Boston University School of Social Work Currents

Farha sandhu and amy dunaway

Growing numbers of families in need of assistance. A government in gridlock. Local agencies and nonprofits facing budget cuts. These are some of the daily challenges confronting social workers across the nation. Yet, for BuSSW Macro Professor Lee Staples, Phd, these challenges mirror those he works to solve halfway across the world in Croatia. For over ten years, Staples has been working in southeastern Europe to help diverse community members rebuild a country plagued by war, ethnic strife, and a struggling economy.

Shaped like a boomerang and resting along the Adriatic Sea, Croatia is a mix of ethnicities and religions. Making seven trips to Croatia to train staff in nongovernmental organizations (nGos), Staples has worked with women’s groups, young adults, artists, musicians, environmental activ-ists, farmers, displaced families, urban dwellers, and residents of small rural villages on the

skills and tactics of community orga-nizing. during his most recent trip to Karlovac in May 2009, he focused on

leadership development and assisted grass-roots organizations to set goals and strate-gies, plan tactics, and launch campaigns to develop social change.

“organizing,” says Staples, “is based on the notion that ordinary people can and should join together to gain more control over their

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CurrentsFor Alumni and Friends | Vol. 20, No. 1, Winter 2010

In This Issue:3 BUSSW Renovation

6 Alumni Spotlight: Macro work in post-Katrina New Orleans

8 New Faculty at BUSSW

10 News Briefs

14 Alumni Updates

16 Donors List

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Thank you again for your continued support of the School. i look forward to seeing you in the near future.

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dear Alumni, Colleagues, and Friends,

Warm greetings from Bay State Road! i am delighted to share some of our recent news and developments at the School of Social Work and am particularly proud to share some of our macro-focused news from Professor Lee Staples and alumna Elisabeth Gehl. Both Lee and Elisabeth have been working for community- and policy-level change, albeit in very different venues. over the past decade, Lee has traveled to Croatia in southeastern Europe to help local communities and nonprofit organizations build their own capacity to respond to the needs of populations most traumatized by war and its aftermath. Elisabeth has been working with nonprofit

organizations in Louisiana, many of which formed in response to hur-ricanes Katrina and Rita. not surpris-ingly, funding remains a constant struggle for both, and their stories highlight the ongoing need for social workers to also understand the business management and legisla-tive actions required beyond clini-cal interventions. As fellow macro social workers help communities and nations rebuild from economic and environmental challenges, i am continually awed by the courage and fortitude of the human spirit.

Additionally, in this issue of Currents, we share several milestones, from the completion of initial renovations to the School’s building to the addi-tion of three new faculty members: assistant professors dan Miller and nikki Wooten and Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor Lisa Moore, who join our Clinical Practice and human Behavior departments. These are just a few of the stories that we are able to share. i encourage you to go online to our news & Events page to read more about the School’s research and activities.

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264 Bay State Road Gets a Face LiftStuDentS anD faculty whO left camPuS fOr the Summer were welcOmeD back tO the acaDemIc year wIth freSh PaInt, new furnIture, anD a few SurPrISeS.

over the summer, major renova-tions were approved and initiated for the School’s main building at 264 Bay State Road. As part of a tiered renovation plan, adminis-trative offices will consolidate on the first floor, while most faculty members will move to the second and third floors. The research units formerly at 232 Bay State Road will move over to 264 to the third floor in the spring. A Welcome Center was created on the first floor in the Admissions and Financial Aid wing, to better serve visitors and direct traffic throughout the building. A new dean’s Conference Room also was constructed on the second floor, and to update the School’s overall look, Megan dobstaff, an interior designer from Wentworth institute of Technology working with Boston university, guided the color schemes for new paint, carpeting, and furniture.

director of Finance & Personnel Meredith Enish, who is leading the project, said, “i’m very pleased with the progress we have made so far. We are working with a great team of people who are helping us improve our spaces and provide a more pleas-

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ant, welcoming environment for faculty, staff, students, and the wider SSW community.”

While these renovations are mile-stones themselves, further changes occured over intersession. Said Enish, “offices continued to be painted and carpeted and the renovation of the Student Services suite into a new classroom space also was underway. By the end of the academic year, stu-dents will notice a more contempo-rary look in all of our hallways.”


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Professor Lee Staples (second from left) discusses strategies for social change at a CCI forum.

life conditions. Together, people set their own goals and take collective action to help them-selves.” And collective action for Croatia is exactly what the country needs after years of war. From 1991 to 1995, during the Croatian War of independence, Croats and Serbs launched campaigns of violence against each other, fighting over ethnic and religious dif-ferences, often pitting neighborhood against neighborhood. The entire country lost over 20,000 people, and the city of Karlovac suf-fered considerable damage.

First invited to Croatia in the late 1990s by BuSSW alumnus david Shimkus (MSW ’92), who was working to provide disaster relief through the united nations umbrella Grant, Staples was tapped to help develop the emerging nGo sector, which initially had developed to deal with the psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder triggered from years of war. “houses had been blown up,” he says, “family members were killed—people were lost. The nGo sec-tor was reactive to the war, responding to psychological and basic needs. The devasta-tion was incredible.”

But amid the loss, strength and support were coming from local communities and orga-nizations. “The nGo sector had begun to fill a void,” Staples explains. As more nGos formed to rebuild the country, Croatian activ-ists, recognizing the need for a support center for the emerging nGo sector, formed the Center for Civil initiatives (CCi). destroyed homes were rebuilt, roads were reopened,

bridges were reconstructed, official buildings started functioning, and communities that had seen intense gunfire soon welcomed new community centers for residents and youth.

Yet, in most communities, problems remained—many of which, the CCi felt, could be resolved by motivated and active citizens.

The CCi started with a small staff of 4 or 5 people and is now comprised of approxi-mately 12. its objective is to increase the level of participation among local residents in issues that help rebuild both the physical and social infrastructure of their communi-ties. The CCi provides technical assistance and leadership training to nGos and makes certain that funds are appropriately handled. “The CCi just had their 10th anniversary and i returned to Croatia to join the celebration of

this milestone, and also to provide community-organizing training,” Staples says.

At the CCi satellite office in Karlovac, Staples delivered organizing presentations based on his books, Roots to Power and Youth-Led Community Organizing (co-authored with BuSSW colleague Professor Melvin delgado), focusing on community development, envi-ronmental justice, youth organizing, corporate responsibility, and leadership development. A how-to-do-it book on grassroots community organizing, Roots to Power presents strate-gies, tactics, and techniques that community

Community-organizing training is important because there’s no tradition of civic engagement or real independent, bottom-up, participatory democracy and collective action.

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After years of devastating war, Croatia has begun to rebuild through organizing and nonprofit development. The Renaissance-style fortified city of Karlovac, once known as “the city of parks,” has potential to attract tourism owing to its history, rare horticultural areas, and position on four rivers. The newly rebuilt main highways and railway could encourage manufacturing development. The nearby Castle Bosiljevo, once owned by a noble family and now virtually abandoned, has suffered through many uses, as a rest home, restaurant, motel, and lastly as a hospital, but may someday be restored to new glory.


Artists, performers, and street theatre groups have flourished again in Croatia due to the development of nonprofit organizations. Stifled by war and oppres-sion, youth and artists have been supported by non-profits to hold annual festivals like this one above in Karlovac.

members can use to take collective action to respond to problems, concerns, and dreams for a better future, whether the community is uS-based or abroad. naturally, Youth-Led Organizing focuses on effective methods for initiating and sustaining community-devel-opment efforts where young people are the driving force for social change.

“Croatia has never been in a real position of political independence,” says Staples. “it has a history of either being occupied or controlled by autocratic political regimes. Community-organizing training is important because there’s no tradition of civic engage-ment or real independent, bottom-up, par-ticipatory democracy and collective action. The leaders built an infrastructure, but there was fear of criticizing the government. To get things done, you had to pay someone off.”

Staples admits that challenges facing the nGo sector in Croatia are steep. For instance, its diverse populations include Roman Catholics, orthodox Catholics, Muslims, and Roma/Gypsies who have a long history of intense and often violent conflict. To make matters worse, the govern-ment is currently close to bankruptcy. “it’s a real crisis for the nGo sector,” Staples says. “The nGos are struggling to find the funds to pay for staffing. There’s a national lottery to distribute some of the government money, but there’s not a lot of money to go around. The government is also ambivalent about the relationship with nGos. Some see nGos as a good thing and others are suspicious.”

With the often uncertain relationships between the government and nGos, Staples stressed leveraging the other strengths in the country, such as the developing corpo-rate sector. in a roundtable discussion with both international and domestic companies in Karlovac, Staples highlighted the oppor-tunities that business leaders had. “The international companies in Croatia can step up to the plate to help by increasing their level of corporate social responsibility. The local economy is not strong. They’re trying to develop the economy around tourism, but that strategy has very real limitations.”

he goes on to state that “The corporate sec-tor in Croatia is new and underdeveloped.” he then shows how their role in rebuilding the country could be expanded significantly. ”Right now a Croatian business might donate $1,000 for youth soccer uniforms,” he explains, “but that’s about it. These are small unsystematic donations, rather than strategic investments in nGos that are working to achieve substantial community development goals. The business sector certainly can and should do more to provide financial support for the grassroots community-based groups that are helping to rebuild this war-torn country.”

Staples closes with a very real example that also symbolizes the positive impact that can be achieved through grassroots collective action. “Before the Croatian war, there was a river with a Serbian village on one side and a Croatian one on the other. The bridge over the river was blown out, but both groups needed the bridge for commerce and they came together and cooperated because the government wasn’t on the scene. They rebuilt the bridge as a cooperative venture and helped to rebuild their respective communi-ties in the process. There was recognition that it’s in everyone’s best interest [to work together], even when you don’t necessarily love your neighbors.“

“You accomplish more by working with people with whom you have differences than by shooting them,” he adds. “Community organizing can play a significant role, bringing people together around very concrete proj-ects to make mutually beneficial changes that help them bridge the waters of dissonance and discord.”


Ground zero for nonprofitsan interview with macro social work alumna elisabeth gehl (’01)

Macro spotlight:

Elisabeth Gehl stands in front of St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, where she returned after Hurricane Katrina.

“The need for social workers to engage in policy is essential,” says BuSSW alumna Elisabeth Gehl (’01). “Right now, government is playing such a significant role in the suc-cess of our field and the clients we serve. This is especially apparent at the federal level when looking at the social and economic issues President obama and Congress are trying to tackle. From a macro standpoint, policy and advocacy are needed right now more than ever.”

After graduating from BuSSW, Gehl moved first to Washington, dC, to influ-ence federal policy for nonprofits, and then in 2007 to her hometown of new orleans to get involved with the recovery efforts. “Personally, i wanted to move back home to help the city after such a devastating storm. Professionally, i had a strong interest in the role nonprofits and policy would have in the rebuilding,” she says. “in many ways, it is ground zero for nonprofit work. nonprofits have been at the backbone of the recovery and are arguably one of the bright spots of the disaster because they have successfully taken on challenges in unprecedented ways.”

in new orleans, Gehl has been focusing her work on federal advocacy and capacity-building for nonprofits as the director of Federal Policy for the Louisiana Association of nonprofit organizations (LAno). She describes her time since moving back as an amazing learning experience. “When you work in dC you tend to be a little fish in a

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big pond because there are so many policy professionals; in new orleans, there are so few of us that you can really make a differ-ence.” Gehl notes that nonprofits have got-ten stronger since the storm and banded together in numerous coalitions. “it is so interesting to witness the rebuilding of the city firsthand, and i am proud of what nonprofits have been able to accomplish with little capacity and funding,” Gehl says. She adds that she would never have got-ten such a rich experience in dC because “you’re farther removed from what’s hap-pening on the ground. here, i can under-stand how federal policy trickles down to the local level.”

“While it is important to recognize the positive changes that have happened thus far,” Gehl explains, “rebuilding the Gulf Coast is far from done.” The recovery of new orleans over the past four years has been a people-centered effort—individuals, small businesses, neighborhoods, and non-profits. And now, after four years, it will be a challenge to sustain the momentum.

While new orleans has made notable strides since the storm, the city is still mired in corruption in local politics, long-held views of racism and classism, disputes between every level of government, and indecision among policy makers on how to effectively spend government aid. This has resulted in a slow recovery, especially for disadvantaged populations.

“until now, we’ve been able to capitalize on the country’s attention on our region and federal aid from Congress,” she says. “But now that’s fading and we have to tie recovery issues with what’s going on nation-ally in order to stay relevant. For example, we must convey to policy makers how national debates such as health care and the economic stimulus impact the unique challenges in our region.” She explains that although Katrina is not a priority anymore in the national dialogue, “new orleans citizens remain passionate about what needs to be done to make our city whole again.”

Gehl says that advocates in new orleans continue to work on a variety of policy issues related to the recovery, including affordable housing, environmental protection, and how disasters are handled through the Stafford Act. housing remains the linchpin issue for the city, as many low- and moderate-income residents cannot find homes due to a lack of quality, affordable housing. Fortunately, non-profits have faced this challenge head-on and become a community leader in rebuilding the housing stock.

“one of the things i have learned since living in new orleans is the power of the grassroots,” Gehl says. “Everyday citizens who never got involved in policy or advocacy, especially at the federal level, have organized and made their voices heard in the halls of Congress.” Gehl has been involved with the federal advo-cacy campaign of three Gulf Coast states that

has traveled to dC to lobby on priority issues. “We have stronger and more effective advo-cacy if grassroots organizations and impacted citizens voice their stories and concerns directly to policy makers,” she says.

developing her policy skills at BuSSW, Gehl was a macro major and a participant in the School’s human Services Management Program. “i loved it,” she says. “i’m so glad i enrolled and took advantage of the certificate program. i enjoyed taking classes in the busi-ness school as it gave me a different perspec-tive and learning experience. i knew i wanted to focus on macro work going into Bu, after working on Capitol hill and interning for a nonprofit. The beauty of the human Services Management Certificate program is that you get the best of both worlds.”

Gehl strongly feels that social workers need to understand the role and importance of policy and how it relates to their work. “nonprofits are continually being left out of legislative decisions and it’s partly because they do not invest in policy staff or take the time to advocate. That needs to change. nonprofits must be at the table for their sake and the sake of their clients.” Policy can be intimidating, but social workers in any orga-nization must be advocates for their cause. “We advocate in every aspect of our life, it isn’t just reserved for policy. Social workers must utilize the talent they have to advocate for their clients and push for policies that bet-ter our communities.”

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New Faculty Join the School

This fall, the School was pleased to welcome three new faculty members: daniel Miller, Phd, Lisa Moore, Phd, and nikki Wooten, Phd.

Professor daniel Miller joined the faculty as Assistant Professor in the human Behavior department. he recently completed his Phd at Columbia university School of Social Work. he also holds a Master of Philosophy from Columbia, and completed his BA at Brandeis university and an MA in urban & Environmental Policy and Applied Child development at Tufts university. his primary research focus is adolescent obesity.

Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor Lisa Moore received her Phd from the California institute of integral Studies, and her MSW from Smith College. her work focuses on individual, couples, and family therapy, with a clinical emphasis on working with Black families, LGBTQ, people of color, and multiracial families.

Professor nikki Wooten joined the BuSSW faculty as Assistant Professor in the Clinical Practice department. Wooten completed her Phd at the university of Maryland School of Social Work, and received her BS at the university of north Carolina, Chapel hill, and her MSW from howard university in Washington, dC. her primary research focus is risk and resiliency among the deployed military, with a special interest in the needs of women and those in the national Guard.

Professor Maryann Amodeo, who chaired the School’s faculty search committee, said, “We found Lisa, nikki, and dan to be smart, professionally accomplished, and engaging. They each bring expertise that will complement our curriculum and our research efforts.”

dean Gail Steketee echoed her praise. “i am delighted to have dan Miller and nikki Wooten on board as Assistant Professors in the human Behavior and Clinical Practice departments,” she said. “Both are committed scholars and practitioners whose work on childhood obesity and on trauma among women veterans will help move their respective fields forward in both the practice and policy arenas. Visiting Assistant Professor Lisa Moore is a great addition to our faculty for the coming year as she comes with excellent teaching experience and a strong background and skills in working with diversity in many forms. All three seem to be thriving and enjoying their first semester among fellow colleagues at BuSSW.”

Benjamin Sacks Named New Annual Giving Officer The School welcomed Benjamin Sacks as Boston university’s new Assistant director of Annual Giving in early fall. As a key member of the Annual Giving office, Sacks develops and implements strategies to increase leader-ship Annual Fund gifts from individuals for the School, as well as other programs at Bu, including Sargent College and the College of General Studies.

Prior to joining Bu, Sacks worked at Simmons College, where he served as Young Alumni Giving officer. in this role, he managed a portfolio of select prospects—including alumni, parents, and friends of the college—with a focus on raising participation and soliciting gifts.


(L to r) Dan Miller, PhD, Nikki Wooten, PhD, and Lisa Moore, PhD, joined the School in September.


News Briefs

Active Year Ahead for Field EducationA number of field education activities are under way for the 2009–2010 academic year, underscoring the Field Education Department’s contin-ued commitment to innovative and high-quality educational experiences for students and support for field instructors.

A Need for a Culture of Safety:PrelImInary fInDIngS frOm StuDent Safety Survey

Violence and the threat of violence against social workers are common yet frequently underreported. After the death of a Massachusetts social worker in 2008, the School is continuing to lead a collaborative effort with the national Association of Social Workers (nASW)—Massachusetts Chapter, as well as other schools of social work, to better prepare students for working in potentially threatening situations. To gain a clearer picture of the scope of the problem, the School’s Field Education department, led by Associate director Judith Perlstein and graduate student Rendelle Bolton, launched an anonymous web-based survey of current students in the field to determine students’ perceptions and experiences of safety threats in the field.

of the 43 percent of students in field placements who completed the sur-vey (n=107), 63 percent reported that they had experienced at least one type of threat or incident of violence in their field placement. of students reporting threats or violence, 49 percent of students reported threats or incidents beyond being insulted or sworn or shouted at. Surprisingly, 16 percent of students experienced sexual harassment in their work with clients or consumers. While threats and/or violence were reported across all settings, populations, and age groups with whom students worked, such experiences were more prevalent among clinical students, particularly those working with mental health populations, groups, adults, or in inpa-tient psychiatric settings.

While 48 percent of students reported that their placement agency had a safety policy, only 34 percent were able to identify any content areas included in the policy. Additionally, 40 percent of students did not know whether the agency had a safety policy, and 55 percent did not know that BuSSW has a safety policy. The lack of awareness of safety policies in both field agencies and at BuSSW is concerning. nASW—MA Chapter’s 2009 Workplace Standards advise all agencies in which social workers practice, and in which students receive training, to have policies to minimize work-place violence and safety issues.

Based on these preliminary findings, the Field Education department has already taken several steps to create a culture of safety and and ensure that students are better prepared to practice safely. These steps include a workshop for students on Assessing and Managing the Potential of Violence in Social Work Practice led by Ralph detri (MSW ’86), MPh, and training field instructors and faculty advisors on this topic.

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maxImIzIng SOcIal wOrker Safety In the fIelD

Following the September 2008 Leadership Summit on Social Worker Safety, sponsored by BuSSW and the national Association of Social Workers (nASW), the School has continued initiatives to protect students and field advisors. highlights to date include:

• Judith Perlstein, associate director of Field Education, and Carol Trust of nASW—Massachusetts Chapter, co-chair a statewide Task Force on Social Worker Safety.

• BuSSW developed and conducted a survey of all students in field placements in Spring 2008 about their experiences with threats or incidents of violence. This survey is described on page nine and was presented at the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, in november 2009.

• The Field Education department has updated its Safety Policies and Procedures for students and field instructors.

•A workshop for faculty advisors titled, “The Faculty Advising Role in Promoting Student Safety in the Field,” taught by Eva Skolnik-Acker, was held in February 2008.

• The Field Education department spon-sored a workshop in october 2009 for all students in the field “Assessing and Managing the Potential of Violence in Social Work Practice.” The workshop was taught by BuSSW alumnus Ralph detri, LiCSW.

a freSh lOOk fOr the fIelD eD web

Alumni, students, and field instructors are invited to visit the new and improved Field Education department section on the School’s website at www.bu.edu/ssw/fielded. on these pages, readers can find information about the field education program, staff, and upcoming events. The department is particularly proud of the searchable agency database which was cre-ated this past summer by Justin Feldman, a BuSSW student. The department increas-ingly uses electronic forms and documents for communication with students, faculty, and agencies. To update your information, please e-mail [email protected].

the lOwy-gem PrOgram

The Lowy-GEM Program (formerly the Boston GEM Consortium) will enter its ninth year as a placement model with 12 students participating. The program continues to offer a unique field education experience for students who are interested in working with older adults and their families. Several new agencies have joined the consortium, includ-ing Paine Senior Services, hebrew Senior Life, East Boston Elder Service Plan, and Rogerson Adult day health Center.

News from Off-Campus Programs (OCP)This year, off-Campus Programs (oCP) saw an increase in the number of applications resulting in a waiting list for some programs. in the fall, two cohorts of 21 students each entered programs at the Fall River campus and at the Bu north campus in Chelmsford, bringing the total number of students at the three off-campus sites—also including the campus on Cape Cod—to 126. Currently, there are 88 oCP students placed at field internships in these communities. Most of our field instructors are alumni of the off-Campus Programs and have maintained residency in these communities. our alumni are invaluable partners in educating the next generation of social workers and the train-ing continues beyond the MSW degree. our oCP directors provide training for new field instructors in Fall River, Cape Cod, and Chelmsford.


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the aDvantageS Of cOhOrt eDucatIOn PreSenteD at cSwe

oCP students enter and complete the MSW program as a cohort and benefit from peer support and cooperative learning. This cohort model of education builds on a successful format developed by BuSSW over 20 years ago. The delivery format is geared toward adult learners and our programs recognize that many adult learners are managing mul-tiple demands. deborah Sheehan, director of the Southeastern Massachusetts (SEMA) Program, along with professors Mark Gianino and Christiana Bratiotis, presented “Learning and Teaching in the MSW Cohort Model: Group Processes and Practices” at the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) conference in San Antonio in november. For more information about this model, please visit bu.edu/ssw/ocp.

News from the PEP OfficeThe Professional Education Programs (PEP) launched its Fall Series, and once again, both the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Trauma certificate programs were popu-lar choices, along with new “skills-based” workshops that focus on the integration of forgiveness practices, positive psychology, mindfulness, or journaling into clinical prac-tice. Current and emerging issues were also addressed with a new program on promoting safety in the social work workplace; integrat-ing financial education/literacy into social work; and a new workshop on best practices in agency fundraising during the trying eco-nomic times.

PEP has also expanded its geographic hori-zons and launched a new series of programs at our off-Campus Program (oCP) loca-tions in Fall River, Chelmsford, and Cape Cod. These new workshops featured faculty members who regularly teach at oCP loca-tions and were conveniently held 2–4 p.m. on Friday afternoons.

Looking ahead to the spring semester, BuSSW Adjunct Professor Rick Cresta, MSW, MPh, is once again taking a group to Costa Rica for travel/language immersion during March 2010. For more information, please visit bu.edu/ssw/pep.

PEP is excited to report that registering for a program now saves time and trees as PEP has moved to a completely paperless auto-mated registration system. The new online registration system makes it easy for cus-tomers to register in “real time” for courses, to know whether there is space available, and to pay easily. it’s safe, simple, and green.

Additionally, PEP has launched a new BuSSW alumni discount. As of the Fall Series, all BuSSW alumni are eligible for a 10% discount on any one workshop per series. it is hoped that these real savings will reflect how much our alumni constituents at PEP are valued. Please check the box for the alumni discount when registering online.

Finally, PEP wants to remind social workers that the second year of the licensing cycle is beginning. All social workers must renew their licenses by october 1, 2010. PEP is already planning ahead to provide you with the programs social workers need and want. Please watch for the new brochure in the mail this spring, and visit bu.edu/ssw/pep.

oCP has also collaborated with the Professional Education Programs (PEP) to offer topical professional seminars twice a semester on Friday afternoons at each of our off-campus locations. These for-credit, con-tinuing education seminars are offered at a nominal cost and are open to social workers in the community, alumni, field instructors, and current students. Fall semester seminars included Compulsive hoarding, Empirically Supported Psychosocial Treatments, Ethical issues in Working with Families, Experiential Workshop on Play Therapy, Secrets in Families and Couples, and introduction to Trauma-informed Substance Abuse interventions.


New Year Greetings!Change is in the air. this is an exciting time to be a social worker. the echos of “yes We Can” are still ringing, and we have a community organizer and Nobel Peace Prize winner for President. But, as you know, Barack Obama isn’t the only famous community organizer in our midst. in this issue, we pay homage to macro social workers like Lee Staples and elisabeth Gehl who are doing incredibly important, façade-altering, peace-making work. Lee Staples, Professor of Macro Practice at BUSSW as well as a graduate of the PhD program, has been traveling to Croatia over the last several years to train nongovernmental organizations in community organizing. elisabeth, Director of Federal Policy for the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations, monitors federal policies and lobbies Congress about issues that impact the Gulf Coast recovery and nonprofit organizations.

We also celebrate change, as reflected in the news of new faculty and staff at the School, as well as the completion of the first phase of renovations to the building at 264 Bay State Road.

And, speaking of change, on a personal note, the time has come for me to say farewell to the Presidency of the BUSSW Alumni Association. it has been a pleasure and a privilege to serve you over the past two and a half years in this role. i will continue to be active as a member of the Steering Committee, but this period of vibrant interaction linking the alumni and the School together will be sorely missed.

i leave you in capable hands, as Catherine ehrhardt (MSW ’03) assumes the reins. Catherine has been working in adoles-cent mental health, school-based program development, and college counseling in the Boston area since graduating from BUSSW. She has served on the Greater Boston Chapter of the Alumni Board, has been a member the Steering Committee, and has been the Secretary of the Alumni Association for the past two and a half years. i have every confidence that Catherine will do a fantastic job as your leader.

As always, we welcome your feedback and ideas about how the Alumni Association can better meet your needs. We hope to hear from you. there are many opportunities to stay involved and connected with the School. i hope you’ll consider con-tributing in any way you can.

i wish you all the best!

Nanci Ginty Butler (’01), President BUSSW Alumni Association Board

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2009/2010 BUSSW Alumni Association Board MembersKaty Abrams (’97)Austin, Texas

Jennifer Ahlijanian (’91) Exeter, Rhode island

Patricia Beauchemin (’86)Warwick, Rhode island

Betty Bernier (’97)Steering Committee Member hyde Park, Massachusetts

Christina Bethke (’06)Cambridge, Massachusetts

Jenn Brandel (’98) Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

Katie Britton (’03)West Roxbury, Massachusetts

Sukhi Bubbra (’97)Toronto, ontario, Canada

Pamela Charney (’91)Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Kelly Crowley (’03)Lexington, Massachusetts

Sharon Cruz (’00) Rochester, Massachusetts

Nickie Diggs (’01)Laurel, Maryland

Noelle Dimitri (’00)Steering Committee Member dorchester, Massachusetts

Lesley Dixon (’97)Bloomfield, new Jersey

Catherine Ehrhardt (’03)President/Steering Committee Member Boston, Massachusetts

Marieka Farrenkopf (’00) Portland, oregon

Nanci Ginty Butler (’01) immediate Past President/ Steering Committee Member Waban, Massachusetts

Mark Goodwin (’87)The Bronx, new York

Sophia Henry (’01)Atlanta, Georgia

Ester Hill (’09)Brookline, Massachusetts

Amanda Horowitz (’08)Secretary/Steering Committee Member Brighton, Massachusetts

Kami Kato (’98)Mililani, hawaii

Barbara Kondilis-Petropoulos (’98)Themidos, Glyfada, Greece

Dallia Lavi (’01)Los Angeles, California

Kayniee Lopez (’97) San diego, California

Ann McWalters (’95) Berkeley, California

Terry Moynahan (’04)Cambridge, Massachusetts

Rebecca Mulhern (’02)Brooklyn, new York

Doreen Reis (’01) hamden, Connecticut

Abigail Ross (’08)Brookline, Massachusetts

Brooke Rufo Hill (’03)Seattle, Washington

Erica Scoppetti (’05)Steering Committee Member Brookline, Massachusetts

Taffy Smith Ruggeri (’05)Greenfield, Massachusetts

Deidra Somerville (’95) South holland, illinois

Jennifer Sterling Sentlinger (’01) South San Francisco, California

Stephanie Stidham (’01)Rancho Santa Margarita, California

Elizabeth Stookey Sunde (’94) Wilder, Vermont

Sharon Ash Tancredi (’99)Scarborough, Maine

Lisa Thakker (’99)oak Lawn, illinois

Michelle Thesing (’92) Tucker, Georgia

Christina Weeter (’04) Alexandria, Virginia

Jamie Wyatt Marshall (’05)St. Louis, Missouri

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40sRollin C. Williams (MSW ’49) shares a poem, “retrospection,” with fellow graduates.

retrOSPectIOn the desert flower that pushes through the sand Demands its season in the universe; and yearns for rain, in which it can immerse Its fragile petals, like a gentle hand, before its bloom commences to disband. man also has his seasons, some adverse— and good or bad, his deeds cannot reverse the list of things that he would countermand. and if he could, the insights he would gain would not restore him to his rightful place and though he would strive harder to attain a somewhat more ennobled state of grace, he still should have good reason to redraft the folly of his ill-wrought handicraft.

60sJudith Walsh (MSW ’64) is now retired and worked with children and families for 30 years, predominantly in new hampshire.

70sKaren T. Glansberg (MSW ’76) returned to the boston area this summer after spending 5 years in new Jersey and 23 years in San Diego. She is thrilled to be back in her native new england and works as the Director of early education at temple Ohabei Shalom in brookline.

Judy Flum (MSW ’78) is a school psychologist in hudson, ma. She writes, “even though I returned to school to become certified as a school psychologist, I still consider my ‘core’ professional identity to be a social worker, and my buSSw education provides the foundation to this day.”

90scongratulations to Sarah Lange (MSW ’93) who has joined the bu alumni council, representing the School of Social work.

Deborah Milbauer (MSW ’94) is teaching an undergradu-ate public health course at northeastern this fall called “community and Public health.” She will also teach “health behavior and health communication” at tufts to second-year medical students this spring.

Simone Perry (MSW ’94) is a clinical Support Specialist for boystown of washington, Dc. She has worked for most of the specialized contractual foster care agencies in the District and in maryland. currently, she works with direct-care staff and consumers on developing and updating the clinical treatment plans in the residential facility in Dc. She plans to further her education at the university of maryland in family, marital, and couples counseling.

Vicki Kirsch (MSW ’97) is currently associate Director of women & gender Studies and on the Social work advisory board at george mason university in fairfax, va. She con-tinues to have a small psychotherapy practice specializing in trauma recovery and is also busy training and showing her horse Pepper.

Allison B. Taylor (MSW ‘99) is a PhD candidate in cultural anthropology at brandeis university. She is currently living in minneapolis while conducting her dissertation fieldwork on trauma, coping, and identity among Somali refugees.

congratulations to Lisa Thakkar (MSW ’99) who welcomed a daughter, kaia, on September 23, 2009.

00sBrooke Rufo Hill (MSW ’03) is now working at Seattle university as the assistant Director of their magis: alumni committed for mission Program. the program provides leadership training, social justice and service opportunities, and spiritual offerings for Su and other Jesuit-educated alums living in Seattle. She and her husband, James, are very pleased to announce the birth of magdalena rend on October 23, 2009.

Veronica E. Hartman (MSW ’04) writes, “after mental health cutbacks forced the agency I worked at for four years to let me go, I started a private practice in October of last year. I continue to be amazed by the adaptability of we humans and the power our spirits have to keep our hearts open. I see adults and adolescents and love those late teen-years! I stay in touch with the supervisors I met as a bu intern and enjoy regular contact with a dynamic network of clinical compadres. I am also working with a group to provide a full dialectical behavioral therapy program to folks in the area. thank you, buSSw, for an amazing start in this amazing pro-fession. I am lucky indeed. I also miss tracy morton Stanford, who sent me in the direction of buSSw. as I shared my plan of considering a local maine counseling program, she curtly announced, ‘you don’t want to do that. you want to go to bu!’ She knew what I did not, and I will forever be grateful to her for that (and other important lessons).”

Monique Doussard (MSW ’06), her husband alek, and son luca (3), welcomed son liam Jovovic Doussard into their lives on february 2, 2009. they live in alexandria, va, and monique worked in child welfare in the District for a time. She is currently staying at home with her boys.

Kimberly Potter (MSW ’06, MPH ’07) is working at albert einstein college of medicine in the Division of Substance abuse, coordinating an hIv-prevention program for women in substance abuse treatment, primarily focusing


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on methadone maintenance treatment. writes kim, “my public health degree got me in the door, but my supervisor soon learned she got a deal when she saw how valuable a social worker could be. I’ve been given many opportunities to grow here. for example, I am working with executives in the division to write a SamSa grant proposal to bring trauma-informed services into the clinics. I am also being considered for a promotion that would have me overseeing all the hIv-related programs at the clinic.”

Maria Schifino (MSW ’06) is currently working as a clinical social worker in pediatrics at boston medical and loving it. She was married in June 2009 at marsh chapel.

congratulations to Lisa Cremer (MSW ’08) and family. lisa welcomed daughter livia elaine on September 30, 2009.

Since July 2008, David I. Sadownick (MSW ’08) has been working as a geriatric Social worker at upham’s elder Service Plan, a Pace program (Program for all-Inclusive care for the elderly) serving almost all of boston and part of brookline.

Kalina Crystal Black (MSW ’09) has begun her new job as a Program manager for the action for boston community Development (abcD), foster grandparents Program. the foster grandparents Program is an intergenerational volunteer program where seniors volunteer in local early head Start & head Start programs, day care centers, and elementary schools. kalina is very excited about this new opportunity and looks forward to her work with abcD, Inc. kalina also continues as a student of the boston university School of Public health with a specialization in health Policy & management.

PhD UpdatesKaren Bullock (PhD ‘00) was awarded a Diversity Supplement grant from the national Institutes of health to explore treatment goals at the end of life for older african americans. She was also a recipient of the 2009 women of color recognition award at the university of connecticut, where she teaches.

Silvia Dominguez (PhD ‘05) recently received a ford foundation Postdoctoral Diversity fellowship for achieving excellence in college and university teaching. the award will allow her to finish her book, Social Flow: Immigrants and Social Mobility, a framework describing the way in which latin american immigrant women get ahead. this book is based on Silvia’s three years of ethnographic research in two public housing developments in two neighborhoods in boston.

Elizabeth Rohan (PhD ‘05) is an OrISe fellow in the Division of cancer Prevention and control at the centers for Disease control (cDc), where she is working on several projects: colorectal cancer Screening Demo, evaluating the current colorectal cancer Screening Program, and a Patient navigation project. She writes, “I get to use my research skills and my clinical expertise for the benefit of preventing cancer, so this work is gratifying for me on so many levels.”

Alumni Updates

In Memoriam ian Forslund (‘92), Austin, Texas

Louise halliday hall (’48), Claremont, California

Bonnie Jaffe (’81), Wellesley, Massachusetts

Carol Marks (’71), Waban, Massachusetts

Rita Van Tassel (’75), Brookline, Massachusetts

Rosemary Whiting (‘69), Boston, Massachusetts


Donors List

Donors Honor Roll: 2008/2009 numerous individual, corporate, and foundation gifts and grants were made to the School between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009. This support was gratefully received from alumni, faculty, staff, students, and other friends. A number of donations were matched by employ-ers. We are very pleased to acknowledge each donor publicly. We have listed all contributors unless anonymity was requested. italicized names are those individuals who made a gift of $500 or more. Those names with an asterisk (*) are current and former BuSSW Alumni Association Board members. Those names in bold are members of the dean’s Advisory Board.

if we have inadvertently omitted a donor, misspelled a name, or accorded an incorrect class year, please accept our apologies and let us know by calling Ken Schulman at 617-353-3750 or 800-735-ALuM (both voice/TTY) or by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

Many thanks to all contributors!

Class of 1937 The Estate of Gertrude L. Sullivan

Class of 1941 Ralph Goldman

class of 1942Vera Brown

class of 1944Carleton Brown Betty Birmingham Moorehead James Reilly

class of 1945Mildred Flashman

class of 1946Golda Edinburg Cecile Schwartzman

class of 1947Jane davis Bose Victoria Sears o’Gonman

class of 1948 Rhoda d. Mills howard J. Parad Charlotte Rubin

class of 1949 Lois S. Mezer Chester A. Rubin Emily L. Russo Leonard Serkess

dorothy L. Smith Rollin C. Williams

class of 1950 Anonymous Marcia Kaufman Margaret R. nichols

class of 1951 Catherine A. Coleman Kathleen M. Corey Annette Schaffer Eskind Earl d. Morris

class of 1952 June M. Barrack dorothy A. Fahey Mitchell Jaffe Faith T. Sulloway

class of 1953 david W. Campbell Camillo G. deSantis Mary S. hartzell Jane K. McGrath

class of 1954 Anonymous L. daniel Carter harriet h. hickey Robert M. Rice Timothy F. Ryan Louise P. Saltzman Marcia Strean

class of 1955 Anonymous dorothy C. Allen Mildred h. Bauer Shirley Lee Bean Shayna Gochberg donald h. haliburton Frances nadash Millicent P. Scott Elinor B. Tirre

class of 1956 Anonymous Robert h. Cohen Margaret J. dwinell James A. Garland John K. Matsumuro Anne B. Tenney Leah R. Weiss isabelle Wiedis

class of 1957 Anonymous dorothy J. Corwin Arthur Eisenberg Paul h. Ephross Viola S. haywood Robert h. Kroeck Janet Lovejoy Taylor

Class of 1958 Anonymous James Michael Caramello Jeanne Ann Gill Beatrice E. Lennon Donald R. McCaul

class of 1959 Anne Groves Paul d. hand Patricia M. hartung Joyce hutchins Carol A. Johnson Marilyn A. nolan Judith E. opsahl Roger Wilbur Phelps Evelyn d. Spelman

class of 1960 diane L. Becker Carol Klein

Gail helene Korrick Phyllis F. namrow Joan E. Rosenson Sally Ann Wood

class of 1961 Jane S. harrington Anita P. o’neil

Class of 1962 Pallassana R. Balgopal Addison R. Carver Miriam Gross Martha E. hartman Robert G. Knott Jr. Julianne Wayne

class of 1963 Charles A. Beaverson Susan J. Bellinger Catherine Buttenwieser donald Vincent Fandetti helaine Shoag Greenberg Sandra Stewart horne Gladys Lambert

Class of 1964 Tamara J. Bliss irving Kessler Gypsy B. Lyle Caroline Quinby McElroy Elizabeth d. Rogers oyvind Tutvedt

class of 1965 daphne Emmet hallowell Ronald J. Michaud Cornelia d. Sapiro Carol Rogers Siegel

class of 1966 Carole S. Kokolakis

class of 1967 Anonymous Barbara Barshay George R. Bulger deborah Guptill Lydia P. ogilby Elizabeth Rumelt Louise u. Slayton Sandra A. Torrielli*


Donors List

class of 1968 Jerianne P. Alberti Phyllis Ruskin dana Margaret J. dieter Mary C. Fallon Madeline Bond Fisher Cathleen A. Gray Jeanne P. Louizos Eleanor i. nay-Chiles Ann h. Ross danielle d. Strickman

class of 1969 Paula R. Budnitz Peter W. Gariti Martha h. haskell Alice Temple hyslop Gary A. Kaplan Joseph B. Lillyman diane B. Meskin Sally W. Schmidt Linda H. Singer* Susan M. Weisberg

class of 1970 Anonymous (2) Arthur G. Bernstein Elinor Callaghan Brady John Drew isabel S. Freeman Jane B. Kuniholm Mary Josephine Moorhouse Mary E. h. Posner Barry Shrage Naomi M. Stanhaus Anita M. Stinson Carolyn Welch

class of 1971 Anonymous (3) Barbara horvitz Brown Sharon M. Cerny Susan irwin dansker nancy L. Eskow Thomas R. Fish Susan G. Fu diane F. Gittinger Lauren K. Glassman helene W. Kress Catherine L. McCumber

Lauren Meese Leslie Z. Melnick Kristina F. niccoli Janet Anita Salomon Lisa Sutton

class of 1972 Anonymous Leslie M. Akula Melvin J. Bell Jr. Karen A. Bundy Susan Morphew Coe Miriam J. Foss Elizabeth K. Fragola Marjorie A. horsey helen R. Jordan Marc J. Kessler Ellen Plutchok Klein Lauren J. Komack david E. Mcdonald nelson C. Woodfork Jr.

class of 1973 Marsha L. Alter nancy Forman Judith Chase Gilbert Patricia L. Gordy Peter d. Kirwin Lise hart o’Brien nancy R. Rikoon nancy Goodwin Rubinstein Gertraud Wopperer-hurley Gloria Tse Yu

class of 1974 Anonymous Rhea K. Bufferd Reva Korim Castaline Michele J. Fishel Bonnie W. Jones Linda Kilburn Lois Levinsky John B. Markoff nancy M. nagel Margaret Senturia Pamela Fielder Wyatt

class of 1975 Anonymous (2) Jane C. Bartrum Susan A. Berger*

Jane Sylvia Freed Sara S. Glenn Bonnie Joyce hallisey Carol J. heppen Gordon Virginia L. Lane Lina A. Lawall donna Segreti Reilly helena A. Rocha Judith C. Server Teresa Wirtz Shaka Marie L. Yannaco-Grant Trudy A. Zimmerman

class of 1976 Robert i. Amer Jay M. Fund Linda d. Gershman Marcia ullian Jackson Christie L. Kaufman Madeline S. Levine Andrew J. McCormick Sylvia L. Memolo Cynthia G. Scobie Alan J. Slobodnik Elizabeth Van Ranst

class of 1977 Berni Jake Antelman Maria M. Baeza Jane douglas Barna Marcia L. Baxter Sarah d. Bliss Muriel C. hazebrouck Roberta hodson Mary A. Keefe Kathy A. Kuhn Katherine M. Lynch Martha J. Painter harriet W. Schley

class of 1978 Anonymous Richard M. Aberman Crystal Marcus August Brian J. Brady Elise Jaffe Brownstein Margaret Buckley James E. Cooney S. Emilie Green Marielaine hegel

Sally E. Johnson Nancy R. Karp Mary F. Pignataro deborah A. Sheehan Paul R. Shelly

class of 1979 ilene Fruman Beckman Cassandra M. Clay Ronna dallal Frances G. Frank Elizabeth W. hahn Jeanette Bradley isakson Anne King-Bolger Abigail M. Lang James M. Lipski ireta Z. Metchik Ellin Reisner* Andrew n. Seminerio Ruth T. Tepper

class of 1980 Gary Bailey Lauren C. Berman Claudia i. Boldman* Garland R. Brassfield* Carol Sue Fuller Judith Cohn Gilberg Betty S. Lykins Rosemary hanrahan Maher Charlene LeFort Merritt Meredith A. Scott Theresa L. Smolski Cynthia W. Taska Sherrie B. Thomas Cindy Caplan Weiser

class of 1981 Anonymous Dorothy J. Bergold* Richard S. dufresne Jane A. Eisenstark Mary Jo C. Melloni Kathleen herbert Mislan nancy J. newton Faye M. Polansky Marian E. Reid diane L. Tukman Lydia Vernon-Jones* Robert Emery Yorke


class of 1982 Mark Aron Sarah Brody Epstein harold Goldis debra L. hannon Richard J. hassinger donnamarie Jones Arlene Marshall John h. McCaughey Arlette T. Smith Arthur h. Stutz

class of 1983 Walter A. deeter Ruthann dobek Janice dragotta Sally i. Kaitz Bonnie Jean Levin diane E. Mason Frederick James Mcosker Gail Paris Laurie h. Sauber Judith A. Smith Lauren A. Solomon* Catherine White Tsarouhas

class of 1984 Jane S. Anderson Suzanne Black hinda L. diamond Renita K. Johnson Carin A. Kale* Katharine V. L. Parkinson

class of 1985 Anonymous denise o’Gara diorio Joan Lois Kwiatkowski Jeffrey Joseph Laurie Paul Murphy Jr. Gregory Rosenberg Egidia P. Vergano Geoffrey W. Wilkinson

class of 1986 Louise Anne August Patricia Beauchemin* Stephen M. Biggio Susan L. Boudreaux Blanche dietz

Aleta B. Johnson* Rosalie n. Kern Joan d. Pic LuAnn S. Polk Cynthia Siegal Patricia Tuttle Karl W. Weiland Patricia Paki Wieland*

class of 1987 Anonymous John F. Canavan Mark Goodwin* Ellen Boyd harrington Elayne Lepes Sarah newman Murphy Jean Marie Phelps Rebecca L. Sander* Valerie Wilke

class of 1988 Elizabeth M. Arnold Sherry Maxine Cohen Louis Moss osman R. Kenneth Tellier

class of 1989 Anonymous (2) Marjorie Anne Ballou Barbara Bell Barrett* Ellen Rose Cohen Elizabeth White Mcnamara Katharine S. olney Christine Patterson Marjorie Mae Perry Joan Robitaille Leslie June Shapiro Janice Turner

class of 1990 Susan A. Bernstein Hannah G. Bloch Miriam Bronstein Keith A. Conant iii L. Victoria Cortes-Ramirez Anthony deJesus* Joyce d. Grucan Barbara hirschler Anne Porter Ludlow Cassandra E. Maher

Florence C. McKenna helen A. nowak Evelina Friedenbach Sadler* George R. Samuels Carol L. Thrane* nora M. Willcutts

class of 1991 Jennifer Greene Ahlijanian* Elizabeth Burden Pamela A. Charney* Janice F. Gilmer Michael Greenstein Gyneth McGarvey Andrea G. Monderer Jody L. Monkovic Marjory B. Stickler Brienne h. C. Superczynski Grace Tilton Martha A. Toscano david Karl Willey nelson Kin-Man Wong*

class of 1992 Susan Avakian david E. Belford Regina E. Bower Edward M. Greene Jr.* Mingming he Louise Charon Jones Ann M. Kenney Jamison M. Landsman deborah Putnam Sue Ellen Schwam Susan W. Weinstein

class of 1993 daniel F. Boulger Mary Ellen Foley Christina P. Forbes Mary halpin Karen E. ingerman Sarah B. Lange* Lucy A. Lawrence Alissa Makela Lonergan Christine M. Montgomery Judith Anne Williams

class of 1994 Lynn P. Audette Leslie Brennan

Carol K. Carroll Elizabeth V. Carruthers Cindy Jo Albright Collon Suzanne hauck Charlotte W. Milan Simone Beatrice Perry-Brackens Lisa B. Roy Elizabeth S. Sunde*

class of 1995 AnonymousBarbara F. Astley Jacqueline Taylor Badeau John h. Baltz Charlene E. Broock Kathleen Furlong-norman Karen M. Gager Linda T. Jenkins Jodi Koeman Eva Lebovic Lynda M. Page Carol Rosenstein Rogers deidra M. Somerville*

class of 1996 Mary Ellen hopkins nancy A. Kerrigan Patricia A. Silva Kim E. Sweetland heather Vitek

class of 1997 Betty Marie Bernier* Sukhdeep Bubbra* nadia Chamblin-Foster* Lesley A. dixon* Jane Marie Griffin Kanlayane Lopez* Cherie Lyn nault Michael novack* Angela o’Keefe Andrew Rosenshine Lisa Sampson Silvia von Sacken

class of 1998 Jennifer Sue Brandel* Maika dueitt Kami J. Kato* Barbara Kondilis-Petropoulos* James Sparks

Donors List


Robert J. Zaccardi

class of 1999 heather T. Abrams Sharon Ash Tancredi* Melissa Lynn donahue Julie Ann Glovin Vienna Johnson Barbara Yerkes

class of 2000 Sharon Cruz* noelle dimitri* Marieka Farrenkopf* Allison Lee Srinivasan Shelley Anne Terry

class of 2001 Mark Allen Abbott nanci Ginty Butler* Robert Frederick Finn-Clarke doreen Pereira Reis* Jennifer S. Sentlinger* Stephanie Michelle Stidham*

class of 2002 Rebecca L. Mulhern* Shauna B. Peet Leah Reich Susan M. Tucke

class of 2003 nancy Capobianco Boyer Katherine Britton* Ellen Cohen Kelly Burke Crowley* Catherine Anne Ehrhardt* Elizabeth Marshall Goodchild Brooke Rufo hill* Christine d. howard Kristen Amy Porter* Susanne Scipione Jennifer ubaldino

class of 2004 Veronica E. hartman Eric Lumbeleka Kamba Theresa A. Moynahan*

class of 2005 Crista M. Cavicchio Jamie Wyatt Marshall*

Mary Ellen McCurley Erica diane Scoppetti* Taffy Smith Ruggeri*

class of 2006 Christina Bethke* Martha Frost Kathleen Elizabeth Langford Jenny Lynn nathans Jun Ren

class of 2007 Bridgett Johanna Bawcum Sara McKenna Brockway deborah dunbrack Gendron hope M. hussey Katherine Fitzgerald Lipman Sara Webster Tribe Patty underwood

class of 2008 Robin S. Broady Katherine Anne Chesson Lilith G. Chunn Bonita Ann Ciambotti Amy T. Cluff Tracy Ann dagesse Mary T. dziedzinski Melissa Fenton Rebekah irvin Gowler Patricia Ann hardy Amanda horowitz* Charmaine Jones Anne Tyson Kimmerling ilana hadas Lorge Melanie nina Marzolf Amber dawn Porter Aislynn Elizabeth Rodeghiero Abigail Miller Ross* david Sadownick Shannon A. Teles Tracey M. Weeden

class of 2009 Kalina Crystal Black Joann Meyers Fishbein Barbara J. hayes Lisa de Saxe Zerden

current and former faculty and StaffMaki Amano Maryann Amodeo Gary Bailey Lauren C. Berman L. daniel Carter Sherdena dorsey Cofield Mena daSilva-Clark Arthur Eisenberg Mildred Flashman Ruth i. Freedman James Garland Reeve Goldhaber Edward M. Greene Jr. Robert B. hudson iii Terry S. Lane Betty Milhendler Wilma Peebles-Wilkins Judith Perlstein Betty J. Ruth Ken Schulman Catherine Solomon Lee Staples Gail Steketee Joyce West Stevens Julianne Wayne Geoffrey Wilkinson Trudy Zimmerman

friends Anonymous (4) Anonymous (2) Tracy A. Branco Winifred Brezinski K. A. Brzezinski Peter Byers William I. Cowin Gertrude P. hutchinson Frank n. irwin Manuel E. Kaplan dorothy Lee Victoria E. Lee Peter Lowy Susan h. Lowy Cary Lu

Donors List

dorothy J. MacLennon Brian McCorkle Leonard notkin Maryann L. nowak Mark J. Perry Bruce Peterson Melvyn Regal Jennifer E. Roosa Paul Singer donna M. Syrluga Sarah E. Taylor Silvia R. Von Sacken Linda Zeckendork-Lowy

corporations and foundations Alliance Consulting Alzheimer’s Association The Atlantic Philanthropies, Inc. Brookline Multi-Service Senior Center Corporation Combined Jewish Philanthropies CPB Consulting Dream The Fund for Charitable Giving Goldberg Weiner Realty William T. Grant Foundation headlands Farm hospice Association of Cape Cod, inc. Jewish Family and Children’s Service Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The Kresge Foundation The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation Philips Electronics north America Corporation Lois and Samuel Silberman Foundation Sisters of Mercy, inc. Wells Fargo Foundation


Alumni Updates

BUSSW Graduates Walk in Relay for LifeFarha sandhu

With BUSSW as their team name, Barbara hayes (MSW ’09) and fellow ’09 graduates Joanie hogan and dawn Vincent participated in the Relay for Life in dennis-Yarmouth, MA, a fundrais-ing event of the American Cancer Society designed to celebrate cancer survivorship, spread awareness of cancer prevention, and raise money for programs and research to find further cures for cancer. “We felt that as social workers our main goal is to help others,” says hayes, “especially in our own communities, and thought this would be a great first step.”

“My cousin works for the American Cancer Society,” she adds, “and was fielding teams to walk in the relays across the state. My family, as well as many of my cohort’s, has lost relatives and friends to different cancers, and it is a cause that is close to our hearts. As a cohort, we loved getting out into the community, and we thought this would be a great way to start our new jour-ney into social work.”

hayes describes the experience of the walk as incredibly moving and emotional. The walk begins with a lap done by the cancer survivors before the relay starts, while all the walkers stand around the track and clap. After dark, there is what is known as the luminaria lap, where each walker places bags with candles inside of them around the track perimeter and walk the lap in darkness and silence. “it is highly emotional,” hayes says, “and not unusual to see people holding hands, hugging one another, and crying.”

For 20 years, in Weston, MA, hayes worked as a police officer. She constantly felt, how-ever, that she couldn’t take her job “to the next level of service.” in her hopes to become a social worker, she retired early and enrolled in the master’s program at BuSSW.

She describes the best aspect of the School as the cohort experience, describing it as “wonderful, supportive, and engaging. We shared an incredible three years together.” The off-Campus Program (oCP) was highly convenient for her, living on the Cape and not having to drive to Boston. “We received the same curriculum, same professors, and a wonderful education, all within 10 miles of home.”

Barbara Hayes (MSW ’09) and fellow cohort members participate in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.


Scholarships & Prizes

Scholarships and PrizesCongratulations to the following students who have been awarded special BuSSW named scholarships, stipends, and prizes for 2009/10. (All are MSW students unless otherwise noted.)

Wendy Carol Byers Memorial Scholarship Mary Kate Shannon

Carolyn Dillon ScholarshipJessica Alvarez

Richard B. DeWolfe ScholarshipMary Lechner

Mary Louise Dillon Scholarship Celia Cumberbatch, Rene Vega

Golda Edinburg Scholarship Samuel harvell

Annette Schaffer Eskind Scholarship ollire L’italien

Louise and Anna B. Frye Multicultural Education Scholarship Larissa hewitt

Frances H. Gelber Scholarship Amanda Lasane

Miriam Hurwitz Scholarship Justin Feldman

Carolyn Jacobs Prize Katie Aliberti

Hubie Jones Urban Service Scholarship Sarah dowal, Michael Van Wert

Margaret D. Lakis Scholarship Elizabeth Serraillier

Josephine Lambert Scholarship Jahmeelah Bai, Emily hall

Barbara Locke Memorial Scholarship Kristen Kuzmick, Sarah Schufreider

Louis Lowy Scholarship Mariejose dorvillier, Emily Gurley, Elizabeth Kalfas, Karin Lauff, Anne Phillips, nicole Sapienza, Susan Sharpe, Taryn Suben, Kimberly Yoder

Thomas D. Mackey III Memorial ScholarshipMary Lechner

Ina L. Morgan Scholarship Rachel Sletzinger

Rosemary Pazol Mundell Memorial ScholarshipKosal Suon

Naomi Osterman Scholarship Michelle harris

Wilma Peebles-Wilkins Human Relations Scholarship Corrie McLaughlin

Angelina Aliberti Ruggie Scholarship Christine Germanotta

Sybil M. Shapiro Scholarship Callie Armstrong

Singer Family Foundation Prize Scott Goldman

Jane Stewart Memorial Prize Stephanie Chang

Holly Margolin Zwerling Scholarship Gillian norton


Alumni Updates

Top photo: Lisa Moore, PhD, and Nikki Wooten, PhD, at the new faculty reception.

Middle row, left: Associate Dean Ken Schulman and new Alumni Association Board President Catherine Ehrhardt.

Middle row, right: Bet MacArthur (MSW ’78) and SEMA Program Director Deborah Sheehan greet alumni and friends.

Bottom, left: New Annual Giving Director Ben Sacks with alumnus Gary Bailey (MSW ’80).

Alumni Weekend ’09SchOOl Of SOcIal wOrk alumnI anD frIenDS gathereD Once mOre at the camPuS On the charleS fOr alumnI weekenD 2009. hIghlIghtS IncluDeD an alumnI aSSOcIatIOn recePtIOn fOr new faculty memberS Dan mIller, PhD, lISa mOOre, PhD, anD nIkkI wOOten, PhD, aS well aS the annual alumnI aSSOcIatIOn awarDS DInner.

hOnOreeS IncluDeD:

Ellen harrington (MSW ’87) of hingham, MA, for an outstanding Career in Social Work. Ellen is a clinical social worker at Boston Medical Center.

Karen LaFrazia (MSW ’89) of Medford, MA, for outstanding Contributions to the Field of Social Work. Karen is the Executive director of St. Francis house.

Eric Kamba (MSW ’04) of Lynn, MA, for the hubie Jones urban Service Award. Eric is the Refugee Program Manager at Massachusetts General hospital, in Chelsea.

Mena daSilva-Clark of Manchester, nh, for outstanding Contributions to the School of Social Work. Mena is the Assistant dean for off-Campus Programs.

“The Alumni Board was particularly thrilled to honor these recipients,” said Alumni Association President nanci Ginty Butler. “Since graduating, Ellen, Karen, and Eric have all had impressive careers in a variety of set-tings, serving diverse populations and needs. Likewise, Mena has grown our off-Campus Programs at Cape Cod and in Chelmsford and Fall River to greater serve the communi-ties and agencies there.”


Top photo: 2009 Alumni Association Honorees, Karen LaFrazia, Eric Kamba, Ellen Harrington, and Mena daSilva-Clark.

Bottom left: Honoree Karen LaFrazia with Alumni Association President Nanci Ginty Butler.

Bottom middle: Honoree Mena daSilva-Clark, assistant dean for Off-Campus Programs, dis-cusses social work education for adult learners.

Bottom right: Eric Kamba shares his experi-ences working with refugee and immigrant communities.

Alumni Updates

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