Lester W. Roberson, CEO, Director and Founder, KNOW Corporation – Mr. Roberson has provided mental health wellness services for over 30 years. In 2016, utilizing his experience and clinical background in working with diverse communities, he developed and implemented a 10-week “Anger Transformation Program” (copyrighted) with an emphasis on mental health wellness, in a number of programs in the county. He has incorporated the use of innovative technology tools used for: client intake, survey and evaluations; and comprehensive reporting in support of reduced recidivism.
Prior to that, he served as the first Rehabilitation Therapist to implement a mental health program for the Department of Corrections at California State Prison Sacramento. He also served at Atascadero and Napa State Hospitals, and the Stockton Developmental Center where he utilized functional analysis to develop patient behavioral management plans for interpersonal and social problems with focus on drug and alcohol abuse. In his early career he taught classes and coached collegiate football for over 15 years at both American River College (Sacramento) and Delta College (Stockton). Mr. Roberson is a Certified Rehabilitation Therapist, has his Master’s Degree from California State University, Sacramento and a Bachelor’s Degree from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. He has been happily married to his wife Lynda for more than twenty-seven years and they have two children. He and Lynda are members of Calvary Christian Center for the past twenty years where they are very involved in their church as Deacon and Deaconess.