Stacy DiStefano is the Founder and CEO of Consulting for Human Services (CFHS), a national strategic advisory firm known for orchestrating mission-driven nonprofit mergers, acquisitions, and affiliations across the behavioral health and intellectual and developmental disabilities sectors.

Her career spans more than three decades from direct care as a solution-focused therapist to executive leadership roles including VP of Innovation, COO, and Chief Strategy Officer, where she led high-revenue, multi-state service lines across behavioral health, substance use disorder, IDD, autism, and supported housing.

Today, Stacy advises CEOs and boards across the country on strategy, growth, and governance in a rapidly evolving human services landscape. Known for translating complex strategy into clear, practical action, she is a sought-after keynote speaker and board facilitator who brings equal parts candor, insight, and humor to the conversation.

Stacy also serves on the boards of Neighborhood Pharmacy and A Home Within and on the advisory boards of RxDiet and Floreo Tech. She is a fifth-year member of Chief. As a mother of a son on the autism spectrum and another in recovery from addiction, she understands these systems from more than one vantage point, a perspective that shapes everything she does.

Not a morning person, Pacific Time is her love language.