Chief Executive Officer

Organizational Mission

A Sense of Home strives to prevent homelessness by creating homes and an ongoing community of care for displaced individuals and families.

Who We Serve

At the moment of displacement, an individual or family is at great risk of homelessness. We understand that creating a sense of home and a sense of community is the most critical step toward preventing homelessness. The cycle of homelessness begins after an individual or family abruptly loses their home. By providing housing navigation resources, supportive services, and furniture and home goods with the support of a community of volunteers, A Sense of Home provides the necessary foundation needed for a family or an individual to rebuild their lives and improve outcomes for themselves and those around them.

Foster Youth

A Sense of Home is changing the trajectory of foster youth aging out of the system. With 50% of the homeless population having spent time in foster care, lasting support is critical. This first-of-its-kind model uses proprietary technology to mobilize volunteers to gather, sort, and install up to 330 upcycled furniture and home goods—turning empty spaces into fully furnished, personalized homes. Youth also receive continued support to help them thrive.

Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery is a new program launched by A Sense of Home, focused on helping individuals and families recover after losing everything to wildfires in Los Angeles County. We provide essential furnishings and home goods to help restore not only the physical home, but the hope and dignity needed to start again. With over 50,000 individuals and families displaced by the fires, the need for further support in Los Angeles remains significant. ASOH will also be bringing this scalable model to new regions. 11 million Americans were displaced by natural disasters in 2024, accounting for a quarter of the global figure. If current trends continue, one-seventh of the world’s population will be displaced by natural disasters over the next 25 years.

About the Position

ASOH was founded by Georgie Smith and Melissa Goddard. Smith served as the organization’s CEO since inception through 2024, moved into the role of President in 2025 and will cease working fulltime in December 2026, while remaining available as a spokesperson and advisor. Smith created the model and helmed the growth from a random act of kindness to an $11m operation, while ensuring the organization’s ethics, values, heart and integrity have been at the core of the work. The incoming CEO will build onto what Smith created, taking the organization to its next phase of growth.

The CEO must be an industrious and innovative leader with a positive and warm disposition. Capable of joining all team members in implementing any task at hand, the CEO should possess a strong ability to work in any environment with a diverse array of individuals and groups, a keen ability to evaluate and identify what is needed and execute accordingly.

Position Purpose

With an authentic embodiment of ASOH’s core ethics and values, the CEO will lead the organization’s sustainable growth while ensuring financial sustainability and mission alignment.

Specifically, in the first 18 months, the CEO will work with the board, staff and stakeholders to create and implement a five-year strategic plan, fully launch ASOH’s NY program by 2027, create a sustainable national model that can begin adding additional locations starting in 2027, and increase revenue by 50%.

Essential Responsibilities & Duties

To fulfill the Position Purpose while managing the key areas below, the CEO oversees Executive Directors and the National headquarters team comprised of a Business Development Director, Director of Marketing and Communications, Director of Disaster Recovery, and a Chief Operating Officer.

Vision & Strategic Leadership

• Work with the board to develop and execute long-term strategic plans, ensuring all initiatives align with the mission and improve organizational impact
• Implement policies adopted by the Board of Directors and maintain the organization’s accountability to its mission and core values.

Fundraising & Development

• Increase revenue by driving a comprehensive fundraising strategy that includes institutional giving, major donors, corporate partnerships, and special events.
• Cultivate new and existing relationships with individual donors, foundations, corporations, and government funders.
• Build a major donor pipeline and strengthen relationships with existing supporters.
• Expand unrestricted revenue and philanthropic visibility.

Operations & Financial Management

• Ensure fiscal compliance and maintain sound financial health of ASOH.
• Oversee accurate financial reporting and compliance with funding requirements.
• Manage and expand the ASOH Endowment Fund.
• Work with the COO and leadership team to develop and manage the board approved budget.
• Oversee the budget and control expenses once the budget is approved by the Board of Directors.
• Ensure efficient and transparent stewardship and management of ASOH’s resources.
• Diversify revenue streams, developing creative business and social enterprise models.

Board Relations & Governance

• Maintain and cultivate strong relationships with the Board of Directors, committees, and advisory councils.
• Prepare for and attend all board meetings and committee meetings
• Communicate regularly with the Board of Directors about the operations and financial health of the organization to ensure the realization of ASOH’s mission.
• Advise the board on governance, policy-making and organizational growth.
• Assist in a collaborative board recruitment process.

Staff Leadership & Culture

• Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performance team while ensuring a positive, mission-driven, diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Assess the management team, staff, and ASOH volunteers to ensure that the organization is effectively structured and staffed, including overseeing performance measures and monitoring results.
• Supervise the national office leadership team, local programs’ executive directors, and other key staff who are responsible for the management of day-to-day operations.
• Work with the COO to continue to develop sound financial, technology, human resources, and risk management procedures.
• Lead all aspects of rolling out ASOH programs in New York and other cities, in alignment with board established Expansion Guideposts.

External Relations & Communications

• Serve as ASOH’s primary spokesperson and ambassador to community and corporate partners, the media, government officials, and the public, while elevating visibility in Los Angeles and beyond.
  • The primary spokesperson thus far has been ASOH Founder, Georgie Smith. The CEO is expected to continue using Smith’s voice and unique storytelling capabilities as a key resource to further build and grow organizational visibility.
• Ensure consistent, compelling messaging and brand alignment across all communications.

Qualifications & Experience

• Ability to lead an organization with multiple operations, collaborate with staff, and work with diverse groups of people and a wide range of faiths, beliefs, ages, cultures, and experiences.
• Experience overseeing an annual operating budget of $10M+.
• Experience leading a team of 25+ professionals.
• Proven track record of having individually raised more than $3M annually from government and foundational grants as well as from individuals and corporate donors.
• Demonstrated success in translating strategic vision into operational execution.
• Experience cultivating, managing, and protecting relationships with high-profile individuals, tier-one talent, and press.
• Experience spearheading strategic brand positioning and secured high-profile international and national partnerships.
• Demonstrated success in organizational scaling and accelerating organizational growth across diverse geographic markets, with a proven ability to scale regional teams and operations from the ground up.
• Possesses a diverse professional network in numerous major cities which includes thought leaders, NGO and governmental leaders, and global leaders in media, tech, academia & research institutions, finance, manufacturing, and sustainability.
• Nonprofit experience in similar area, or transferable area, as it pertains to relationships with philanthropists, foundations, brands, and NGOs.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Google Apps, email, social media networks, computers, smartphones, equipment, graphics software and CRM systems.
• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.
• The position requires consistent travel to off-site locations to perform job duties. Employees must have readily available access to reliable transportation at all times to fulfill these duties. Employees may use any form of transportation of their choice, including public transit, rideshare services, bicycling, walking, or a personal vehicle. The employer does not require a driver’s license to apply for or perform this job. If an employee chooses to drive a vehicle for work-related travel, they are responsible for maintaining a valid driver license and any legally required automobile insurance. ASOH will provide mileage reimbursement in accordance with applicable law.

Our Commitment

We are committed to not only providing a diverse and inclusive workplace, but we value the health and wellbeing of our team members. ASOH offers a competitive salary between $275-300,000 for the CEO role, and 100% paid health and medical benefits to employees, along with generous paid sick and vacation time. We also believe in providing a workplace that fosters advancement and professional development for all employees, conducting our day-to-day business practices accordingly.

ASOH offers a comprehensive benefits package including paid medical/health benefits, generous PTO, retirement plan, and generous paid holidays.