Academy at Sisters
Bend, OR

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Warren and Strowd
Visit Woodbury Reports

Betsy Jacobson-Warren, Director of Private Programs for Academy at Sisters, and Chesley Strowd, Admissions Director, recently drove to North Idaho to visit Woodbury Reports. While at the office, we spent a great deal of time catching up, reminiscing about the history of the network and grabbing a picture by the Woodbury sign.

Betsy Jacobson Warren has a BS in Botany & Plant Pathology from Michigan State University. Her experience includes 19 years experience working with at-risk youth and families in therapeutic residential settings, Co-Founding a couple schools, working as Executive Director – Ponca Pines Academy Therapeutic Boarding School for Girls (2008-2012), as Director – Academy at Sisters Therapeutic Boarding School for Girls (1994-2005), and as Executive Director – Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center (2006-2008). Betsy was also on the NATSAP Board of Directors (2000-2003), Annual Conference Chairperson, and NW Regional Chairperson (2003) and is an ICF Certified Parent Coach.

Chesley Strowd has BA in Psychology and English from the University of Mississippi. She has worked 11 years with youth and families in therapeutic boarding schools, and is an ICF Certified Parent Coach. Chesley has also been the NW Regional NATSAP Chairperson for eight consecutive years, trained in Systemic Family Intervention Model, QPR Suicide Prevention and First Aid and CPR and has volunteer experience working with survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence as well as cancer survivors. Prior to that, her experience was with public school children anger management techniques. Chesley also mentioned she has returned to school while working at the Academy. She is working toward her Masters.

Academy at Sisters is a therapeutic boarding school for troubled adolescent girls ages 13 -18.