Executive Director

Executive Director, Whatcom Pregnancy Clinic (Bellingham, WA)

Location: Bellingham, WA
Compensation: $85K to $100K, DOE
Start Date: January 2027
Schedule: Full-time
Apply at: Mountaintop Search

Whatcom Pregnancy Clinic has spent more than three decades walking alongside women and families across Bellingham and Whatcom County through one of the most consequential moments of their lives. Every conversation and every appointment rests on one conviction: every life has value. The clinic is ready for its next chapter, and it is looking for the leader who will take it there.

THE ROLE

As Executive Director, you will lead a small, mission-driven team and serve as the clinic's face to donors, churches, and the wider Whatcom County community. You'll spend most of your week in the clinic with your staff. The rest goes toward the relationships that keep this ministry funded and known.

You will lead the clinic’s fund development. You will build, coach, and hold accountable a development team that carries out the day-to-day work, while you stay visible as the person donors and partners trust. Growing giving is central to this role: in your first year, we’re looking for at least 5% revenue growth. This is a leadership role first. We are looking for someone with real entrepreneurial and business instincts who can grow this organization thoughtfully, not just keep it running.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead and support a small clinical and administrative team, spending most of your week onsite with them.

• Serve as the primary relationship builder with major donors, churches, and community partners.

• Lead the clinic’s fund development strategy, coaching and holding the development team accountable for carrying it out.

• Guide the clinic through its upcoming accreditation review and ongoing accreditation maintenance.

• Build and carry out a development plan that grows revenue by at least 5% in your first year, informed by the annual banquet and Walk.

• Oversee HR and personnel: hiring, onboarding, job descriptions, annual performance reviews, and employment policies.

• Lead strategic planning with the board, turning a shared vision into an annual plan with clear, measurable goals.

• Set your own specific first-year goals with the board, built around your particular strengths.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• An unapologetic, well-articulated commitment to the pro-life mission, ideally grounded in a personal story or experience with this kind of ministry.

• A genuine, central Christian faith that shows up in how you lead, not just in what you say.

• Integrity and servant leadership: no job is too small, and you lead by example.

• A warm, magnetic presence that your team wants to follow and that donors and community partners respond to.

• Real business acumen and entrepreneurial drive. Budgets, systems, and sound decisions come naturally to you.

• Comfort speaking in public, whether that’s a board meeting, a church service, or a fundraising banquet.

• A bonus, though not required: existing roots or relationships in the Whatcom County community.

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 4 years of senior-level experience at a nonprofit or faith-based organization.

• Experience leading a staff of 5 or more.

• A proven track record in fund development and donor stewardship, including growing revenue. Grant writing experience is a bonus, not a requirement.

• Experience with community outreach and relationship building.

• Comfort speaking in front of groups of 50 or more.

• Experience working closely with a board.

• Experience leading a strategic planning process with a board, from development through implementation.

• Experience with HR and personnel management, including hiring, performance reviews, and employment policies.

• Experience with an accreditation, licensing, or certification process of any kind (healthcare, education, social services, or similar).

• A working understanding of facilities management.

• Comfort with basic computer systems, including experience with a CRM, communications technology, and some digital marketing.

BENEFITS

• Health stipend

• 401(k) match

• Paid time off

• Paid holidays

READY TO LEAD THIS MISSION?

Mountaintop Search is conducting this search on behalf of Whatcom Pregnancy Clinic. Send your resume to Kate Gahl, CEO and Managing Partner, at k.gahl@mountaintopsearch.com or call (360) 859-8824.