People


Staff


Goutham M. Menon, Ph.D., MA., MBA.
CEO
Professor & Former Dean, Loyola University Chicago
goutham@socialworkmanager.org


Jennifer Luna, MSSW
Director of Programs
jennifer@socialworkmanager.org


Board of Directors


Nancy Smyth, Ph.D., LCSW.
President
Professor & Associate Dean for Faculty Development, University at Buffalo
nancy@socialworkmanager.org


Karen Dixon, MSW., LMSW.
Vice President
Executive Director, Harlem Dowling West Side Center, NY



Bruce Friedman, Ph.D., ACSW., CSWM., LCSW.
Secretary
Professor & Former Chair, University of Texas El Paso


Gary Bess, Ph.D., MSW.
Treasurer
Principal, Gary Bess Associates, CA



Alfredo Aguirre, LCSW
Member Emeritus
Past Director of Behavioral Health Services of San Diego County


Katharine Briar-Lawson, Ph.D., MSW.
Member
Professor & Dean Emiritus, University at Albany


Kristina Jaskyte Bahr, Ph.D.
Member
Professor, University of Georgia



Michàlle Mor Barak, Ph.D., MSW.
Member
Professor, University of Southern California


Leti Cavazos, DSW, LCSW-S
Member
Founder & CEO of Cannenta Center for Healing and Empowerment, and Founder of Cannenta Foundation (Addison, TX)


Herbert K. Hatanaka, DSW.
Member
Executive Director, Special Services Group, Los Angeles, CA


Steve Hornberger, MSW.
Member
Director, Social Policy Institute, San Diego State University School of Social Work (SDSU), and Co-Director, SDSU Center for Excellence in Aging & Longevity (San Diego, CA)


Al Rowlett, MBA, LCSW, CPRP
Member
President and Chief Executive Officer at Turning Point Programs (Sacramento, CA)

Joel L. Rubin, MSW, LSW, ACSW, CAE
Member
Executive Director, Illinois Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (Chicago, Il)

Marvin Southard, DSW., CSWM.
Member
Professor of Practice, University of Southern California