Summer Commencement July 27, 2019
Our Vision A Better Society Through Individual and Social Change
Our Mission Advancing the social work profession’s vision and values, the University of Michigan School of Social Work seeks to develop a more equitable, caring and socially just society. Such a society meets basic human needs, eliminates social and economic inequities and empowers individuals, their communities and institutions to reach their aspirations and potential. Drawing on an interdisciplinary faculty within a public university seated in a region of enormous need and promise, the School is dedicated to education, research and service that fosters progressive change at local, national and global levels.
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We acknowledge that the University of Michigan, named for Michigami, the world’s largest freshwater system and located in the Huron River watershed, was formed and has grown through connections with the land stewarded by Niswi Ishkodewan Anishinaabeg--the Three Fires People, who are the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi--along with their neighbors, the Seneca, Delaware, Shawnee, and Wyandot nations.
Order of Exercises Processional Jordan Schug Quartet Marshals Daphne Brydon LEO Lecturer Abigail Eiler Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Emily Fitzgerald LEO Lecturer Welcome and Introductions Barb Hiltz MSW Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Keynote Speaker John Van Camp Retired President & CEO, Southwest Solutions Student Speaker Dillon Cathro MSW Degree Candidate Student Performer Erin Yuen MSW Degree Candidate
Presentation of MSW Graduates
Readers Hooders Justin Hodge Daicia Price Professor of ClinicalR.Assistant Field Educator Social Work & LEO Lecturer Richard Tolman Robert M. Ortega, Sheldon D.Professor Rose Collegiate Associate Professor of Social Work Readers Daniel J. Fischer Hooders Assistant Dean Dan Fischer of Field Education & Assistant Dean of Field Clinical Assistant Professor Education and Clinical Assistant Professor of SocialAlvarez, Work M. Antonio”Tony” LEO Lecturer II Debra Mattison Clinical Alumni Assistant WelcomeProfessor of Social Work Judy Levick,
Alumni Board of Governors
Closing Remarks Closing Barb HiltzRemarks Lynn Videka, MSW Program Director and Dean Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work “Hail to the Victors” Recessional Led by Anna Ladd, Jordan Schug Quartet Auriella “A.J.” Lewis, Laura Nord and Maryam Tout Recessional Jordan Schug Quartet
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Welcome to the Summer 2019 School of Social Work Graduation Dear Graduates, Congratulations on your commencement! We are proud to celebrate your dedication, your achievement, and your becoming an MSW social worker. As you embark on your careers, you can go forward with confidence that you have the knowledge, skills and training to make a difference in the lives of others. You are effective, practiced facilitators and leaders who know how to take a stand, address injustice and engage the community. Our field is not an easy one, so as you conclude your studies at Michigan, I encourage you to remember the people, lessons and experiences that have inspired you. Integrity and respect are the foundation of our profession. And remember your alma mater – we stand with you as a source of support, a network of outstanding alumni and as partners in lifelong learning. With the challenges facing our nation, social work leadership is crucial. University of Michigan social work graduates have a reputation for their expertise, dedication and achievement. They lead the field as policymakers, agency directors and foundation leaders, and they improve lives as accomplished and effective social workers. Today you join their ranks and I look forward to seeing how you apply your talents for the good of people and communities. Graduates, you have truly earned the term “the leaders and the best.� Your future is bright and I wish you every success as you reach out, raise hope and change society. Go Blue,
Lynn Videka Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Collegiate Professor of Social Work
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About Our Keynote Speaker John Van Camp
Retired President & CEO, Southwest Solutions
John Van Camp retired as President and CEO of Southwest Solutions in May 2018 after leading the organization for 37 years. He started as an administrative assistant in 1973, a year after the organization opened its doors as a small community mental health agency. As CEO, Van Camp expanded the role of the organization and its impact on the community. He believed that reintegrating people with mental illness and the homeless into the community also required providing decent affordable housing and support services and actively participating in neighborhood revitalization and economic development. Today, Southwest Solutions is a foremost provider of human and housing services, real estate and economic development, providing more than 50 vital programs and employing more than 300 staff persons. Its programs assist more than 10,000 people a year and are known for achieving outstanding results in improving lives and strengthening communities. The extraordinary growth of Southwest Solutions and its national renown as an effective integrated-services and community- building organization stem from Van Camp’s leadership and vision. He operates by the credo that “leadership is creating a compelling vision that others see as their own” and he fostered an organizational culture where individuals are encouraged to innovate and excel. In 2018, the National Council of Community Behavioral Health presented Van Camp its Visionary Leadership Award. He was named as a national “Behavioral Healthcare Champion” and has received the Reinventing Michigan Award, the Wade H. McCree Jr. Award for the Advancement of Social Justice, an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Oakland University and many other prestigious honors. 4
About Our Student Speaker Dillon Cathro
MSW Degree Candidate
Dillon Cathro is a 12-month student specializing in Interpersonal Practice with Children and Youth and Families in Society. He has had the great fortune to have practiced in two field placements – the School of Social Work Program Evaluation Group and the Office of Student Conflict Resolution – where he received a multifaceted and nuanced social work education that has helped him grow both as a practitioner and person. Through Michigan Social Work’s Ullman-Freud Fellowship, Cathro worked on a program to evaluate the extent to which students in the TLGBQIA+ community felt affirmed and welcomed in their professional internships. This project generated rich research results that he hopes will be used by future scholars to improve the experiences in TLGBQAI+ folks in the School, and the greater U-M community. Cathro is also a member of the Sexual Misconduct Education and Sanction Working group and the Sexual Misconduct Advisory Board. Both groups strive to eradicate sexual violence throughout the community through preventive education and policy reform. He hopes to eventually earn in a PhD in Education, focusing on Pedagogy reform and teaching in an undergraduate social work program at a liberal arts school college.
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About Our Student Performer Erin Yuen
MSW Degree Candidate
Erin Yuen is graduating from the MSW program with a master’s degree in Interpersonal Practice and Mental Health with a specialization in school social work. She intends to provide individual mental health counseling at an agency or group practice and work part-time in a school setting. On a state and national level, she intends to work toward mental health parity and easier access through more consumer choice. Yuen truly enjoys group work with middle and high-school age youth and plans to focus on self-compassion, mindfulness, and developmental self-identity work through the incorporation of rites of passage, creative expressive arts, and the use of myths and archetypes. Her practice will include a specialization in working with adolescents and adults with ADHD, and the often invisible twice-exceptional and gifted populations.
She graduated in 2000 with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in musical theatre from U-M. She has spent the past 15 years directing, coaching and teaching the performing arts at both the collegiate level and within her community in southeastern Michigan. She has also recorded over twenty titles of nationally-released audiobooks and DVDs. And finally, it is important to know that Yuen has been married for 18 years and is Mom to four amazing children! She is here because she is loved.
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Remembering Katrina Marie Fischer Katrina Fischer earned an Associate in Arts from Delta College and a Bachelor of Social Work from Saginaw Valley State University before entering the School of Social Work. Within the Master of Social Work program, Katrina focused on Interpersonal Practice and Children and Youth in Families and Society. She had a deep commitment to helping youth in foster care and families with complex needs. Katrina interned at Michigan Psychiatric Associates (Child and Family Program) in Bay City, Michigan where she educated caregivers and communities about trauma-informed practices and provided strengths-based interventions for children. Katrina was working toward her goal to provide therapy to children and families. Today, we recognize the significant impact that Katrina Fischer made to our School and the social work community. We are honored to include Katrina among our MSW graduates and are deeply saddened to have lost such a talented social worker and member of the SSW community. She will be missed by many. Her children Trinity Angel Rose Escobar and Elijah Nicholas Fischer will accept a posthumous MSW degree in her honor.
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School of Social Work MSW Graduates The MSW program prepares students to become leaders in social work practice and innovation at the local, national and global level. MSW students work with faculty, researchers, community organizers and institutions to address poverty, inequality, mental illness, violence and health disparities. Master of Social Work Degree Candidates
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Abigail Allman Kathryn Anderson Kierah Banks Kelsey Barnes Abigail Bartlett Kendra Beasley Alexandra Berg Elizabeth Bonham Hanna Boussi Lindsey Brabb Jessica Brasher Sarah Bricker Grace Campbell Dillon Cathro Samuel Chamberlain Jeremy Chan Jon Chu Elaine Chen Bailey Clark Naomi Cohen Michelle Colpean Mackenzie Combs Abby Commarford Maryanne Connor Lindsey Crandle Maddison Cross Laura Darnell Megan Diebboll
Leah Diebel Danielle Edwards Claire Efting Gabriella Erdt Katie Erickson Kennedy Ervin Erin Fields Amber Fischer Katrina Fischer Leah Fossum Summer Frederick Lindsay Gaskin Kelly Geelan Hector Gonzalez Jordan Groover Sara Grunkemeyer Alyssia Hence Rosario Hernandez Tiana Hickson Jahi Hilliard Amber Hoeve Olivia Hoppen Sarah Huddleston Alison Humbarger Asma Huzair Samantha Ide Joanna Jaimes Elizabeth Jenkins Allison Jevens Morgan Julsrud Katie Kim
Carlie Kline Emily Koch Valerie Kowalski Jessica Krug Jase Kugiya Jessica Ladd Taylor Leathead Tyler Lesane Joy Long Alex Jiahong Lu Claire Lynch Fatima Mallick Josephine Maples Kevin Mathew Rebecca McCurley Jenny Mendieta Krista Mersino Rashun Miles Cayla Milligan Jessica Misiolek Rae Mitchell Brittany Ollie Marilla Opra Aimee Ortiz Haley Paperd Kalah Parran Miranda Pearson Matthew Pike Anne Plummer Briana Ramirez Esquivel Hannan Ramlawi Colleen Reveley Alyssa Riehle Ellen Rizzi Amanda Sackett Annamarie Salazar Michaela Schindler
Jill Schmidt Alexa Schrock Claudia Schwenzer Kari Sherwood Cynthia Simekha Olivia Simmons Brook Sinclair Ashly Skrok Abigail Slusher Tyler Sly Alyssa Smith Tiera Smith Rachel Sparks Morgan Spillan Kymber Stanley Peter Stevens Emma Stuefen Max Sturm Rachel Sulkowski Hailey Terry Aria Thorpe Whitney Van Idour Megan Van Kooten Douglas Vanderlooven Carly Vargo Bethany Verbrugge Alyssa Wadlow Nargis Wahid Rachel Wangersheim Melanie Wasik Sarah Winslow Alyssa Wischmann Elizabeth Yang Erin Yuen
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Dual Degree Masters of Social Work and Masters of Science in Information Alex Jiahong Lu Masters of Social Work and Master of Public Administration Brook Sinclair Master’s International Rachel Wangersheim
Graduating School of Social Work students are wearing service cords, provided by the School of Social Work, for community service and learning, in recognition of their commitment to service in the community, the social work profession and society during their time in the MSW program.
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School of Social Work Leadership Dean
Lynn Videka Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Collegiate Professor of Social Work
Candace Terhune-Flannery Assistant Dean for Administration and Operations
Associate Deans
Directors
RogĂŠrio Meireles Pinto Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Social Work
Lorraine GutiĂŠrrez Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Professor of Social Work
Joseph Himle Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Howard V. Brabson Collegiate Professor of Social Work
Mary Ruffolo Associate Dean for Educational Programs and Rosemary A. Sarri Collegiate Professor of Social Work
Barbara Hiltz MSW Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work
Assistant Deans
Katie Lopez Director, Office of Global Activities and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Daniel Fischer Assistant Dean of Field Education and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work
Katie Richards-Schuster Director of Undergraduate Minor Programs and Assistant Professor of Social Work
Timothy Colenback Assistant Dean for Student Services
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William Elliott, III Director, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science and Professor of Social Work
Michelle Woods Career Services Director
School of Social Work Faculty Governing Faculty
Cristina Bares James Blackburn Lindsay Bornheimer Joshua Brewster Rona Carter Edward Chang Linda Chatters Barry Checkoway David Córdova Katie Doyle Ruth Dunkle Abigail Eiler William Elliott III James Ellis Katrina Ellis Daniel Fischer Terri Friedline Larry Gant Karla Goldman Odessa Gonzalez Benson Andrew Grogan-Kaylor Lorraine Gutiérrez Karen Harlow-Rosentraub Jaclynn Hawkins Todd Herrenkohl Barbara Hiltz Joseph Himle Justin Hodge Shanna Kattari Edith Kieffer Sherrie Kossoudji Adrienne Lapidos Shawna Lee Laura Lein
Lydia Li Debra Mattison Jamie Mitchell Sandra Momper Emily Nicklett Robert Ortega Brian Perron Rogério Meireles Pinto Daicia Price Beth Glover Reed Julie Ribaudo Katie Richards-Schuster Mary Ruffolo Joseph Ryan Sue Ann Savas Katie Schultz Kristin Seefeldt H. Luke Shaefer Trina Shanks Beth Sherman Matthew Smith Karen Staller Robert Joseph Taylor Richard Tolman Lynn Videka Daphne Watkins Addie Weaver Daniela Wittmann Xiaoling Xiang Mieko Yoshihama Bradley Zebrack Roland Zullo
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School of Social Work Faculty (cont.) Field Faculty
Susan Crabb Mary Eldredge Rachel Naasko Stacy Peterson Leigh Robertson Yatesha Robinson William Vanderwill
Transitional Postdoctoral Fellows Lisa Fedina Ashley Lacombe-Duncan Ethan Park Anao Zhang
Lecturers
M. Antonio Alvarez Angela Ayoub Hillary Baldwin-Steller Richard Barinbaum Alethia Battles Asmaa Boulehia Daphne Brydon Joseph Cafferty Jeff Capobianco Theadia Carey Adisa Chaney Roxanne Chang Ellen Chute G. Warren Clark Diana Copeland Priscilla Cortez Susan Crabb Colleen Crane Julie Cushman 13
Lauren Davis Sean de Four Daniel DeSena Bonnie Dockham Rachel Dombrowski Leslie Dubin Michelle Duprey Mary Eldredge Janice Firn Emily Fitzgerald Mariko Foulk Sarah Fraley Joseph Galura Terri Gilbert Tammie Glenn Elizabeth Haas JoAnn Heap Jennifer Heckendorn Alessandra Iaderosa Kathryn Irish Helen Kaplan Leonardo Kattari Emma Sophia Kay Erin Khang Missy Kloos Susan Klumpner Heather Knauer Kristine Konz Jamie LaLonde Marlanna Landeros Carrie Landrum Moses Lee Laura Lokers Katie Lopez Tina Louise Carryn Lund Erin Martinez-Gilliard Rachel Naasko
Darlene Nichols Laura Nitzberg Maureen Okasinski Ana Catalina Ormsby Rosalva Osorio Prem Pahwa Kathryn Pelz-Davis Stacy Peterson Lindsay Pietruck Claudia Kraus Piper Mari Jan Pitcher Susan Radzilowski Ebony Reddock Carrie Rheingans Carmela Richardson Osvaldo Rivera Leigh Robertson Yatesha Robinson Monica Sampson Laura Sanders Susan Smith Amy Stern Rabindar Subbian James Svensson Relando Thompkins William Vanderwill Bianka VonKulajta Allan Wachendorfer Scott Weissman Erik Wessel Stephen Wiland Amber Williams Laura Yakas Candace Ziglor
Emeriti
Paula Allen-Meares Oscar Barbarin III William Birdsall Letha Chadiha Sallie Churchill Tom Croxton Sandra Danziger Kathleen Coulborn Faller Sheila Feld Phillip Fellin Charles Garvin Rose Gibson Martha Gizynski Leslie Hollingsworth Berit Ingersoll-Dayton Srinika Jayaratne Harold Johnson Armand Lauffer Edith Lewis Shirley Lockery Susan McDonough Elizabeth Mutschler Thomas Powell Lawrence Root Rosemary Sarri Daniel Saunders Brett Seabury Vivian Shapiro Kristine Siefert John Tropman David Tucker Diane Kaplan Vinokur Elizabeth Voshel
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SSW Alumni Board of Governors Thaddeus A. Jabzanka, ‘11 Board President Complex Care Manager U-M Med School Population Health Summer M. Berman, ’04 Board Vice President Director Fresh Start Clubhouse Francine B. Farmer, ’99 Board Secretary Contract Manager, Juvenile Division Wayne County Dept. of Children & Family Michael Ansara, Jr., ’09 Director of New Ventures Michel’s Inc. Rhea Braslow, ’76 Retired, School Social Worker Stevenson High School Cynthia A. Bridgman, ’02 Clinical Social Worker/Therapist William (Bill) Cabin, ‘04 Assistant Professor, Social Work Temple University Sabrina Clark, ‘10 Policy & Practice Model Supervisor Mecklenburg County Dept. of Social Services Youth & Family Services Division Miriam A. Connolly, ‘04 Director U-M Blavin Scholars Program Lauren Davis, ‘07 Assistant Director Diversity, Equity and Inclusion U-M School of Social Work
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Rafael (Ray) Engel, ‘79 Associate Professor University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work Jennifer M. Gardner, ’04 Social Worker Blue Cross Complete of Michigan Amanda (Amy) L. Good, ’80 Chief Executive Officer Alternatives for Girls Vance Jackson, ‘06 Social Impact Development Officer City of Detroit - Mayor’s Office Judy K. Levick, ’82 Piano Teacher Retired, NICU Parent-to-Parent Coordinator Helen DeVos Children’s NICU Lauren M. Lockhart, ‘14 Program Manager American Indian Health and Family Services Joseph D. Mole, ’01 Financial Advisor Sigma Financial Corporation Desmond Patton, ‘06 Associate Professor Director of SAFElab Columbia University Kelly E. Pearson, ‘12 Development Officer The Resurrection Project Ricardo Perez, ‘75 Director of Administration Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. Victoria A. Poleni, ’91 Field Coordinator Western Michigan University
Shannon Saksewski, ‘01 Manager, Population Health Aetna Medicaid Helen D. Starman, ’90 Chief Development Officer Food Gatherers Jennifer Wakenell, ‘10 Development Associate The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan
Katrina Ellis Assistant Professor of Social Work Jenna Fiore MSW Degree Candidate Kelly Geelan MSW Degree Candidate Michelle Gorton Student Services, Office Manager (ex officio)
Anne G. Walker, ’92 Anne G. Walker LCSW Consulting
Susan Himle-Wills Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Joanne Waszczak, ‘07 Transition Manager US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration
Erin Zimmer Associate Director for Student Services (ex officio)
Matthew Wollack, ‘12 Chief Executive Officer Noble Child
U-M Board of Regents
Clifford C. Yee, ’05 Director of Diversity and Inclusion Training Coro Northern California School of Social Work Representatives Dean Lynn Videka (ex officio) Cristina Bares, Faculty (ex officio) Susan Himle-Wills, Staff (ex officio)
Graduation Planning Committee
Debra Mattison Faculty Chair Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Caitlin Cole MSW Degree Candidate Tim Colenback Assistant Dean for Student Services (ex officio)
Jordan B. Acker, Huntington Woods Michael J. Behm, Grand Blanc Mark J. Bernstein, Ann Arbor Paul W. Brown, Ann Arbor Shauna Ryder Diggs, Grosse Pointe Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms Ron Weiser, Ann Arbor Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mark S. Schlissel, ex officio
Special Thanks to: SSW Dean’s Office SSW Office of Student Services SSW Career Services Office SSW Communications \ Marketing SSW Development and Alumni Relations
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Special Thanks Today’s beautiful graduation ceremony looks wonderful and effortless. In truth, many people devoted a great deal of talent, time and effort to make it a success. This ceremony would not be possible without the creativity, dedication and hard work of the faculty and staff listed below. Thanks to all listed from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate all that you have done to honor our Summer 2019 graduating class. Platform Party Timothy Colenback Assistant Dean for Student Services Dan Fischer Assistant Dean of Field Education and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Marshals Daphne Brydon LEO Lecturer Abigail Eiler Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Emily Fitzgerald LEO Lecturer
Alumni Board of Governors Representative Matthew Wollack Chief Executive Officer Noble Child Sign Language Interpreters Nikol Anderson Liz Clarno Readers Justin Hodge Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Richard Tolman Sheldon D. Rose Collegiate Professor of Social Work
Hooders Dan Fischer Assistant Dean of Field Education and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Debra Mattison Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work
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Please note there is construction at the Hill Structure and parking may be limited.
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ART WORK: Sam Gilliam’s The True Blue, a sculpture commissioned in 1998 as a part of Michigan Social Work’s social justice art collection. The collection also includes work from many of the 20th century’s most influential artists such as Keith Haring, Robert Rauschenberg, Kiki Smith, and Enrique Chagoya.