- Mental Health Services Professional Scholarship Recipient Puts Sizeable Funds to Work in Pursuit of Her Why01/23/2025 08:32:19 AMHannah Van Sickle
In the beginning, Lisa Charles was drawn to a paraprofessional role in the local public schools in order to be on the same schedule as her school-aged children. During her initial interview, when asked if she preferred to work with the general- or special-ed population, Charles chose the latter and has scarcely looked back. In fact, the chance to make a difference in the lives of other families’ children—while forging her own educational path forward— has kept Charles returning, day in and day out, for nine years. In the CommunityIn the Community