Our Clients
We take immense pride in our partnerships with municipalities, regional districts, and First Nations across British Columbia and Western Canada. Our success is a testament to the strong relationships we've built with these esteemed clients
Tall Cedars Search was established in 2020 as the successor firm to James R. Craven & Associates. The two companies have conducted hundreds of successful searches for local governments and First Nations in British Columbia and Western Canada.
Our searches and clients since 2020:
- Airport Manager – Prince Rupert Airport Authority (With Poole Consulting)
- Building & Licensing Manager – City of West Kelowna (With RL Mattiussi Advisory Group)
- Capital Asset Analyst – City of Quesnel
- Chief Administrative Officer – Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (With Innova Strategy Group)
- Chief Administrative Officer – District of Clearwater (With Poole Consulting)
- Chief Administrative Officer – Cowichan Valley Regional District (With Innova Strategy Group)
- Chief Administrative Officer – District of Fort St. James (With Poole Consulting)
- Chief Administrative Officer – Village of Fraser Lake (With Poole Consulting)
- Chief Administrative Officer – Village of Hazelton (With Poole Consulting)
- Chief Administrative Officer – District of Houston (With Poole Consulting)
- Chief Administrative Officer – Village of Lytton (With Innova Strategy Group)
- Chief Administrative Officer -Village of McBride (With Leslie Groulx Consulting)
- Chief Administrative Officer – Village of Montrose
- Chief Administrative Officer – District of Port Edward (With Poole Consulting)
- Chief Administrative Officer – City of Revelstoke (With Innova Strategy Group)
- Chief Administrative Officer – Village of Sayward
- Chief Administrative Officer – Town of Smithers (With Poole Consulting)
- Chief Administrative Officer – District of Stewart (With Poole Consulting)
- Chief Administrative Officer – Town of View Royal (With Drive OD)
- Chief Administrative Officer – Village of Zeballos
- Chief Financial Officer – Village of Lytton
- Chief Financial Officer – Town of Port McNeill
- Communications Coordinator – Regional District of Kitimat Stikine
- Corporate Officer – District of Fort St. James
- Corporate Officer – Village of Lytton
- Deputy Corporate Officer – Village of Lytton
- Deputy Corporate Officer – Town of Port McNeill
- Deputy Director of Corporate Administration – District of Lantzville
- Deputy Director of Planning – District of Kitimat
- Director of Corporate Administration – District of Lantzville
- Director of Engineering – Williams Lake First Nation
- Director of Engineering and Technology Systems – City of Parksville (With Innova Strategy Group)
- Director of Finance – City of Fernie
- Director of Finance – District of Houston
- Director of Finance – District of Ucluelet (With Drive OD)
- Director of Financial Services – City of Courtenay
- Director of Operations – City of Parksville
- Director of Planning – District of Kitimat
- Director of Planning & Community Services – District of Lantzville
- Director of Planning and Development – District of Kitimat
- District Manager – North Salt Spring Waterworks District (With Drive OD)
- Economic Development Manager – Town of Port McNeill
- Executive Director – Misty Isles Economic Development Society (MIEDS)
- General Manager of Administrative Services – Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
- General Manager, Corporate Services – Cowichan Valley Regional District (With Innova Strategy Group)
- General Manager, Finance – Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
- Human Resources Coordinator – District of Vanderhoof
- Human Resource Manager – Peace River Regional District
- Manager of Finance – City of Parksville (With Innova Strategy Group)
- Manager of Human Resources – City of Fernie
- Manager of Human Resources – Town of Qualicum Beach (With Drive OD)
- Manager of Finance – District of Vanderhoof
- Manager of Finance – City of Parksville
- Manager, Public Works – District of Port Edward
- Operations Manager – North Salt Spring Waterworks District
- Planners – District of Kitimat
- Public Works Foreman – Village of Zeballos
- Public Works Lead Hand – District of Taylor
- Recovery Manager (Contract)- Village of Lytton
- Safety Officer – North Salt Spring Waterworks District
- Senior Water Quality Lead – North Salt Spring Waterworks District
- Superintendent Field Operations – Metro Vancouver
- Systems & Network Administrator – District of Kitimat
- Utilities Department Leader – District of Kitimat
- Water and Sewer Treatment Technician – District of Kitimat
- Waterworks Operator Level 2 – North Salt Spring Waterworks District
- Waterworks Technician – North Salt Spring Waterworks District
Searches Conducted Between 2014 and 2019 by James R. Craven & Associates
- Agricultural Land Commission
- Alert Bay, BC
- Burns Lake, BC
- Cache Creek, BC
- Canal Flats, BC
- Central Saanich, BC
- County of Westlock, AB
- Cranbrook, BC
- Cumberland, BC
- Fernie, BC
- Gold River, BC
- Haines Junction, YT
- Highlands, BC
- Houston, BC
- Kamloops Indian Band
- Kitimat, BC
- Kitselas First Nation
- Lax Kw’alaams Band
- North Saanich, BC
- Pemberton, BC
- Port Edward, BC
- Regional District of Nanaimo, BC
- Revelstoke, BC
- Sayward, BC
- Sechelt, BC
- Sidney, BC
- Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District, BC
- Sparwood, BC
- SSI Fire Protection District, BC
- Stewart, BC
- Strathcona Regional District, BC
- Stz’uminus First Nation, BC
- Tahsis, BC
- Ucluelet, BC
- Williams Lake Indian Band
- Zeballos, BC
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