Executive Leader

Lisa M. Walker, MSW, LSW 

Senior Vice President

TECD and Quality Improvement

A Second Chance Inc.

Lisa M. Walker is currently the Senior Vice President of TECD and Quality Improvement at A Second Chance, Inc.  Ms. Walker has held the positions of Senior Vice President of Child and Family Services, Vice President and Sr. Director of Clinical and Permanency Services and during her tenure at A Second Chance, Inc.  She has been a practicing social worker for the last 20 years, and recently licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2004.  She earned her master’s degree in social work in 2000 from the University of Pittsburgh where she also completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology.  Ms. Walker came to A Second Chance, Inc. as a consultant in the Outpatient Mental Wellness Clinic and a facilitator for the agency’s Community Advisory Board.  Prior to her employment with A Second Chance, Inc. Ms. Walker has served in various positions at Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Office of Children, Youth and Families with her last 7 years as one of the eight Regional Office Directors.  Ms. Walker is the founder/president of Promoting F.A.I.T.H., Inc. a non-profit organization dedicated to providing training resources and service delivery to families, communities and professionals in Southwestern Pennsylvania in the philosophy and tenets of Family Group Decision Making.  Ms. Walker is a trainer for the PA Child Welfare Training program an organization assigned by the state to train new and existing child welfare professionals. She has trained human service professionals locally and nationally on numerous child welfare, leadership and cultural diversity topics.

In 1998, Ms. Walker received the “Distinguished Alumni Award” presented by the University of Pittsburgh, College of General Studies in recognition of outstanding achievement.  Lisa Walker’s specialties are in the areas of clinical services, group facilitation, program development, community-based collaboration and leadership development.

Finally, Ms. Walker is a mother and sibling in her family.  She’s passionate about her family, the children, families and professionals she works with.

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