Board of Directors
Lisa J. Bjergaard, Southwest Region
Lisa has served continously on the PATH ND board since 1994 as a member of the original Board of Directors. She has served periodically on the strategic planning committee, finance committee, and executive committee.
She also serves as the Director of the North Dakota Division of Juvenile Services, a position she has held since September, 2006. In this capacity, she is responsible for overseeing the operations of the state’s juvenile corrections agency.
During the previous sixteen years, Lisa’s juvenile corrections work included serving as a regional administrator and a case manager within the Division of Juvenile Services. She has also worked in the private sector with delinquent youth in residential care, shelter care, and in a non-profit setting with survivors of domestic violence and their children.
Lisa currently serves on various youth-related boards and committees at the local, state and national level, and has been involved in the development of a variety of public/private partnerships that provide mental health, substance abuse, educational and behavioral health services to youth and children. She has assisted in content and curriculum development and training delivery for a variety of training programs within North Dakota and for the National Institute of Corrections. Her educational background includes a master’s degree in Criminal Justice and Public Safety (M.S.) and a bachelor’s degree in Religion (B.A.).
