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Maureen Okasinski, MSW'96, focuses on individual, group and family practice with youth and families, in addition to community organizing, evaluation and administration. Okasinski is currently consulting in program evaluation, program development, grant writing and leading a small nonprofit.  ...

Mari Pitcher, MSW 2000, specializes in grief work, trauma work and patient and family centered care for individuals, and their families, with life limiting illnesses. Currently a member of the Univ of Mich Med Center Palliative Care Consult Team, she has over 16 years of hospice, palliative care ...

Susan Radzilowski, MSW '82, has practiced in community mental health settings, K – 12 Public Schools, and Head Start Early and Head Start environments for more than 30 years. Radzilowski is an Endorsed Infant Family Specialist. Radzilowski is currently the Lead Social Worker for the Detroit ...

Osvaldo “Ozzie” Rivera MSW ‘87 (U of M) has worked in a number of community based non-profit and arts/cultural entities. He also has held key positions in state government and in college and university settings. His primary focus has been in organizing low-income and communities of color around ...

Fatima Salman is an MSW from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor with a concentration in Community Organizing and a minor in Management of Human Services. She holds a Bachelor of Science from The University of Michigan- Ann Arbor with double majors in Biology and Arabic. She is the host of ...

Monica Sampson, LMSW, is a clinical and macro social worker with 30 years of practice working with vulnerable children, youth, families and communities. Her purpose is to inform and educate individuals on diversity, equity and inclusion by utilizing her educational and professional expertise ...

With a master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan, Laura Sanders has been an adjunct instructor in U of M's graduate program since 1996. She provides contractual and private therapy, consultation, training, supervision, and expert witness testimony in the areas of sexual ...

Diana Seales is a seasoned advocate for environmental justice with a wealth of experience in project management and community organizing. Her work centers around building alliances between environmental organizations, communities and advocacy groups to address environmental health and justice ...

Nitesh Singh facilitates critical intergroup dialogues that bring people together across their differences. Rooted in popular education pedagogy, critical intergroup dialogues use storytelling and scaffolded learning to help participants understand the impacts of social inequity on their lives, ...

Andrea Smith has primarily focused on working with adolescents, law enforcement and the justice-involved population. In addition, Smith provides program evaluation and program development services and training on various subjects. She has over 15 years of increasing expertise within the field of ...

Briana Starks, MSW '19 and PhD '23, focuses on social policy evaluation and research. Starks is currently an evaluation researcher working with a multitude of federal agencies to design and conduct implementation studies and provide technical assistance to grantees. She has extensive qualitative ...