Lydia Allen
Assistant Director @Northern Virginia Family Services
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WORK HISTORY
Assistant Director @Northern Virginia Family Services
Develop, implement, and monitor NVFS Community Health programs, ensuring client service delivery is trauma-informed and culturally appropriate.• Lead a team of Medication Assistance Caseworkers, Health Navigators, and Community Health Workers, who work holistically to provide clients with comprehensive preventative care and health literacy education to improve their health outcomes. • Strategically expand health safety net programs at NVFS – including widening access for existing clients and identifying gaps in services outside our target populations – while maintaining oversight of existing Community Health programs’ adherence to policies and standard case management procedures. • Represent the Agency to the community, partners, funders and other stakeholders.Additional duties:• In October 2025, I created an internal-Agency page to centralize information on legal and regulatory changes to public and private health insurance and serve as a tool for NVFS Case Managers who help clients navigate health resources.• From April 2022 to present, I serve as a member of the NVFS Immigrant Resiliency Workgroup, developed to respond to crises impacting the immigrant community and identify opportunities to support our immigrant neighbors, colleagues, and staff.
EDUCATION
University of Valencia
Spanish
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts, Spanish and Psychology
Columbia | SIPA
Master of International Affairs, Economic and Political Development
SKILLS
ABOUT LYDIA ALLEN
Nineteen years of project management experience in the human services, human rights, and public health fields.Specialties: managing non-profit organization\'s programs, grant administration, human rights documentation, economic and political development research, working for refugee and new immigrant-serving organizations, public health promotion, advocacy, capacity-building and training, staff supervision.
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