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Bernie Polt 

Transitional Center CEO

I came to Illinois in 1989 and was the CFO at St. Mary's Hospital.  After St. Mary's closed, we moved the treatment program from St. Mary's to our current location. We have been at our current location now for close to 15 years. 

Amy Polt, M.Ed

Transitional Center COO

Working with youth has been my passion for close to 20 years. I started my career in Dallas as a 1st grade teacher.  I went on to get my Master's Degree at Texas A&M and then became a principal.  I spent time as a principal, close to 10 years and worked on the residential treatment side concurrently with my husband for most of those years. We have had exponential growth in the past 10 years and have also opened 2 therapeutic day schools that many of our youth attend. Our goal is to continue to successfully serve youth for many years to come and provide the very best possible outcome for them.  

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