40's and 50's, and 60's
Dr. Judith Wallerstein '46 is retired from teaching for 26 years at the School of Social Welfare at the University of California at Berkeley. She has been for many years active in research on the impact of divorce on children and their parents and has published four bestselling books on the topic. She presented her most recent work, about siblings in remarriage, at the Annual meetings of Division 39 at the American Psychological Association in Philadelphia in April 2006.
Sam George Arcus '49 will continue to be listed in the 2007 edition of WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA as well as in the English International Directory. His fourth book, The Affluent American Dog: And Other Tails will be published this winter.
Frank M. Loewenberg '49 has published a Chinese translation of the 7th edition of his Ethical Decisions for Social Work Practice in Beijing. Ralph L. Dolgoff '74DSW is co-author.
Oscar Friedensohn'50 is teaching a course on Creative Writing, at the Town of Southampton, NY, Senior Center in Hampton Bays, NY. Students include a novelist and a newspaper columnist.
Dr. Rosa Perla Resnick '51 presented a paper, together with Dr. M.C. Terry Hokenstad '62, on "An International Perspective in Life Long Learning: Implications for Social Work Education" at the 33rd Global Congress of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) in Santiago de Chile, August 28th-31st, 2006. Dr. Resnick and Dr. Hokenstad are representatives of IASSW to the United Nations.
George T. Hunter '53 has published A Social Worker's Memoirs: Detroit, New York, the 1930's and Beyond, by Trafford Publishing.
Marvin Kaphan '55 was honored by the Group Psychotherapy Association of Southern California at their 53rd Annual Conference, where he also presented the keynote address, "The Changing Face of Group Psychotherapy: Adventures in 50 Years of Practice."
Dr. Cynthia Pincus Russell '59 runs a Center offering Psychosynthesis training (a spiritual psychotherapy) in Stratford, Connecticut.
Robert Schore '59 co-authored a chapter with Carole Siegel and Gary Haugland entitled The Interface of Cultural Competency and Evidence-Based Practices in Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice (New York and London: W.W. Norton & Co., 2005) The chapter is based on research conducted at the Center for the Study of Issues in Public Mental Health, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in Orangeburg NY. (http://cispmh.rfmh.org)
Ada Deer '61, who served as the first female Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs under the Clinton administration, delivered the 2006 Phyllis Berger Memorial Lecture on Sept. 21, 2006 at Montana State University. Deer's lecture is titled "Politics, Problems, and Possibilities." MSU Department of Native American Studies sponsors the lecture. Deer, a member of the Menominee Nation, is a nationally recognized political leader, activist, scholar and mentor. The first female Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, she was also the first woman to chair the Menominee Nation. She was also the first Menominee to receive undergraduate and then honorary degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the first American Indian to receive a Master's of Social Work degree from the Columbia University School of Social Work, and the first American Indian woman to run for Congress and for Secretary of State in Wisconsin. Deer currently serves as director of the American Indian Studies Program at UW-Madison, where she is also a distinguished lecturer of the School of Social Work.
Dr. Barbara F. Anderson '62 retired from the Community Behavioral Health Department of the City and County of San Francisco in 2004. She was coordinator of Mental Health services to Transgender individuals. She continues in her private practice serving the same population as well as doing couple counseling and sex therapy. She has had several chapters published on working with transgender concerns and recently presented papers on transgender elderly and on parenting issues for the transgender family.
Dr. M.C. Terry Hokenstad '62 was presented with the International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award by the National Association of Social Workers. He received the award at the NASW National Awards Ceremony in Washington on August 5th. It is given for advancing the public image of professional social work, both nationally and internationally.
Daniel M. Marble '62 was awarded Social Worker of the Year (Assembly Members Resolution No.1016) His website is: www.danmarble.com.
Tony Tripodi '63DSW has three books coming out this year: 1) International Social Work Research, co-authored with Miriam Potocky-Tripodi, Oxford University Press; 2) Research Techniques for Clinical Social Workers, 2nd Edition, Columbia University Press, co-authored with Betsy Vonk and Dr. Irwin Epstein '63; and 3) and Growing up with a Crazy Italian Mother, iUniverse Publishers.
Julie Abramson '65 has retired from the School of Social Welfare at the University at Albany and has moved to Northampton, MA where she is a visiting professor at the Smith College School for Social Work. She is working on a National Science Foundation grant on assistive technology for elders and is also is doing organizational and team consultation. (www.abramsonconsulting.com)
Susan Matorin '66 is one of the presenters at the Social Work Clinical Best Practices in Long-Term Care Conference organized by the Jewish Home and Hospital. The topic is "Clinical Challenges in Long-Term Care Practice: The Individual and the Family." Sue also presented at the CUSSW Alumni conference in April 2006 with Dr. Penny Schwartz '78 Health Care: Clinical and Policy Perspectives, and was on a panel chaired by Barbara Silverstone '73DSW.
Dr. Terry Mizrahi '66, Professor at Hunter College School of Social Work, just completed a Fulbright Fellowship in Israel (January - July 2006), hosted by Hebrew University.
Dr. Alan Siskind '66 was honored by The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies at the Annual Mental Health Awards Reception.
Mimi Abramovitz '67 '81DSW was interviewed live on KOPT-Air America's "Breakfast with Nancy" on the topic of women and taxes. Dr. Abramovitz also attended a congressional briefing in Washington, DC which was organized by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Representative Carolyn Maloney with the National Council for Research on Women (NCRW). The briefing, entitled Why Taxes are A Woman's Issue: The Impact of Tax and Budget Policies on Women and People of Color, was based on content from the book Taxes Are a Woman's Issue: Reframing the Debate that was written by Mimi Abramovitz and Sandra Morgen with the National Council for Research on Women.
Dr. Barbara E. Solt '67 presented at Tampere, Finland International Conference on Qualitative Research in Mental Health, June 29-July 1, 2006. She also co-authored: "The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research: Working to Increase Our Practice and Policy Evidence Base" in the journal Research on Social Work Practice published in September, 2006.
Carole Tjoa, '68, a former Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar at CUSSW, heads Rotary International District 7210 in New York State's Hudson Valley, as Governor. She was honored last year in Hong Kong, China, where she gave the keynote address at the Hong Kong Bankers Club. A nonreligious and non-governmental service organization with 1.2 million members worldwide, Rotary promotes peace and understanding through local and global humanitarian projects.
70s and 80s
Barbara Berkman '70DSW, the Helen Rehr/Ruth Fizdale Professor at CUSSW, is the Editor of the Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging (Oxford University Press, 2006). This 1000 page volume has more than 100 chapters and is being used by faculty, nationally and internationally, as a major reference for social work practice and research in health and aging.
Sandra Bonilla-San Miguel '70 has been elected President-Elect of the Florida Association of Student Services Administrators. She will assume this position in 2007. Mrs. San Miguel is currently the Lead School Social Worker for Seminole County Public Schools located in Central Florida.
Dr. Carole A. Winston '71 is the Director of the Maya Angelou Institute for the Improvement of Child and Family Education. The Institute is housed in the School of Education, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Lois Carey '74 has published Expressive and Creative Arts Methods for Trauma Survivors (Jessica Kingsley). She will also be a presenter for the Association for Play Therapy, Toronto, Canada in October 2006.
Philip Berry '75 has been approved by the NY State Senate committees as a Trustee to the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York. This position oversees the 23 colleges and universities in New York.
Susan Lavinsky Krausz '75 received a doctorate from Adelphi in Social Work in 1982 and been on faculty at Adelphi and NYU Schools of Social Work. She also has a Certificate in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy from the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Her article, entitled "Getting in Tune: Songs of my Experience in Psychoanalytic Training," will be published in the Journal, Psychoanalytic Inquiry in January 2007. "My appreciation to Columbia for teaching me to 'listen with a third ear' and to approach each individual with humility and ultimate respect for their right to "self-determination."
Cora Yamamoto '77 is the Washington, D.C. Area Coordinator for the Center for Public Interest Careers (CPIC) at Harvard's Fellowship and Internship Program. To learn more about the program, visit www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu or contact Cora at [email protected].
Sara Rosenthal Berger '78 became the Assistant Director for Operations at Columbia University's Counseling and Psychological Service in May, 2005.
Nilda E. Hernandez '78DSW will be presenting her paper on "The Mental Health of College Students: Challenges, Obstacles, and Solutions" at the upcoming New York University Faculty Resource Network Symposium on The Millenial Student in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Friday, November 17, 2006.
Murali Nair '78DSW recent produced "Tsunami Aftermath," a short documentary and published two books: Tsunami Victims: An Anthology of Writings and Grassroot Development: Establishing Successful Microenterprises. She can be contacted at [email protected].
Robin Young '78 received her Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work from New York University in 2003. Her dissertation was on the influence of the revised psychoanalytic theories of female development in clinical practice.
Phyllis Tell '79 received the employee of the month award in May 2006 from her unit at Cedars-Sinai Hospital.
Nancy Wackstein '79 was appointed by Mayor Bloomberg to the 32-member NYC Commission for Economic Opportunity, a group that is charged with developing strategies to advance to the Mayor for increasing economic opportunity and reducing poverty in NYC.
Gary D. Morgan '80 has been acting the last three years. You can see him on the History Channel on November 12, 2006 at 8pm playing the role of Dr. Luke Blackburn. The show is entitled "Civil War Terror."
Milo Stanojevich '80 and Kathryn Huber '80 are back in Lima, Peru where Milo is the Director for CARE's Peru Office and Kathi continues to focus on writing. Their two sons are in U.S. universities, while daughter Cristina finishes up high school in Lima. Milo is also coordinating a coalition of organizations advocating for greater governmental commitment toward addressing Peru's extreme poverty. (www.care.org.pe)
Linda Brotman Avitan '82 is working at "The Lighthouse" in Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, Israel treating AIDS patients. She also works for the Central School for Welfare Workers where she runs courses for social workers in the welfare system, such as training workers in Supervised Visitation Centers, and one for workers with children in battered women's shelters. Once a month, Linda serves on the Parole Board in prison. She also has a private on family/divorce mediation, and child and adolescent therapy.
Dr. June P. Murray '82 (formerly Murray-Gill) served as the Chair of the BSW Program at North Carolina A & T State University for several years before becoming the Director of the undergraduate Gerontology Program at Morgan State University in 2002. She was recently appointed by the Mayor of the City of Baltimore, Martin O'Malley, as Commissioner to the Commission on Aging, Retirement and Education (C.A.R.E.). June is currently conducting research on whether or not and to what extent senior citizens are prepared for the next major emergency. Having earned her Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies at U.C. Berkeley, she also conducts Diversity Training Workshops.
Dr. Margaret (Peggy) L. Polinsky '83 recently received a substantial contract to implement outcome evaluations of all Riverside County, California, Child Protective Services programs - a first for Riverside County's 28 CAPIT-PSSF funded programs. The web-based, participatory evaluation approach has been well-accepted by the County and its programs and will produce large amounts of data on how well the 5 service types are working: Anger Management/Domestic Violence, Counseling, Home Visitation, Parenting, and Post-Adoptions Services, measuring provider and participant perspectives.
David S. Ribner '83DSW is a senior lecturer at the School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. He is the founder and director of the school's post-masters 2-year Sex Therapy Training Program, the only program of its kind in the Middle East.
Eric T. Duff '84 has taken a new position as Executive Director of Episcopal Community Services in Northern California. He helps to develop social and health ministries in the churches of the region. In the spring, Eric ended a 16-year tenure as senior pastor of St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Arcata, California.
April Naturale '84 ran the 9/11/01 disaster response program in New York, Project Liberty, I have been working with over 20 states and three countries around disaster mental health response and planning (including Alabama, Florida and Mississippi) when Katrina hit. She is currently working on launching a new initiative in Louisiana to provide additional treatment to Katrina and Rita survivors in partnership with the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, the Louisiana Chapter of the NASW and the Louisiana State University School of Social Work who will be awarding her with their Education Appreciation Award on Oct. 23rd at the Evening of Excellence Reception.
Cynthia Pastor Peikoff '84 has opened an office for the practice of psychotherapy in Irvine, California. To continue her educational efforts, especially in Cognitive Therapy, she has recently completed the Authentic Happiness Coaching program with Dr. Martin Seligman at University of Pennsylvania, and the Certification in Reality Therapy with Dr. William Glasser.
Joy Leftow '85 has commented on Rockland World Radio, "Cool on the Groove" three times to promote her book A Spot of Bleach. She has also appeared on Jazz Poetry Café, the TV show "The New Yorkers," and on the radio show produced by Teachers & Writers, "Anything Goes."
Elizabeth Zelvin '85 has been treating clients online (www.LZcybershrink.com) since 2000. She trains clinicians who are considering this innovative way of reaching people in need and have published articles and chapters on online practice in the US and the UK.
Gemma Beckley '86DSW has successfully completed another Fulbright-Hays Study Seminar as a joint program between Rust College and Fordham University to China. The topic was women Family and Social Change in China. The seminar looked particularly at minorities in China and Tibet. This is the fourth Fulbright-Hays Study Seminar which Gemma has directed.
Shulamith Lala Straussner '86DSW is currently on sabbatical as Professor of Social Work at NYU. She will be Fulbright Senior Specialists Scholar at the Academy of Labour & Social Relations in Kiev, Ukraine, Visiting Professor at Warsaw University in Poland, and Lady Davis Fellow at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Shulamith is the co-editor of two upcoming books, Children in the Urban Environment (2nd Ed, co-edited with N. Phillips and published by Charles C. Thomas) and Impact of Substance Abuse on Children and Families: Research and Practice Implications (co-edited with C. Fewell, Haworth Press).
Belinda Housenbold Seiger '87 gave birth to a baby girl, Zara Hailey Seiger, on October 3, 2005. She received her PhD in social work from New York University in September 2005.
Holly Tracy '87 has received her employer's Garland Award, which is given annually for outstanding clinical and community work. In the past year she was also promoted to clinically supervise 13 clinicians in 27 schools along the coast of Maine.
Jonathan Miller '88 immigrated to Israel shortly after graduating CUSSW in 1988. After a number of years directing child protective services in Ramla, Israel, Jonathan returned with his wife Aster and children Maia and Noam to the U.S., went to law school, and is currently an associate at the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in Princeton, New Jersey.
90's and Beyond
Donna Fallon Batkis '91 lives in Denver and recently completed 2-year Governor appointment as the Co-Chair of the Colorado Interagency Coordinating Council (Part C of IDEA) and 3-year appointment as the NASW Assembly Delegate from Colorado. She is a consultant and Interventionist for Infant Mental Health and Child Development.
Becky Garrison '92 is the author of Red and Blue God, Black and Blue Church (Jossey Bass, April 2006), a satirical approach to the political divisions within the Christian churches.
Rachel Weinstein '92 is teaching reading at the Garfield school in Revere and has a precious 6-month-old son.
Lateef Habib '94 has been selected as a winner in Fairfield County's 2006 "40 under 40" competition. The award is given to individuals "that have been singled out for their extraordinary leadership qualities, ongoing commitment to personal, professional development and outstanding professional accomplishments that have made a significant impact" in their respected fields. Lateef is a Clinical Coordinator at Outpatient Services Department of Psychiatry, Norwalk Hospital.
Marian Mattison '94DSW is a professor of social work at Providence College. She has been named the recipient of the College's fourth annual "Joseph R. Accino Faculty Teaching Award." The award is presented annually to the faculty member who best exhibits excellence in teaching, passion and enthusiasm for learning, and genuine concern for students' academic and personal growth. She receives a cash stipend; formal acknowledgement at the College's Academic Convocation in September; and has her name inscribed on a plaque that is displayed prominently in Phillips Memorial Library on campus.
Susan Schmidt '95 was the Research Coordinator for the U.S. report of the "Seeking Asylum Alone" project, a comparative study of policies and practices towards child asylum seekers in the U.S., the United Kingdom and Australia. To view the report (PDF), click here. The project is coordinated by Professors Jacqueline Bhabha of Harvard University and Mary Crock of the University of Sydney (Australia), and funded by the Macarthur Foundation. In addition, Susan conducted research and writing for the website of Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (www.brycs.org), including a toolkit on positive youth development resources for serving newcomer youth, a toolkit on parenting resources for serving newcomer families, a resource on Liberian refugees, and a report on separated refugee children in the U.S.
Jodi Aman '96 (formerly Jodi Lobozzo) is currently studying and teaching in narrative therapy and will be facilitating a workshop in Manhattan this fall. She is interested in hearing from Alumni working in narrative therapy, contact her [email protected]. She knows of many people looking for narrative therapists in NYC and Westchester.
Michael J. Tozzoli '96 was recently appointed Chief Executive Officer for West Bergen Mental Healthcare. West Bergen, a community mental health center, is located in Ridgewood, NJ; it employs approximately 250 staff. With more then 25 programs, West Bergen is a comprehensive mental health center and a regional leader in the treatment of children's mental health including specialty programs for depression, anxiety, Asperger Syndrome, ADHD among many others. Michael serves on numerous boards, enjoys a small private practice and lives in Westwood, NJ with his long time partner James M. Blasi.
J. Marc Wallis '96 is in private practice in San Francisco. This fall he is a beginning candidate at the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute.
Maura Kilduff Turner '97 and her husband Paul Turner are proud to announce the birth of their second daughter, Julia Mary, who was born on May 8, 2006. She was 20 inches long and 8 lbs, 11 oz.
Victor Hainsworth '98 has been an adjunct professor of social welfare policy, research and statistics at the Adelphi University School of Social Work at Garden City, NY for the past three years. Currently, he has been accepted as one of the schools new doctoral students, and has been deputy director of the Administration for Children's Services Family Home Care program the last two years.
Steven Eric Krauss '98 has been appointed as a Lecturer in the Department of Professional Development and Extension Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
Kathleen Howey Murphy '98 recently relocated from NYC to Niagara Falls, NY and is serving as Program Coordinator at The Mental Health Association in Niagara County, Inc. Her numerous roles include overseeing an In-Home Respite program for families with a child diagnosed with mental illness, acting as public relations liaison for Compeer Niagara, and providing grief and trauma support to the community through two bereavement support groups she facilitates, the Grief Share service. Additionally, she provides psychotherapy and short-term counseling through her private practice.
Bridget Blagoevski-Trazoff '99 has worked as Head of Delegation for the American Red Cross in Macedonia, a Child Protection Officer for UNICEF, and has consulted for UNICEF, Absolute Return for Kids. She is currently working for UNAIDS, writing the National AIDS Strategy for the Republic of Macedonia.
Karen M. Staller '99PhD recently published a book with Columbia University Press entitled Runaways: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped Today's Practices and Policies. Karen is on the faculty at the University of Michigan, School of Social Work.
Laura Summerhill '99 has been teaching at the School of Social Work at Texas State
University in San Marcos, TX since 2004. She was awarded the 2005 "Excellence in Teaching" award by the School of Health Professions.
Ivye L. Allen '00PhD has been appointed to the position of president of The Foundation for the Mid South. Dr. Allen is an experienced executive with an extensive background in philanthropy emphasizing economic development, community development, and systems change. Dr. Allen served as Chief Operating Officer for MDC Inc. in Chapel Hill, North Carolina - a nonprofit organization that works to advance equity issues and opportunities in the American South.
Stephanie Berzin '00 recently finished a PhD in Social Work from University of California, Berkeley and has accepted a faculty position in the Graduate School of Social Work at Boston College.
Sharmeela Mediratta '00 was featured on the "Live at 5" evening news on NBC for her program "Baby and Me". Two CUSSW students, Donnica Wingett and Jennifer Gillyard, who are both interning at St. Christopher Ottilie Family Services in Brooklyn, were interviewed by reporter Perri Peltz for a segment promoting "Baby and Me" as an Enhancement Service Program. Sharmeela created the program for foster parents and parents seeking hands on parenting classes.
Deborah Mullin '00 was recently appointed the Director of Non-Residential Services at the Northern Westchester Shelter. NWS is an agency committed to providing safety and support for victims of Domestic Violence.
Yvette Rodriguez '00 graduated from the Hofstra School of Law with a Juris Doctor in May 2006.
Sherry Saturno '00 won the "Social Work Today Magazine Writing Contest Award" in July 2006 for her piece entitled, "Unbreakable". Her article, "The New American Dream" will be presented at the 2007 Joint Conference of the American Society on Aging and the National Council on Aging, March 7-10, 2007 in Chicago. She is currently the Director of Social Services at the Bethel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Westchester County, NY.
Kim DiBella-Farber '01 who served on the Nominating Committee 2005-2006 is proud to announce with her husband Joshua Farber the birth of their son, Ethan, on April 21, 2006. He was 8 lbs, 1 oz and 20 inches long.
Jon Gilgoff '01 completed the Bowne Foundation's Research Fellowship in 2005. His article on responsible empowerment work with at-risk male youth will be published in the journal, "Afterschool Matters" in 2007. He has been charged with replicating the successful gender-specific services of the Girls Justice Initiative in the Bay Area of California as their new Boys Services Coordinator.
Wendi Svoboda '01 is working as a program therapist at Sherman Oaks Hospital Partial Hospitalization Program, in Sherman Oaks, CA. This is an outpatient program for adults and seniors with mental illness. She was also nominated president of Burbank, CA 125 Toastmasters for the 2006-2007 year.
Suzanne Towns '01 and her employer, Praxis Housing Initiatives, as part of the Katrina Evacuee Interagency Team, FEMA and Partners - NY and NJ, were recognized for their work helping those displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. They received an award from the New York Federal Executive Board in May.
Dorian Traube '01, '06PhD has joined the faculty at the University of Southern California, School of Social Work as an assistant professor in August.
Elizabeth Caplick '02 is pursuing her PhD at the University of North Carolina School of Social Work, where I recently received a Graduate Education Advancement Board Impact Award for her research titled, "North Carolina Assisting in Assessing Child Welfare Outcomes Project: Developing Improved Performance Measures." The award recognizes selected graduate students whose research has a substantial effect on the state of North Carolina.
Kathleen "Sam" Christie '02 is Program Director at Change for Kids. To volunteer to chaperone or read to NYC public elementary school students, or just to say hi, contact Sam at [email protected].
Anat Leonard '02 was promoted to the position of Director at the Bowery Residents' Committee, Palace Employment Program.
Kristen Woolf-Geary '02 worked with UNICEF in Sudan (Darfur) as a child protection officer 2004-2005. She worked on efforts related to increasing the protection of children from sexual violence and abuse; and increasing the psychosocial well-being of children and women affected by the conflict in Darfur. Currently, Kristen is in Banda Aceh, Indonesia working on collaborating with the Indonesian Ministry of Social Welfare and the Indonesian Association of Professional Social Workers. The project is aimed at building the capacity of the government social welfare system; training sub-district based social workers; and developing a child-focused case management and referral system.
Allison Simon '02 is the District Social Worker for a Long Island public school district. She will be co-presenting a workshop on Internet Safety, geared towards students on the Middle School level, at the annual SCOPE Technology Conference in November.
Laura L. Young '03 co-authored Making Contact: The Therapist's Guide to Conducting a
Successful First Interview (Allyn & Bacon) with Leah M. DeSole, PhD and Alyson Nelson, PhD. She has completed 500 hours of advanced training in Structural Family Therapy at The Minuchin Center for the Family while working for the organization as their Administrative Director and maintaining a private practice.
Peter Butler '04 was invited back for a Second Year Fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center. He will also be running a school-based health clinic at a New Haven public school.
Erin Kramer '04 is currently employed as a full time clinical social worker through Abbott House. She does individual and family counseling in the post adoption unit and runs a children's adoption group. Erin is also a part-time college professor teaching psychology 101 at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY.
Patricia Ibarra '05 is a Parent Coordinator at Prospect High School in Brooklyn.
Emily Ball '06 was awarded a Presidential Management Fellowship and accepted a position with the Administration for Children and Families in the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in Washington, DC.
Jessica Guzman '06 is working as a Counselor in the Office of Minority Student Affairs at the University of Rochester. She is also a Board Member and Chair of the Fundraising Committee for The Puerto Rican Youth Development and Resource Center, Inc., (PRYD), a non for profit agency whose goal is to advocate for and enhance the quality of life of Hispanic children, youth, and their families. (www.pryd.org)
Maren Hefler (formerly Maren Levine) '06 is currently a counselor for middle and upper-school girls at the Brearley School located in the upper east side of Manhattan.
Darina Hul '06 is currently working at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she is providing clinical social work service to veterans and their families.
Saira Khowaja '06 is currently working in Karachi, Pakistan as a social mobilization coordinator for an organization that conducts public health research in low socio-economic communities.
Caroline Kobin '06 wrote an article entitled, "Thematic Analysis of Hip-hop music: Can hip-hop in therapy facilitate empathic connections when working with clients in urban settings?" which was recently published in the Journal: Arts in Psychotherapy.
Jennifer Ray '06 is first year law student at Fordham Law School where she is a Stein Scholar in Public Interest Law and Ethics.
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Letter from Donna Buehler, President