Chief Executive Officer

Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center – Chief Executive Officer

Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center seeks its next CEO who will build upon a powerful legacy and guide the organization into new areas of growth and impact during a critical time for mental health access. The successful candidate will proactively move the mission forward by championing accessibility, equity, and best‑in‑class clinical outcomes for children, adults, and families in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Reporting to the fourteen-member Board of Directors, managing a nearly $7M budget, and guiding a leadership team of four professionals (total team of approximately 60), the CEO will leverage the Center’s reputation to diversify funding streams, strengthen partnerships, and champion advocacy efforts to secure necessary resources for the community. Success will be defined by their ability to balance fiscal health and operational efficiency with the compassionate delivery of services.

Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center appreciates the opportunity to provide services to its diverse community, including people of color, low‑income and financially insecure, non‑English speakers, and LGBTQ individuals. We strongly encourage applications from people with these identities and other marginalized communities to join our staff to better serve our clients. Turning Point Behavioral Health makes hiring decisions without regard to any person’s race, color, sex, creed, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, military discharge status, disability, source of income, FMLA status, or any other factor determined to be unlawful by federal, state or local statutes.

To assure confidential tracking of all applicants, no applications will be accepted via email. ALL INQUIRIES WILL BE HELD IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.

This search is being managed by Heather Eddy, President and CEO, and Randi Blasutti, Senior Project Manager of KEES. Questions may be addressed to

KEES (formerly Alford Executive Search) is a nonprofit executive search firm that builds diverse teams and dynamic leaders in the nonprofit and public entity sectors. A woman owned and operated firm, KEES offers a full array of nonprofit consulting services including executive search, leadership development, interim staffing, and HR support. For more information, please visit

Established in 1969, Turning Point Behavioral Health serves diverse communities throughout metropolitan Chicago. The agency provides outpatient therapy for children, adults, and families, case management, community support groups for adults with severe and chronic mental illness, a residential program, and free crisis services. Turning Point Behavioral Health is conveniently located close to public transportation. Turning Point Behavioral Health has consistently been awarded the highest rating from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

• Passion for Turning Point Behavioral Health’s mission, including a genuine interest in mental health, counseling, and human services programming.
• A minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in nonprofit leadership and management, with documented ability to manage staff and lead teams.
• Proven ability to build strong external relationships with a variety of volunteers, public leadership, partner organizations, and other stakeholders.
• Track record of developing strategies to increase revenue successfully, financial management, and overall stewardship of resources.
• Proven success in building strong and productive work teams with a focus on mentoring and nurturing staff development.
• Strong analytic and strategic‑thinking skills, with a demonstrated ability to create, implement, and monitor complex plans and then translate those plans into goals and concrete strategies.
• Career track record that shows stability with an organization and capacity to develop and nurture relationships, culminating in overall success.
• Experience with Collective Bargaining is beneficial, but not required.
• Current or prior licensure as a clinical professional (e.g., LCSW, LCPC, LMFT) is strongly preferred but not required.
• Master’s degree or higher in behavioral health or health care administration, preferred.