CalSWEC Standing Committees

Workforce Development and Funding Committee

The Workforce Development Committee is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the "Master Plan for Social Work Education in California" and addressing other appropriate social work workforce issues as needed. The committee will review statewide workforce data annually to inform workforce development activities. The committee will create sub-committees focusing on child welfare, mental health, and aging curriculum and in-service training issues as needed. Committee members are listed below.


Chair
John Cullen, Chair
Representative,
County Welfare Directors Association

Staff
Sherrill Clark, Research Specialist, CalSWEC
Chris Mathias, Director, Child Welfare Programs, CalSWEC

Pauline Abbott, Director
Institute of Gerontology
California State University, Fullerton

Irene Becker, Training & Curriculum Specialist
Public Child Welfare Training Academy

Janet Black, Consultant
CalSWEC Mental Health Committee

Michael Brooks
Center for Clinical Social Work

Susan Brooks, Director
Northern California Children & Family Services Training Academy
University of California, Davis Extension

Eileen Carroll, Bureau Chief
Adult Programs Operations Bureau
California Department of Social Services

Robin Carter, Director
Division of Social Work
Sacramento State University

Dorbea Cary, Mental Health Training Coordinator
Master of Social Work Program
California State University, Stanisluas

James Cunningham, Training Coordinator
Training Division
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Pamela Davis, Director of Field Education
School of Social Work
California State University, Los Angeles

Rick DeGette, Director of Vocational Services
Alameda County Behavioral Health

Candy Elson, Project Coordinator
School of Social Work
San Diego State University

Luis Escalante
Training Division
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Terrence J. Forrester, Project Coordinator
Title IV-E Program
Department of Social Work and Social Ecology
Loma Linda University

Gwen Foster, Director
Mental Health Training
CalSWEC

Bruce Friedman, Director
Department of Social Work
California State University, Bakersfield

Micki Gress, Field Education Director
School of Social Work
University of Southern California

Rebecca Guider, Director
Adult Services and Assistance Programs
Orange County Social Services Agency

Bruce Hartsell, Title IV-E Project Coordinator
Department of Social Work
California State University, Bakersfield

Warren Hayes
MHSA Workforce Education & Training
California Department of Mental Health

Charley Hodson
School of Social Work
San Jose State University

Glenda Jackson
San Bernardino County
Department of Aging & Adult Services

Donna Jensen, Mental Health Coordinator
School of Social Work
California State University, Chico

Slettie M. Jones, Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Older Adults F.A.C.T.S Program

Alfredo B. Larios, Chief
Training Division
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Gerardo Lavina, Field Education Faculty
Department of Social Welfare
School of Public Affairs
University of California, Los Angeles

Judy Lehman, Liaison to Graduate
Riverside County Department of Mental Health
Children's Services Administration

Eva Lopez, Deputy Director
Adult Program Division
California Department of Social Services

Mitzi Lowe, Assistant Professor/Field Coordinator
Department of Social Work Education
California State University, Fresno

Deborah Lowery, Director
Resource Center For Family-Focused Practice
University of California, Davis

Rodger Lum, Director
Bay Area Academy
San Francisco State University

Arelis John Martinez, Supervisor
Mental Health Intern Program
San Bernardino County
Department of Behavioral Health

Sally Mathiesen, Associate Professor
School of Social Work
San Diego State Univerity


Mark Miller, Training Director
Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services

Yolanda Montoya, Title IV-E Project Coordinator
School of Social Work
California State University, Los Angeles

Teresa Morris, Chair
Department of Social Work
California State University, San Bernardino

Sean O'Connor, Outreach Coordinator
California Board of Behavioral Sciences

Stuart Oppenheim, Executive Director
Child & Family Policy Institute of California

Valerie Peck, Title IV-E Project Coordinator
School of Social Work
California State University, Chico

Lee Pullen, Program Manager
Marin County Adult Services

Liz Quinnett, Program Coordinator
Academy for Professional Excellence at San Diego State University

Catharine Ralph, Title IV-E Project Coordinator
School of Social Welfare
University of California, Berkeley

Allan Rawland, Director
San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health

Mary Rawlings, BASW Program Director
Department of Social Work
Azusa Pacific University

Dina Redman, Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
San Francisco State University

Paul Riches, Executive Director
California Board of Behavioral Sciences

Greg Rose, Deputy Director
Children and Family Services Division
California Department of Social Services

Craig Schlarb, Mental Health Project Coordinator
School of Social Work
California State University, East Bay

Adrienne Shilton, Program Director
Workforce, Education, and Training
California Mental Health Directors Association Designee

Kathy Sniffen, Coordinator
CalSWEC Aging Committee

Linne Stout, Bureau Chief
Resource Development & Training Bureau
California Department of Social Services

Tim Stringari, Coordinator
Human Services Program
College of San Mateo

Jolene Swain, Assistant Director of Field Education
School of Social Work
University of Southern California

Ronnie Swartz, Chair
Department of Social Work
Humboldt State University

Rita Takahashi, Director
School of Social Work
San Francisco State University

Linda Tarke, Training Development Coordinator
Academy for Professional Excellence
San Diego State University

Susan Taylor, Coordinator
MHSA Training
Division of Social Work
California State University, Sacramento

Kevin Tsang, Chief
Countywide Older Adult Program
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Jennifer Tucker-Tatlow, Associate Director
Academy for Professional Excellence
San Diego State University

Toni Tullys, Workforce Development Manager
Alameda County Behavioral Health Services

Inna Tysoe
MHSA Workforce Education & Training
California Department of Mental Health

Ellen Walker, Program Executive
Zellerbach Family Foundation

Patricia Lopez White,
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Donna M. Wigand, Director Contra Costa County Mental Health Division

Janlee Wong, Executive Director
NASW, California Chapter

Kathy Young
Ventura County Adult Protective Services

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Last updated: September 22, 2009