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Executive Leadership Team

Bernadette Kerrigan, MSSA, LISW, SPHR
Bernadette Kerrigan, MSSA, LISW, SPHR

President and CEO

Bernie Kerrigan has served as President & CEO of Achievement Centers for Children (ACC) since May 2021. She joined ACC from First Year Cleveland, where she had served as the inaugural Executive Director since 2016. In that role, Bernie forged broad community partnerships and developed a unified strategy with the goal of reducing infant deaths and racial disparities.

Bernie’s decades of nonprofit leadership roles also include serving as Chief Talent Officer and Chief Operating Officer for the Centers for Families in Children, Vice President of Community Investment at United Way of Greater Cleveland, and Executive Director of United Way Services of Geauga County. She began her career as a medical and perinatal social worker at University Hospitals.

Bernie is the proud mother of two foster-to-adopt children, Emma and Kiara. In her spare time, she enjoys walking their Bernese Mountain dog, Roxie, and rooting for all Cleveland sports teams.

Lori Oliver, PhD
Lori Oliver, PhD

Chief Program Officer and Executive Vice President

Lydia Gonzalez Sciarrino, MBA
Lydia Gonzalez Sciarrino, MBA

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Rachel Leuthaeuser, MBA, LSW
Rachel Leuthaeuser, MBA, LSW

Sr. Vice President of Facilities/Quality Assurance and Clients Rights Officer

Kimberly Allen, Ed.S
Kimberly Allen, Ed.S

Vice President of Education & Superintendent of School

Bonnie Boenig, M.Ed., OTR/L, C/NDT
Bonnie Boenig, M.Ed., OTR/L, C/NDT

Vice President of Therapy Business Enterprises

Connie Boros, MSSA, LISW-S
Connie Boros, MSSA, LISW-S

Vice President of Public Policy, Advocacy & Engagement

Scott Matson
Scott Matson

Director, IT

Julie Wagner, SHRM-SCP
Julie Wagner, SHRM-SCP

Vice President of Human Resources

Simira Wilson, MSSA, LISW-S
Simira Wilson, MSSA, LISW-S

Vice President of Clinical Care & Innovation

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