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Advisory Board

The School of Social Work Advisory Board, chaired by Patricia Daly Verde, meets twice each year to identify issues in need of attention in our graduate and post-master's social work programs to strengthen partnerships with the School.

Board Members:

Name	Affiliation	Committee
Francine Vecchiolla	Dean, SC School of Social Work	Honorary Chair
Miguel Arce	Springfield College SSW	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
Kate DeCou	Springfield College SSW	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
Corey Kwiecienski	Student Government	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
Joan Kagan	Square One	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
Hank Matthieu	RFK Children's Action Corp.	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
Brenda McCormick	Sisters of Providence Health Systems	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
James Morton	YMCA	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
Janet Rodriguez-Denney	City of Springfield Elder Affairs	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
Julie Schwager	Center for Human Development	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
Joyce Taylor	CT Dept. of Children and Families	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
Elizabeth Johnson-Tyson	CT Dept. of Children and Families	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
Patricia Verde	UCONN	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
Meghann Whittemore	Fairview Middle School	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
Katherine Wilson	Behavioral Health Network	Community Partnerships & Best Practices
James Canning	Springfield College SSW	Diversity, Student Interests & Recruitment
Marlene DeJesus	YWCA - Domestic Violence Program	Diversity, Student Interests & Recruitment
Paul Fitzsimmons	Mass. Dept. of Children and Families	Diversity, Student Interests & Recruitment
Margie Gilberti	Department of Social Services	Diversity, Student Interests & Recruitment
Vaughn Harding	Cape & Island Crisis Intervention Serv.	Diversity, Student Interests & Recruitment
Scott Hartblay	Elms College	Diversity, Student Interests & Recruitment
Maryann Linnehan	Holyoke Catholic High School	Diversity, Student Interests & Recruitment
Lorna Little	St. Agnes Home, Inc.	Diversity, Student Interests & Recruitment
Walter Mullin	Springfield College SSW	Diversity, Student Interests & Recruitment
Brendan O'Neil	Key Program	Diversity, Student Interests & Recruitment
John Roberson	Center for Human Development	Diversity, Student Interests & Recruitment
William Fisher	Springfield College SSW	Field Education
William Gilliand	UCONN Health Center	Field Education
Marion King	Martin Luther King, Jr. Comm. Ctr	Field Education
Charlene Korza	Granby Jr., Sr. High School	Field Education
Katherine Nowak-Crane	Reed's Landing	Field Education
Karen Poisson	Clinical and Support Options	Field Education
Charlotte Zeller	Adj. Faculty Springfield College SSW	Field Education

Faculty Co-Chairs:

Walter Mullin, Ph.D.,

William Fisher, Ph.D.,

Kate DeCou, Ph.D.,

Committees

Diversity, Student Interests and Recruitment

Field Education

Community Partnerships and Best Practices