Disaster Preparedness Committee
The Society's Disaster Preparedness Committee works to develop a list of training resources where members who wish to volunteer in disaster situations can receive approved training, as well as a list of organizations where they can volunteer once they are trained. The Committee also works to compile a list of members who are trained in disaster response and the disaster response organizations with whom they are affiliated. To obtain training, locate an organization where you can volunteer, to inform the Society if you have had disaster response training and/or are a volunteer in a disaster response organization, or if you want information about disaster response preparedness you may contact the committee chairperson.
Mary FitzPatrick, MSW, LCSW
(212) 529-0960
fitzrodal@aol.com
Education Committee
The Education Committee plans, organizes and implements the Chapter's monthly educational programs which are presented after the monthly chapter meetings. For further information about the Education Committee or to volunteer to serve on this committee, you may contact the committee chairperson.
Catherine O'Brien, MSW, LCSW
(718) 351-3030
CobrienLCSW@msn.com
Legislative Committee
The Legislative Committee discusses legislative issues and works closely with the Society's Legislative Committee to help implement the Society's legislative agenda. The chairperson of the Legislative Committee is a member of the Society's Legislative Committee, which organizes all of the Society's legislative activities. For further information about the Legislative Committee or to volunteer to serve on this committee, you may contact the committee chairperson.
Andrew Daly, MSW, LCSW
(718) 356-0119
apdalylcsw@msn.com
Membership Committee
The membership committee works on attracting new members to the Society and to provide opportunities for networking among members of the Chapter. For further information about the Membership Committee or to volunteer to serve on this committee, you may contact the committee chairperson.
Claudette Duff, MSW, LCSW
(718) 494-2859
director@integrityseniors.com
Mentorship Committee
The Mentorship Committee provides opportunities for MSW students, recent MSW graduates and MSW members who are early in their clinical social work careers, to partake in mentorship groups where they can network, discuss topics pertinent to their development as clinical social workers and can receive guidance, support, nurturance and advice to further their professional development as clinical social workers. For further information about the Mentorship Committee, to join a mentorship group, or to volunteer to serve on this committee or to lead a mentorship group you may contact the committee chairperson.
Dennis Guttsman, MSW, LCSW
(718) 442-2078
anxietyalternatives@msn.com
Program Committee
The Program Committee is responsible for organizing, planning and implementing the Chapter's annual education conference. For further information about the Program Committee or to volunteer to serve on this committee, you may contact the committee chairperson.
Estelle Lumer, MSW, LCSW
(732) 566-0039
lumer1@yahoo.com
Vendorship Committee
The Vendorship Committee provides information and consultation to assist members of the chapter in dealing with managed care and other vendorship issues. The chairperson of the Vendorship Committee is a member of the Society's Vendorship Committee, which organizes the Society vendorship related activities. For further information about the Vendorship Committee or to volunteer to serve on this committee, you may contact the committee chairperson.
Colleen Downes, MSW, LCSW
(718) 720-2576
eve114@aol.com
Website Committee
The Website Committee makes sure that the Society's website remains current and responsive to the needs of the Society. Each chapter has a chapter website coordinator who is a member of the Society's Website Committee and is responsible to enter their chapter's news and events onto the chapter's web page on the Society website. If you have any chapter news to be placed on the Staten Island Chapter web page or any chapter events to be placed on the Staten Island Chapter Calendar on the Society website, you may contact the chapter president at nancyholzka@hotmail.com.
