Professional Recruitment/Search Firm

The ADAMHS Board for Montgomery County’s Board of Trustees is seeking a qualified professional recruitment process outsourcing and search firm to support the search for the agency’s next Executive Director. This firm should demonstrate a successful history of executive level recruitment, with a preference given to those focused on the areas of behavioral health, public administration, social services, and human services.

Submit proposals to Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Sherry Gale at gale.sherryl@gmail.com by February 6, 2026.

For almost 60 years, the ADAMHS Board for Montgomery County (MCADAMHS) has held the statutory role of coordinating the public behavioral health and addiction treatment and recovery system in Montgomery County, Ohio. Under Ohio law, the ADAMHS Board for Montgomery County (MCADAMHS), governed by a local, volunteer Board of Trustees, is one of 50 Boards coordinating the public behavioral health and addiction treatment and recovery system in Ohio.
In practice, MCADAMHS had been responsible for the planning, funding, and monitoring of public mental health and addiction treatment services for individuals and families of Montgomery County. Annually, MCADAMHS contracts with provider agencies to deliver close to $30M in prevention, early intervention, treatment, and supportive services which assist consumers and clients on the road to mental wellness and recovery.

Following the announced retirement of the current Executive Director, the MCADAMHS Board of Trustees is seeking to build on the existing momentum and strategy of the community by selecting the agency’s next distinguished leader. The Executive Director provides community leadership in planning, developing, and supporting high quality services and strategies that promote wellness and recovery, while reinforcing sustainable outcomes for healthy individuals, families, and communities and is committed to our mission and vision ensuring that all Montgomery County residents achieve wellness and are free from stigma related to a mental health or substance use diagnosis. Additional details on the scope of this role are included under Other Information and Guidance.

This Request for Proposals is not seeking applicants for this role. The scope of this Request for Proposals is continued below.