Chief Executive Officer

My Community Dental Centers (MCDC) – Michigan

We anticipate that the application window will close on 2/20/2026, but the application window may change depending on the volume of applications received or close immediately if a qualified candidate is selected.

My Community Dental Centers (MCDC) is Michigan’s largest nonprofit dental provider, delivering accessible, high-quality oral health care to Medicaid, Healthy Kids Dental, private insurance, and uninsured patients statewide. Rooted in health equity, community impact, and person-centered care, MCDC serves as a vital public health resource for families and communities across Michigan.

• We seek a visionary, mission-grounded, servant-leader CEO who advances a culture of kindness, accountability, operational discipline, and collaborative leadership —ensuring patients, team members, and communities can flourish.

• Champion MCDC’s mission, values, and health-equity commitments across all decisions, partnerships, and public engagement.
• Lead strategic planning, translating mission into clear priorities that strengthen organizational impact and statewide presence.
• Steward financial sustainability through disciplined management, transparency, and proactive adaptation to changing reimbursement, workforce, and policy environments.
• Partner closely with the Board to shape long-range strategy and success measures beyond the annual budget cycle.
• Position MCDC as a national leader and role model for provision of accessible, high-quality oral health care while ensuring resilience and sustainability.

• Strengthen and modernize organizational systems—communication flow, operational cadence, decision pathways, and center-level support to ensure clarity, consistency, and execution at scale.
• Build and reinforce a predictable leadership rhythm across MCDC’s distributed centers, improving coordination between clinical, operational, and administrative teams.
• Instill discipline in follow-through: clear owners, timelines, and accountability norms that support reliable performance.
• Attract, mentor and retain a high-performing, mission-driven leadership team that embodies MCDC’s values and models collaborative behaviors.
• Build a leadership culture grounded in trust, transparency, and shared responsibility across operations and clinical partners (dyad alignment).
• Ensure leaders at all levels have the tools, coaching, and structure necessary to thrive and grow.
• Advance a forward-looking digital and operational strategy—including data analytics, workflow automation, AI-enabled tools, and patient-experience improvements—to strengthen clinical outcomes and operational reliability.
• Promote a learning organization that embraces continuous improvement and responsible innovation.

• Serve as the public voice for MCDC’s mission, advocating for oral health equity, community wellbeing, and access expansion at the state and national level.
• Build strong partnerships with state agencies, payers, community organizations, philanthropy, and policymakers to advance MCDC’s work, increase available resources and expand impact.

• Build a transparent, trust-centered partnership with the Board, ensuring alignment on strategy, financial oversight, enterprise risks, and organizational performance.
• Collaborate with the Board Chair and Officers to maintain clear governance rhythms, informed decision-making, and consistent reporting.

• Servant Leadership & Emotional Intelligence: Leads with humility, empathy, courage, and deep respect for patients and the teams that serve patients.
• Strategic Foresight: Sees around corners, anticipates risks, and positions MCDC proactively for a changing landscape.
• Operational Discipline: Skilled in system-building, execution, and translating strategy into measurable action.
• Change Leadership: Effectively guides complex organizations through transition, ambiguity, and turnaround.
• Community & Equity Orientation: Demonstrates commitment to vulnerable populations, health equity, and inclusive leadership.
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