Anna Fimbres-Windley’s (she/her) personal passion & professional social work values & experience align with the mission & values of Adolescent Counseling Services.   She received her Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Arizona and Masters in Social Work from San Jose State University.   Anna is currently retired and has 30 plus years of professional experience in mental health settings serving vulnerable & marginalized populations.  Anna served as a practicing LCSW in both academic and clinical settings.  She also served as Adjunct Faculty at the University of Washington and San Jose State University’s Graduate School of Social Work.  Anna served as Board Chair for the Lewis & Joan Platt East Palo Alto Family YMCA.

• What brought you to ACS?
  Providing mental health services, advocacy & support to vulnerable populations has been my professional work.    ACS’s mission aligns with my personal & professional core values. 
  
  
• Describe ACS in 3 words:
  Welcoming, Clarity of mission & purpose, Integrity.
  
  
• When you were an adolescent, what did you want to be?
  A community organizer.   My parents were big supporters of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez.   They modeled advocacy and social justice values.