2009-10 Board of Directors
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Hal Lipton, MSW
President
Education:
BA: Syracuse University: MSW: Columbia U. School of
Social Work
Current Employment:
Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, Andrews Air Force Base
NASW Participation:
Member of Metro DC Chapter for many years; NASW Consultant;
Project Manager—Best Practices in Dealing with the Death of a Child
in the Emergency Dept; also presentations on helping families deal with
life-threatening trauma.
Other Relevant Community Work:
Work in disasters: In NYC after 9/11—individual and group work;
mental health work with Red Cross after tornado struck La Plata, MD;
Former member of the Board of Children, Youth and Families in D.C.;
Former President, DC Chapter of Social Work Leadership in Health Care;
organized first national meeting for trauma social workers in program
sponsored by the American Trauma Society
Other Relevant Experience:
Consultant to the American Trauma Society and former project manager
at the American Psychological Association; Domestic Violence and Mental
Health provider at the Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland; Extensive
management and supervision of social workers in pediatric settings;
consultant on group work in health care settings; private practice with
individuals and couples.
Professional Credentials & Licenses:
MSW, LICSW in DC; LCSW-C in MD
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Ralph Belk, MSW
President-Elect
Education: BSW from Texas
Christian University; MSW from Case Western Reserve University
Current Employment: Deputy
Executive Director, Program Administration
National Center for Children and Families
NASW Participation: Current
Vice President; Chair, 5th Biennial Metro Chapter
Conference Committee; Metro Chapter Social
Work Administrator of the Year (2005)
Other Relevant Community Work:
Mentor
Professional Credentials & Licenses:
LICSW, LICSW-C
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Cynthia Harris, MSW
Vice President
Education: Master of Social
Work (MSW); Master of Business and Public Administration (MBPA), Doctoral
Candidate in Health Administration (DHA), expected date of graduation
August, 2009.
Current Employment:
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Howard University School of Social Work;
Adjunct Professor, University of the District of Columbia; Senior Project
Specialist, University of the District of Columbia
NASW Participation:
Former Co-Chair, Verne Lyons Conference Committee; Former Member-at-Large,
Metropolitan DC Chapter NASW; Former Member, CNLI, Metropolitan DC Chapter
NASW; Current Member, Committee on Ethics; Attendee/Presenter, NASW
conferences.
Other Relevant Community Work:
Former Vice Chair/Chair of the District of Columbia United Way Board;
Former Chair of the Community Services Fund, DC United Way Board; Former
Board Member, United Way of the National Capital Area; Former Member,
Community Services Fund of the United Way of the National Capital Area;
Current Member American Public Health Association; Chairperson, Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, Washington DC Alumni Chapter Teen Pregnancy
Project; Mentor, Elizabeth Ministries, Inc, Teen Pregnancy Prevention
program; Former President and Current Member, Howard University School
of Social Work Alumni Association (HUSSWA); Former Volunteer HUSSWA
Katrina Project; Member, Howard University Alumni Association; Member,
American Public Health Association.
Other Relevant Experience:
Ethics Trainer for public and private agencies including DC Department
of Mental Health, DC Child and Family Services Administration, Family
and Child Services, Inc., DC Aging Consortium, Episcopal Center, and
Metro Chapter NASW.
Professional Credentials & Licenses:
ACSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
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Anne DeGirolamo, MSWT3
Secretary
Education: MSW National
Catholic School of Social Service, May 2005; BA Rutgers College,
Rutgers University, The State School of New Jersey, May 1992
Current Employment:
Adult Therapist, DC Rape Crisis Center
NASW Participation:
Member since Fall 2003
Relevant Experience: NCSSS
Student Government Representative 2003 to 2005
Professional Credentials & Licenses:
LICSW
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David Kennedy, MSW
Treasurer
Education: MSW, University
of California, Berkeley, 1976
Current Employment: Program
Analyst, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of Family Policy,
Military Community and Family Policy
NASW Participation: Charter
member, National Association of Social Workers Commission on Families
and Primary Associations, 1985; NASW, International Chapter, Southern
European Representative, 1993; NASW National Conference Planning Committee
and Social Work Pioneer. 2007.
Other Relevant Community Work:
Various projects with the National Association of Black Social Workers
Other Relevant Experience:
Uniformed Services Social Work Conference Planning Committee:
Numerous years
Professional Credentials & Licenses:
National Association of Social Workers, Academy of Certified Social
Workers (ACSW) in 1980 and NASW Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (DCSW)in
1994 and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) for the Commonwealth
of Virginia in 2006.
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Anthony Goliday, MSW
Member at Large
Education: MSW from Howard
University 1996, and an Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Georgetown University 2006
Current Employment: Director
of Therapeutic Foster Care Services at Pressley Ridge, Washington, D.C.
NASW Participation: Member
since 1996. Past appointee to the Metro Chapter Committee on Inquiry.
Other Relevant Community Work:
Consortium for Child Welfare, Board Member (2009)
Other Relevant Experience:
Director of Foster Care and Adoptions at Lutheran Social Services, NCA
(2005 – 2008)
Professional Credentials & Licenses:
MSW, ACSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
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Leola Jenkins, MSW, LICSW
Member at Large
Education: MSW, Howard University
School of Social Work
Current Employment: Retired DC
Government August 1, 2009
NASW Participation: Chair, PACE
Committee; Committee Planning member for the James Evans Memorial Breakfast;
NASW, Metro Chapter Member at Large; Host of the Inaugural Celebration
Rally for DC Voting Rights; Co-Sponsored Health Care Reform Town Hall
meeting
Other Relevant Community Work:
Co-Founder of Family Advocacy and Support Association; Co-Founder of
Family Alliance for Community Support; Co-Founder of CHADD-DC Chapter;
Mount Horeb Baptist Church Young Peoples Council Coordinator; Vice-Chair
of Church Pulpit Committee; member of Constitution Committee and Choirs.
Other Community Experience: DC
Commission on Mental Health, Supervisory Social Worker; Dept. of Mental
Health Program Manager for DCCSA Northwest Child & Family Community
Support Center
Professional Credentials & Licenses:
LICSW-DC
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Melanie Mitchell, MSW
Member at Large
Education: BSW from Rust
College; MSW from Clark Atlanta University
Current Employment: Currently
employed at Family Preservations Services.
NASW Participation: Conference
Planning Committee, 2007; NASW, Metro Chapter Member at Large, 2007-2009,
and Conference Call for Papers Chair, 2009.
Other Relevant Community Work:
Volunteer with Heart of Manor Park neighborhood, volunteer for job related
fund raisers and events, volunteer with food and friends, and service
on church committees.
Other Relevant Experience:
Provide individual and family therapy; work with the elderly population.
Professional Credentials & Licenses:
LICSW, LCSW-C
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Sheila Pannell, MSW
Member at Large
Education: Howard University
School of Social Work. Master of Social Work,
1974
Current Employment: The
Art & Drama Therapy Inst. Inc.
NASW Participation: Current
Member since 1983. I have participated for years on the Chapter
Program Committee, which also launched the Chapter Conference Committee
back in 2002. As a member of the Chapter Conference Committee
since 2002, I have participated in the chapter’s production of five
successful conferences, the most recent one being held in March, 2009.
I am also a past member of the nominating committee.
Other Relevant Community Work:
Served as a Girl Scout Leader, Community Civic Organization and various
church activities
Other Relevant Experience:
Former employee with the DC Dept. of Health as a Supervisory Program
System Specialist
Professional Credentials & Licenses:
ACSW, LICSW
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Eular Robinson, MSW, LICSW
Member at Large
Education: Master of Social
Work (MSW)
Current Employment: Retired.
NASW Participation: Member
since 1987 and was a committee member for the 2009 NASW Conference;
Chairperson for the James Evans Memorial Breakfast sponsored by PACE
Committee.
Other Relevant Community Work:
Board Member of the Eagle Academy Public Charter School, Chairperson
of the New Church Application Committee of the DC Baptist Convention.
Instructor for the Deacon InTraining Class.
Other Relevant Experience:
Mental Health Consultant to Capital Head Start, Board Member, Comer
Project, D.C. Public School, Board Member, Interagency Coordinating
Council.
Professional Credentials & Licenses:
LICSW - DC
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Velva Spriggs, MSW
Member at Large
Education: Master of Social
Work Degree
Current Employment: Lecturer
- Bowie State University, School of Professional Studies, Department
of Social Work
NASW Participation: Member
Other Relevant Community Work:
Program Coordinator, FamilyLinks Outreach Center for adults with mental
illness and their families; board member, Delight Academy Charter School
(in application phase) – D.C. Public Schools
Other Relevant Experience:
Co-founder (1987), Family Advocacy and Support Association, President
for 6 years. Served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Central America.
Other professional experiences include serving as a Lecturer in the
Department of Social Work at Bowie State University, Deputy Director
of the Behavioral Health and Services Division of the Maryland Department
of Juvenile Services, Director of Child and Youth Services Division
of the Office of Program Policy and Planning, Department of Mental Health,
Washington D.C.
Professional Credentials & Licenses:
L.I.S.W., District of Columbia
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Martena Reed
BSW Student Representative
Education: Current BSW Student
at Bowie State University
Current Employment:
Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks, Child Care Teacher
NASW Participation:
I am currently a BSW student member of NASW
Other Relevant Community Work:
I have been a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters and mentored an elementary
student with behavioral challenges. I have volunteered for the
prekindergarten Jumpstart program for the Jumpstart for a Day event
and I am in the process of becoming a mentor to a child with at least
one incarcerated parent.
Other Relevant Experience:
I am a member of Alpha Chi National Honor Society and the Social Work
Club at Bowie State University
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MSW Student Representative
Education: M.S. in Social
Work, anticipated May 2010, Howard University, Washington DC; B.S. in
Psychology (with a minor in Criminal Justice), May 1993, Florida A&M
University, Tallahassee, FL
Current Employment: DC Government
Department of Mental Health, DC Community Support Agency, Act IV (Assertive
Community Treatment Team), Case Manager
NASW Participation: Student
Member
Other Relevant Community Work:
Co-occurring State Incentive Grant (COSIG) Community Board Member
Other Relevant Experience:
Mental Health Assistant at Charter Behavioral Services, Child Psychiatric
Specialist at Children’s Hospital Day Treatment Program, Case Manager
at New Hope Ministries Crummell Shelter for men. Also received Certification
in Mental Illness Drug Addiction and Alcoholism Counseling in 04/99,
Co-Occurring Competency in 5/07, CPR/First Aide in 01/07
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Ex-Officio Member of the Board
Education:
Howard University, School of Social Work (MSW Candidate 2010) Boston College (B.A. Degree in Communications
& Black Studies)
Current Employment:
I serve as the Project Assistant to the Medical Homes DC Area Health
Education Center (AHEC) Advisory Panel at DC Primary Care Association.
NASW Participation:
Site Visit/Shadowed Ms. Doreta Richards, Senior Governance Associate;
toured the NASW offices and talked with office staff to learn more about
the work of the NASW
Other Relevant Community Work:
Georgetown University, Philanthropy Voluntary Service June
2005 - Aug 05 , Served as Editor of a grant-making committee to fundraise
via letter soliciting to invite youth focused non-profits
to apply for 1 of 2 grants each of $1,250; Saint Francis House,
Boston, MA, Clothing Distributor & Kitchen Helper, February
2005 - May 2005, Organized a clothing drive in a dormitory and delivered
and distributed 5 boxes of clothes to the homeless; The Boston College
Urban Immersion Program, Boston, MA,
Volunteer, January 2005, a week long, direct service program
in which students work in small groups on service projects in a food
bank, visitation with guests in two of Boston's shelters, and outreach
to local elderly ; College Bound Mentoring Program,
Chestnut Hill, MA Mentor,
September 2003 - May 2005, encouraged the artistic talent of a bright
teenager by helping them gain entrance into the Art Institute of Boston’s
Young Artist Program, a prestigious, beneficial, and stipend summer
program.
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