Class of 2024: USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

CLASS OF

2024

KEY: Dual Degree

∞ Dean’s List (GPA 4.0) * Dean’s Honorable Mention (GPA 3.95-3.99) Φ Phi Alpha Honor Society ◊ USC Student Recognition Award

CLASS OF 2024 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY MAY 10, 2024

Order of Program Processional International Greeting Land Acknowledgement Welcome Address Vassilios Papadopoulos, Interim Dean Keynote Address David Ambroz Dean’s Recognition Awards Doctor of Philosophy - Presentation of Diplomas and Hooding Doctor of Social Work - Presentation of Diplomas and Hooding Master of Science in Nursing - Presentation of Diplomas Nurse Practitioner Oath Michelle Zappas, Director Master of Science in Nursing Program Master of Social Work - Presentation of Diplomas Graduate Certificates Presentation Social Work Oath Jennifer Lewis, Director Master of Social Work Program Closing Remarks Vassilios Papadopoulos, Interim Dean Recessional

MSW Justin Aarhus Sarah Acosta Raymond Aguilar ∞ Jose Aguirre Alyssa Ahumada ∞ Cristhian Alarcon Ramirez * Gabriela Alatorre Seidy Alejandro ∞ Virginia Almeida ∞ Helen Alsunna Maddison Alt ∞ Φ Ingrid Alvarado * Gypsy Alvarado Covarrubias * Janely Alvarez Andrew Amaya Karen Ambrosio * Christina Anaya * Cortney Anderson Kakwete Anuluoha Victoria Anyanwu Cindy Arevalo * Lorlein Arevalo-Rankine Miguel Arredondo Gabrielle Artis Samantha Bader * Clare Bailey ∞ Abraham Baltazar Shirley Banh ∞ Rozheen Barekatein ∞ Julia Barsocchini ∞ Guadalupe Bedolla Celeaste Benitez ∞ Maraya Bermudez * Steve Bernard Caitlyn Berry Φ Ellie Beu *

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK Margaret Beyle ∞ Rebecca Blair ∞ Chloe Blish ∞ Megan Boehmer ∞ Zoey Bond ∞ Marlen Bonilla Amador Giselle Bood ∞ Φ Emily Borchardt Maya Borenstein ∞ Travis Boss Michelle Bowen Michelle Bowles ∞ Victoria Brown ∞ Allison Brown Dorothy Brown-Martin ∞ Julia Bruton Deborah Buhaj * Erica Burnett Marcus Burns ∞ Keighla Burns ∞ Olivia Burt ∞ Sarah Burton ∞ Fiana Caballero ∞ Φ Isaac Camarena Jacklyn Campbell Celso Campoverde Kimberlee Cantwell Sunni Carrillo Rocio Carrillo Moriel Matthew Castillo Erick Castillo Gina Castori ∞ Annett Castro Megan Caverly * Eileen Cayabyab ∞ Φ Justin Cecil ∞

Carlie Chandler Tiffany Chang ∞ Karen Chao Gianna Chavez Yin-Chen Chen Rachel Chernick ∞ David Choeun Hee Jun Choi Madeline Christopher Diana Cing Samentha Colato Carpio Brittany Collier Ajah Collins Alondra Conde ∞ Kimberly Conn Alexander Connolly * Chelsea Cox Φ Katherinne Cristales Justin Cruz ∞ Alexander Daly-Williamson Sophia Daniels ∞ Titania Davis Jackeline Dawson Jessenia De Leon Karla De Loera Carlos De Sousa ∞ Dana Depreter Nicholas Detchman ∞ Kristen Diharce Ilana Dingwall Ashley Dixon Φ Joe Domanski Amanda Dominguez Φ Lynn Gaelle Domond * Deborah Donaghey Drew Doughty *

Merrick Drake * Φ Daniel Dresen Valerie Duarte * Desirae Dupree Madison Duran Sofia Dyer-Diaz * Bushra Ebneof * Elizabeth Ecklund Bill Edmonds Rebekah Edmondson * Ilar Edun ∞ Janelle Emmanuel Kandice Ertman Cristina Escamilla Isabel Esparza Amanda Espinosa Cassidy Fan Anahita Far Eduardo Farias Eleni Fatsis * Jessica Feider ∞ Φ Lyndsey Ferguson Andrea Fernandez * Jasmine Flores Hortencia Flores Karl Fontenot Rebecca Fox * Maria Franco Justin Frank ∞ Alexandra Frank Ryan Frey ∞ Joanna Fuentes Breannah Funk Lizet Gallardo Φ Jannely Gallo ∞ Edras Galvez Marissa Garate ∞ Viridiana Garcia * Melida Garcia Barbara Garcia

Govena Garewal ∞ Catrina Gastelum Sarah Gazak * Warren Gibbs Robyn Gogue ∞ Leslie Gomez Manuel Gomez Aileen Gonzalez Salina Gonzalez Shannon Goodman * Gabriella Goodman * Stephanie Graham * Julie Greenlee ∞ Madison Griffith Jonathan Grimm Katrina Gross ∞ Junjia Gu Angelica Guiao ∞ ◊ Marissa Gunal Gisselle Gutierrez ∞ Ryleigh Gutierrez ∞ Nelly Gutierrez Laura Gutierrez-Nava Jacqueline Guzman ∞ Rebecca Guzman Harry Haessner Jennifer Hamilton Karin Harel * Tamannah Harooni Karen Harryman ∞ Elizabeth Heckbert * Kali Heier * Thanwa Hein * Yesenia Henriquez Kaitlyn Henris ∞ Jessica Hernandez Larissa Hernandez Gabriela Hernandez ∞ Φ Jhyre Hernandez ∞ Anna Hirsch ∞

Sarah Hoffman ∞ Traneisha Holden Ann Holland ∞ Elizabeth Huck Toni Huff Mary Hyatt ∞ Ramon Ibarra * Jake Isaacs Brittany Jackson Tobias James * Φ Jauron James * Janellia James Beth Janda Michelle Jauregui Ashley Jensen Bobbi Jewison Gregory Johnson Brittany Johnson ∞ Jody Johnston ∞ Ryan Jones Shayla Jones McDowell Pamela Jophryn-Avila Jessika Kehnt Jason Keith * Corina Keppeler Helen Kim ∞ Colin Kindley ∞ Nicole King ∞ Jennifer King ∞ Alexis Koehmstedt ∞ Jocelyn Kopfman ∞ Lisa Kuharski Melissa L’Heureux * Aida Labrada Rachael Lagrand Esther Laguna * Catherine Lake ∞ Φ Yuliana Lara Martin Lasa ∞ Melissa Lastra

Inaabam Lawrence Kim Le ∞ Danielle Le ∞ Katherine Le Pristine Lee Murakami * Tiffany Liew Sadie Lilly * Ivie Linger ∞ Hannah Logsdon Φ Delmy Lopez Jenna Lorin Sophia Lowe ∞ Ana Lozada Jessica Lozano Katherine Lucchesi ∞ Jenna Lumar * Claudia Luna-Morales Melissa Madsen * Lisset Magdaleno ∞ Amanda Manes * Serena Mangino ∞ Sophia Manuel * Samantha Marchante Tania Marquez * Tenney Martin ∞ Brenda Martinez Jon Martinez Denise Martinez Nicole Martinez Syrina Mata Fred Mathis Φ Elizabeth McCaffrey ∞ Kristopher McCall Kierra McCurchin ∞ Jenea McDonald * Timia McFarlin Kimberly McKillop * Pedro Mejia Sum ∞ Nelson Mejia-Gonzalez ∞ Andrew Mendez

Brandy Mendoza Charles Mercier ∞ Cristina Merino Alexa Miller Marissa Mirbach * Thomas Mitchell ∞ Lola Mitsuk ∞ Kelli Miyahira * Zachary Moeller ∞ Maria Molina Francisco Monroy Flores * Eric Moore ∞ Nicholas Moore ∞ Estreya Moreno * Kimberly Moreno Zamora Risa Morris ∞ Bostyn Morse Aneesa Motala ∞ Janay Motten Anika Muhaimen * Waliydah Muhammad Kelly Mulrooney ∞ Marleen Munoz ∞ Claire Murphy Chelise Myers ∞ Serena Naramore Alexis Navarro Kayla Neal ∞ Adriana Ocegueda Marialiisa Ogoke Yugyeong Oh Rachel Olson * Nelida Ordonez * Yadira Orozco Adriana Ortega Katherine Ortiz-Pinon ∞ Linney Osias Jennie Ostendorf ∞ Jayla Pace Matthew Paez

Ching Lam Pang ∞ Davit Papoyan * Lorena Parada Φ Jun Hyuk Park ∞ Elizabeth Partida Eleanor Pearson ∞ Lauren Pedersen ∞ Paulette Pelayo Francesca Pena Alejandra Pena Adam Perez ∞ Gresia Perez Osuna Katherine Perkins ∞ Φ Shelby Peterson * Joey Pierre ∞ Kataryna Pina Stephanie Poore Marissa Portillo ∞ Chelsea Presley Dmitriy Puchkarev Matthew Putu * Sabrina Quintero Sendy Ramirez Yuri Ramos Jazmine Raya Leticia Resendez Claudia Reutercrona ∞ Nancy Reyes Hannah Rice Andre Richards Tayloure Richardson Richard Rios Melanie Ripple Ellie Ritson Nathalie Rivera * Benjamin Roach ∞ Daria Robinson ∞ Mayra Rodarte * Eva Rodriguez * Stephen Rodriguez

Tania Rodriguez Φ Daizey Rodriguez ∞ Alyssa Rodriguez Monique Rodriguez Karime Rodriguez Ayala Victor Rojas * Jazmin Rojas Resendiz Martin Roman ∞ Kristina Roman ∞ Sierra Romero ∞ Dayshalee Rosario Cruz Allyson Rosenblum ∞ Bryant Rueda Ricardo Ruiz Jennifer Ruiz-Guerrero Eric Russell Iman Saint Jean-Saunders Naven Salahi ∞ Luis Salazar * Jennifer Salazar * Andrea Saldate Micah Sallus ∞ Andrew Samples ∞ Stephanie Santiago Gian Santomieri ∞ Erika Santos ∞ Φ Claudia Santos Aguirre Subhasinee Sapkota * Brianna Saravia * Ani Sarkisyan ∞ Annie Saroyan ∞ Guadalupe Saucedo Taylor Schreiber Arlise Selkin ∞ Zita Shafer Lindsay Shelton Eleanora Shulman ∞ Victoria Siagian Jessica Siebold ∞ Veronica Sigal ∞

Benjamin Smalley ∞ Emily Smith ∞ Christopher Soto ∞ Chelsea Steadman Megan Steron Angela Stevens Stone Michelle Stroffolino * Kamree Stubbs Juanita Sumby Mark Szatmari Olivia Ta Delara Taie-Tehrani ∞ Kamilla Tan ∞ Sierra Tavani ∞ Adrienne Taylor Estefania Taylor Cindy Tejada * Courtney Thompson ∞ Nadine Toko Jeffrey Tomlinson ∞ Kalleope Tompros * Φ Nora Toro-George ∞ Brenda Torres ∞ Sergio Torres * Φ Jasmine Torres-Coss Cristina Toscano Ajibola Toye Shepherd Sean Tsai Nia Tucker Jenifer Tyndall Stephanie Va Vianey Valdez * Laura Van Gilder * Magda VanKanagen Regina Varesio ∞ Marisa Vasquez Φ ◊ Arleth Vasquez-Chavez Claudia Velasco Cordova Merling Velasquez Kimberly Villanueva *

Adrienne Villanueva Julia Visner * Yer Vue Kelly Vuong ∞ Margot Waithe ∞ Delmaris Wallis ∞ Catherine Walsh * Yujue Wang * Elizabeth Wang Alyssa Warburton Laquinta Watson-Williams Jonique Webb Lila Weiss Whitni Wertz Aviona Williams ∞ Kaitlyn Williams ∞ Haley Winer ∞ Angelo Winings * Gianna Woodruff Andrea Woods Makayla Woods * Houzhen Yan ∞ Marquis Yarber ∞ Φ Manuel Yepez ∞ Hanah Yoon ∞ Kevin Yu ∞ Dilnoza Yusupova Mayra Zaragoza Ximena Zaragoza Luna * Alondra Zavala Hernandez Michelle Zenor Ruslan Zhelbakov Joyce Zhong Keguang Zhou Casey Zuniga Carolina Zuniga-Mejia ∞ Lauren Zwirz

MSN Lusine Agekyan Samantha Beeson Monica Bueno Elizabeth Caballero Doris Celi Amanda Clay Jasmin Colansong Alejandra Cuevas ∞ Harpreet Deogun * Nessrene Doudar ∞ Amanda Fabian Stephanie Farajian ∞ Kristina Fife ∞ Colleen Galland * Celina Guerrero Emanouel Khodadadi Charlene Kim ∞ Demitria Kupershmidt Jaymee Kwan Jenny Lam Meagan Lewis Ivan Martinez Frances Mercado * Yvette Molina Grace Mooney * Ashley Morman Kelli Noose ∞ Krystal Noose ∞ Jessica Noose Heather Raymond Whitney Reynolds ∞ Valeria Romo Sarah Marie Saleh Alea Sohn Brianna Stewart Susan Tran Rosario Anna Valerio ∞ Cassandra Van Dongen ∞ Vanessa Vardayou Asusena Warolin

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Woudnesh Yilma Nazery Zauhra Cody Zhou Abigail Zurawski

DSW

DOCTOR OF SOCIAL WORK

Erika Aguirre-Miyamoto ∞ Addressing Substance Use Treatment Stigma in Kaiser Permanente Southern California Healthcare Delivery Adrienne Baker Sonya Berle ∞ The Berle Framework Co-Created for Middle School Success: Shifting Mindsets and Introducing Holistic Approaches to Provide Strengths-Based Equitable Interventions for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism Shaquinta Bevans EmpowerFaith: Equipping Faith Communities for Effective Engagement and Compassionate Reentry Support Janice Bonsu Friends and Family Integration Protocol Laura Borland POPSTAR (Presenting Organizations offering Parenting programs Strategic Technical Assistance & Resources) Jay Breneman Racialized Landscapes: Confronting Housing Inequality and Advancing Equity in Erie, Pennsylvania Rosalyn Bridges The Building-Blocks 4 Safety Training Blueprint: A Manual For Replication Deborah Briem Virtual Wellbeing: An Empowerment & Resilience Template for Health Care Professionals

Jean Broadnax * Implementing a Commercial Insurance Benefit to Impact Maternal Mortality for African American Women Kelly Bruno ∞ Aging and Homeless: Addressing the Needs of Unhoused Older Adults

Karen Bryant * A Hope-Centered Leadership Paradigm for Managing Child Welfare Systems Lei Caine * Ana Chavez-Mancillas Tenemos Voz Network Darla Cherrick Rural Recovery Rides Ronald Clark TREAT SAW: An Integrated Model of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and Save A Warrior’s Evidence-Based Practice for Holistic Healing of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress (C-PTS) in California’s Returning Veterans and First Responders.

Angela Cruz Margarita Daniels Culture Therapy Mobile App Nicholas De Dominic * Potential Poetry Pack: A tool for Incarcerated Writers to Unlock New Futures Arianna Deans * Φ ◊ Cultivating Community: Creating a Sense of Belonging among Black Women at a Predominately White Institution (PWI) Echo Dixon ∞ Melissa Doiron-Min ∞ CEASE Intimate Partner Violence: A Healthcare-Based Intervention Program Karina Dominguez Gonzalez Brittany Druckemiller A Paradigm Shift In Medical Education: A Proposal For a Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum To Reduce Health Disparities Heather Dunn * Jail to Kaiser Behavioral Heath Treatment Bridge

Britni Estes ∞ Addressing Colorectal Cancer Screening Gaps with the Patient AIDE (Awareness, Inquiry, Decision making, Engagement) Lang Fang Lori Feather ∞ Sticks and Stones: Training Strategy to Reduce Violence in Relationships Derrick Felton Φ Equity in Law Enforcement: Strategies for Eliminating Racism and Rebuilding Community Trust Deffnie Franks A Comprehensive Analysis of Police Brutality and a Conclusion Based on Empirical Data Regarding the Impact of Empathy on These Occurrences Amanda Geipe ∞ Custody-to-Community Transition: County-Level Justice Involved Multisystem Integration Framework Jami Goldman ∞ Making Connections Saves Lives: Social Prescribing Gregory Gomez ∞ Atender, Live! Strategies to Acknowledge and Cope with Cultural Taboos in the Latinx Community Jona Halili-Moudy Military to Civilian Mentorship Joann Hall Rewriting the Narrative of the Strong Black Woman Syndrome: A Black Women’s Collective Elisa Harper * The Compañero Project: Navigating Late-Stage Dementia with Enhanced Culturally Responsive Care for Latino Families Benjamin Hurst The Life Transformation Program Jane Jackson Bear Addressing Suicide in Tribal Communities: A Holistic Approach to Decreasing Rates through Comprehensive Strategies

Lisa Joyner Closing the Health Gap for College-Age Students Using Predictive Analytics Daniel Kennedy ∞ Listen; Please Jessica Klotz ∞ Resiliency-Based Program for Adolescent Diversion (RPAD) Ann Lefebvre ∞ The Sprout Project: Growing and Connecting Community Resources for Healthy Moms and Babies Dominique Lucien The Third Line, Inc. Addressing Youth Gun Violence in New Orleans: Crafting Comprehensive Strategies and Interventions for Community Prevention Joseph MacAluso ∞ Human-Centered Budgeting Susan McConnell Foster Parent Recruitment Training and Certification Lisa Miller ∞ The Early Bird: Training New Therapists to Intervene Early and Often with Parents and Young Children Tyson Moon Equity Engagement Hub: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Addressing Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System Erica Morgera Protecting Our Wellness (POW): Self-Care and Wellness Strategies for Black Graduate Sorority Members Lisa Morishanti ∞ Empowerment Through Education: Building Economic Resilience to Address the Racial Wealth Divide in Queer Communities Brian Morris HUB_mv: An Evidence-Based Non-Police Led MH/SUD Diversion Program in Rural MA Regina Nadir * Impact of Positive Student–Staff Relationships and the Social–Emotional Outcomes of Black High School Students Classified with an Emotional Disability

Benjamin Nakamura * Data Synthesis as Catalyst for Equity Karen Napolitano ∞ Ignite Inclusion Linda Nguyen A Resilience Program for Vietnamese Family Caregivers and Caregiver Stress Angela O’Brien Beyond Social Determinants Charles Jr Ohaeri ◊ I See You (Mentoring and Mental Health) Program Nicole Owczarski ∞ Φ Veterans Art Garden: Creative Art Therapy to Decrease Signs and Symptoms of Depression in Veterans with PTSD Pamela Powell ∞ Reflective, Engaged, and Applied Learning (REAL): An Education Framework to Address Racial Disparities in Maternal Health Outcomes by Enhancing Maternal Patient Care Essence Reed-Williams * From Shadows to Sunshine: Empowering Women of Color Through the Thrivership Model in Domestic Violence and Abuse Recovery Elizabeth Ressler Supervision Support Tool: A Trauma-Informed Feedback Loop to Improve Therapy Outcomes Charlotte Richardson ∞ An Innovative Approach: Leveraging A Podcast To Strengthen Relationships And Provide Resources To Black Families With LGBTQIA+ Youth Guillermo Rodriguez The Otter Be Safe Curriculum: Empowering Elementary Students on Opioids and Medication Safety Samantha Rowles Financial Literacy for African American Students

Terilynn Salas Mungga Ma Li’e (Don’t See): A Culturally Based Therapeutic Manual for CHamoru Survivors of Domestic Violence, Abuse, and Trauma Mercedes Samudio * Assessment, Connection, and Treatment Strategies for Lasting Change Kara Sandoval ∞ LivEx Peer2Peer Support Program Nadia Sayeh Fit Minds Natira Screen Jessie Shay ∞ Chronically Informed: Hope for People with Chronic Illness Jessica Shriner ∞ The SEE US Project Leigh Stutts-Wuellner ∞ SNAP into Action: An Outreach Campaign to Increase SNAP Enrollment at UT Knoxville Sara Tae ∞ Strengthening School Partnerships with K-12 Asian Immigrant Families Cheryl Tatum Mindfulness Connection (MBSR) Program Integration into High School Curriculum Sara Thomas ∞ Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center Reentry Program Shannon Thornton-Bey A Wild Flowers Journey Jasmin Tobar Nakaisha Tolbert-Banks * Φ Belonging as Black Women: Black Grandmothers Pilot Program

Racheluz Tooyak Story Outside My Door: Becoming a Traditional Helper Tracy Vega ∞ Unidos, Nos Superamos (Together, We Overcome) Ruth Vosmek * Social Determinants of Health: Working with Social Workers and Social Work Managers to Build Capacity to Screen and Refer in the Medical Setting Aisha Wahab Housing is a Human Right: Social Housing Increases Access to Opportunity & Justice Lisa Whealy Sounds of the Soul Alana White ∞ The Power of Philanthropic Convening and Capitalization of Black Community Leaders to Reduce Extreme Economic Inequality in Michigan Tosca Wilson * Reclaiming My Youth: Teaching Community Based Substance Abuse Counselors (SAC) to Provide Culturally Responsive Care Marya Wright * Φ ◊ Monitored Visiting Program (MVP) Rebecca Wyngarden Wholistic and Healthy Patient Outcomes: Tools for Bariatric Providers to Reduce Post-Surgical Alcohol Risks

PHD

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Adriane Clomax Dissertation Chair: Michàlle Mor Barak Democracy and Social Capital: Employee Ownership and Closing the Racial Income Gap Jessenia De Leon Dissertation Chair: B. K. Elizabeth Kim Virtual Home Visitation: Implementation Barriers and Facilitators Rory O’Brien * Dissertation Chair: John Blosnich A Multiple Comparison Case Study of Los Angeles Area Public High Schools: LGBTQ+ Policies and Facilities, Student Advocacy, and Change in Policies and Facilities Over Time Laura Petry * Dissertation Chair: Eric Rice The Influence of Social Support on HIV Risk and Prevention Behaviors Among Precariously Housed Youth Shaddy Saba Dissertation Chair: Carl Castro Pain and Multi-Morbidity Among Veterans: Theory-Guided, Data-Driven, and Narrative Approaches Erika Salinas Dissertation Chair: Michael Hurlburt Exploring the Policy Implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Jose Aguirre

Social Work Practice in Addiction

Cortney Anderson

Telebehavioral Health Practice

Maddison Alt

Visual Social Work

Guadalupe Bedolla

Advanced Integrative Social Work and Nursing Practice

Sonya Boone

Social Work Administration

Victoria Brown

Trauma-Informed Practices in Educational Settings

Tiffany Chang

Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice

Jason Chipp

Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice Social Work Practice in Addiction Telebehavioral Health Practice Youth Justice

Brittany Collier

Trauma-Informed Practices in Educational Settings

Karla De Loera

Trauma Informed Practices in Educational Settings

Jeannette Fellhauer

Visual Social Work

Jonathan Grimm

Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice Trauma-Informed Practices in Educational Settings

Jacqueline Guzman

Trauma-Informed Practices in Educational Settings

Emily Holford

Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice

Mary Hyatt

Social Work Practice in Addiction

Beth Janda

Social Work Practice in Addiction Trauma-Informed Practices in Educational Settings

Hannah Logsdon

Trauma-Informed Practices in Educational Settings

Lisset Magdaleno

Trauma-Informed Practices in Educational Settings

Fred Mathis

Social Work Administration

Elizabeth McCaffrey

Trauma-Informed Practices in Educational Settings

Brandy Mendoza

Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice

Charles Mercier

Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice

Gwendolyn Osorino

Law, Social Justice and Diversity

Dmitriy Puchkarev

Ending Homelessness

Nicole Pyles

Social Work Practice in Addiction

Jazmine Raya

Trauma-Informed Practices in Educational Settings

Claudia Santos Aguirre Visual Social Work Kay Tsuei

Social Work Practice in Addiction

Nia Tucker

Visual Social Work

Lisa Whealy

Visual Social Work

Houzhen Yan

Interprofessional Education Caregiving

Carolina Zuniga-Mejia

Trauma-Informed Practices in Educational Settings

OATH SOCIAL WORK

I do affirm that as a professional social worker: I will work to help all people in need.

I will work to reduce the social problems in our society.

I will challenge injustice particularly to vulnerable and oppressed individuals.

I will respect the inherent dignity and worth of every person.

I will work to enhance the well-being of individuals, groups, families, organizations, and communities.

I will strive to increase my professional knowledge and skill and to advance the knowledge base of the profession.

I shall conduct myself in a professional and ethical manner and abide by the profession’s code of ethics as established by the National Association of Social Workers.

OATH NURSE PRACTITIONER

As a nurse dedicated to providing the highest quality care and services, I solemnly pledge that I will:

Consider the welfare of humanity and relief of suffering my primary concerns.

Act in a compassionate and trustworthy manner in all aspects of my care.

Apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to the best of my ability to assure optimal outcomes for my patients.

Exercise sound professional judgment while abiding by legal and ethical requirements.

Accept the lifelong obligation to improve my professional knowledge and competence.

Promote, advocate for, and strive to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient.

With this pledge, I accept the duties and responsibilities that embody the nursing profession.

I take this oath voluntarily with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.

DAVID AMBROZ Keynote Speaker

David Ambroz is a national poverty and child welfare expert, and best-selling author. Growing up homeless and then in foster care, Ambroz beat the odds through education, and has dedicated his life and career to advocacy for foster youth, child poverty and youth experiencing homelessness.

He is the co-founder of Fostermore, a nonprofit based in Los Angeles focused on changing the conversation around the foster care system through individual, community and corporate action.

In his vivid memoir “A Place Called Home,” winner of a 2023 Nautilus Book Award, Ambroz shares a deeply personal account of his incredible journey from homeless, malnourished child on the streets of New York City to high-level executive recognized by President Obama as an American Champion of Change. He is currently the Head of Community Engagement (West) for Amazon.

During his term as president of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, Ambroz led efforts to pass ground breaking policy related to homelessness, including the Mobility 2035 Plan, Home Sharing Ordinance, Permanent Supportive Housing Ordinance, Interim Motel Conversion Ordinance and reducing the linkage fee for affordable housing. He has served as a member of the California Child Welfare Council, and the Commission on Youth at Risk for the American Bar Association. His advocacy work has contributed to numerous policy development efforts, including the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, the Extended Foster Care Program allowing eligible youth in California to remain in foster care until age 21, protection for LGBTQ+ foster youth, and ensuring access to and success in higher education for former foster youth.

Ambroz is also an Emmy-nominated producer and a member of the Television Academy. He previously served as executive director for corporate social responsibility at Walt Disney Television.