Partner

Roland Lundy

Roland Lundy serves as a Partner at Buffkin / Baker. He is the Head of the Non-Profit Practice and is actively involved in the operational aspects of Buffkin / Baker. He also dedicates time to client management and business development for the firm.

Prior to joining Buffkin Baker in 2001, Mr. Lundy was the President and CEO of Word Entertainment, a $130M worldwide Christian media company. During his tenure with Word, he oversaw notable artist careers such as Amy Grant, Sandy Patti, Point of Grace, and the award-winning Veggie Tales children’s video series.

Roland was elected to the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2015. He currently serves as the President of the Gospel Music Trust Fund, which provides financial support to individuals from the Christian industry who have financial hardships due to medical issues. He is the past Chairman of the Nashville American Red Cross board and has continued to serve on the Red Cross board for the past eleven years.

He is a graduate of Baylor University, where he was a four-year baseball letterman. He is married to Sarah, and they have two grown children. Roland is a “sports junkie” and loves to spend time at the beach and even more time with his two granddaughters.

Partner

Ken Carrick

Ken has managed numerous search engagements throughout his almost 40 years as a search consultant while cultivating a diverse roster of clients in the education, retail, nonprofit, manufacturing, healthcare, and government sectors. Ken was a student-athlete and graduated summa cum laude with a BA degree in accounting and business administration from Catawba College and earned an MBA from Wake Forest University.

Ken began his career as an accountant with Duke Energy and later worked for a national insurance company before entering the executive search profession. Prior to joining Buffkin / Baker, he served as president of a national retained search firm with dual headquarters in New York and Charlotte.

Ken currently serves on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and Museum where he holds the position of Treasurer and is a member of the Executive Committee. He recently completed a seven-year term as a director on the Mecklenburg County ABC Board where he chaired the Audit Committee and served as a member of the North Carolina Association of ABC Boards’ legislative committee. He previously served two terms as a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC)’s Council of the Americas board. Ken has been the President of the Catawba College Alumni Board, and on the boards of the Greenwood Genetic Center Foundation, Greater Carolina’s Chapter of the American Red Cross, and Covenant Day School.

He has also been involved with numerous volunteer service groups, including in the special needs community, and youth sports associations in the Charlotte area. He and his wife have three grown children.

Senior Associate

Britt Adams

Britt Adams serves as a Senior Associate and joined the firm in 2017. She previously worked at Ethicon, a medical device sales company, where she executed clinical education and training regarding Ethicon’s key platforms including wound closure, endo-mechanical, energy, and biosurgery/hemostatic adjunct products. She leads Professional Development Training for new hire sales classes, members of the field sales organization, and divisional managers.

Britt was born in Georgia and raised in Knoxville, TN. She attended Middle Tennessee State University, graduating in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and a minor in Business Administration. She now lives in Nashville and in her free time enjoys hiking, yoga, swimming, and spending free time with family and friends.