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2012 NASW National Conference Speakers
NASW 2012 National Conference Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Donna Brazile,
Veteran Political Strategist; Analyst, CNN and Contributor, ABC News
Ken Doka, PhD, MA, MDiv,
Professor of Gerontology, The College of New Rochelle
Leymah Gbowee,
2011 Nobel Peace Laureate, Social Worker, Liberian Peace Activist, Women's Rights Advocate and Founder/President, Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa
Tony Keith,
Spoken Word Poet and Activist
Roberto (Betho) Pacheco,
AfroReggae Cultural Group, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bob Woodruff,
Anchor/Reporter, ABC News
Lee Woodruff,
Journalist, Author, Contributor,
CBS This Morning
Plenary Speakers
William Bell, PhD, MSW,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Casey Family Programs
S. Megan Berthold, PhD, LCSW, CTS,
Assistant Professor of Casework, University of Connecticut, School of Social Work
Sheryl Brissett-Chapman, EdD, ACSW, LICSW,
Executive Director, National Center for Children and Families
Terry Cross, MSW, ACSW, LCSW,
Executive Director, National Indian Child Welfare Association
Lacy Fetting, LCSW-C Senior Clinical Social Worker,
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Roberta Greene, PhD, MSW,
Professor and The Louis and Ann Wolens Centennial Chair in Gerontology and Social Welfare, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin
Anthony Hassan, EdD, MSW,
Clinical Associate Professor and Director, USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families, University of Southern California
Nancy A. Humphreys, DSW,
Director, Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work, Professor of Policy Practice, University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Ellen Minotti, MSW,
Director, Social Services of Cambodia
Rachel Minkove,
Emerging Social Work Leader
LCPL Christopher O'Connor (ret.), BSW, CNP,
Emerging Social Work Leader
William Pollard, PhD, MSW,
President, Medgar Evers College
Rafiq Raza MSW,
Global War on Terrorism Outreach Therapist
Carol Sheets, LICSW, ACSW,
National Director of Social Work, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
LTC Jeffrey Yarvis, PhD, MS,
Deputy Commander for Behavioral Health, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
Workshop Speakers
Gary Bailey, MSW, ACSW,
Professor of Practice, Simmons College
Michael W. Brand, PhD, LCSW,
Associate Professor, OU Physicians ExecuCare, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services, University of Oklahoma Center
Karen Bullock, PhD, LCSW,
Associate Professor, North Carolina State University
Denise Juliano-Bult, MSW,
Chief, Systems Research and Disparities in Mental Health Services Research Programs, National Institute of Mental Health
Judith Dekle, ACSW, LCSW,
Senior Program Analyst, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Military Community and Family Policy
Rachel E. Foster, MAJ, USAF, BSC,
Mental Health Flight Commander, 579th Medical Group, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
Lynn Grodzki, LCSW, MCC,
Private Practice Success
Scott Hullinger, MSW, LCSW, MSHA,
Chief Executive Officer, Two Rivers Behavioral Health System
Susan L. Parish, PhD, MSW,
Director, Lurie Institute for Disability Practice, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
Frederic Reamer, PhD,
Professor, School of Social Work, Rhode Island College
Caitlin Ryan, PhD, ACSW,
Director, Family Acceptance Project, San Francisco State University
James H. Townsend, MHA, MSSW, ACSW,
President and CEO, TGC, Inc.
Katherine Walsh, PhD, MSW, LICSW,
Associate Professor, Westfield State University
Tracy Whitaker, DSW, ACSW,
Director, Center for Workforce Studies and Social Work Practice
Joan Levy Zlotnik, PhD, ACSW,
Director, Social Work Policy Institute, NASW Foundation
Additional Speakers
Jeane W. Anastas, PhD, LMSW,
President, NASW and Professor, Silver School of Social Work, New York University
Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, MPH, ACSW,
Executive Director, National Association of Social Workers
Marilyn Flynn, PhD, MSW,
Dean, University of Southern California School of Social Work
“
We judge a man's wisdom by his hope.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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