#MeetTheBARSBoard! Our next board member to introduce is Dr. Joan Blakey. Dr. Blakey is an Associate Professor and the Director of @umn_ssw as of July 1, 2022! Belated congrats from your BARS Board family!
#MeetTheBARSBoard! Dr. Michele Hanna is a Board Member-at-Large. Dr. Hanna was promoted to Full Professor at @GSSWDenver, as of September 2022, and is also the School's first Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Belated congrats to our trailblazing board member!
#MeetTheBARSBoard! Dr. Ruth McRoy co-founded BARS alongside Dr. Larry E. Davis and she currently serves as a Board Member. Dr. McRoy is Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professor Emeritus at @TexasSteveHicks and Donahue and DiFelice Endowed Professor Emeritus at @BCSSW.
#MeetTheBARSBoard! Dr. Martell Teasley (@Dr_Teasley) is a Board Member-at-Large. Dr. Teasley is the former Dean of @USocialWork and has been serving @UUtah as the Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs since January 2022. Belated Congrats!
#MeetTheBARSBoard! Our Board Vice President is Dr. Jenny Jones (@darealdrj1)! Dr. Jones is the Dean of the Whitney M. Young Jr. School of Social Work at @CAU.
#MeetTheBARSBoard! Dr. Camille R. Quinn (@CRQ488) is the BARS Board Recording Secretary! Dr. Quinn is an Associate Professor at @UMSocialWork, a position she started this year after serving as a faculty member at @osucsw since 2016. Belated Congrats, Dr. Quinn!
#MeetTheBARSBoard! The BARS Board President is Dr. Trina R. Shanks (@TrinaShanks1). Dr. Shanks is a Professor @UMSocialWork and the Founding Director of the Center for Equitable Family & Community Well-Being.
About last eveningโฆI had the honor of hooding Dr. Nicholas Hardy. ๐Congratulations to Dr. Hardy and all of our 2021-2022 Graduates @UH_SocialWork. Go Coogs!