Tyrena M. Lester

Tyrena M. Lester, LICSW, serves as the Victim Services Supervisor and CPHP Team Supervisor at Baystate Health since July 2016. Additionally, Tyrena holds positions as an Adjunct Professor in the MSW Program at Westfield State University and as Adjunct Faculty at Bay Path College, where instruction focuses on the Psychology of Parenting and Human Sexuality. Prior experience includes roles as a Social Worker for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a Clinician at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC). Tyrena's career began with peer education at the YWCA of Western Massachusetts from 1997 to 2001. Academic credentials include a Master’s degree in Social Work from Springfield College (2007-2010) and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Bay Path University (2004-2007).