Request for Quote: Executive Search Firm

The Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Board is seeking Requests for Quotes on behalf of Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Authority (NLCMHA) from qualified executive search firms to fill the NLCMHA vacant CEO position headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan.

 

NLCMHA is one of 46 Community Mental Health Service Programs (CMHSPs) within the state of Michigan that provides a full array of behavioral health services to persons with serious mental illness, children with severe emotional disturbance, persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and persons with co-occurring substance use disorders. NLCMHA operates under an approximately 80-million-dollar budget primarily funded by Medicaid and state general funds and serves the counties of Crawford, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Missaukee, Roscommon, and Wexford.

 

Firm quotes must include the following:

  • Identify its expertise in placing executive candidates within the behavioral health field including the state of Michigan.
  • Describe its executive search strategy, including processes of engaging key stakeholders at the request of the NLCMHA search committee.
  • Define its resources and capabilities including experience of those that will be leading the search process.
  • Provide a list of references including the most recent successful placements.
  • Identify its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Identify its costs and/or fees related to completing a successful search.

 

All communications related to Requests for Quotes (RFQs) will be directed to the NLCMHA Search Committee Chair and Vice Chair at their respective emails. Quotes must be received by 02/28/25 to be considered. Providing a quote does not guarantee that a contract will be awarded. The criteria for awarding contracts (if one is awarded) will not be based on price alone. In person/virtual proposals are encouraged.

 

Tom Bratton, Search Committee Chair – Email: thomas.bratton@nlcmh.org

Dean Smallegan, Search Committee Vice Chair – Email: dean.smallegan@nlcmh.org