Office of Professions Names Assistant Commissioner for Licensure
D
avid Hamilton, Ph.D., LMSW, has been appointed to the position of assistant commissioner for professional licensure and practice, Office of the Professions, New York State Education Department. Dr. Hamilton previously served as executive secretary for the State Boards for Social Work and Mental Health Practitioners. He assumed his new post in mid-December.
Dr. Hamilton, a licensed master social worker, has been with the Education Department since 2001, when he was named executive secretary for the State Boards for Physical Therapy, Podiatry and Ophthalmic Dispensing. Prior to that, he worked in government relations for the New York State Catholic Conference and the National Association of Social Workers. Dr. Hamilton holds a Ph.D. in social work from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Master of Social Welfare from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Science from Loyola Marymount University. z
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