Our People
The Howard-Sloan-Koller Group (HSK) team is made up of 20 industry professionals, all dedicated to meeting your recruitment and career development needs. Each HSK consultant holds a leadership role within one or several specialty areas, which positions the firm to work with people who truly excel at what they do.
Here are a few of the people who make our business work:
Mara Covell
Managing Director
Specialties: Content/Editorial, Art Direction/Digital Design, Hispanic Media
Mara is a Managing Director at The Howard-Sloan-Koller Group, and she plays a senior role in recruiting cross-platform talent and search management in the areas of editorial/content/creative and public relations/communications. Additionally, she directs HSK’s Hispanic, bilingual and multi-cultural search efforts. Mara joined the firm in 2000 after 25 years as a media executive, editor and writer, and she brings to each search engagement expertise in editorial and creative leadership, along with an intuitive style and coaching ability.
Prior to joining HSK, Mara was Executive Vice President, Creative and Partner at Whittle Communications, an innovative media company. At Whittle, she created and launched numerous custom print and video properties in the content areas of lifestyle and health. She also led the creative team that developed La Familia de hoy, a Spanish-language magazine with cable TV programming for Hispanic mothers. Mara went on to acquire La Familia from Whittle and developed plans for re-launch and funding. Her early background includes editorial positions at Conde Nast’s Self and Vogue magazines, and adjunct professor roles teaching journalism at New York University and Long Island University. She is the author of two nonfiction consumer health books.
Mara holds an MA and BA in journalism from New York University. Currently, she is a member of the Online News Association and a former member of the American Society of Magazine Editors. She is also a member of Families with Children from China.