Jesse Tall is a Behavioral Healthcare Executive with almost three decades of hands-on experience in child residential services. He has extensive experience in creating, developing, and growing program models, building effective teams, and creating therapeutic milieus to meet the needs of youth and families up and down the east coast. Jesse has always been an out of the box thinker with a clear vision of what is needed to ensure youth have the best chance of making lasting changes in their lives. He has always been a catalyst of change and continues to challenge those dedicating their careers to serving youth to always do what’s best for them, no matter what. Jesse has managed multimillion-dollar budgets and is savvy with creating managing them. He has a comprehensive working knowledge of state and federal licensing standards, as well as accreditation standards and processes. He enjoys teaching others the ‘why’ in what we do. Jesse’s lifelong passion has been to serve youth through skill building, mentoring, and fostering positive relationships. He has been able to take the impactful experiences that shaped his childhood to develop programs and experiences that have positively impacted thousands of youths over his years serving them. Jesse has lived in North Carolina for over 17 years and is married with 4 amazing kids. He still enjoys playing basketball at a competitive level, but it’s taking a while getting used to being referred to as ‘Old School’ or ‘Coach’. He played four years of basketball at Kentucky Christian University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Colorado Christian University.