Anne Pezzillo

Experience

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  Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living

  Apr 1999 - Mar 2000

  Therapist

  • Provided individual, family, and group therapy in the child and adolescent outpatient department of a community mental health clinic.

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  Children's Advocacy Clinic

  Apr 2000 - May 2006

  Clinic Coordinator

  • Managed all aspects of Clinic operations including development and implementation of programs and supervision of staff. • Provided assessments, crisis intervention, therapy, and community referrals in a court-based mental health office to adult survivors of domestic violence and their children.

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  Prevent Child Abuse Illinois

  May 2006 - Sept 2006

  Prevention Resource Developer

  • Collaborated with community stakeholders in the fields of child welfare, domestic violence, and substance abuse in developing and implementing strategies to eliminate child abuse.• Organized community events to educate public about child abuse prevention.• Facilitated community workshops to address various aspects of child abuse.

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  HopeWorks of Howard County

  Oct 2006 - Sept 2007

  Clinician

  • Provided individual and group therapy to adult survivors of domestic violence. • Collaborated with clinical, shelter, and legal services staff in coordinating client services.• Facilitated peer supervision and interviewed clinical externs.

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  YWCA Metropolitan Chicago

  Oct 2007 - now

  Lead organization-wide clinical and case management services.Develop budgets and implement programs. Lead and direct all aspects of department-wide counseling program serving child, adolescent, and adult survivors of sexual assault/abuse. • Managed all aspects of department-wide counseling program for child and adult survivors of sexual violence including budget-writing and management, grant writing and reporting, insuring adherence to multiple program and funder policies and procedures, monitoring achievement of direct-service goals, and developing programs to meet client needs. • Managed all aspects of an agency-based child sexual abuse counseling program. • Provided clinical supervision to counselors and interns.• Interviewed, hired, and trained new counseling staff and interns.• Provided individual and family counseling to child survivors of sexual abuse and their non-offending family members. Provided individual and family counseling to child survivors of sexual abuse and their non-offending family members.

  • Vice President, Clinical Services

    Dec 2022 - now

  • Clinical Program Director

    Apr 2015 - now

  • Clinical Program Manager

    Jul 2012 - Mar 2015

  • Manager

    Oct 2009 - Jun 2012

  • Coordinator of Children's Counseling

    Feb 2008 - Sept 2009

  • Children's Therapist

    Oct 2007 - Jan 2008