A new Hope(West CEO): HopeWest CEO resigns, assures smooth transition

A new Hope(West CEO): HopeWest CEO resigns, assures smooth transition 
The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO; by Jace Dicola; 10/13/24 
HopeWest is on the search for a new Chief Executive Officer. According to current HopeWest CEO Cassie Mitchell, her departure is bittersweet, but the 30-year-old organization couldn’t be in better shape for a smooth transition. Mitchell will remain CEO until the end of this year after her successor is selected. HopeWest is a nonprofit provider of the county’s Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly and regional hospice, palliative and grief services. “It’s been a good two and a half years,” Mitchell said. “The organization is in a really strong place: quality is good, sustainability is good and we’re still 100% committed to our nonprofit, community-based mission.” The departure from HopeWest — to return to her home state of Kentucky — stems from a job opportunity in Mitchell’s old stomping grounds that will allow her to help with her faraway family’s “pressing” needs. She will serve as COO for another serious-illness health care provider currently amid a merger between two nonprofits.