State Board of Directors

The following persons are members of the State Board:

OFFICERS (2008-2009)

President: Mary Schantz, Missouri Alliance for Home Care, Jefferson City
1st Vice President: Sharon Cheers, J.D., Legal & Historical Research Company, Kansas City
2nd Vice President: Stuart Murphy, Round Table Consulting, Jefferson City
Secretary: Susan Ray, First Step Fund, Kansas City
Treasurer: Kevin Kelly, Ph.D. , Consultant, Columbia
Immediate Past President: Joe Yancey, Community Alternatives, St Louis

MEMBERS AT LARGE
Terms ending October 2008

Francie Broderick, Places for People, St Louis
Jacqueline Brown, Student Missouri State University, Springfield
Maria Cepeda, Office of Minority Health, Department of Health & Senior Services, Jefferson City
Ann Harris, Department of Language, Literature & Philosophy, Lincoln University, Jefferson City
Marcia Hayes-Harris, St Louis Public Schools, Program Administrator for Family Literacy Program, St Louis
Rebecca Skaggs, Community Counseling Center, 5522 Hwy BB, Irondale

Terms ending October 2009

Phyllis Harris, LIFT-Missouri, c/o Webster University, Kansas City
Ann Johnson, Kansas City
Dana Klar , St Louis
George Lombardi, Missouri Youth Services Institute, Jefferson City
Courtney Prentis, Catholic Charities Community Services Southside, St Louis
Jane VanSant, Leeton

CHAPTER CHAIRS

Central Missouri: Don Love, Columbia
Joplin: Vacant
Kansas City: Neal Colby
Southeast Missouri State University Student Chapter: Lauren Abney
Springfield: Debbie Harlan
St. Louis: Richard King , Annie Malone Children & Family Service Center, St Louis

TASK FORCE CHAIRS

Affordable Housing & Homelessness: Jack Stretch, Professor, School of Social Service, St. Louis University
Asset Development: Vanessa Finley, First Step Fund, Kansas City
Criminal Justice: Sr. Carleen Reck, SSND, Criminal Justice Ministry, St. Vincent DePaul, St. Louis
Economic Justice: Jane VanSant
Health/Mental Health: Vacant
Human Rights: Vacant
Hunger: Ben DeFeo

Endowment Committee: Fr. Bill Hutchison, Associate Professor, School of Social Service, Saint Louis University

Are you interested in becoming a board member? Please complete the Application for Board of Directors and mail, fax, or e-mail it to MASW, Attention: Bob Quinn, Executive Director.

Updated: 06/26/2008