Theresa -Tee- Shields

Building Leadership Capacity Across U.S. Infrastructure Markets | Retained Executive Search & Workforce Strategy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

About

Infrastructure expansion across U.S. markets is accelerating — energy, environmental remediation, grid modernization, water, transportation. Leadership capacity is not scaling at the same pace. As 2026 planning cycles take shape, infrastructure and engineering organizations are pressure-testing succession depth, operational durability, and workforce precision in ways that extend beyond traditional hiring strategy. I work at the intersection of executive search and workforce strategy — advising infrastructure, environmental, and advanced industry leadership teams navigating growth, governance visibility, and talent scarcity in one of the most competitive hiring environments in decades. I founded TSSG Diversity in 1995 with a clear vision: to expand access and create equitable pathways for exceptional women and professionals of color in engineering, science, and technical industries. Over nearly three decades, TSSG has evolved into a retained executive search and strategic workforce advisory partner supporting national A/E/C, infrastructure, environmental, and clean energy organizations. Our work centers on: • Executive and board-level succession • Leadership capacity strengthening • Critical technical and operational role placement • Governance-aligned workforce strategy To extend this work, I founded INCLUCE — a clean energy and climate workforce platform designed to strengthen technical pipeline depth across engineering and infrastructure markets. Together, TSSG Diversity and INCLUCE form a multi-layered ecosystem: Executive succession strength at the top. Sustainable technical workforce depth below. Capacity is built, not filled. WHAT I DO • Retained executive search across infrastructure and environmental markets • Governance-aware succession advisory • Workforce strategy aligned to operational execution • Long-horizon talent planning in growth-intensive environments I operate with clarity and discipline. If we engage, it is because precision matters. Equitable leadership pipelines are not separate from performance — they are central to durability, innovation, and long-term industry impact. This is the work. This is the responsibility. This is the commitment.

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