Jerry Burke
Retired President/CEO at Hillcrest Educational Centers
- Role
- Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc.
- Location
- Pittsfield, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jerry Burke
Dynamic and collaborative executive with rare combination of teaching and psychiatric…
Experience
Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc.
Nov 1985 — Present · Pittsfield, MA, US
Recruited to manage internal operations, including educational and clinical programming, staffing and all administrative functions for financially-troubled residential school. Track record of driving school re-focus, expansion and ultimate business turnaround as well as uncommon leadership capacity led to promotion to Chief Executive Officer within 6 years.Create and maintain a dynamic, therapeutic educational environment, enabling social, emotional, intellectual and physical growth for 180 day and residential students. Establish business vision and culture that delivers cost-effective operations along with highly-engaged, compassionate staff. Oversee internal operations, ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and manage external affairs such as banking, community relations and government interactions. Lead 600+ employees and administer $30M annual budget. Oversee dental clinic serving Berkshire County special needs patients annually.
Education
Anna Maria College
MS, Counseling Psychology
1985 — 1987
Western New England University
MBA, Business
1988 — 1991
Fitchburg State University
BS in Special Education, Education
1973 — 1977
Skills
- Public Speaking
- Mental Health
- Non-Profits
- Budgets
- Community Outreach
- Fundraising
- Program Development
- Higher Education
- Social Services
- Employee Benefits
- Leadership Development
- Grant Writing
- Volunteer Management
- Case Managment
- Conflict Resolution
- Treatment
- Group Therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Nonprofits
- Workshop Facilitation
- Public Relations
- Crisis Intervention
- Marketing Strategy
- Non-Profit Administration
- Teaching
- Adolescents
- Real Estate
- Training
- Management
- Event Planning
- Special Education
- Leadership
- Psychology
- Marketing Communications
- Coaching
- Board Development
- Mental Health Counseling
- Customer Service
- Microsoft Office
- Communication Skills
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