Deborah Pell

Experience

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  Casa Pacifica

  May 1996 - Jun 2001

  Director Children's Crisis Care Center

  Executive team member, managed budget of approx. 6 million dollars and supervised full time staff of 50 people, program development and regulatory compliance, leader in obtaining national accreditation, developed and implemented policies and procedures, expanded shelter capacity, agency leader in community.• Developed and authored program statement for a therapeutic foster family program as an expansion of services to the Children’s Crisis Care Center• Developed all policies and procedures and corresponding forms including intake and discharge, incident reporting, room assignments, confidentiality, medication administration and many others as they relate to care and supervision of youth• Developed program for serving youth under 6 yrs. including therapeutic pre-school in compliance with SB 933 regulations• President of Ventura County Child Abuse Council for two terms Show less

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  Bill Wilson Center

  Jun 2001 - now

  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 Show less • Obtained agency certification to provide Seven Challenges Drug & Alcohol treatment and Multi-Dimensional Treatment Foster Care• Collaborative partner and advocate with Department Social Services, Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara and East Side School Districts, North County Employment Center, multiple Community Based Organizations, District Attorney, Public Defender, Juvenile Justice Commission, Legal Advocates for Youth, Board of Supervisors, Gardner Healthcare for the Homeless, Department of Behavioral Health• Leader in obtaining State accreditation through California Alliance of Child and Family Services • Leader in staff training in Medi-Cal billing and documentation for clients qualified for full scope Medi-Cal Show less

  • Chief Program Officer

    Sept 2014 - now

  • Division Program Director

    Aug 2001 - Sept 2014

  • Director Residential Youth Services

    Jun 2001 - Aug 2011