MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2009

Contact: Jane Simpson, Director of Public Relations, Lutheran Family Services, (402) 978-5646.

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska hires Richardson as vice president of program.

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, a faith-based nonprofit, multi-service human care agency with more than 30 locations across Nebraska, Council Bluffs, Iowa and Wichita, Kansas, has hired Amy Richardson as vice president of program.

Richardson recently served as the director of business development at Richard H. Young Hospital – Good Samaritan Health Systems of Kearney.  Previously, she was administrative director of Richard Young.  Richardson served as the administrator and CEO of the Central Service Area for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services where she managed over 600 state personnel and an operational budget of $13 million.  She was instrumental in the formation of the Integrated Care Coordination Unit and served as program manager. 

Richardson has a master’s degree in counseling and psychology from the University of Nebraska, Kearney and is a licensed certified social worker.  She is a provisionally licensed mental health practitioner and a provisionally licensed drug and alcohol counselor.

Ruth Henrichs, president and CEO of Lutheran Family Services, commented, “Amy brings over 25 years of administrative experience in all three of our Agency’s core competencies – child welfare, behavioral health and community services.  Her knowledge of Nebraska will be a great asset as LFS plans and implements services in the future.”

About Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska:

Thousands of families of all faiths are served through LFS programs that include counseling, addiction services, immigration legal services, refugee resettlement, foster care, adoption, respite care, sexual abuse treatment and  family support services.  Learn more at www.lfsneb.org.