Allison Wright Brooks Co-Founder & Principal

Combining leadership consulting with executive search and coaching, Allison is passionate about helping organizations build high-performing teams and guiding professionals to achieve their career goals. A veteran executive search professional and trained leadership coach through the CoachRICE program at Rice University, she delivers personalized and innovative solutions in leadership assessment, succession planning, and professional development - fostering creativity and resourcefulness in individuals and organizations. 

A native Houstonian, Allison holds a BA in Engilsh from Davidson College and an MBA from Rice University. Co-Founder and Principal of Brooks Stacy, LLC, her career includes tenures with several leading international retained executive search firms where she contributed to the Natural Resources/Industrial, Consumer and Not for profit sector practices. Earlier in her career, Allison worked in fundraising and development for Davidson College. 

  Lisa is a global strategist and leadership advisor with over two decades of high-impact experience helping senior leaders reach their full potential. As Managing Director of Strategy + Innovation at Accenture, she led global teams for 25 years across the US, Europe, LATAM, and India to drive transformational change for Fortune 500 companies, governments, and NGOs — launching new practice areas in sustainability, social innovation, and public service. She provides strategic advisory and innovation as a service to pioneering organizations.

A champion for human potential, Lisa co-authored Rebalance: How Women Lead, Parent, Partner and Thrive, co-founded the Next Chapter Accelerator to guide senior executives through pivotal career transitions, and teaches strategy as founding faculty at IE University. Recognized as an IMAGINE Leader and Unusual Pioneer by the Schwab Foundation of the World Economic Forum, she holds an MBA from Wharton and a Master's in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts.

Marielle de Spa is a Senior Leadership advisor and Foresight strategist with expertise in Leadership acquisition, Family office and Board Advisory. A track record of 25+ years in leadership consulting, including C-suite Executive Search at global firms Heidrick & Struggles and Spencer Stuart, a cross cultural upbringing, and serial international transitions have provided her with comprehensive expertise on global careers, leadership and talent management strategies for companies and international executives. A Futures thinker, entrepreneur and curious life-long learner, Marielle serves as a Board advisor to family offices and corporate leadership across the Americas and Europe.

An International Relations & Foreign Policy B.A. graduate from Tufts University, Marielle is a graduate Foresight Strategist from the Institute for the Future (IFTF). She has also been certified for Cross-Cultural negotiation by ESSEC Business School and Private Equity/Venture Capital by SDA Bocconi.

Samantha brings twenty-five years’ experience in executive search and a proven track record of executing hundreds of leadership assignments across a broad range of industries and corporate functions. She focuses on recruiting engineering & operations, commercial & strategy leaders and general management at the C-suite level for privately held, private equity and growth stage companies, with depth in Energy & Renewables, Industrial & Manufacturing, EPC & Infrastructure. Leveraging her foundational training in search strategy and delivery from Spencer Stuart and Egon Zehnder, she partners to deliver talent mapping, candidate development, and market sourcing utilizing a disciplined process and an informed understanding of the client’s goals. 

Prior to joining Brooks Stacy, Samantha has most recently functioned as an independent search practitioner and previously held roles including Talent Advisor-Executive Search at AECOM and Director Research-Houston at Egon Zehnder. She received a BA Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin and began her career in search with Spencer Stuart’s Houston office. 

Mary Tuffin is a seasoned executive search professional with more than twenty-five years of experience advising Boards, CEOs, and senior leadership teams on C-Suite and enterprise-critical talent decisions. She has built her career across the world’s most respected search firms—including Spencer Stuart, Russell Reynolds Associates, Korn Ferry International, and Heidrick & Struggles—earning a reputation as one of the industry’s most trusted and effective executive recruiting partners.

Throughout her career, Mary has executed hundreds of leadership assignments across Industrial, Consumer, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Technology, Private Equity, and Financial Services. She is known for combining disciplined search strategy with a deep understanding of leadership, organizational culture, and the nuanced criteria that drive executive success. Her work consistently results in long-tenured, high-impact placements that align with organizational priorities. 

Mary holds a Master of Human Resources with a concentration in Global Human Resources from Loyola University Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology from The Ohio State University.