Meet Dr. Sheryl

Dr. Sheryl Richard is a visionary and servant-hearted change leader with a passion for whole-person health and well-being, personal and professional development, progress over perfection, coaching, and evidence-informed practice. She brings over three decades of experience spanning higher education, federal government, corporate consulting, private practice, and community engagement.

Dr. Richard earned her PhD in Health Services from Walden University in 2016 and joined the Walden community as Adjunct Faculty in 2017. She is among the nation’s first National Board-Certified Health & Well-Being Coaches (NBHWC) and holds Project Management Professional (PMP®) and International Coach Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC) certifications.

Dr. Richard serves as an Academic Program Coordinator for Walden’s Master of Healthcare Administration program and mentors doctoral students in health services and healthcare administration. She has served as adjunct faculty for several institutions and currently serves as a training faculty member with the Wellcoaches Center of Coaching Excellence.

Her children and grandchildren are her greatest joys. Drawing on her strengths of love, spirituality, and kindness, along with her passion for supporting others on their unique journeys, Dr. Richard embarked on authoring the forthcoming memoir, Pregnant Teen to PhD – Faith… Hope… Love…: A Journey of Resilience (expected release in 2026), a story of perseverance and purpose. In the same spirit, she founded and trademarked Magnificent Messmaker®, an initiative dedicated to encouraging and inspiring others to embrace their authenticity.

Through her person-centered care approach, she helps passionate people grow and uplift others, creating tangible positive social impact. With this purpose, Dr. Richard extends an invitation to, “Bring all of who you are into to all of what you do!”

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