Eleonora (Ellie) Cahill, PhD (she/her), President

Dr. Cahill is a clinical psychologist who has been working with families impacted by the complexities of trauma, poverty, and racial oppression for 30 years. Dr. Cahill began her career as a high school English teacher before serving as Director and President of Breakthrough Cambridge, a non-profit agency serving at-risk youth and their families. She then pursued a Master’s degree from Harvard University in Risk and Prevention: Adolescence, followed by a PhD in School, Community, and Clinical Child Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Her commitment to ongoing learning and development is evidenced by several certifications, including the Neurosequential Method of Therapeutics. Dr. Cahill is also a trained Meditation Facilitator through Awakened Heart Sutra. As a clinician, she has provided trauma-informed, equity-focused services within public and charter schools, community agencies, pediatric and public hospitals, and in primary care settings. She is the Co-Founder of Resilient Futures, a Denver-based , a non-profit that creates and guides the implementation of Trauma-Informed Programming for Schools and Youth Serving Organizations. In that work, Dr. Cahill is the Co-Founder of the Black Educator Wellness-Cohort and creator of the Racial Healing Strengthening Family Coping Resources (RHSFCR) Peer to Peer Parenting Program. Dr. Cahill holds a strong anti-oppression lens and is committed to promoting trauma-informed communities to actively address race-based and cultural disparities. Dr. Cahill is a graduate of the Denver Foundation’s Executive Directors of Color Institute and a 2019 Transformative Leadership for Change Fellow. Outside of her professional endeavors, Dr. Cahill enjoys hiking, spending time with her family, and playing the violin.