About This Letter
This page hosts a NASW member letter authored and signed by members of the National Association of Social Workers in response to recent national restructuring actions. The letter reflects concerns raised by NASW members across multiple states regarding transparency, governance, ethical accountability, and meaningful member engagement.
The letter text is presented as written in the original sign-on letter, with only formatting adjustments needed for web display.
The letter remains open for additional signatures.
Update cadence: This page is updated approximately every two weeks as additional signatures are verified.
NASW MEMBER LETTER
The letter below was sent to the NASW national board of directors on 1/5/26 with 497 signatures. If you are reading this letter and missed the deadline to add your name before it was sent to the board, but you still want to be included in ongoing efforts to demand accountability, transparency, and ethical governance from our membership association, please add your name here: NASW Member Sign-On Letter: Request for Transparency & Accountability
Dear Dr. Yvonne Chase and Members of the NASW National Board of Directors,
We write in response to the December 9th letters from Dr. Chase to members, chapter presidents, and members of chapter Boards of Directors in response to our letters of concern and requests for transparency. In these letters, Dr. Chase referenced the Board Meeting Actions summaries available on the website and the IRS 990 filings which are also publicly available. While these resources offer high-level information, they do not answer the specific requests for financial transparency and decision-making transparency in the letters you received, nor do they provide the detail needed to understand the financial or governance rationale for the abrupt restructuring.
Our concerns come down to five major areas of concern:
• Continued Requests for Transparency
• Financial & Governance Observations
• Timing of the Restructuring
• Preferra Separation & Settlement
• Ethical Accountability & Action
Continued Requests for Transparency
Letters from several chapter board members asked for decision-making transparency, including a full account of how recent restructuring and major organizational decisions were made, and the factors considered, the individuals involved, and the timeline of consultation with the Board of Directors and State EDs. The Board Meetings webpage currently includes only Board Meeting Actions taken in 2025, and none of the posted actions reference any discussion of the restructuring or the termination of executive directors. The absence of any board action aligned with the most significant organizational change in years raises understandable concerns about transparency, documentation, and alignment with NASW’s stated values.
Letters from several chapter board members also asked for financial transparency, including financials for the last five years, explanations for major shifts in spending, and projected financial scenarios, including those created by recent restructuring. This information is not available in the public 990s filings.
NASW should model the transparency it expects from practitioners and agencies, and we continue to ask for the information previously requested and listed above.
Financial & Governance Observations
A thorough review of NASW’s Form 990s from 2014–2024, however, offers valuable insights into NASW’s financial trajectory that can inform this dialogue. We present these observations in the spirit of strengthening our association through shared understanding and ethical leadership.
Public IRS data show that from 2014 through 2020, NASW experienced persistent operational deficits. Routine operating expenses exceeded routine operating revenue, and net assets eroded over time. We recognize the seriousness of these long-term financial challenges and acknowledge the need for strong corrective action. It makes sense that there were conversations nearly a decade ago about restructuring.
However, beginning in 2021, NASW achieved a substantial course correction. 2021 reflected a meaningful operational surplus, 2022 reflected another operational surplus even when excluding the unusually large contribution spike, and 2023 and 2024 reflected near break-even operations. This pattern strongly indicates that day-to-day operations have been stable and largely sustainable for the last several years. This provides important context for evaluating the rationale behind the restructuring.
The largest financial disruptions in 2023 and 2024 were not operational. Instead, they appear in a major increase in liabilities (2023) and a $8.2 million decline in net assets during a break-even operational year (2024). These types of shifts are typically caused by non-operational financial events, such as legal or insurance-related obligations, recognition of contingent liabilities, related-party financial impacts, and accounting reclassifications or corrections. These events are national-level issues, not chapter-level failings. It is therefore essential to understand the true drivers of the restructuring decision. These numbers do not support the explanation given in Dr. Chase’s Dec 9th letter that “reorganization became both a fiscal and operational necessity” due to several chapters not “operating as fully independent administrative units.”
Timing of the Restructuring
Ethically, it is also important to consider the timing of the restructuring. While there is no perfect time to implement layoffs, there are clearly harmful times, and this restructuring occurred immediately before the holiday season, during a federal government shutdown, and at a moment of heightened stress for social workers nationwide. If, as communicated, this restructuring has been contemplated for nearly a decade, ethical responsibility to colleagues and the profession would have called for timing that minimized harm and preserved trust.
These concerns highlight the need for clarity regarding why the changes occurred now, rather than earlier or later, especially in light of the financial information available that shows operational sustainability for the past 4 consecutive years. Why was it necessary to implement layoffs and carry out restructuring at this time?
Preferra Separation & Settlement
We believe it is important to address directly a significant question that continues to arise among members and chapter leaders: whether NASW’s current financial volatility is related to the Preferra litigation. NASW’s 2024 Schedule O contains critical information that greatly clarifies the cause of the FY 2024 net asset decline. Specifically, Schedule O states:
“HISTORICALLY NASW INCLUDED THE BOOK VALUE OF ONE OF ITS INSURANCE AFFILIATES INTO ITS ‘CLOSELY HELD EQUITY INTERESTS.’ AS OF JUNE 30 2024 THIS ENTITY IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH NASW. RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS: –$9,477,109.”
This disclosure shows the separation from Preferra explains the majority of the $8.2M net asset decline reported for FY 2024. This change does not reflect chapter operations, membership revenue, chapter Executive Director performance, or program expenses.
According to announcements from both Preferra and NASW, a resolution and settlement agreement was reached in the summer of 2025. Because the Form 990 for FY 2025 is not yet available and available Board financial information only extends through June 30, 2025, members cannot yet see how any settlement payments, liability resolutions, or continuing insurance-related adjustments may have affected NASW’s finances in the second half of 2025.
While we are not requesting confidential settlement terms or any information prohibited by an NDA, we are requesting clarity about whether a national-level legal or insurance matter continued to influence NASW’s financial position in FY 2025, whether any payments or liability satisfactions occurred during that period, and whether such events were discussed by the Board in ways that informed the timing and design of the restructuring. These are reasonable questions that do not require disclosure of protected details but do fall squarely within the realm of financial transparency that members can expect from their professional association. Such clarity is essential to restore trust, ensure informed governance, and uphold the ethical responsibilities inherent in nonprofit leadership.
Ethical Accountability & Action
The NASW Code of Ethics offers clear guidance relevant to both the substance and process of this restructuring. The core value of Integrity guides “Social workers [to] behave in a trustworthy manner… and act honestly and responsibly.” We are requesting transparency so that the narrative about financial need accurately reflects the underlying causes.
The core value of the Importance of Human Relationships guides “Social workers [to] recognize the central importance of human relationships.” The abrupt separation of 14 executive directors disrupted long-standing community partnerships, advocacy relationships, and professional networks. We ask that this be acknowledged.
Ethical Responsibilities to the Profession include upholding the Integrity of the Profession 5.01(b): “Social workers should uphold and advance the values, ethics, knowledge, and mission of the profession. Social workers should protect, enhance, and improve the integrity of the profession through appropriate study and research, active discussion, and responsible criticism of the profession.”
We respectfully ask all national board members to participate actively in upholding the integrity of our profession by exercising “all the powers of the Association,” as outlined in the NASW Bylaws, “deciding on policy and priorities, policy implementation, and the equitable allocation of financial resources.” This includes “personnel policies and practices of the Association.”
Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities in Practice Settings include responsibilities of Administration. 3.07(d): “Social work administrators should take reasonable steps to ensure that the working environment for which they are responsible is consistent with and encourages compliance with the NASW Code of Ethics. Social work administrators should take reasonable steps to eliminate any conditions in their organizations that violate, interfere with, or discourage compliance with the Code.”
Assigning the remaining Executive Directors to assume leadership of an additional or different new chapter with either zero or little additional compensation, and lack of information and resources to fully assume their new responsibilities, certainly interferes with the ED’s ability to adhere to both their commitment to their employer and also their responsibility of self care to maintain competent and ethical practice.
When the association embarked upon the challenging path towards modernization, a comprehensive plan and report was presented to the NASW board and members before implementation. Reflecting on that process in 2018, Kathryn Conley Wehrmann, PhD, LCSW, NASW Board President at the time, and Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW, NASW Chief Executive Officer wrote: “the modernization process has taught us [that] constant communication and broad engagement with chapter and national stakeholders is essential and embodies the democratic principles we hold dear.” (https://www.socialworkblog.org/featured-articles/2018/01/update-on-nasws-modernization-initiative/)
Dr. Chase committed in her November 20th letter that “Member input will shape this process through town halls, surveys, and Chapter listening sessions.” However, at the time of writing of this letter, no town halls have been scheduled, no surveys have been released, and no chapter listening sessions have been held. Dr. Chase was scheduled to meet with chapter presidents on December 11th; however, this meeting was moved to a later date. These gaps between stated commitments and actual practice further highlight the need for comprehensive, accurate, and timely communication.
We resonate with the recent observation from Joseph Wernau, who wrote:
“Trust between NASW and its members cannot be restored through email statements, public relations language, or internal talking points. Trust can only be rebuilt through action that reflects the values the profession is named after: transparency, collaboration, and shared leadership.”
This perspective captures the central challenge and opportunity facing NASW at this moment. Trust can be rebuilt. But it requires more than statements. It requires action consistent with the values our profession teaches and upholds.
The undersigned members of The National Association of Social Workers ask that NASW CEO Dr. Anthony Estreet and NASW National Board President Dr. Yvonne Chase schedule a virtual open member forum within 2 weeks of receipt of this letter to address the unanswered questions and concerns in this letter, to provide members with a comprehensive update on the recent organizational restructuring and to outline the association’s future plans. To ensure transparency and accountability, this event must be structured interactively with a Q&A session, allowing members to ask questions and engage directly with national leadership.
Respectfully,
Meredith Sinel, LICSW
Rhode Island
Carla Groves, LCSW-S
Texas
Tamara Dwyer, LIMHP CMSW LMSW
Nebraska
Catherine Howard, LCSW, LIMHP
Nebraska
Angela Johnson, MSW
Nebraska
Jonathan Schubert, LICSW
Texas
Jessyca Vandercoy, LICSW
Nebraska
Diane M Harvey
Texas
Courtney Mayberry, PLMHP, PCMSW
Nebraska
Missy Chandler, LCSW
Texas
Donna Tomlinson
Texas
Kelsey Blahnik
Texas
Michelle Zadrozny, LCSW-S (Texas), LICSW (WA)
Texas
Joseph Wernau, LMSW
Iowa
Maritza Rodriguez, LCSW
Texas
Russell Rossilini, LCSW, DCSW
Florida
Anna Francis, LCSW
Texas
Sharon Gandarilla
Florida
Sh’Niqua Alford, DSW, LCSW-S
Texas
Pedro Serrano Mejia, MSW
Florida
Fantasha Allen
Texas
Holly Barron
Arkansas
Robin Lennon-Dearing, PhD, MSW
Tennessee
Wendy Weltman Palmer, LCSW
Texas
Travis Cronin, PhD, LCSW
California
Felipe Mercado
California
Colonel (Ret) Anthony L. Cox, PhD, LCSW-S, DCSW
Texas
Dr. Lauren Cantrell, LMSW
Texas
Cristina Costa, LICSW
Rhode Island
Emily Montgomery, MSW II
Rhode Island
Walter Arrington, MSW, Registered Clinical Social Worker
Florida
Megan Mawdsley, BSW
Massachusetts
Karen S Miller, LCSW, LCDC
Texas
Chris Collins, PhD, MSW, LICSW, ACSW
Massachusetts
Ashley Berg, LICSW
Nebraska
Judith A. Krause, LMSW
Michigan
Patricia Gleason-Wynn
Texas
Stacie Aden, MSW, LCSW
Colorado
Carla Damron, MSW, LISW-CP
South Carolina
Susan Jaros, LCSW
Texas
Sadé Mulkey, DSW, MPH, LMSW-Macro
Michigan
Jenny Bishop, LMSW
Michigan
Heather Provencher, LCSW
Maine
Lori Axler Miranda, LMSW
Texas
Teri V. Krull, LCSW
Arizona
Dan Workman
Texas
Melissa Santoro, LICSW
Rhode Island
Cody Chua, LCSW
Texas
Jamon C Hughes
Texas
Sarah Regensburger, LCSW, LCAS
North Carolina
Robert Fitts, BSW
Idaho
Sarah Butts
Maryland
McKenna Mill, LCSW
Montana
Megan Gillespie, LCSW-S
Texas
Patricia Parker, MSW, FL LCSW
Florida
Lisa A Sparaco, MSW, LCSW
Texas
Alexa Smith-Osborne, Ph.D., LCSW-S, ACSW
Texas
Saira Malhotra, LCSW
Colorado
Ryan M. Sheade, LCSW
Arizona
Rebecca Castro, LCSW-S
Texas
Allison Stersic, LCSWA
North Carolina
Alicia Webber, LICSW
Nebraska
Sonya M Gonzales, LCSW-S
Texas
Janice Sandefur, LCSW, ACSW
Florida
H. L. “Hank” Rainer, Jr., LCSW
Mississippi
Jennifer Barton, LCSW-S, APHSW-C
Texas
Molly Heald
Massachusetts
Jen Hirsch, LMSW-Clinical
Michigan
Deana F. Morrow, PhD, MA, MSW, LICSW
West Virginia
Raenece Johnson, Ph.D., LLMSW-Macro
Michigan
Amber Simpson, MBA-HCAD, MSW, LCSW-S
Texas
Sarah Jewel Ratcliff, LCSW-S
Texas
Alyssa Elmer, LMSW
Texas
Andrea Skoglund, MSSW, LCSW, EMDR Certified
Texas
Cara Presley, LICSW
Massachusetts
Andrea M. Zaite, MSSA, LCSW, CMC, C-ASWCM
Texas
Mónica M. Alzate, PhD, LCSW
Texas
Christian M Salas, LMSW
Texas
Karen Austin, LCSW-BACS
Louisiana
Jeremy Stark, LCSW
Arkansas
Rita Collins, MSW, LCSW
Arkansas
Justin Laffoon, LCSW
Arkansas
Donna Parker, LCSW
Arkansas
Susan Okroglic, DSW, LCSW
Arkansas
Christiane C Long, PhD, LCSW
Arkansas
Frances Ferrante-Fusilli
North Carolina
Shannon Krenek, MSW, LCSW
North Carolina
Dr. Tamara Pace-Glover
Arkansas
Toya Hauf, LCSW
Georgia
Judith Schagrin, LCSW-C
Maryland
Teri Schroeder, LCSW
Texas
Hugh G. Clark
Florida
Gareth Nerisa Fenley, LMSW
Georgia
Brian Mitchell, LCSW
Indiana
Tiffany Flores, LCSW-S
Texas
Mary Kate Waggoner, MSW, LISW-S
Ohio
Janelle Carbone-Rodriguez, MSW, LCSW-QS
Florida
Kansas State Representative Heather Meyer, LMSW
Kansas
Lisa Potter, LSCSW
Kansas
Phelica Ann Glass, LSCSW, GCCA-C, FAAGC
Kansas
Ashtan Fowler, LMSW
Kansas
Cheryl Calhoun, LMSW, LMAC
Kansas
Christina Bloomquist, LMSW
Kansas
Peggy Trosper, LMSW
Iowa
Elizabeth Trotta, LCSW
Connecticut
Tim Davis, PhD, LSCSW
Kansas
Mary Rodriguez, MSW
Kansas
Mardi Wunderlich, LCSW, CADC
Illinois
George Comeaux, LCSW
Louisiana
Andrew Stuart, LCSW
Pennsylvania
Carla DeHetre, LACSW
Kansas
Larry Douglas Breitenstein, MSW, PhD
Pennsylvania
Jeanne F Cook, MSW, PhD
South Carolina
Anaidy Claudio Rosa, LSCSW
Kansas
Dr. Jo Ann Jankoski, ED.D, LCMSW, MS, CCTP
Pennsylvania
Nicole Mireles, LMSW
Kansas
Susan Millner, LCSW
New Jersey
Mary Sloan Gorman, LCSW
California
Cynthia A. Schendel, LSCSW
Kansas
Elizabeth E. Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Kansas
Marcia Scheartzman Levy, LCSW-R
New York
Jessica Willemsen, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW, LICSW
Kansas
Elizabeth Pfalzgraf, LMSW
Kansas
Laura M Foster, LSCSW
Kansas
Earley Barnes-Ullrich, LCSW-S, RPT-S, ADS, RST
Texas
Florence Remes, LCSW
New Jersey
Nancy Adler-Jones, MSW, LICSW
Washington
Sierra Munger, LMSW
Kansas
Miriam Brodersen, LCSW
North Carolina
Lynne Walter, MSW
North Carolina
Stuart Kaufer
New York
Ashley Heidebrecht
Texas
Eileen G. Hodiak, MSW, LCSW
North Carolina
Linda K Miller, MSW
Minnesota
Pamela Kuras, LCSW
North Carolina
Amber Jewell, LSCSW
Kansas
Erika Walker, LSCSW, LCSW, LICSW, RPT-S, CAdPT-A, GTC
Kansas
Kylee A Childs, LMSW
Kansas
Karen Cappello, LCSW
Florida
Haskin Aaron Davis, LCSW
Florida
Nancy Gordon, LCSW
Florida
Nikki Barfield, LCSW
Florida
Leslie Andrea Meskin, DSW, LCSW
Florida
Brittany Dwyer, LSCSW, LCSW, PMH-C
Kansas
Lauryn-Maggie Arenee Smith, MSW, RCSWI
Florida
Barbara Thompson
New York
Katherine A. Shecora, LCSW, MSW
Pennsylvania
Dr. Rivka Edery, Psy.D, LCSW
Virginia
Lynn Piersall, LCSW
North Carolina
Myra J. Brazell, LCSW
Florida
Seth Berkowitz, LCSW, CCLS
Florida
Adelita Aldava, LSCSW
Kansas
Monica Kurz, LMSW
Kansas
Ivy Dey-Johnson, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
Georgia
Bobbi-Jo Molokken, LISW
Iowa
April Barry, LCSW, MSW
Pennsylvania
Paul C. Briggs, MSW, LCSW, LICSW
Florida
Brandy Laurencelle, LCSW
North Carolina
Marcie Dimenstein, LCSW
Connecticut
Roger Chen, MSW student
Florida
Kate von Achen, LSCSW
Kansas
Karen A. Kelley
Georgia
Susan Hunter, LCSW
Florida
Dr. Ashley Glover, LCSW-S, LCSC
Texas
Ronni Nichol, LCSW
Florida
Amity Olson, LCSW
Florida
Gail Simpson, MSW, LCSW, ACSW
California
Laura Cooper, LCSW
Florida
Louise Jacobs, LICSW
Nebraska
Felicia Korman, LCSW
Texas
Brooke Webb-Gennusa, LSCSW
Kansas
SARAH HAMMER, LCSW
Illinois
Abraham Goetz, LISW, CADC
Iowa
Josey S Corbett, LCSW
Florida
Elizabeth Carroll Attella, LCSW
Florida
Earl Ledford, LCSW
Florida
Eleana Coll, LCSW
Florida
Jill Davis
Florida
Bradley Charbonneau, LCSW
Arkansas
Alexandra Blinder Berkovits, LCSW
Florida
Kathleen M. Cole, MSW, LCSW, QS
Florida
Ruth A Brandwein, PhD, MSW
Florida
Anna L. Zendell, MSW
New York
Anna Eliza Pastor
California
Ruth E. Fissel, LCSW
Arkansas
Jewel Fivecoat, LMSW
Missouri
Laurie Connors, LCSW
Florida
Carolyn Vickery, LCSW-QS
Florida
Mallory Visser-Pardee, LCSW
Arkansas
Tasha Holtzman, LCSW
Colorado
Kush Desai, LCSW, ACS, CT
Colorado
Kara Smith, LCSW
Texas
Devon Davasher, LCSW
Colorado
Gary J. Dunner, LCSW-R
New York State
Lynn Grodzki, LCSW-C
Maryland
Chelsea Noble, LCSW
Florida
Mark T. Robinson, LMSW, ACSW
Michigan
Penelope Moore
Massachusetts
Steven Garte-Wolf, MSW, LCSW, LICSW
New Hampshire
Henrietta Menco, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
Wendy G Weinberg, LICSW
Massachusetts
Zaza Sakhat
Massachusetts
Ruth E. Bell, LICSW
Massachusetts
Nicholas DeCourcey, LICSW
Massachusetts
Joanie A Piken
Massachusetts
Norine Philipp, LICSW
Massachusetts
Robin Haas, LICSW
Massachusetts
Elizabeth J Spencer, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
Katherine J. Eyre, LICSW
Massachusetts
Julie O’Hara, LICSW
Massachusetts
Doronit Shlank-Bloomenthal, LICSW
Massachusetts
Tita Wernimont, LICSW
Massachusetts
Miriam Braude, LICSW
Massachusetts
Jessica Lynn Cunningham, LICSW
Massachusetts
Marla Allisan, LICSW
Massachusetts
Janice Price, LICSW
Massachusetts
Theresa Thurlow, LICSW
Massachusetts
Donna Bodony
Massachusetts
Dr. Jack Gatti Hilton, DSW, LCSW
Maine
Joanie A Piken, MA MSW ACSW LICSW DCSW
Massachusetts
Kimberly Rosen, LICSW
Massachusetts
Beth S. Marx, LICSW
Massachusetts
Bonnie Teitleman Levin
Massachusetts
Arlene Jimenez, LCSW, QS
Florida
Beverley H Jouett, LICSW
Massachusetts
Caryl A. Morris, LICSW
Massachusetts
Liane Mann, LICSW
Massachusetts
Phyllis Lauria, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
Lauren Anzaldo, EdD, LCSW, CAP
Florida
Dr. Scott Hetman, DSW, LCSW-C
Washington DC / Maryland
Claudia Kottwitz, MSW, ACSW
Illinois
Kate Robinson, LICSW (MA & RI)
Massachusetts
Cathy C. Renz, LICSW
Massachusetts
Dorothy OHalloran, LICSW
Massachusetts
Dominique Stassart, LICSW
Massachusetts
Meredith J. Goldsmith, LICSW
Massachusetts
Gail McMeekin, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
Andrew Heil, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
North Carolina
Nancy Carst, AM, LISW-S, CT, APHSW-C
Ohio
Sandra M. Katz, LICSW
Massachusetts
Suzanne C. Kearney, LICSW
Massachusetts
Carali McLean, LCSW
Florida
Denise Buckingham, LICSW
Massachusetts
Janet L. Porcelli, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
Luanne A Baker, MEd, LICSW-MA, & LCSW-NY
New York & Massachusetts
Suzanne Morse-Fortier, LICSW
Massachusetts
Eric Stroshine, LICSW
Massachusetts
Eva Ray Senner, LICSW
Massachusetts
Beth H Ross, LICSW
Massachusetts
Katell Guellec, LICSW
Massachusetts
Goldie Eder, LICSW, BCD
Massachusetts
Cassandra Xanthos, LICSW
Massachusetts
Pamela Brigham, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
Julia Niss, LICSW
Massachusetts
Nancy Inghilleri, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
Michelle Brandt
Pennsylvania
Sarah Muzzy, LICSW
Massachusetts
Anne Grant
New Hampshire
Elizabeth Sarantopoulos, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
April Evans, LICSW
Massachusetts
Jennifer Smith, LICSW
Massachusetts
Crystal Rommen, LCSW-BACS
Louisiana
Debbie Schwartz, LICSW
Massachusetts
Wendy Funk Schrag, LMSW, ACSW
Kansas
Deborah Okrina, LCSW-S
Texas
Pamela Carey, LICSW
Massachusetts
Ellen Nigrosh, LICSW, Ph.D.
Massachusetts
Catherine A. Ganzy, LCSW, MPH
Georgia
Maryann Palchak, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
Amanda Gasser-Wingate, LICSW
Massachusetts
Eileen Kern, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
Stacy Kaplan
Massachusetts
Jane R. Coyle, MSSS, LCSW
Florida
Haleigh Trotter, LCSW, PMH-C
Arkansas
Sarah Eley
Massachusetts
Annette Berson-Smith
Massachusetts
Megan Press, LMSW
Kansas
Lawanna Renee Barron
Georgia
Stephanie Cruwys, LCSW
Georgia
Jan Abendroth, LISW
Iowa
Stacy Ott, LICSW, LADC-1
Rhode Island
Randi Klein, LICSW, CADC
Massachusetts
Lauren Gil Hayes, LCSW, LISW
Iowa
Lila Riggs
Arkansas
Marla P. Meyer, LICSW LLC
Massachusetts
Darique Rodriquez
Iowa
Susin Bredice, LISW
Iowa
Fatima A. Aguilar-Sanchez, MSW
Texas
Matthew James Monfils
Iowa
Mary Brigid Christianson, LISW, RPT-S
Iowa
Brad Palmertree, MSW
Colorado
Mia Ouma, MSW
South Dakota
Ellen Mail, MSW, LICSW, PMH-C
Massachusetts and Indiana
Lori Brax, LSCSW
Kansas
Kerry Moyal, LICSW
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Gergely
Massachusetts
Brenda Beland Rosen, MSW, CSW
Kentucky
Tanya S Jaffe, LICSW
Massachusetts
Laura Moskowitz, LICSW
Massachusetts
Sharon Polk-Sadownik, LICSW
Massachusetts
Janet Urdahl, LCSW
Delaware
Stephanie Magdis
Massachusetts
Melissa Hirschi, PhD, LCSW
Utah
Katie K. Norwood, LCSW, LSSW, RPT-S
Tennessee
Tracy L Humphrey, LMSW, MA, CSWM
Tennessee
Ebony McReynolds
Kentucky
Emma Cho
Kentucky
Ilana Adler, LICSW
Massachusetts
Dr. Laura Kaplan, LCSW, PhD
Kentucky
Catherine M Lawder, LCSW
Virginia
Dr Patrick Callahan, DSW, LCSW
Kentucky
Emily C. Boone, M.S.W., LCSW, ACSW
Kentucky
Lynn Rittenberg Kauffman
Illinois
Jovanina Pagano, LICSW
Massachusetts
Laurel Clement
Texas
Jillian Meskell, LICSW
Massachusetts
Jonathan Lebolt, PhD, LCSW, DCSW
New Jersey
Olivia Raley
Kentucky
Dawn Nelson, LCSW-S, ACSW, SAP, CART
Texas
Leasha J Strang, LSCSW
Kansas
Robert Sandgrund, LCSW
New York
Vicki Arnett, LSCSW
Kansas
Paula J Maute
Massachusetts
Jane Miller
Ohio
Dr. Tiffany Stephens, DSW, LCSW
Virginia
Kara Koenig, LMSW
Missouri
April Block-Lafferty, LISW
Iowa
Ann M. Callahan, PhD, LCSW
Tennessee
Elizabeth G Guillen Bremer, LMSW
Maryland
Bryna Green, BSW
Tennessee
Cynthia Closs, DSW, LCSW
Pennsylvania
Lydia Walker
Tennessee
Debra Butterfield, LISW-S
Ohio
Laura Roden, LCSW
Arizona
Robin M Gilmartin, LCSW
Connecticut
Joanna Rodes, LCSW
Kentucky
Earl R. Davis, LCSW, ACSW, BCD
Louisiana
Sharon Marie Chester, LCSW
Louisiana
Yolanda A Liriano, MSW, LCSW
Arizona
Mia Ocean
Kansas
Rebecca Wassell, LICSW
Massachusetts
Sarah Wilburn, LCSW
Kentucky
Laura Kate Van Hook, LCSW
Utah
Heather Taylor, LMSW
Tennessee
Carolyn Alicia Leavitt, LMSW
Tennessee
Larry Watson, PhD, LCSW
Texas
Paige Bendt, PCMSW, PLMHP
Nebraska
Edith K. Mann, LCSW
New York
Deborah Welch Duvall, MSSW
South Carolina
Kristin Stelter
Rhode Island
Abbey Goodman, LMSW
Texas
Emily Montgomery
Rhode Island
Christine May, LCSW, LAC
Montana
Ellen Silver, LCSWR
New York
Robin Bayne, LCSW
Tennessee
Tyrone R. Cabral, LCSW
Rhode Island
Katy Melton, RDN
Montana
Tracy Sumner, RCSW
New York
Annette Naesha Deigh, MSW, LCSW
Pennsylvania
Caroline Faraone, LCSW
New Jersey
Janet Nelson, MSW, ACSW, LCSW
Florida
Lori A Melhart, LCSW
Illinois
Gail Maurer, LCSW, PhD
Arkansas
Daynen Lalicker, LCSW
Montana
CL Red Audiss (student MSW)
Montana
Dr. Christine Cearfoss, LCSW
New Jersey
Jose Ramos
California
Wendy Smith
Virginia & DC
Amber Hughes, LCSW
Montana
Cathleen Grant, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
Joseph Wagner, MSW, NDTR, CHWC
Montana
Cheryl Stampley, LCSW, PhD
Illinois
Alexandra F. Burg
Ohio
Austin McCoy, LCSW
Oklahoma
Janet Weismark, LCSW
Tennessee
Claludia L Van Porter, MA, MSW, LCSW
New Jersey
Annie Krainacker, SWLC
Montana
Susan MacLean, MSW, SWLC
Montana
Heath B. Walters, Ph.D., LICSW, ACS
Montana
Alanna D. Regan, LCSW-R
New York
Deirdre Drohan Forbes, LSCW, SIFI
New York
Maria Kerkman, MSW
South Dakota
sharon a ohalloran, MSW, LCSW
Florida
Victoria Pauline Sievwright, LMSW
Georgia
Cheryl Kamen, LMSW
New York
Sarah Bellew, LCSW
Kentucky
Brittany Elam, MSW
Kentucky
Katie Gibson-Ledl, BSW, MSW, LMSW-Macro
Michigan
Silas Ortiz
Ohio
Sarah E. Goodman, MSW
Montana
Allison Dorman, CSW
Kentucky
Mason Kalinsky, CSW
Kentucky
Fanny Chalfin, LICSW
Massachusetts
Dana Wickwire Cheek, Ph.D., LISW, LICSW, LCSW
Iowa Chapter
Megan J. Pickard, MSW, LICSW, LCSW
Washington
Judy Rudy, LCSW, LICSW
Washington
Karen Capraro, LICSW
Massachusetts
Shanna Fishel, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
Barbara Thompson
New York State
Jennifer Kogan
Washington, DC
Jodi Taub
New York
Deborah Metzger, LSW, ACSW
New Jersey
Christoper Green, Student
Arkansas
Jim Kunz, MSW, Ph.D.
Maryland
Mary Jo Buchanan, LCSW, MPA
Maryland
Stephen Lerch, LICSW
Maryland
Bianey Caughlan
Montana
Veronica Mendez Lopez, ASW
California
Linda G Morgan, LCSW
Georgia
Evelyn Loeb, LCSW
New York
Helene Diamond, MSW
California
Diane M Hodge, MSW, PhD, LCSW, ACSW
Virginia
Dr. Rosalind E. Griffin, DSW, ACSW, LCSW-C, LICSW
Maryland
Lee Farrington, LICSW
Massachusetts
Karen Gilman, LCSW
California
Samantha Cook-Merino
New York
Kiva Johns Adkins
Kentucky
Ruchard Costa, LCSW
California
Elizabeth C Harrison
Massachusetts
Lillian Haley, PhD, MSW, GC-C
Georgia
Elise Aronov, LCSW
New Jersey
Jolene Duggan, LICSW
Massachusetts
Esther Silverman, LICSW
Massachusetts
Christine A. Mosher, LICSW
Massachusetts
Shannon Ferrelli, LICSW
Massachusetts
Marjory Lewe-Brady, LCSW
Illinois
Paul Alie, LICSW
Massachusetts
Bridget Miller, LICSW
Massachusetts
Laurie Sweeney, LCSW
Montana
Jonas Goldenberg, LICSW
Massachusetts
Kimberlee A. Worth, LICSW
Massachusetts
Allison Smith, LCSW
New Jersey
Sean P. Daughtry, LICSW
Massachusetts
Holly Sragow, LCSW
New Jersey
Christy Crespin, LCSW
California
Dana Marlowe, PhD, LCSW
New York
Andrea Gross, LCSW
New York
Fredda McDonnell, LICSW
Massachusetts
Beryl Minkle, LICSW
Massachusetts
Brooks Stevens, LICSW
Massachusetts
Phyllis Lauria, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
Elizabeth G Brenner, LICSW
Massachusetts
Sherry Cohen, LICSW
Massachusetts
Donna J. Mortensen
Utah
Gail McMeekin, MSW, LICSW
Massachusetts
Rio Bauce, LCSW
California & Massachusetts
Laurel Smith Healy
Florida
Christopher S. McLaughlin, MSW, LCSW
Maine
Susan M Levine, LICSW
Massachusetts
Alice Litter, LICSW
Massachusetts
Gwen Shelton, LCSW
Kentucky
Lynda Seletsky, LICSW
Massachusetts
Michelle K Robertson, LICSW
Massachusetts
Janice James
Kentucky
Grace McGathey, LICSW
Massachusetts
Stephen A Maki, LCSW
Montana
Brittany Kizer, MSW, LCSW, LAC, SAP
Montana
Katherine Morrison
Massachusetts
Daphne McClellan Cover
Maryland
Kathleen Capehart, LCSW
Texas
Karen Osterle, MSSA, LICSW
Maryland
Alberta Torres, LCSW
Washington & Oregon
Michael Cappiello, MSW, LCSW-R
New York
Kim M. Williams-LaPrade, LCSW, MSW
Virginia
Ly Barrett, JD, LCSW
Texas
Kathy T Rider, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAGPA
Texas
Anne Cummings Bridge, LCSW, LMFT
Texas
Jennifer Szolnoki, LCSW
WA
Louise Weston Ferrill
Texas
Amy Hill, LCSW
Montana
Kelly Exley-Smith, LICSW/LCSW
Massachusetts
Sarah L. Miles, LICSW
Massachusetts
Susan Jaros, LCSW
Texas
Karin Lehr, LICSW
Massachusetts
Phyllis B Fitzpatrick, LICSW
Massachusetts
Eboni L. Ceasar, PhD, LCSW-S
Texas
K.C. McLaughlin, LCSW
Montana
Laurie Thatcher, LCSW
Montana
Angela Lutts, LCSW-S
Texas
Cassidy Jewell, LCSW
Michigan
Stephanie Books, LCSW-S
Texas
Ivy Livengood, LCSW
Kentucky
Astrid Gandaria, Ed.D., LMSW
Texas
LeAnna Gutierrez, LCSW
Texas
Felicia Roark, MSW, LICSW
West Virginia
Jennifer Ballinger, BSW, MSW, LCSW
Indiana
Mayra L. Reyes, LCSW-S
Texas
Rebecca Williams, MSW, LISW, IMH-E
Iowa
Richard Karelis, LCSW
New York
Virginia D. Manuel, LMSW-AP
Texas
Marge Michaelson, LCSW
California
N. Lael Telfeyan, PhD, LCSW
New York
Katherina Nikzad-Terhune
Kentucky
Gary D. Thompkins Jr., LICSW
West Virginia
Liza Wright
Texas
Rajya Karipineni, LCSW
Maryland
IlIlene Lee Beninson, LMSW
Michigan
(End of letter text.)
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