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Vera House Launches Nationwide Search for Chief Executive Officer

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK (April 3rd, 2023) — Vera House today launched a nationwide search to hire a chief executive officer charged with the overall strategic and operational responsibilities for Vera House staff, programs, and finances as well as executing its longstanding mission of preventing, responding, and partnering to end domestic and sexual violence and other forms of abuse.

Carolina Cordero Dyer, 2nd Vice President, Vera House Board of Directors, chairs the CEO search committee.  The Board’s search committee has selected the executive recruitment firm DHC Search, which specializes in recruiting for the nonprofit sector, to lead the national search.

Cordero Dyer said, “We are casting a wide net for an impactful hire who will lead this organization forward at a critical time. Our clients and this community deserve nothing less.”    

The preferred candidate will have strong human service and/or trauma-informed experience and the ability to confidently manage the responsibilities of organizational leadership, fundraising, management, and finance. 

More information and the full job description can be found here on our Careers page. For additional questions, to refer a candidate, or to apply in confidence click here

About Vera House, Inc.

Vera House is a non-profit organization in Syracuse, New York, dedicated to responding to and preventing sexual and domestic violence and other forms of abuse. The organization shelters survivors of domestic violence, offers prevention education programs, operates a 24-hour crisis line, organizes nurse treatment for victims of sexual assault, and performs outreach and advocacy. For more information, visit VeraHouse.org or follow Vera House on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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