ANVC Board Bio - Alicia Richardson

Alicia Richardson is an Instructor of Neurosurgery and academic affiliate for the College of Nursing, as well as the Stroke Program Manager for Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. In 2012, she received her Master’s degree as a Clinical Nurse Specialist from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. Alicia served as a board member on her institution’s Advanced Practice Provider Council from 2017-2019.  Alicia completed a post-graduate Vascular Neurology Advanced Neurovascular Practice Fellowship (NETSMART AP) in 2018, where she also received the NETSMART AP Clinical Excellence Award. In 2018 she was awarded the Advanced Practice Clinician of the year award at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. In 2020, Alicia was promoted to a level 4 APP for excellence in Clinical Expertise, Clinical Education, Leadership, and Community Service. Alicia currently leads both a regional CSC group and the Stroke Coordinators of PA group. Alicia is board certified as an Acute-Care Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult-Gerontology (ACCNS-AG), an Advanced Neurovascular Practitioner (ANVP-BC), and an Advanced Stroke Coordinator (ASC-BC). She has served on the Association of Neurovascular Clinicians (ANVC) board of directors since 2018. Alicia has held several leadership roles within ANVC, such as Treasurer, Chair of Education Committee, Annual meeting Program Chair, Marketing taskforce Chair, Advanced Stroke Coordinator Program Director, and currently is President Elect for ANVC. Alicia was accepted to the World Stroke Organization (WSO) Future Leaders program, which is a 2-year program with the initiative to develop the technical and research skills of the next generation of stroke professionals. Alicia is expected to graduate in 2024. Alicia also is on the Education Committee for the Society of Vascular Interventional Neurology (SVIN). Alicia has participated as PI or Co-investigator in several stroke research studies such as, PROSPER, MARISS, OPTIMIST, and ZODIAC. She has been an invited speaker to several regional, national, and international conferences throughout the years and has specific interest in the Stroke Coordinator role, hyperacute stroke care, and stroke program leadership.

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