Ronda Gibbs

Ronda Gibbs is the Director of Housing for Community Research Foundation which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that designs and operates programs focused on the treatment, education, and rehabilitation of individuals with mental health problems. Ms. Gibbs oversees the housing for approximately 700 adults and seniors living with chronic and persistent mental health illness. She specializes in the expansion and accessibility of new and existing housing opportunities as well as working with community housing leaders in reducing stigma surrounding mental health users.

Ms. Gibbs is the founder of the Independent Living Association which develops and implements quality standards for private homeowners who rent rooms in their homes exclusively to adults and seniors with mental illness. In this role, she has developed training guides and educational course work to support owners and tenants to achieve successful housing. The Independent Living Association is the only known organization to provide this type of training for private homeowners. Ms. Gibbs is a 23-year veteran of the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve where she served as a senior instructor in the Army Combat Medic School. Ms. Gibbs received her Juris Doctorate in law in 2011 from Kaplan University, Concord School of Law and her BA in healthcare management from Saint Leo University in 2007.

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