Jenny Cellitti

Pace Center for Girls, a nationally-recognized program that provides education, counseling, training and advocacy for girls and young women, announced Jennifer Cellitti will serve as the executive director of Pace’s Lee Center, which was effective July 14, 2021.

Serving previously as program director and social services manager at Pace Lee, Cellitti first joined Pace in 2018. She has worked as a clinician and administrator in the mental health field for 18 years. During her time at Pace, she managed all programmatic components of the center and Reach program and worked on behalf of the approximately 150 girls served each year at the center.

Pace Center for Girls began serving girls in Lee County in 2007.

Founded in 1985, Pace provides free year-round middle and high school academics, case management, counseling and life skills development in a safe and supportive environment that recognizes and deals with past trauma and builds upon girls’ individual strengths.

For more information about Pace Center for Girls, please visit www.pacecenter.org.