Background
Ackerly, Rae Wickes was born on December 15, 1930 in White Plains, New York, United States. Daughter of William Wirt and Blanche Elizabeth (Gilbert) Wickes.
Substance abuse and family counselor
Ackerly, Rae Wickes was born on December 15, 1930 in White Plains, New York, United States. Daughter of William Wirt and Blanche Elizabeth (Gilbert) Wickes.
Bachelor, Mount Holyoke College, 1953; postgraduate, Colby (Maine College), 1977; postgraduate, New England Institute Alcohol Studies, 1977-1978; postgraduate, Westchester Institute Council/Psycho, 1978-1980; postgraduate, Center for Family Learning, New Rochelle, New York, 1981-1982.
Staff personnel department, Reader's Digest, 1953-1954; assistant to chief of gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1954-1956; fashion consultant, The Whitney Shop, 1965-1975; staff inpatient division, Norwal Hospital Alcohol Rehabilitation Program, 1979-1980; president, chairman volumes, TAACT, Inc., 1979-1983; private practice substance abuse counseling, New Canaan, Connecticut, since 1985; founder, president, executive director, clinical consultant and training supervisor, New Canaan CARES, Inc., since 1983. Lecturer in field.
Executive committee board directors Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, since 1984, New Canaan Young Men’s Christian Association, Waveny Care Center, Department of Children and Youth Services Regional Advisory Council of State of Connecticut. Member New Canaan Community Council. Member choir and children's Christmas pageant, director First Presbyterian Church, New Canaan.
Campaign committee Board Education, New Canaan. 1st selectman Town of New Canaan. Member National Federation Parents for Drug Free Youth, The Professional Collaborative, New Canaan Field Club (admissions committee), Country Club of New Canaan, Connecticut Federation Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors.
Married Peter John Callahan, May 3, 1954 (divorced). Children: Carolyn Gilbert Callahan Carroll, Peter John Junior, William Wickes. Married Dana Clay Ackerly, February 16, 1974.
Stepchildren: Dana Tartell Ackerly, Richard Whitlock, Mary Myers, James Clay.