Lisa Richard, M.S.*
Regional Network Coordinator Southwest VA
Rural Outreach Specialist Center for Family Involvement
887-567-1122
Bio:
Lisa Richard is the Southwest Regional Network Coordinator and the Rural Outreach Specialist at the Center for Family Involvement at Virginia Commonwealth University. She supports caregivers and families living with disability across the lifespan in southwest and rural Virginia. She is the parent to seven children including two adult children with intellectual disabilities and has lived experience navigating complex disability systems throughout VA.
Partnership Projects:
- Genetic Navigator Program
Expertise:
- Family support
- Genetic Navigator Program
- Rural Outreach
Education:
- BS Healthcare Administration, King University
- MS Sociology, VCU
Research Interests:
- AI
- Healthcare
- Rural health
- Caregiver health
- Family supports
Certifications and Licensure:
- VA-LEND Graduate VCU
Professional Affiliations:
- VMAP SW Region Care Navigation Advisory Committee
- Rivers Way Board Member
- Ballad Health SW VA Regional Advisory council member
- Southwest Virginia Behavioral Health Board Member