Lisa Hendrickson

Lisa joined KYC in 2007, beginning her work as a Vocational Counselor supporting adults with disabilities as they found and maintained employment. She transitioned to support the opening of Myers Place, KYC’s first permanent supportive housing development and was quickly promoted to develop KYC's new Community Support Team services. Lisa has served as the Director of Community Living since 2020 and oversees a variety of community-based programming across the Northwest Suburbs, including intensive support to adults with serious mental illness and PRIME services under the Williams & Colbert Consent Decrees that support individuals transitioning from institutions into independent housing in the community. Outside of her work at KYC, Lisa worked in the criminal justice system, advocating for fair treatment and improved living conditions for incarcerated persons in the Illinois prison system, specifically transgender and intersex individuals who are at especially high risk.

Lisa received her Master's in Social Work from the University of St. Francis and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.