Background
Dougherty, Richard Hamlen was born on December 15, 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Bruce and Jean (MacDill) Dougherty.
Management and health care consultant
Dougherty, Richard Hamlen was born on December 15, 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Bruce and Jean (MacDill) Dougherty.
Bachelor with honors, Colgate University, 1974; Master in Social Services Administrator, University of Chicago, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1990.
Counselor, Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, 1974-1975; clinical coordinator, Communities for People, Inc., Boston, 1977-1979; evaluation specialist, Massachusetts Department Public Welfare, Boston, 1979-1980; rate liaison, Massachusetts Department Public Welfare, Boston, 1980; program manager, Massachusetts Department Social Services, Boston, 1980-1982; Chief Financial Officer, National Mentor, Inc., Boston, 1982-1985; senior management consultant, Seidman & Seidman, Boston, 1985-1987; president, Dougherty Management Associations Inc., Lexington, Massachusetts, since 1987. Consultant mental health systems, government. Board directors Massachusetts Council Human Service Orgns., Boston, 1982-1985.
Court receiver Coastal Community Counseling Center, Braintree, Massachusetts, 1987-1991. Assistant treasurer Community Music Center Boston, 1985-1991, treasurer, 1991-1995, president, 1995-1999, board directors, 1995-2003. Board directors Hole in the Sock Productions, 1988-1990.
Allocations committee United Way Massachusetts Bay, 1989-1991, chairman allocations coordinator committee, 1992-1994. Member Lexington Human Services Committee, 1989-1991, Childrens Outcomes Roundtable, CMHS since 2001, co-chair Building Bridges Outcomes committee, since 2007. Member Children in Managed Care Advisory Committee, Center for Healthcare Strategies, since 2000, Deacon and Senior Deacon, Hancock United Church of Christ, congressional 1997-2000, treasurer since 2002.
Treasurer VanGo Productions, Inc., since 2001. Co-chairman Lexington Health Benefits Advisory Committee, 2005. Board directors Consumers for Health Care Choices, 2005-2008.
President Basic Needs United States, Inc., since 2008. Member Academy Health, American College Mental Health Administration (board directors 2002-2005, treasurer 2003-2005), Boston Athenaeum.
Married Charlotte Louise Perry, September 6, 1975. Children: Cyra Perry, Alexa Starr.