Brian Carroll, MSW
President and Chief Executive Officer

Brian was named CEO of Secret Harbor in 1994 after serving four years as Director of Clinical Services in our Residential Treatment Program. In the CEO role, Brian is responsible for overseeing all program and administrative duties associated with the daily budget and operations and is evaluated by and accountable to the agency’s volunteer Board of Directors. Brian works closely with each department head assisting with program evaluation and personnel issues. He is specifically involved in all aspects of client assessment (intake), fee scales, and department budgets.

Prior to his employment with Secret Harbor, Brian was Director of the Special Care Unit for Echo Glen Children’s Center (1984 to 1990). His duties included clinical assessments, admissions and discharges, and mental health consultations. Brian also served as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor (1978 to 1984) at Echo Glen where he provided individual and group counseling to institutionalized youth.

Brian is a 1983 graduate of the University of Washington where he earned a Master’s in Social Work. He graduated from Seattle University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Community Services.

In addition to providing private training and consultation on the topics of adolescent suicide prevention, grief loss and critical incident intervention, Brian is a contracted children’s mental health specialist for the Children’s Long Term Inpatient Program Committee in Washington (CLIP). He is also President Elect of the American Association of Children’s Residential Centers (AACRC), a member of the Washington State Coalition of Children's Residential Services, and is an active member of the Anacortes-Fidalgo Island Rotary.

He has served on the Children’s Interagency Committee, the Board of Directors for Washington Federation of Residential Treatment Providers, and the Admissions & Advisory Committee for Northwest Youth Services.

Brian and his wife, son and daughter live in Anacortes and are active members of the local community.