Ms. Richards is from Cincinnati, Ohio and holds Bachelor’s degrees in Math Education and Spanish from the Honors College at Western Kentucky University and a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from the University of Louisville.

Ms. Richards is passionate about education and has spent the last decade working in college admissions, diversity and inclusion, and student success for local universities, guiding thousands of students through the college admissions process and transition to college.

Outside of work, she is involved with the community as member, mentor and past-chair of the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative Young Professionals Board and has served the higher education community through her memberships in the Ohio Academic Advising Association as a Board Member and the National, Ohio, and Kentucky Associations of College Admission Counseling.

She is passionate about supporting students reaching their college and career goals and is excited to work with every Mariemont Warrior. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering, spending time with her husband and two children, and walking her dog, Moose.