Lafarris L. Risby
I am an award-winning CEO, strategist, advisor, author, speaker, coach, and philanthropist. Childcare and parenting expert, community leader, WBENC, WOSB, and NMSDC certified.
- Role
- Founder at Loving Arms Enterprises
- Location
- Junction City, KS, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lafarris L. Risby
I don’t just teach leadership. I teach leaders how to build systems that don’t cost them…
Experience
Founder
Jan 1994 — Present · Junction City, KS, US
Loving Arms Enterprises is a community stabilizer that assists and supports children, families, overcomers, and entrepreneurs in gaining stability and freedom through innovative platforms and educational resources. LaFarris L. Risby, CFLE founded Loving Arms Enterprises as an in-home daycare after leaving an abusive marriage with her two children and no money. More than 27 years later, Loving Arms Enterprises is the largest African American owned business in the region and has grown to include four subsidiaries: Loving Arms Childcare and Preschool, Loving Arms University, MGB, and, LaFarris, Inc.
Education
Central Texas College
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Early Childhood Education and Teaching
1997
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Graduate, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Upper Iowa University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Human Services
Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth
Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth
Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Public Speaking
- Event Management
- Childcare
- Early Childhood Education
- Event Planning
- Program Development
- Leadership Development
- Fundraising
- Program Management
- Non-Profits
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Nonprofits
- Training
- Staff Development
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