Dr. Lisa Richardson, Executive Dean for Student Success and Retention
Waubonsee Community College welcomes Dr. Lisa Richardson, of Elgin, to the position of Executive Dean for Student Success and Retention.
“I am excited about this opportunity to advocate for our students through supporting and sharing out the work our Student Success and Retention team does to impact student success.”
Dr. Richardson holds a Doctorate of Education in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Northern Illinois University, a Master of Science in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Indiana University, a Master of Education in Middle and Secondary Education from Valparaiso University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Writing-Intensive English from Marquette University.
Dr. Richardson has served as the Student Retention Manager at Waubonsee since September 2019 and began her career as the Student Success Manager for the Connect4Success program in March 2016.
Prior to Waubonsee, Dr. Richardson served as the Assistant Director of the Purdue Promise Program at Purdue University for four years. Dr. Richardson also has experience as a Graduate Assistant in advising and as a Research Assistant at Indiana University.
Dr. Richardson began her career in education as a high school Language Arts teacher at Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond, Indiana, where she taught for four years.
