Lori Richey is Peterborough County’s new physician recruiter.
Richey has over 28 years of experience in the health care sector, most recently executive director and physician recruiter with the Peterborough Family Health Team, a position she held for five years before leaving in 2020 to pursue an interest in interior design and photography.
Richey was also director of operations and human resources manager at the Peterborough Family Health Team for over eight years, from 2006 to 2015. Prior to that, she was manager of human and information resources at Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough for 14 years.
“We are incredibly fortunate to have someone with Lori’s expertise and background join the team at Peterborough County,” says Peterborough County CAO Sheridan Graham in a media release issued on Wednesday (October 11).
“We are excited and look forward to Lori’s direct collaboration with the townships, to understand their residents’ needs, to support our existing family physicians and to recruit much-needed family physicians to our region,” Graham adds.
Richey will start in her new role on Monday, October 23rd.
