Winter Commencement December 19, 2021 Summer Commencement July 29, 2017
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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Order of Exercises Processional Jordan Schug Quartet Marshals Abigail Eiler,
Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work
Ayesha Ghazi Edwin, ENGAGE: DETROIT Program Manager and LEO Adjunct Lecturer
Daicia Price, Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work
Julie Ribaudo,
Clinical Professor of Social Work
Welcome and Introductions Lynn Videka, Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Collegiate Professor of Social Work
Keynote Speaker Carol Goss, MSW ‘72
President and Founder of Warrior Women Against Poverty Former President and CEO of the Skillman Foundation
Student Speakers Katie Cox,
MSW Degree Candidate
Presentation of MSW Graduates Readers Hooders Justin Hodge, Daicia Assistant R. Price Professor Clinical Field Educator of Social Work & LEO Lecturer Beth Sherman, Robert M. Ortega, Clinical Associate Professor Associate Professor of Social Work
Readers Hooders Daniel J. Fischer Dan Fischer, Assistant Dean Assistant of Field&Education and of Field Dean Education Clinical Professor of Social ClinicalAssociate Assistant Professor Work
M. Antonio”Tony” Alvarez, LEO Lecturer II Debra Mattison, Clinical Associate Professor
Alumni Welcome of Social Work Judy Levick, Alumni Board of Governors Closing Remarks Lynn Videka, Closing Remarks Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Lynn Videka, Collegiate Professor of Social Work Dean Recessional “Hail to the Victors” Jordan Schug Quartet Led by Anna Ladd, Auriella “A.J.” Lewis, Laura Nord and Maryam Tout Recessional Jordan Schug Quartet
Christian Smith,
MSW Degree Candidate
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Cover Art The Right View, 1998 Sam Gilliam b. 1933 Sam Gilliam is one of the great innovators in postwar American painting. He emerged from the Washington, D.C. scene in the mid 1960s with works that elaborated upon and disrupted the ethos of Color School painting. Gilliam abandoned the traditional frames and stretchers used in painting. Instead he chose to loosely drape and suspend his paint stained canvases from the walls and ceiling. Gilliam’s The Right View is a four-piece ceiling installation commissioned for the School of Social Work’s lower level and is a centerpiece of its art collection.
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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.
Dear Graduates, Congratulations! You and fellow graduates of the Centennial Graduating Class of Winter 2021 earned your social work degrees under arduous conditions and at a historic time. As you move into your social work career, know that the faculty and leadership of our School are proud of your dedication, your achievements and your resiliency. During these last two years, your lives have been changed in ways we could have never imagined. You lived through the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a societal reawakening to racial injustice. You developed skills to manage adversity and lead social change. You lived your social work values by showing compassion, by standing up to challenge stigmas, prejudice and inequity, by supporting and building community, and by promoting health equality. Today, we are delighted to celebrate your graduation in person, and are grateful for this opportunity to gather as a community to celebrate your achievements. You are among the first graduates of Michigan Social Work’s second century, and through your resilience and tenacity, you have proven that you are fully prepared to take on the challenges of today and of our new, quickly changing future. Graduates, you are the leaders and best. You are effective, practiced professionals and leaders who know how to take a stand, address injustice and engage the community. On behalf of the faculty and staff of the School of Social Work, 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 4
About Our Keynote Speaker Carol Goss, MSW ‘72
President and Founder of Warrior Women Against Poverty Former President and CEO of the Skillman Foundation
Carol A. Goss is a 2014 fellow in the Advanced Leadership Initiative program at Harvard University. Prior to joining Harvard, Goss served as president and CEO of The Skillman Foundation, a private independent foundation whose mission is to improve the lives of children in metropolitan Detroit by strengthening their schools and neighborhoods. She is the President and Founder of Warrior Women Against Poverty, a movement of African American Women providing support to our most vulnerable children and families. Involved in philanthropy for the past 20 years, Goss joined The Skillman Foundation in March 1998 as a senior program officer. She was named president and CEO of the foundation in 2004. She has also worked as a program officer at the 5
Stuart Foundation in San Francisco and as program director at the W. K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan. Goss was named the 2007 James A. Joseph Lecturer by the Association of Black Foundation Executives. Crain’s Detroit Business cited her as one of Southeast Michigan’s Most Influential Women, an honor that the respected weekly bestows every five years to the region’s most dynamic and powerful women. Goss’ professional career also includes nearly 20 years’ experience in child welfare, family services and youth development in Detroit and Oakland, California. A native Detroiter, Goss has a BA in sociology and an MSW from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She retired from The Skillman Foundation at the end of 2013. In 2011, Goss won City Year Detroit’s “Idealist in Action” award and Olivet College’s Leadership in Individual and Social Responsibility Award. The Detroit News named Goss a 2010 Michiganian of the Year, and in 2009, Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families honored her with the 2009 Fred Rogers Leadership Award. In 2008, Goss was selected as the Eleanor Josaitis “Unsung Hero” recipient as part of the Shining Light Awards. The Shining Light Awards, launched in 2007 and sponsored by the Detroit Free Press and Metropolitan Affairs Coalition, “honor individuals who are making important contributions to regional cooperation, progress and understanding in metropolitan Detroit.” Goss currently serves on the boards of BoardSource Inc, in Washington DC, Safe Routes Partnership, Detroit Children’s Fund, the Greenlight Fund, COTS, Planned Parenthood of Michigan.
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About Our Student Speaker Katie Cox
Katie Cox (she/her) grew up in Morenci, Michigan. She served on her local city council for three years and attended Jackson Community College, eventually transferring to and graduating from Eastern Michigan University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Social Work. During her undergraduate studies, she developed a passion for social justice and had the privilege of working with Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, a union that advocates for public assistance recipients and low-income people. She also served as the co-president for the EMU chapter of Social Welfare Action Alliance. After graduating from Eastern, Cox worked as an outreach coordinator at WISE, an agency that supports survivors of interpersonal violence. Her love of community work brought her to the University of Michigan to pursue an MSW. During her time at the School of Social Work, she was elected to the Student Union as ombudsperson, which allowed her to serve and advocate for her colleagues. An internship with the Lecturers’ Employee Organization gave her the skills needed to organize workers and build solidarity across many disciplines. Upon graduation, Cox hopes to work in municipal government or the labor movement. She also hopes to advocate for fairer labor practices within the field of social work.
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About Our Student Speaker Christian Smith
Christian Smith (he/him) graduated from Michigan State University in 2010 with a degree in psychology and biology, and with cognitive science and environmental foci. He has since been intensively involved in community organizing and worked with environmental non-profits and starting up organizations in time banking, mutual aid, sustainable systems and local community initiatives. He eventually “landed” in farmland and open space preservation for five years, coordinating county programs that helped landowners and local governments permanently protect their most important lands. Smith is co-founder of Sylvan’s NeighborWood, a sustainable community and farm that demonstrates the best practices in regenerative development, energy and agriculture. After 10 years of work, the community is coming to fruition in Chelsea, Michigan. He plans to help other groups develop sustainable, intentional or agricultural communities. Smith sees the MSW program and his internship — working with clients at Community Mental Health — as an honor and a privilege. He finds psychotherapy incredibly meaningful and complementary work to cultivating intentional communities. Post-graduation, he looks forward to working with Michigan Progressive Health as a Ketamine Assisted Therapist, helping clients with treatment-resistant depression and other mental health challenges. Simply put, Smith’s vocation is working with individuals and communities for the deep and sustainable healing of both people and planet.
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School of Social Work MSW Candidates Master of Social Work Degree Sofie Hana Aaron Danielle Adams Zahraa Ali Alejandra Álvarez Araceli Alvarez Marissa Alvarez Zakary Amen Molly Jeanne Argersinger Maya Arsneault Helen Balagula-Garcia Meghan Banfield Sydney Baranski Gabrielle Barnett Bailey Barry Reilly Barth Katie Beasley-Sriro Amy Elizabeth Belfer Jason Benford Kelly Marie Bertoni Irene Binder Noah Kazdan Bizer David Boeving Ali Rose Bourcier-Schultz Lena Bradley Mansi Brahmbhatt Madison Broadwell Heather Danielle Burke Da’Chelle Burnett Brittany Le’Shay Burton Alexander Rhys Butterfield Elle Callahan Olivia Calvin Erika Elizabeth Campbell Julia Carpenter Ariana Castillo Joshua Chernos Grant Clement 9
Kalen Cobb Emily Cole Katherine Marie Collins Christian Conyers Julianna Gabriela Corrao Shannon Cosgrove Katie Cox Kenneth Dairiki Kashmin Dalal Flavio Di Stefano Katherine Downs Michelle Draper Colton Drebes Courtney Anne Dyer Christian Edwards Blessing Egbuogu David Emmenecker AJ Erdmann Deena Etter Joey Fortino Allison Fulgenti Brooke Gabriel Miranda Ellen Gali Lily Elizabeth Gates Trey Gates Rachel Germaine Kevin Gilliam Emily Clare Giovanelli Samantha Goldberg Allison Gorton Natalie Haddad Cassie Hall Lauren Halter Jacqulyn Avanté Hamilton Abigail Joy Hampton Riana Hardyniec Kayla Harper Joseph Healy Kaeleigh Christine Heatley Laurie Heggedal
School of Social Work MSW Candidates Breanna Alyssa Hernandez Bri’Anah Hightower James Hill IV Jordyn Hillary Lindsey Hogan Rachel Hogue Michael Holtzman Karen Huang Heather Lynn Hunt Heather Hutchinson Catherine Huynh Jasmine Catherine Jackson Shannon Kathryn Jajko Lucine Jarrah Gracie Johnson Carly Jones Lillian Mann Kahris Lilly Zane Kaplan Kristen Karwan Lexie Isabella Kay Chris Kemp Melissa Korte Sharif-Ahmed Krabti Adam Aldridge Labarthe Lorenzo Lamere Kristen Landau Aaron Larson Barbara Law Ben Lemanski Alex Leon Stephanie Longmire Jasmine Love Riley Lowe Tiana Luton Dorothy Ma Rachel Mace Christine MacKenzie Amanda Magnan Muminah Mahmood Paige Malay Isabella Mancini Courtney Marsden
Noor-E-Maham Mateen Alison McLean Mariah Meyerholz Jack Miller El’Verson Mitchell Marianna Moynihan Razia Muhammadi Kendra Nash Bethany Navis Lauren Nelson Morgan Nicoll Ray Noell Marianna Elisabeth Olson Emma Orloff Hannah Pankow Nick Paron Kiara Phelps Sarah Pilson Megan Price Frankie Quasarano Lauren Rainey-Borgdorff Justin Ramirez Sara Rechnitzer Michele Reske Olivia Rice Naheim Rida Jazzy Rivas Dinkins Katelyn Rodriguez Ryan Rodriguez Melanie Rose Caitlin Ruderman Imani Russell Alexandra Sass Javier Saucedo-Flores Emily Schachtele Laurel Schreier Courtney Schroder Tanner Schudlich Ziqian Shen Haylee Sieg Micheline Silva Eli Simmons
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School of Social Work MSW Candidates Master of Social Work Degree Christian Smith Sarah Elizabeth Snay Savannah Stanciel Stacey Stevens Marisa Ann Stieber Aasha Sutton Emily Marie Swisher Jinxiao Tan Mi-shael Niesha Nicole Taylor Aly Thomas Laura Thomas Taylor Thornton Marisa Tringali Skyla Turner Bethany VanderPloeg Ethan Vaughn Emma Velasquez Margaret Stoody Vocos Emma Walter (Tammy) Meng Wang Emily Wegenke Megan Wenzlaff Matthew Werkman Rachel Wesner Vanderbush Joel Andrew Wheeler Eddie Williams Alexis Dee Willoughby Brigid Wilson Yichun Yang Cinthia Zapien Tinate Zebedayo
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School of Social Work Dual Degree MSW Candidates Master of Social Work and Master of Public Health Marissa Alvarez Ariana Castillo Katherine Marie Collins Miranda Ellen Gali Emily Clare Giovanelli Shannon Kathryn Jajko
Master of Social Work and Master of Public Policy Joel Andrew Wheeler
Master of Social Work & Master of International & Regional Studies Katherine Downs
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School of Social Work Leadership Dean Lynn Videka Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Professor of Social Work Associate Deans Joseph Himle Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Howard V. Brabson Collegiate Professor of Social Work
Directors William Elliott III Director, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science and Professor of Social Work Larry Gant Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Professor of Social Work
Lorraine Gutiérrez Associate Dean for Educational Programs and Professor of Social Work
Karla Goldman Director, Jewish Communal Leadership Program and Sol Drachler Professor of Social Work
Rogério Meireles Pinto Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Professor of Social Work
Alice Mishkin Interim Jewish Communal Leadership Program Director
Assistant Deans Timothy Colenback Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management Daniel Fischer Assistant Dean of Field Education and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Candace Terhune-Flannery Assistant Dean for Administration and Operations
Barbara Hiltz MSW Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Katie Lopez Director, Office of Global Activities and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor Katie Richards-Schuster Director of Undergraduate Minor Programs and Associate Professor of Social Work Michelle Woods MSW Student Career Services Director
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Erin Zimmer Director of MSW Student Services
School of Social Work Faculty Governing Faculty Cristina Bares James Blackburn Lindsay Bornheimer Linda Chatters Barry Checkoway David Córdova Fernanda Cross Ashley Cureton Kathleen Doyle Ruth Dunkle Abigail Eiler William Elliott III James Ellis Katrina Ellis Lisa Fedina Daniel Fischer Terri Friedline Larry Gant Karla Goldman Giovanna Gonzalez Benson Andrew Grogan-Kaylor Lorraine Gutiérrez Jaclynn Hawkins Todd Herrenkohl Barbara Hiltz Joseph Himle Justin Hodge Shanna Katz Kattari Ashley Lacombe-Duncan Shawna Lee Lydia Li Kathryn Maguire-Jack Debra Mattison Jamie Mitchell Sandra Momper Robert Ortega Sunggeun Park 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 Lisa Wexler Xiaoling Xiang Mieko Yoshihama Bradley Zebrack Anao Zhang Roland Zullo Field Faculty Zaynab Boussi Amy Burandt Miriam Connolly Susan Crabb Rachel Naasko Rosalva Osorio Stacy Peterson Daicia Price Leigh Robertson Yatesha Robinson Aimée Vantine 14
School of Social Work Faculty (cont.) Emeriti Paula Allen-Meares Oscar Barbarin III William Birdsall Letha Chadiha Barry Checkoway Tom Croxton Sandra Danziger Kathleen Coulborn Faller Ruth Dunkle Sheila Feld Phillip Fellin Charles Garvin Rose Gibson Martha Gizynski Leslie Hollingsworth Berit Ingersoll-Dayton Srinika Jayaratne Harold Johnson Edith Kieffer Sherrie Kossoudji Armand Lauffer Laura Lein 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 Helen Weingarten 15
Lecturers Cara Alexander Daniel Alvarez Gina Ambrogio Richard Barinbaum Alethia Battles Trevor Bechtel Shannon Blajeski Joshua Brewster Mercedes Monaee Brown Daphne Brydon Brooke Buys Joseph Cafferty Jessica Camp Jeff Capobianco Theadia Carey Adisa Chaney Roxanne Chang G. Warren Clark Kaleigh Cornelison Priscilla Cortez Colleen Crane Sara Crider Julie Cushman Sean de Four Daniel DeSena Bonnie Dockham Linda Edwards-Brown Cherish Fields Emily Fitzgerald Sarah Fraley Joseph Galura Rosalind Garcia-Tosi Ayesha Ghazi Edwin Terri Gilbert Tammie Glenn Elizabeth Gonzalez
Lecturers Elizabeth Gumbis Elizabeth Haas Jennifer Heckendorn Grace Helms Kotre Gregory Hoffman Kathryn Irish Marquan Jackson Helen Kaplan Leonardo Kattari Rachel Kazez Erin Khang Jamie Kynn Jamie LaLonde Marlanna Landeros Carrie Landrum Manisha Leary Phillip Thomas Luttrell Erin Martinez-Gilliard Aliyah Masudi Patrick McEvilly
Benjamin Moe Darlene Nichols Maureen Okasinski Prem Pahwa Mari Jan Pitcher Susan Radzilowski Carrie Rheingans Osvaldo Rivera Monica Sampson Laura Sanders Diana Seales Jennifer Towns Amber Williams Laura Yakas Candace Ziglor
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Alumni Board of Governors President Miriam Connolly, ‘04 Vice President Francine Farmer, ’99 Secretary Helen Starman, ’90 School of Social Work Representatives Lynn Videka, Dean, Ex-officio Cristina Bares, MSW ’04, PhD ’07, Faculty Liaison, Ex-Officio Halla Jomaa-Jouney, Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Ex-Officio Constance (Connie) Ackert, ‘83 Aroosa Ahmed, ‘18 Summer Berman, ‘04 James Bui, ‘01 William (Bill) Cabin, ’04 Sabrina Clark, ‘10 Lauren Davis, ‘07 Rafael (Ray) Engel, ‘79 Karen Fein, ‘85 Janice (Jan) Fisher, ‘75 Jennifer Gardner, ’04
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Amy Good, ’80 Thaddeus Jabzanka, ‘11 Vance Jackson, ‘06 Alana Kivowitz, ‘16 Lauren Lockhart, ’14 Madinah Luqmaan, ‘16 Janice Matthews, ‘77 Kyra Miller, ‘16 Kelly Pearson, ‘12 Monica Pepple, ‘17 Ricardo Perez, ‘75 Sade Richardson, ‘18 Milton Rodriguez, ‘97 Shannon Saksewski, ‘01 Mary Kate Schroeter, ‘17 Kelly Taylor, ‘95 Bruce Thyer, Ph.D. ‘82 Joanne Waszczak, ‘07 Glenn Whitelaw, ‘76 Matthew Wollack, ‘12 Joanne Yaffe, MSW ’76, PhD ‘88 U-M Board of Regents Jordan B. Acker Michael J. Behm Mark J. Bernstein Paul W. Brown Sarah Hubbard Denise Ilitch Ron Weiser Katherine E. White
Graduation Planning Committee Debra Mattison Chair, Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work Alejandra Alvarez MSW Degree Candidate Yujeong Chang MSW Degree Candidate Michelle Gorton Office Manager (ex officio) Nina Haley, MSW Degree Candidate Rachel Naasko, Field Faculty, LEO Lecturer IV and Assistant Director of Field Education Meg Royer, MSW Degree Candidate Erin Zimmer, Director for Student Services (ex officio) Roland Zullo, Associate Research Scientist, and LEO Intermittent Lecturer
Platform Party Tim Colenback Abigail Eiler Dan Fischer Lorraine Gutiérrez Barb Hiltz Joe Himle Debra Mattison Rogério Meireles Pinto Readers Justin Hodge Beth Sherman Hooders Dan Fischer Debra Mattison Marshals Abigail Eiler Ayesha Ghazi Edwin Daicia Price Julie Ribaudo Alumni Board of Govenors Representative Lauren Davis Sign Language Interpreter Kara Brown Myles Hudkins
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Reception to follow at the School of Social Work 1080 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 in the Lower Level Atrium
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