About
Introducing Dr. Sheryl Richard!
MAOM, NBCHWC, PCC, PMP®
Healthcare Leader | Researcher | Executive Coach
DR. SHERYL L. RICHARD, PHD
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!”
Magnificent Messmaker®
“Magnificent Messmaker® was founded by Dr. Sheryl Richard to help individuals and teams turn so‑called mistakes into fuel for growth, innovation, and bold creativity. Through her writing, speaking, and coaching, Dr. Richard shares practical ways to move beyond self‑doubt, embrace vulnerability, and practice courageous self‑leadership in every season of life.”
Facilitator
Speaker & Consultant
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Glad You're Here
Hello! I'm Dr. Sheryl Richard. You can call me Sheryl. I know firsthand what it means to carry promises and uncertainty at the same time. As a teenager becoming a mother, Sheryl learned how fragile hope can feel and how powerful faith, hope, love, and perseverance can become.
Pregnant Teen to PhD is not a story of perfection or ease. It is a story of progress and becoming. Through moments of doubt, resilience, grace, and growth, Sheryl’s journey reflects the truth that our beginnings do not define us or our endings.
Today, Sheryl serves as a servant-hearted leader, educator, and coach who blends research, lived experience, and compassionate care in the field of health and well-being. She holds a PhD in Health Services and brings over three decades of experience across higher education, government, consulting, private practice, and community engagement. Yet, her most meaningful and joyful work continues to be with being a mom and grandmom and walking alongside others as they discover their own strength, worth, purpose, and resilience. She is grateful for the love and support of her family and friends throughout her journey.
Guided by faith, hope, and love, Sheryl believes that healing happens when we are brave enough to be our authentic selves. This memoir is her invitation to “Bring all of who you are into all of what you do.”
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11
Contact
For media requests, collaborations, or general questions, please reach out to me at info@sherylrichard.com
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