William Lyons serves as Senior Manager of Programs, Social Determinants of Health at Legacy Community Health.

He is an advanced social work professional and supervisor with over a decade of experience across fields, including case management, clinical mental health services, community organizing, financial coaching and non-profit management. Specific expertise includes trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, and critical time intervention. In 2021, he received Field Instructor of the Year for his hard work from the University of Houston – Clear Lake.

At Legacy, William primarily supports the professional development of student interns as emerging health care professionals across disciplines. He serves on a few workgroups such as Community Voice with the Health Equity Collective, Accountable Community of Health of Greater Northside, and Coalition for Environment Equity & Resilience. In addition, he is a therapist providing services to youth (12 – 17) individually and in a therapy group for Queer youth experiencing anxiety and depression.