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Dr. Yvonne Kennedy, Senior Vice President of Professional Services

Dr. Yvonne Kennedy serves as Senior Vice President of Professional Services at Gateway Community Services, Inc. Dr. Kennedy is responsible for treatment services including quality assurance for all client services, records and management, clinical skills and counselor development. In addition to her clinical duties, Dr. Kennedy is responsible for Gateway's Medical Department and oversees the agency's physician coverage as well as operations for both in and outpatient detoxification programs.

A board certified practitioner and a Fellow in Clinical Psychodrama, and Group Psychology, and Socio-Drama. Dr. Kennedy is an expert in psychodrama addictions, and an international trainer and lecturer on these subjects. She has more than 25 years of distinguished service as an administrator of a 140-bed U.S. Navy Drug and Weight Management program where she developed a worldwide U.S. Navy training program specializing in addictions and psychodrama. She has performed an extensive number of research projects and is widely published.

Dr. Kennedy earned her Bachelor's Degree in Art from the Layton College of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, her Master's in Human Resources Management from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and her Doctorate in Rehabilitation management from Columbia Pacific University in Navoto, California.