Monday Meetup - Mindful Breathing and Imagery with Linda Rich
Linda Rich, MA is the Senior Program Officer for Learning and Network at The Barra Foundation. Prior to this, she was Director of Education and Consultation at the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice and at the Healing Hurt People program at Drexel University College of Medicine. She has over 25 years of experience in psychotherapy, research, health policy analysis and program planning, implementation and evaluation. Her previous work included the creation of a training/professional development component to a large-scale community based parenting network; guiding grant-request and funding processes; and establishing a standardized evaluation system for parenting education. Ms. Rich has worked in a range of non profit organizations in the human services field, as a clinician (psychologist) in women’s health and mental health settings; in health policy in the National Health and Human Services Program at the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Best Practices Institute; and as a consultant for The Ford Foundation and for the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Children’s Policy. Her work has included developing training and consultations; overseeing clinical operations; policy research, and program evaluation research including developing a case management database.
Ms. Rich holds a Master’s degree in Community Psychology from Temple University and a Bachelor’s degree from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
