William H. Ames

Bill serves as Vice President for CRJ and leads the Community Strategies division of the organization. Bill has nearly three decades of experience working with individuals and families in the community. He has extensive experience in program operations; initially as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, followed quickly by roles of increasing accountability including director-level responsibility for program operations and human resources. Bill received a bachelor of science degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst and earned a masters of social work degree from Boston University. He has completed post graduate clinical training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as well as a certificate program in non-profit human service management from Clark University.