R Street Institute
Essie Bent is a dedicated mental health professional with extensive administrative and leadership experience in educational and therapeutic settings. Currently serving as a Mental Health Therapist at Keystone Therapy Group and as a Research and Executive Administrative Assistant at R Street Institute, Essie combines clinical knowledge with research acumen. Previous roles include Director at Steve & Kate's Camp, where oversight of a licensed summer camp for over 300 students was key, and Associate Director at La Petite Academy, focusing on operational management and curriculum development. Essie's experience in educational settings is further demonstrated through positions such as Site Director at AlphaBEST Education, Inc., Assistant Director at Merrifield Child Development Academy, and Huntington Learning Center, where responsibilities included teacher management, program development, and parental engagement. Essie's academic qualifications include a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from George Mason University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
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R Street Institute
The R Street Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan, public policy research organization (“think tank”). Our mission is to engage in policy research and outreach to promote free markets and limited, effective government. In addition to our D.C. headquarters, we have offices in Florida, Texas, California, Alabama and Ohio. We work extensively on both state and national policy, focusing on issues that other groups tend to neglect. Our specialty is in tackling issues that are complex, but don’t necessarily grab major headlines. These are the areas where we think we can have a real impact. We believe free markets work better than the alternatives. At the same time, we recognize the legislative process calls out for practical responses to current problems. Toward that end, our motto is “Free markets. Real solutions.” We also differ from other groups on the political right in our dedication to building broad coalitions, working with a wide array of groups who share specific policy goals. This makes us uniquely capable of building support for pragmatic free-market proposals that can earn bipartisan consensus. Learn more: http://www.rstreet.org/about/why-r-street/