Chief Executive Officer

Brief Description

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) serves as the principal executive leader of Counseling & Recovery Services of Oklahoma (CRS) and is accountable to the Board of Directors for the overall strategic direction, organizational performance, financial sustainability, and community impact of the organization.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) serves as the principal executive leader of Counseling & Recovery Services of Oklahoma (CRS) and is accountable to the Board of Directors for the overall strategic direction, organizational performance, financial sustainability, and community impact of the organization.

The CEO provides visionary, strategic, and transformational leadership, ensuring that all organizational activities are aligned with the mission, values, and long-term objectives established by the Board.

The CEO leads the organization in navigating a complex and evolving behavioral health environment, ensuring that CRS remains financially viable, operationally effective, technologically advanced, and highly responsive to the needs of the community.

This role requires a highly strategic, externally engaged, and operationally disciplined leader capable of guiding CRS through a complex and evolving landscape while maintaining strong financial health, advancing its mission, and delivering measurable community impact.

• Provide enterprise leadership ensuring alignment of all organizational functions with Board-approved strategy and priorities.
• Establish clear organizational goals, performance expectations, and accountability structures.
• Ensure integration across clinical, operational, financial, and administrative functions.
• Maintain appropriate delegation of authority while retaining accountability for outcomes.
• Ensure the organization operates in a manner consistent with its mission, values, and service philosophy.

• Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the agency’s strategic plan.
• Drive organizational transformation initiatives to improve effectiveness, scalability, and sustainability.
• Establish and monitor enterprise-wide KPIs and performance dashboards to measure success and inform decision-making.
• Ensure alignment of operational plans with long-term strategic priorities.
• Evaluate and respond to emerging trends in behavioral health, nonprofit sustainability, reimbursement models, and public policy.
• Promote a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and systems thinking.
• Lead succession planning and leadership pipeline development to ensure organizational continuity.

• Partner with the Chief Financial Officer to develop annual operating budgets, multi-year financial forecasts, and long-term financial sustainability strategies.
• Lead scenario planning to prepare for financial, regulatory, or market changes.
• Oversee capital allocation and investment strategies to maximize organizational impact.
• Monitor financial performance and key financial indicators, ensuring timely reporting to the Board.
• Ensure appropriate internal controls, audits, and financial governance practices are in place.
• Establish and oversee enterprise risk management frameworks across financial and operational areas.
• Ensure compliance with all financial regulations, contracts, grants, and funding requirements.

• Develop and lead a comprehensive fundraising and revenue diversification strategy.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with major donors, foundations and philanthropic organizations, corporate partners, and government and funding entities.
• Provide leadership for capital campaigns and major gift initiatives.
• Oversee development of grant strategy and execution.
• Expand organizational visibility, reputation, and brand within the community and industry.
• Serve as the organization’s primary spokesperson and ambassador.
• Build and maintain relationships with policymakers and community leaders.
• Advocate for policies and initiatives that support behavioral health access…