Ellen Wright, MA, LMFT
Chief Program Officer
Ellen Wright, MA, LMFT
Chief Program Officer
Ellen has served as the Hale Kipa Chief Program Officer since June 2020. Previously, she served as the Coordinator of Intensive In-Home and Therapeutic Foster Care Services at Hale Kipa from 2017-2018. Her professional experience also includes work as a Practice Development Specialist for Project Kealahou (now Kealahou Services) under CAMHD, serving youth in the community and the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility. She focused on a gender responsive and cultural approach to working with trauma utilizing Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Prior to returning to Hale Kipa, Wright was Program Director for a non-profit social services agency and lead a program that offered support to CAMHD families and caregivers. Ellen has a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Argosy University in Honolulu. Her experience in the social services field includes positions as a community-based counselor with the National Counseling Group in Virginia and as an Adjunct Professor of Social Science and Teacher Education at Howard Community College in Maryland.