Executive Director

To Advocate. To Educate. To Empower. Together.

Salary: $160,000 to $175,000 per year;
Exempt position

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: Ronkonkoma, NY with travel throughout Suffolk County

Availability: Immediately

The Executive Director serves as the leader and primary public facing representative of the Association for Mental Health and Wellness. This role is responsible for advancing mission alignment, long-term sustainability, organizational culture, and operational performance, while overseeing external relations, program development, advocacy, and executive leadership development.

The ideal candidate is an experienced executive with a proven record of leading nonprofit, healthcare, behavioral health, or human services organizations. This individual will bring strong business acumen, emotional intelligence, and the ability to lead teams, build partnerships, and guide organizational change in a dynamic environment.

The Executive Director will work closely with leadership to strengthen program operations, expand community partnerships, build workforce capacity, and ensure high-quality service delivery that responds to evolving community needs.

• Lead and support the program leadership team
• Oversee program operations to ensure efficiency, compliance and service quality
• Strengthen infrastructure, policies, and performance management practices
• Establish and monitor organizational goals, quality measures, and outcomes
• Support leadership development and workforce retention initiatives

• Join in the development and implementation of the organization’s strategic direction in partnership with the executive team and Board of Directors.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for partnerships, funding and service expansion
• Build a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Align mission, strategy, operations and financial performance
• Promote a trauma-informed, recovery-oriented service delivery across the organization

• Partner with the CFO and Board to ensure financial stability and sustainability
• Join in and monitor budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning
• Ensure responsible stewardship of resources and regulatory compliance
• Participate in development of funding opportunities including grants, contracts, and strategic partnerships

• Serve as a liaison to the Board of Directors
• Provide regular organizational updates, strategic and operational insights
• Build and maintain strong relationships with community stakeholders, government agencies, funders, healthcare systems, advocacy groups, and strategic partners
• Represent MHAW at community events, legislative meetings, coalitions, and public forums
• Advance the organization’s visibility, advocacy efforts, and reputation

• Promote a culture of compliance, quality improvement, and ethical leadership
• Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local regulations, funding requirements
• Support program evaluation and performance monitoring
• Stay informed on behavioral health and healthcare system trends and policy changes
• Ensure organizational responsiveness to evolving system and community needs

• Foster an inclusive, equitable, and supportive organizational culture
• Lead workforce engagement, leadership development, and retention efforts
• Encourage collaboration and alignment across departments and programs
• Lead with transparency, accountability, and integrity

• Demonstrated success leading large programs or organizations through growth, change, and operational…