Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc.
David Allard has extensive experience in both youth development and graphic design. Currently serving as a Youth Development Counselor at Hillcrest Educational Centers since November 2008, David focuses on ensuring the safety and well-being of students while fostering personal growth through decision-making skills. Prior to this role, David held various design positions, including Team Leader at Rotadyne Decorative Technologies, where responsibilities involved developing designs for laminates and managing color separations. Earlier experience includes positions as a Designer/Retoucher at MEAD CORPORATION and Senior Graphic Designer at TEXTRON CORPORATION, focusing on packaging graphics and marketing materials. David holds an Associate of Fine Arts degree from The University of Massachusetts.
Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc.
Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc. (HEC) is a private nonprofit agency serving students from across the country. Hillcrest was started as an organization that provided residential treatment programs for students with complex psychiatric, behavioral and/or developmental disorders, including autism, and a variety of high risk behaviors. Today Hillcrest also offers a nonresidential day program, providing comprehensive educational and clinical behavior support services to children and adolescents with autism and/or social-emotional challenges. The programs and services at HEC are state licensed and certified, and the agency is accredited in behavioral health care by the Joint Commission.