Richard Knecht has delivered program operations, leadership, strategic planning and training services to public and private healthcare and human service systems for more than 35 years.

Richard’s consultation capacities include assisting organizations to create and implement Strategic Planning processes and Quality Management plans to meaningfully support the monitoring and measurement of team performance, and to communicate those outcomes to others with clarity.  When properly executed, these internal systems allow you to focus your energies and implement lasting change in the pursuit of your “True North.” 

Richard has conducted Accreditation Readiness and site visit preparation in multiple settings.  Your team will often benefit in unpredictable ways from an investment in accreditation, and he can assist your agency to measure its readiness, and complete and maintain successful accreditation.

He can assist non-profit service organizations to identify real world solutions that will support and sustain long-term success, with leadership coaching, revenue expansion, board development or program design and implementation.  Grant writing and fund development are the life blood of your agency.  Richard has managed grant application and fulfillment in both public agency and community-based settings, and can assist you in tapping into and maximizing your financial partnerships.

Richard is the former Chief Operating Officer of a large behavioral health hospital, and the former Sr. Vice President of Program Operations at the River Oak Center for Children. He is the co-editor of California’s unique System of Care Integrated Core Practice Model, and designed the template that now serves as the state’s required Memorandum of Understanding structure under AB 2083. With special awareness of the unique challenges public health and human serving agencies face, Richard brings creative and effective solutions from his 10 years directing Placer County’s highly regarded children’s system and his 16 years in private sector leadership.  He is past President of the Board of Directors at Ifoster.org, the country’s online resource portal for Foster and Kinship care youth and their providers, and presently sits on the Board of Directors at Opeeka, Inc.