Deborah Pell

About Deborah Pell

Diligent, driven, executive manager with expertise overseeing multiple agency programs and leading employees within diverse agencies. Capable of managing personnel, timelines and budgets within organizational guidelines. Leads in alignment with organizational goals while resolving challenges, ensuring agency compliance, exhibiting creative problem solving abilities and ensuring a team oriented atmosphere. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 20 years clinical experience.Core Competencies:*Working with at risk youth *Functional Team Management *Clear Concise Communication *Fundraising and Relationship Abilities * Policy and Procedure development and implementation *Exceptional Organizational Skills * Intra and Interagency Collaborations *Responsible Management of Agency Budgets * Grant Writing * Strong Clinical and Diagnostic Skills with emphasis in CBT, TFCBT, Trauma informed and Motivational Interviewing * Executive Director * Program Director

Experience

1. Chief Program Officer

   Bill Wilson Center

   Sep 2014 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Executive team member with oversight of 21 programs including emergency youth shelter for homeless and runaway youth, transitional housing programs, diversion programs for juvenile probation department, youth employment, crisis line, group homes, school outreach and foster care and adoption; program development of operational plans, management of program budgets and outcome measures, strategic plan development, policy and youth advocacy, especially in area of commercially sexually exploited children, personnel management, clinical supervision.• Leader in both state and county committees to develop coordinated response system that addresses Commercially Sexually Exploited Minors and Human Trafficking• Collaborative partner with other Community Based Organizations and grant writer for Unaccompanied Minor program and Status Offender Services Implementation of Electronic Health Care system• Developed and rolled out Electronic Health Record system among all programs• Achieved 90% consumer satisfaction ratings based on annual surveys across multiple programs. • Demonstrated 87% family reunification rate of homeless and runaway youth

Education

• California State University, Northridge

  Master’s Degree

• California State University, Fresno

  Bachelor’s Degree