Our Founder, Shirley Schaff

Petty Marsh exists to partner with Christian organizations, family foundations, and mission and values-aligned teams in South Florida with the discernment, discretion, and relational care this work requires.
 

This focus emerged through my own personal discernment. Over time, I recognized a quiet but persistent need within our communities. While many organizations share a common faith or mission, few leadership search practices are structured to honor those values spiritually, culturally, and relationally. Leadership transitions were being treated as transactions, when in truth, they are moments of stewardship.
 

That recognition led me to step into this work by providing high-touch partnership for organizations where alignment matters as much as experience, and where trust must be earned, not assumed.
 

I bring more than a decade of professional experience and deep relational roots in Palm Beach County, working alongside decisive leaders, advisors, and boards who understand that leadership decisions are not merely operational, but consequential when stewarding mission, people, and legacy.
 

My calling is lived out in service by strengthening leadership so organizations can carry their mission forward as intended — and, by God’s grace, even further.