Cook Silverman Search Tapped by JVS for Chief Financial and Operating Officer
February 10, 2026 – Greenbrae, CA-based Cook Silverman Search was recently selected by Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling Service (JVS) to lead in its search for a chief financial and operating officer (CFOO).
This executive will be responsible for overseeing the operational strategy of the organization with a focus on scalability, efficiency, and financial leadership in support of JVS’s mission and five-year strategic plan. A key member of the executive leadership team, the CFOO will play a central role in driving the organization’s growth, ensuring financial sustainability, and aligning operations and technology with organizational priorities.
The CFOO will be a proactive, results-oriented leader who brings strong analytical skills, demonstrated ability to build and scale systems, and a collaborative leadership style. According to the job specification, this role requires the ability to think strategically and execute effectively in a dynamic environment, championing ongoing learning, data-informed decision-making, and continuous improvement. Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the board of directors, the CFOO will directly manage the director of finance and director of technology and indirectly manage their respective teams.
Those applying should be a strategic, mission-driven leader who brings clarity, collaboration, and calm to complex multi-year financial and operational opportunities. The organization looks to attract a seasoned non-profit finance expert who understands diverse funding streams and uses data to drive smart, sustainable decisions.
Candidates must also be a systems thinker who connects finance, technology, and operations to build efficient, scalable, and people-centered infrastructure as well as a compassionate change leader who balances forward momentum with empathy, fostering trust and engagement across teams. In addition, Cook Silverman is seeking a thoughtful risk-taker and trusted partner who aligns innovation and integrity to advance JVS’s mission of economic mobility and equity.
JVS is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization focused on workforce development and career support. It provides jobseekers with career counseling, skills training, job placement assistance, and professional development to help individuals build confidence and secure quality employment with family-sustaining wages, particularly for those facing barriers to economic mobility. Operated on principles rooted in Jewish values but serving people of all backgrounds, JVS works to bridge the gap between job market demands and individual readiness, contributing to economic opportunity and community well-being in the Bay Area.
Cook Silverman Search focuses on many senior positions include but not limited to: development, CEO/COO/executive director and CFO’s for non-profit organizations, predominantly in Northern California. Its client base represents a broad span of organizations, including social service, museums, science. independent schools, universities, conservation, health care, and culture. The firm has placed advancement executives for Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, Children’s Council of San Francisco, Eviction Defense Collaborative, The Unity Council, Earth Island Institute, among others.
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Victoria L. Silverman is managing founder of the search firm. She has more than 30 years of experience in the philanthropic sector. Throughout her career, Ms. Silverman has worked in senior fundraising, advancement, and management positions at Stanford University, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of California, the American Film Institute, and the Buck Institute for Age Research, among others. Her search work focuses on higher education, the arts, biotech and environment sectors. She has been speaker for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and has served on fundraising advisory committees for several non-profit organizations.
Executive Director Search
Cook Silverman Search was also recently selected by non-profit Welcoming Home to find is next executive director. This individual will lead Welcoming Home into its next dynamic phase of growth, working closely with the board of directors, part-time staff, and dedicated volunteers. They will be responsible for strategy, fundraising, program management, communications, and organizational operations, ensuring long-term sustainability and impact.
Welcoming Home is looking to attract a strategic and hands-on leader who combines strengths in both development and operations, with experience growing organizations and the ability to step in directly when needed to keep complex projects moving. The non-profit is seeking an exceptional manager and coordinator who thrives in fast-moving, multifaceted environments, juggling many priorities while guiding staff, volunteers, and community partners with clarity and respect.
Welcoming Home helps individuals and families who are transitioning out of homelessness and poverty by fully furnishing and equipping their homes while engaging the local community in donating gently used furniture and keeping good furniture out of landfills. Services are provided at no charge to the residents or referring social service agency. Founded nine years ago, Welcoming Home received its 501(c)(3) designation in 2023 after being fiscally sponsored.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
