Behavioral Health Organization · San Mateo County, CA — CCBHC + SUD Programs Across Multiple Northern California Counties
A Bay Area CCBHC entering a growth phase tied to new state CCBHC funding needed a CFO and a Chief Clinical Officer — simultaneously. One search was hard enough. Two, in the same fiscal year, each requiring deep sector knowledge to evaluate correctly.
A Bay Area behavioral health organization — operating CCBHC and SUD programs across multiple Northern California counties — was entering a growth phase tied to new California CCBHC demonstration funding and expanding county contracts. Scaling at that speed required two things at once: a CFO who understood the financial complexity of a multi-county nonprofit CCBHC, and a CCO who could lead clinical quality across a growing multi-site organization. Two C-suite searches at once, each requiring a recruiter who understood the CCBHC model well enough to evaluate candidates accurately.
Christine ran both searches in parallel. The CFO search targeted candidates with specific CCBHC financial depth — Medi-Cal managed care contracting, CCBHC demonstration program funding, and the grant compliance complexity of a multi-county California organization. The CCO search required genuine CCBHC program-building experience and clinical leadership credibility across SUD and mental health service lines. Both searches delivered curated shortlists within four weeks of intake.
CFO and Chief Clinical Officer both placed within the same fiscal year. The organization grew revenue by 23% over the following two years while expanding CCBHC and SUD programs across Northern California. The CFO and CCO gave the organization the executive infrastructure to manage rapid growth without clinical or financial quality suffering. A CCBHC at this stage of growth cannot afford leadership gaps at either level — and Source EQ closed both.
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