Lisa Serad, MS, C-AAIS, is the Program Manager of the Gerald B. Shreiber Pet Therapy Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), where she has overseen a program that brings the comfort and joy of therapy dogs to patients, families, and staff for more than 12 years. Her responsibilities include recruiting, screening, and training therapy dog teams; managing and coaching program volunteers; and promoting best practices in animal-assisted interventions.

Lisa has more than 30 years of experience as a pet therapy volunteer and professional dog trainer and has served as a CGC and Therapy Dog evaluator for over 20 years. A Certified Animal-Assisted Intervention Specialist, she brings extensive experience in canine behavior, therapy dog evaluation, and preparing teams for successful visits in healthcare settings.

Lisa is passionate about helping others interested in AAI, both at the individual and programmatic levels. She's currently is working with her 6th Rhodesian Ridgeback (she started with them in 1991) and for fun, she attempts dressage with her Friesian/Percheron cross gelding!