Shelisa Foster
Bergen’s Promise
Director, Operations
Area of Expertise
Principles Of Customer Relationship Building, Customer First Culture
Customer Experience
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Shelisa Foster, M.A., L.P.C., is Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Bergen County Care Management Organization, Bergen’s Promise and is an accomplished professional who has been serving the mental health needs of our youth for more than 20 years. In her role as COO, she manages the overall operations that each day serves the needs of more than 1200 youth and their families who are confronted with behavioral/emotional challenges or intellectual/developmental delays.
Her passion for leadership and coaching has allowed her to serve as an advisory board member for Children’s Aid and Family Services “Strengthening Families” program and the Rainbow Cafe of Northern New Jersey; a support and social group for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual (LGBTQQIA) youth.
Committed to raising awareness of the prevalence of mental illness in our communities, Shelisa serves as a task force member for the Bergen County Stigma Free Initiative and is Vice-Chair of her hometown Stigma Free committee. Ms. Foster has been an invited speaker at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine on topics including “Recognizing and Responding with Stigma Free Support” and “Using a Wraparound Lens to View and Meet the Health Needs of Families”. In 2019, she co-authored the article entitled “Wrapping Around Integrated Care” featured in the Fall edition of Behavioral Health News.
Ms. Foster is a proud recipient of the 2020 award for “Outstanding Leadership in Children’s Services” recognized by the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies.
Ms. Foster received her Master of Arts degree in clinical psychology from the Arizona School of Professional Psychology. In addition to her academic credentials, Ms. Foster is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Board Certified Counselor, New Jersey certified Disaster Response and Crisis Counselor and a certified advanced trainer of the Nurtured Heart Approach ®.
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