People


Staff


Photograph of Goutham M. Menon
Goutham M. Menon, PhD, MA, MBA
CEO
goutham@socialworkmanager.org

Professor & Former Dean
Loyola University Chicago

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


Board of Directors


Photograph of Nancy Smyth
Nancy Smyth, PhD, LCSW
President
nancy@socialworkmanager.org

Professor & Associate Dean for Faculty Development
University of Buffalo

Photograph of Karen Dixon
Karen Dixon, MSW, LMSW
Vice President

Executive Director
Harlem Dowling West Side Center, NY

Photograph of Bruce Friedman
Bruce Friedman, PhD, ACSW, CSWM, LCSW
Secretary

Professor & Former Chair
University of Texas El Paso

Photograph of Gary Bess
Gary Bess, PhD, MSW
Treasurer

Principal
Gary Bess Associates, CA

Photograph of Katharine Briar-Lawson
Katharine Briar-Lawson, PhD, MSW
Member

Professor & Dean Emeritus
University of Albany

Photograph of Marvin Southard
Marvin Southard, DSW, CSWM
Member

Professor of Practice
University of Southern California

Photograph of Michàlle Mor Barak
Michàlle Mor Barak, PhD, MSW
Member

Professor
University of Southern California

Photograph of Leti Cavazos
Leti Cavazos, DSW, LCSW-S
Member

Founder & CEO, Cannenta Center for Healing and Empowerment
Founder, Cannenta Foundation
Addison TX

Photograph of Herbert Hatanaka
Herbert K. Hatanaka, DSW
Member

Executive Director
Special Services Group, Los Angeles, CA

Photograph of Steve Hornberger
Steve Hornberger, MSW
Member

Director, Social Policy Institute
Co-Director, SDSU Center for Excellence in Aging and Longevity
San Diego State University

Photograph of Al Rowlett
Al Rowlett, MBA, LCSW, CPRP
Member

President & CEO
Turning Point Programs, Sacramento, CA

Photograph of Joel Rubin
Joel L. Rubin, MSW, LSW, ACSW, CAE
Member

Executive Director
Illinois Chapter, National Association of Social Workers

Photograph of Kimberly Giardina
Kimberly Giardina, DSW, MSW
Member

Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
County Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego, CA

Photograph of Todd Rofuth
Todd Rofuth, DSW, MSW
Member

Chair, Department of Social Work
Southern Connecticut State University


Photograph of Vicki Shepard
Vicki Shepard, ACSW, MPA
Member

Founder & CEO
Paragon Strategies, LLC

Photograph of Daphne Watkins
Daphne C. Watkins, PhD, EMBA
Member

Professor of Social Work
Professor, National Center for Institutional Diversity
University of Michigan


Photograph of Alfredo Aguirre
Alfredo Aguirre, LCSW
Member Emeritus

Past Director of Behavioral Health Services
San Diego County, CA