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Workforce experts track issues affecting the social work profession, including workload, pay, and areas of social work that are in higher demand. Here are our experts. To arrange interviews or speaking engagements email media@socialworkers.org.

Name State Specific Expertise
Yvonne M. Chase Alaska NASW President
Laurie Eldred Michigan Supervision
Sharea Farmer New Jersey Business Development & Coaching
Stephanie Jacobson Connecticut Social Work Education
Silas W. Kelly, LMSW New York Media & Podcast Collaborations
Sandi Lindgren Minnesota Professional Coaching
Jennifer Luna Texas Career Development
Christopher McLaughlin Maine Professional Coaching
Amy Moncion Florida Child Welfare Workforce
Tina Paddock California Social Work Education
Dr. Michelle Pliske Oregon Non-Profit Direction
Frederic G. Reamer Rhode Island Ethics; Workforce Tech
John Richardson-Lauve Virginia Non-Profit Direction
Amy Restorick Roberts Ohio Social Service Staffing
Joel L Rubin Illinois NASW-IL Executive Director
Martha Schultz New York Rural Social Work
Danielle Smith Ohio NASW-OH Executive Director
Nancy J. Stephani Ohio Emergency Services Staffing & Coordination
Nick Szubiak District of Columbia Social Services Management
John Tropman, PhD Michigan Organizational Leadership & Management
Leslie S. Tsukroff, MSW, LCSW New Jersey Ethics; Private Practice Development
Marijo Upshaw Michigan Social Work Entrepreneurship
Salome Valencia-Bohne Washington Mental Health Systems
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp Connecticut Social Services Management
Orlando Wright Maryland Social Work Practice Management




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