Winter 2019 Commencement

Winter Commencement December 14, 2019

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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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.

Order of Exercises Processional Jordan Schug Quartet Marshals Daphne Brydon LEO Lecturer Susan Crabb Field Faculty and LEO Lecturer Daicia Price Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Welcome and Introductions Lynn Videka Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Collegiate Professor of Social Work Keynote Speaker James Điền Bùi Founder and Managing Partner at Lotus Impact Student Speaker Michelle Mattison MSW Degree Candidate

Presentation of MSW Graduates Hooders Readers Daicia Price JustinR.Hodge Field Educator Clinical Assistant &Professor LEO Lecturer of Social Work Robert M. Ortega, Sue Ann Savas Associate Professor Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Readers

Daniel J. Fischer Hooders Assistant Dean Debra Mattison ofClinical Field Education & Assistant Professor of Clinical Assistant Professor Social Work M. Antonio”Tony” Alvarez, William Vanderwill LEO Lecturer II Field Faculty and LEO Lecturer Alumni Welcome Closing Remarks Judy Levick, Lynn Videka Alumni Board of Governors Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Collegiate Professor of Closing Remarks Social Work Lynn Videka, Dean Recessional Jordan Schug Quartet “Hail to the Victors” Led by Anna Ladd, Auriella “A.J.” Lewis, Laura Nord and Maryam Tout

Recessional Jordan Schug Quartet

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ART WORK: Sam Gilliam’s The Right View, a sculpture commissioned in 1998 as a part of Michigan Social Work’s social justice art collection. The collection also includes work from many of the 20th century’s most influential artists such as Keith Haring, Robert Rauschenberg, Kiki Smith and Enrique Chagoya.

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Dear Graduates, Congratulations on your commencement! We are proud to celebrate your dedication, your achievement, and your becoming an MSW social worker.

As you embark on your careers, you can go forward with confidence that you have the knowledge, skills and training to make a difference in the lives of others. You are effective, practiced facilitators and leaders who know how to take a stand, address injustice and engage the community.

Our field is not an easy one, so as you conclude your studies at Michigan, I encourage you to remember the people, lessons and experiences that have inspired you. Integrity and respect are the foundation of our profession. And remember your alma mater – we stand with you as a source of support, a network of outstanding alumni and as partners in lifelong learning.

With the challenges facing our nation, the social work leadership is crucial.

University of Michigan social work graduates have a reputation for their expertise, dedication and achievement. They lead the field as policymakers, agency directors and foundation leaders, and they improve lives as accomplished and effective social workers. Today you join their ranks and I look forward to seeing how you apply your talents for the good of people and communities.

Graduates, you have truly earned the term “the leaders and the best.� Your future is bright and 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

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About Our Keynote Speaker James Điền Bùi Founder and Managing Partner at Lotus Impact James Điền Bùi was honored for his impact investing, especially on behalf of entrepreneurs of color, and for his work on affordable housing, workforce development and clean energy projects worldwide. After earning his MSW from the U-M School of Social Work, Bùi was awarded the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations Minority Fellowship to study community economic development at MIT, Tufts and Harvard.

Today he has more than 20 years of experience in economic development and impact investing in North America and Southeast Asia. He is the founder of Lotus Impact, an impact investing firm with incubation services making social impact and creating transformative growth worldwide. He has worked with the World Bank, USAID and the Government of Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in developing a gender lens investing framework, helping women entrepreneurs and investors use creative finance as a tool to further gender equity policy.

He is working on a new fund that will invest in entrepreneurs of color, changing how disadvantaged communities generate innovation and financial agency for social change and also helping new fund managers of color emerge in the impact investing space.

Bùi has worked as a principal consultant for clients including the International Finance Corporation, FMO (the Dutch development bank) and nonprofits worldwide while raising over $50 million for social impact projects, particularly post-Hurricane Katrina and Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill recovery efforts in the United States, and clean water and sanitation projects in Southeast Asia.

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About Our Student Speaker Michelle Mattison

MSW Degree Candidate

Michelle Mattison is a 16-month, Interpersonal Practice student with a concentration in Mental Health. She is also a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Scholar who applied her training at Positive Images, a substance use treatment facility for women pursuing lifelong recovery.

She is a Detroit native with a passion for yoga and improving health determinants in the Black community by enhancing the quality of mental health services. Mattison is a world peace visionary and firmly believes in the power of uplifting individuals through empathy, encouragement and integrity. While in the School of Social Work, she has served as the president of our Student Union and deputy director of Black Radical Healing Pathways.

Mattison envisions using her collective experiences to own a business that focuses on advocacy and empowerment. Her most recent work includes educating teenagers on the practice and knowledge to support a healthy meditation practice.

She pursued her MSW while pregnant with her third child and has hoped to serve as an impression of resilience and redemption. Mattison hopes that being transparent about her life experiences will uplift others and plant seeds of self-belief.

She is also a dedicated spouse to Tyrone and mother to Titus, Titan and Tobias, who have fueled her passion for success and ambition. Her motto is “Gratitude is always my answer.�

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School of Social Work MSW Graduates The MSW program prepares students to become leaders in social work practice and innovation at the local, national and global level. MSW students work with faculty, researchers, community organizers and institutions to address poverty, inequality, mental illness, violence and health disparities.

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Master of Social Work Degree Candidates Anthony Abshire Aseel Abulhab Florence Alexander Ranya Al-Jamal Michelle Allen Lauren Allport Sharon Almonte Martha Alves Alyssa Ariagno Andrea Arriaga Jessica Auer Segilola Ayeni Sneha Balachander Dorian Banks Emma Baske Zachary Bayer Stephanie Beaton Hayley Beckett Mary Benson Coty Bentley Taylor Bonner Andrea Bonomo Matthew Bouse Jasmyne Brantley Grace Bridges Emily Brochu Alice Cakebread Galen Calligan Kylie Capps Audrey Carey

Emily Carey Jessica Castro Luis Felipe Cebas Yoo Chang Alyssa Chapman Zahra Chevannes Dee Church Caitlin Clough Angela Cluley Nathaniel Coderre Stephanie Cohen Catlin Cole Emily Cole Packy Colgan Cassandra Collins Tasha Conrad Heather Cornett Ariana Cribbs Dominique Crump Alexander Daoud Anwesha De Arianna Der Manulian Violeta Donawa Jordon Drohner Krystle DuPree Bresasha Duquaine Taylor Eberhart Brittnee English Wilder Erb Rebecca Fifer Heather Filippelli Sandra Flury-Gardner Eleanor Foster

Tamara Franklin Muhammad Gaillard Darold Gholston Kaci Girard Erin Goldberg Leah Grandetti Mary Granum Nya Greenstone Victoria Guster-Brown Ashley Hails Hawa Haji-Hassan Rachel Halpert Charlotte Harrington Lauren Harrison Necole Hayes Mary Hazel Hillary Hecht Hannah Heebner Alyssa Herwatt Zoe Hilbert Tendai Hinds Candace Hoitenga Sunghyun Hong Xiaochen Hu Alicia Hubbard Vitalis Im Yona Isaacs Lia Jacobsen Julia Jagger Helen Joa Haley Johnson Alijah Jonah Tiana Jones Jennifer Jordan Anne Joy Alanna Kaiser Danielle Karwowski Meheret Kassa Rachel Kehren Johanna Keller Katelyn Kennon

Julianne Kibirige Amy Kish Jessi Kivari Jessica Kopmeyer Woodli Krutek Kristin Kunes Victoria Lagunas Sierra Larson Sarah Leder Chelsea Lee Mia Lehman Juliann Li Virginia Lodge Nicole Lopez Nora Lynch Laura MacNicol Julia Magas John Marsden Julia Masters Molly Mayer Journey McAndrews Madison McCullough Alexandria McLaughlin Michael Meza Virginia Mittnacht Tyler Monroe Becky Montes Summer Moore Stephanie Morgan-Sterenberg Fatima Nasir Elizabeth Nesbitt Vauwn Nghiem-Olson Megan O’Brien Seyoung Oh Michael O’Neill Emma Ottenhoff Taylor Pahl Brittani Parham Erica Parkinson Harley Paulsen

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Maria Perkins Isla Peterson Kaarin Piegaze Lindquist Emily Piellusch Chelsea Pingston Jasmine Rahming Jacqueline Ramsey Patrick Redigan Christy Rehbein Sarah Riesterer Lisa Rochow Quinci Rockette Hannah Romain Mercuri Rose Hannah Rosenfeld Laura Sagolla Cuauhtemoc Salinas Martell Maria Danica San Juan Juri Sanchez Emily Scheitz Heidi Schmitz Adina Sebbag Yusef Shakur Marcey Shehata Antonio Siciliano Brianna Simmons Tyhesia Simpson-Van Beek Kaeding Skelton Alexandra Snyder Mallory Sprague Stephanie Starks Alyssa Steinhoff Liesl Stemas Aysha Stephenson Megan Sutherland Sakura Takahashi Chiu Yi Tan Caley Terry Catherine Tessier Sara Thompson Taylor Thurman Avery Trice Elise Trim Jessica Turpin

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Ella Tutlis Emma Urbain Maki Usui Mislael Valentin Cortes Julia Van Der Hulst Samuel Verde Evan Villeneuve Ann Voelker Alicia Vranish Amelia Walker Gabrielle Wassilak Sarah Waterman Hailey Whitaker Joshua Wieringa Stephanie Wilks Brooke Williams Ashli Williamson Kaitlyn Wilson Xue Xia Yuewei Zhang Master of Social Work and Master of Public Health Martha Alves Heather Cornett Madison McCullough Megan O’Brien Mislael Valentin Cortes Master of Social Work and Master of Health Services Administration Stephanie Cohen Peace Corps Master’s International Angela Cluley Johanna Keller Taylor Thurman

School of Social Work Leadership Dean

Lynn Videka Dean and Carol T. Mowbray Collegiate Professor of Social Work

Candace Terhune-Flannery Assistant Dean for Administration and Operations

Associate Deans

Directors

RogĂŠrio Meireles Pinto Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Social Work

Lorraine GutiĂŠrrez Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Professor of Social Work

Joseph Himle Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Howard V. Brabson Collegiate Professor of Social Work

Mary Ruffolo Associate Dean for Educational Programs and Rosemary A. Sarri Collegiate Professor of Social Work

Barbara Hiltz MSW Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work

Assistant Deans

Katie Lopez Director, Office of Global Activities and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Daniel Fischer Assistant Dean of Field Education and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work

Katie Richards-Schuster Director of Undergraduate Minor Programs and Assistant Professor of Social Work

Timothy Colenback Assistant Dean for Student Services

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William Elliott III Director, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science and Professor of Social Work

Michelle Woods Career Services Director

School of Social Work Faculty Governing Faculty

Cristina Bares James Blackburn Lindsay Bornheimer Joshua Brewster Rona Carter Edward Chang Linda Chatters Barry Checkoway David Córdova Katie Doyle Ruth Dunkle Abigail Eiler William Elliott III James Ellis Katrina Ellis Lisa Fedina Daniel Fischer Terri Friedline Larry Gant Karla Goldman Odessa Gonzalez Benson Andrew Grogan-Kaylor Lorraine Gutiérrez Karen Harlow-Rosentraub Jaclynn Hawkins Todd Herrenkohl Barbara Hiltz Joseph Himle Justin Hodge Shanna Kattari Ashley Lacombe-Duncan Shawna Lee Lydia Li Katie Lopez Kathryn Maguire-Jack

Debra Mattison Jamie Mitchell Sandra Momper Emily Nicklett Robert Ortega Sunggeun/Ethan 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 Daniela Wittmann Xiaoling Xiang Mieko Yoshihama Bradley Zebrack Anao Zhang Roland Zullo

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School of Social Work Faculty (cont.)

Field Faculty

Susan Crabb Mary Eldredge Rachel Naasko Rosalva Osorio Stacy Peterson Leigh Robertson Yatesha Robinson William Vanderwill

Transitional Postdoctoral Fellows Fernanda Cross Jessica Wojtalik

Lecturers

M. Antonio Alvarez Hillary Baldwin-Steller Richard Barinbaum Alethia Battles Asmaa Boulehia Zaynab Boussi Daphne Brydon Joseph Cafferty Jeff Capobianco Theadia Carey Adisa Chaney Roxanne Chang Ellen Chute G. Warren Clark Diana Copeland Priscilla Cortez Susan Crabb Colleen Crane Julie Cushman Lauren Davis 12

Sean de Four Daniel DeSena Bonnie Dockham Leslie Dubin Mary Eldredge Janice Firn Emily Fitzgerald Mariko Foulk Sarah Fraley Joseph Galura Ayesha Ghazi-Edwin Terri Gilbert Tammie Glenn Elizabeth Gonzalez Elizabeth Gumbis Elizabeth Haas JoAnn Heap Jennifer Heckendorn Alessandra Iaderosa Kathryn Irish Marquan Jackson Helen Kaplan Leonardo Kattari Erin Khang Susan Klumpner Heather Knauer Kristine Konz Marlanna Landeros Carrie Landrum Adrienne Lapidos Moses Lee Tina Louise Erin Martinez-Gilliard Rachel Naasko

Darlene Nichols Laura Nitzberg Maureen Okasinski Ana Catalina Ormsby Rosalva Osorio Prem Pahwa Stacy Peterson Mari Jan Pitcher Susan Radzilowski Carrie Rheingans Carmela Richardson Osvaldo Rivera Leigh Robertson Yatesha Robinson Monica Sampson Laura Sanders Amy Stern Rabindar Subbian James Svensson Relando Thompkins William Vanderwill Amy Vantine Melissa Webster Erik Wessel Stephen Wiland Amber Williams Laura Yakas Candace Ziglor

Emeriti

Paula Allen-Meares Oscar Barbarin III William Birdsall Letha Chadiha

Sallie Churchill Tom Croxton Sandra Danziger Kathleen Coulborn Faller 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

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SSW Alumni Board of Governors Thaddeus A. Jabzanka, ‘11 Board President Complex Care Manager U-M Med School Population Health Summer M. Berman, ’04 Board Vice President Director Fresh Start Clubhouse Francine B. Farmer, ’99 Board Secretary Contract Manager, Juvenile Division Wayne County Dept. of Children & Family Michael Ansara, Jr., ’09 Director of New Ventures Michel’s Inc. Rhea Braslow, ’76 Retired, School Social Worker Stevenson High School Cynthia A. Bridgman, ’02 Clinical Social Worker/Therapist William (Bill) Cabin, ‘04 Assistant Professor, Social Work Temple University Sabrina Clark, ‘10 Policy & Practice Model Supervisor Mecklenburg County Dept. of Social Services Youth & Family Services Division Miriam A. Connolly, ‘04 Director U-M Blavin Scholars Program Lauren Davis, ‘07 Assistant Director Diversity, Equity and Inclusion U-M School of Social Work

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Rafael (Ray) Engel, ‘79 Associate Professor University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work Jennifer M. Gardner, ’04 Social Worker Blue Cross Complete of Michigan Amanda (Amy) L. Good, ’80 Chief Executive Officer Alternatives for Girls Vance Jackson, ‘06 Social Impact Development Officer City of Detroit - Mayor’s Office Judy K. Levick, ’82 Piano Teacher Retired, NICU Parent-to-Parent Coordinator Helen DeVos Children’s NICU Lauren M. Lockhart, ‘14 Program Manager American Indian Health and Family Services Joseph D. Mole, ’01 Financial Advisor Sigma Financial Corporation Desmond Patton, ‘06 Associate Professor Director of SAFElab Columbia University Kelly E. Pearson, ‘12 Development Officer The Resurrection Project Ricardo Perez, ‘75 Director of Administration Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. Victoria (Vicky) A. Poleni, ’91 Field Coordinator Western Michigan University

Shannon Saksewski, ‘01 Manager, Population Health Aetna Medicaid Helen D. Starman, ’90 Chief Development Officer Food Gatherers Jennifer Wakenell, ‘10 Development Associate The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan Anne G. Walker, ’92 Anne G. Walker LCSW Consulting Joanne Waszczak, ‘07 Transition Manager US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration

Katrina Ellis Assistant Professor of Social Work Jenna Fiore MSW Degree Candidate Michelle Gorton Student Services, Office Manager (ex officio) Susan Himle-Wills Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations Janessa Monahan MSW Degree Candidate Robert M. Ortega Associate Professor of Social Work Dana Pittman MSW Degree Candidate Erin Zimmer Associate Director for Student Services (ex officio)

Matthew Wollack, ’12 Chief Executive Officer Noble Child

U-M Board of Regents

Clifford C. Yee, ’05 Director of Diversity and Inclusion Training Coro Northern California

Mark J. Bernstein, Ann Arbor

School of Social Work Representatives

Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms

Dean Lynn Videka (ex officio) Shawna Lee, Interim Faculty (ex officio) Susan Himle-Wills, Staff (ex officio)

Graduation Planning Committee

Debra K. Mattison, Chair Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Yujeong Chang MSW Degree Candidate Caitlin Cole MSW Degree Candidate Tim Colenback Assistant Dean for Student Services (ex officio)

Jordan B. Acker, Huntington Woods Michael J. Behm, Grand Blanc Paul W. Brown, Ann Arbor Shauna Ryder Diggs, Grosse Pointe Ron Weiser, Ann Arbor Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mark S. Schlissel, ex officio

Special Thanks to: SSW Dean’s Office SSW Office of Student Services SSW Career Services Office SSW Marketing/Communications SSW Development and Alumni Relations

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Special Thanks Today’s beautiful graduation ceremony looks wonderful and effortless. In truth, many people devoted a great deal of talent, time and effort to make it a success. This ceremony would not be possible without the creativity, dedication and hard work of the individuals listed below. Thanks to all listed from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate all that you have done to honor our Winter 2019 graduating class.

Platform Party Timothy Colenback Assistant Dean for Student Services

Marshals Daphne Brydon LEO Lecturer

Daniel Fischer Assistant Dean of Field Education and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work

Susan Crabb Field Faculty and LEO Lecturer

Barbara Hiltz MSW Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Rogério Meireles Pinto Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Social Work Mary Ruffolo Associate Dean for Educational Programs and Rosemary A. Sarri Collegiate Professor of Social Work Readers Justin Hodge Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Sue Ann Savas Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work

Daicia Price Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work Hooders Debra Mattison Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work

William Vanderwill Field Faculty and LEO Lecturer Alumni Board of Governors Representative Vance Jackson Social Impact Development Officer, City of Detroit Mayor’s Office Sign Language Interpreters Liz Clarno Tom Lam U-M Commencement SSW Flag Bearer Catie Cole

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Commencement Reception Our reception will be held immediately following graduation in the Michigan League ballroom on the second floor of the Michigan League

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