About Us

Standing Advisory Committee

Robert P. Connolly, MSW
Formerly Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Edward J. Mullen, DSW (Chair)
Columbia University

Victoria M. Rizzo, MSW, PhD
Columbia University

Aron Shlonsky, PhD
University of Toronto

Haluk Soydan, PhD
University of Southern California

Joan Zlotnik, PhD, ACSW
Institute for Advancement of Social Work Research

Founding Advisory Committee

Candyce S. Berger, PhD
Stony Brook University

Robert P. Connolly, MSW
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Kristin Day, LCSWM
VA Central Office

Scott Geron, PhD
Boston University

Julia Littell, PhD
Bryn Mawr College

Edward J. Mullen, DSW (Chair)
Columbia University

Enola Proctor, MSW, PhD
Washington University in St Louis

Victoria M. Rizzo, MSW, PhD
Columbia University

Aron Shlonsky, PhD
University of Toronto

Haluk Soydan, PhD
University of Southern California

Ronald Toseland, PhD
State University of New York at Albany

Joan Zlotnik, PhD, ACSW
Institute for Advancement of Social Work Research

Current Administrators and Reviewers

Pat Volland, MSW, MBA
Director, Social Work Leadership Institute

Jeannine Melly, MPH
Social Work Leadership Institute
Project Director and Reviewer

Joseph Shuluk, BA
Social Work Leadership Institute
Project Coordinator and Reviewer

Elizabeth Taylor, MLS
New York Academy of Medicine
Reference Librarian and Reviewer

Lin Fang, PhD
University of Toronto
Reviewer

Jennifer Manuel, PhD
Columbia University
Reviewer

Mashura Akilova, MSW, PhD Student
Columbia University
Reviewer

Angela Ghesquiere, MSW, PhD Student
Columbia University
Reviewer

Michael Ginsburg, MSW Student
Hunter College
Social Work Leadership Institute
Reviewer

Nathan Hutto, MSSW, PhD Student
Columbia University
Reviewer

Colleen McGinn, MSSW
Columbia University
Reviewer

Jennifer Torres, MSSW, MPH
Social Work Leadership Institute
Reviewer

Technical Consultants

Bonaya Mudda
GBE Consulting Group
Web and Application Developer

Karen Olsen
Beta Web and Application Developer