July 22-25, 2012
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, DC

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.

Pearl S. Buck

We must have hope or starve to death.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

We judge a man's wisdom by his hope.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.

Pearl S. Buck

We must have hope or starve to death.

Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.

John F. Kennedy

We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.

Emily Dickinson

We'd never know how high we are till we are called to rise; and then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the sky.

Scottish Proverb

Were it not for hope the heart would break.

Scottish Proverb

Were it not for hope the heart would break.

Pearl S. Buck

We must have hope or starve to death.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

All problems stem from a loss of hope.

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Ellen Minotti, MSW
Director, Social Services of Cambodia

Ellen Minotti was born in the United States, but has lived in many countries throughout her life. After she established her family, she became a social worker. In 1992, she moved to Cambodia where she has lived for 20 years, and worked for Social Services of Cambodia.

Ms. Minotti worked for the U.S. Census Bureau, then as a junior high school Spanish teacher in Washington, DC public schools after earning her bachelor’s degree. After receiving her MSW, she worked for: Community Home Health Care in Seattle, King County Mental Health Division; Asian Counseling and Referral Service; and Social Services of Cambodia.

In Cambodia, Ms. Minotti has influenced the development of high-quality social workers, particularly those who don’t have access to universities, and model programs that demonstrate social work values. She earned her bachelor’s degree from George Washington University and her MSW from the University of Washington.

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