Board of Directors
Dr. Lisa Lombard founded Comfort Kits for Children in March 2022. She brings over 30 years of direct service, teaching, and supervisory experience to this humanitarian effort. As a clinical psychologist in Chicago, she integrates mind-body skills in her therapeutic work with children, families, and adults. She has extensive experience providing treatment to children and adults coping with unexpected grief and loss, as well as assessment and treatment for children who have experienced abuse and neglect.
Dr. Cheryl Bemel is a licensed psychologist and adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota's School of Dentistry, training dentists and dental students in psychophysiological pain management. She has deployed with the Minnesota Behavioral Health Medical Reserve Corps to provide Psychological First Aid at national disaster sites, and served as a Crisis Psychologist in hospital emergency rooms. Dr. Bemel has her own private practice treating children and families with complex medical disorders and chronic PTSD. She is an Approved Consultant with the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and teaches at NPHTI conferences.
