Mr. Richardson previously served as Director of the Oriana House, Inc. ADM Crisis Center for eight years, where he facilitated large-scale collaborations for programs addressing barriers to substance abuse treatment and recovery. Additional career experience includes leadership roles in the behavioral health, vocational rehabilitation, managed care and addiction services fields. He attended Kent State University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Master of Education with a specialization in Rehabilitation Counseling. Mr. Richardson is a licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor with Clinical Supervisory designation, and a licensed professional counselor, and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at Kent State University, where he teaches master’s level coursework.