Jessica Wolf

Background

Wolf, Jessica was born on August 2, 1944 in Southampton, New York, United States. Daughter of Saul and Anne (Nisenbaum) Wolf.

Education

Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1965; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1966; Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy with distinction, Yale University, 1971.

Career

Planner, Midstate-Connecticut River Estuary Comprehensive Health, Middletown, Connecticut, 1970-1974; planner, South Center Connecticut Comprehensive Health Planning Agency, New Haven, 1974-1975; acting regional mental health director, Connecticut Department Mental Health, Norwich, 1976; business office manager, Memorial Hospital, Lufkin, Texas, 1977-1978; executive director, Mental Health Needs Council, Inc., Houston, 1978; executive director, The Mothering Center, Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut, 1978-1979; director mental health, Southwest Connecticut Health Systems Agency, South Norwalk, 1979-1981; coordinator graduate programs, assistant professor public administration, U. New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut, 1981-1982; regional mental health director, Connecticut Department Mental Health, Bridgeport, 1982-1992; director, Mental Health and Education Resource Center Certified Program director, Connecticut Department Mental Health, Housatonic Cmty. Tech College, A.J. Pappanikou Center, U. Connecticut, since 1992; director, Center for Learning, Connecticut Department Mental Health and Addiction Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1994. Teacher Yale University, Mount Holyoke College, U. New Haven, Norwalk Community College, Housatonic Cmty.

Technology College; consultant Mental Health organizations, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Connecticut, since 1984. Member of advisory committee Connecticut Department Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Hartford, 1988-1989. Co-chair mental health task force Government Commision on Implementation of Federal Health Care Legislation, 1975.

Achievements

• Jessica Wolf has been listed as a noteworthy Mental health administrator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Orthopsychiat. Association; member Human Resource Association of Northeast (excellence in Human Resource Development, 1994, chair, steering committee, 1993-1994), International Association Psychosocial Rehabilitation Superior vena cava syndrome, Wellesley College Stone Center, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Martin Chasin, November 12, 1989. Children: Jonah Benjamin Gelbach, Alexis Saul Chasin, Frederic Selim Chasin.

Father:

Saul Wolf

Mother:

Anne (Nisenbaum) Wolf

Spouse:

Martin Chasin

child:

Alexis Saul Chasin Wolf

child:

Frederic Selim Chasin Wolf

child:

Jonah Benjamin Gelbach Wolf