2000-Present | 1990-1999 | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 | 1960-1969 | 1940-1949 |
Paula Berke, MSW '79, is co-founder of Gilda's Club Desert Cities, which is the 20th chartered affiliate to join Gilda's Club Worldwide and the first Gilda's Club in California. The original Gilda's Club was formed in New York City in 1991 in the memory of the famous comedian Gilda Radner, who lost her courageous battle with ovarian cancer. The mission of Gilda's Club is to provide a place where all people touched by cancer and their families and friends could join with others to build social and emotional support, as an adjunct to medical care.
Raymond Scurfield, MSW '67, DSW '79, is associate professor and director of the Katrina Research Center at the University of Southern Mississippi-Gulf Coast in Long Beach, Miss. He has recently published the second and third volumes in a trilogy of books about war trauma and its impact: Healing Journeys. Study Abroad With Vietnam Veterans (Algora, 2006) and War Trauma. Lessons Unlearned From Vietnam to Iraq (Algora, 2006). In addition, he has written an opinion piece that was published in three newspapers in March 2007.
Olga Zeiner Clement, MSW ’78, is living in Texas after retiring from her career as a psychoanalyst.
Carole Metour, MSW '78, is chief executive officer of PM Services Company, which provides facility support services to federal government. She resides in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Class of 1977
Gwendolyn Spencer Prater, DSW '77, has been selected by her fellow alums for induction into the Tougaloo College National Alumni Association Hall of Fame for 2005. She was the founding dean of the master's and doctoral programs for the School of Social Work at Jackson State University and is currently the founding dean of the College of Public Service.
Ronald D. Brown, MSW '75, retired after 32 years with the County of Orange Health Care Agency, where he was a service chief II in Behavioral Health Services, specifically in Children and Youth Mental Health Services. His retirement opened new avenues, and he is currently employed with Canyon Acres Children and Family Services as a program manager for its Therapeutic Behavioral Services outpatient program.
Alex Morales, MSW '74, has been named 2008 Social Worker of the Year by the Southern California Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. He is president and chief executive officer of Children's Bureau, a non-profit organization that offers an array of child abuse prevention and treatment services aimed at strengthening families and communities throughout Southern California. Morales successfully led a $22-million campaign to build Magnolia Place in South Los Angeles, a neighborhood-based family support model with goals of safe and nurturing parents, kindergarten readiness, good health and economic stability.
Gerson Silver, MSW '74, is a member of the executive committee of the board of directors of the Jewish Peace Fellowship.
Monika White, PhD '80, MSW '74, who is president and CEO for the Center for Healthy Aging in Santa Monica, is the 2008 recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics, a professional association of individuals and organizations that provide leadership in education in order to promote research. The award recognizes outstanding contributions on the part of a nonacademic to forward the organization's agenda to enhance the well being of California's elders. In 2005, she was selected as an 'at-large delegate' to the White House Conference on Aging in Washington, D.C. The fifth such conference in history, attendees convene only once every 10 years to make recommendations to the President of the United States and Congress to help guide national aging policies for the next 10 years and beyond.
Mariko Yamada, MSW '74, has won a seat in California’s 8th Assembly District. Previously, she served as chair of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, representing a portion of the city of Davis, Calif., and surrounding unincorporated county lands.
Lillene Fifield, MSW '73, is a licensed clinical social worker now living in Roseburg, Oregon.
Sylvia Fogelman, MSW '71, is president and CEO of Southern California Foster Family & Adoption Agency.
Doug
Barr,
MSW '70,
is president
and chief
executive
officer of
Goodwill
Southern
California.
He was named
Outstanding
Professional
of the Year
on National
Philanthropy
Day in Los
Angeles celebrated
every Nov.
15 to recognize
contributions
to the enrichment
of our world.
Barr has
helped grow
Goodwill
Southern
California
to an organization
that helps
more than
18,000 each
year, employs
1,650 each
day, operates
45 retail
stores, 38
donation
centers and
18 workforce/training
centers,
with a budget
of $70 million.
Prior to joining
Goodwill, Barr
served as international
president and
CEO of the Hugh
O'Brian
Youth Foundation
(HOBY) in Los
Angeles. He has
also led the
Canadian Cancer
Society and the
National Cancer
Institute of
Canada, as national
CEO for more
than seven years.
His other executive
experience includes
directing the
work of the Children's
Aid Society of
Toronto. In addition,
he has also served
as an elected
trustee on the
Toronto School
Board, chairing
the Board in
1977.
Jan Frass Fronk, MSW '70, retired from social work after 28 years in various settings including private practice, mental health, medical and residential settings. She now owns Book Gallery West in Gainesville, Fla.
June Simmons, MSW '70, is chief executive officer of the Partners in Care Foundation, which devises new ways of delivering health care. She was one of 15 winners of the first-ever Purpose Prize, which recognizes social entrepreneurs over 60 who are leading a new age of social innovation. Civic Ventures, the San Francisco-based think tank responsible for channeling funds to these new pioneers, awarded her $10,000 to honor her outstanding achievements and serve as a down payment on future creativity and action toward solving America's most critical social problems. Partners in Care is currently working with more than two dozen local universities, hospitals, social service agencies and public organizations on more than 46 projects that tackle everything from helping older adults manage complicated medication regimens to getting health care to the working poor.
