicants, please review the leadership profile available here.
To ensure full consideration by the Presidential Search Committee, applications should be received by Thursday, October 15, 2026, and include:
- A letter of interest addressing the strategic objectives and qualifications identified in the profile;
- A current curriculum vitae; and
- Contact information for five professional references, who will not be contacted without the applicant’s knowledge and permission.
All inquiries, nominations, and applications will be held in strict confidence. 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
matthew.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, citizenship or immigration status as protected by law, or status as a covered veteran, in accordance with 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
