Lead Social Worker
Ms. Lisa. Pirrello, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., has been a school social worker for the last 30 years, serving, for the
past 27 years, as the Lead School Social Worker for the PAEC Special Education Cooperative. Ms. Pirrello
holds various Teaching, Type 73 and Type 75 Illinois Professional Education Licenses and is a registered
Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the States of Illinois and Florida. Her education includes receiving her
BA in Elementary/Secondary and Special Education from Northeastern Illinois University, and receiving
her MSW, as well as her Type 75 Illinois License in Leadership and Administration from Loyola University
of Chicago. Prior to her experience in the field of education as a teacher and school social worker, Ms.
Pirrello has, also, worked in hospital and law enforcement settings. Currently, as the Lead School Social
Worker, she provides ongoing clinical direction, supervision and consultative services to the PAEC School
Social Work team, various school personnel, as well as member districts. Additionally, Ms. Pirrello
provides direct social work services to students who attend PAEC Therapeutic Day High School. Ms.
Pirrello is an active member of the NASW (National Association of Social Workers), SSWA (School Social
Work Association of America), IASSW (Illinois Association of School Social Workers), the PAEC
Cooperative’s Leadership Team, the PAEC Cooperative’s Safety Committee, the West Suburban Juvenile
Officer’s Association, the LAN 60 Coalition, and is the acting President of the Illinois School Social Work
Supervisors and Coordinators Council.