JACKIE LESAGE, ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Jackie LeSage has taken on the role of Acting Executive Director of ACCEPT Education Collaborative, after several years at ACCEPT in the SEL Coordinator and Department Head for Related Services and Clinicians role. A graduate of Suffolk University and William James College in clinical psychology, she has been lucky to know what she wanted to do, help people, since a young age. Jackie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has worked with children, adolescents, and families for over 20 years. Her background includes work as a School Adjustment Counselor, Clinical Director for Department of Children and Families residential group homes, outpatient therapist, and the last 6 years working as a Special Education Administrator. Jackie is passionate about empowering youth, their families, and those that work with youth and their families.