2024 Board Meeting: Lynetta Crawford, Whitney Freno, Mindy Hershey, Tish Brookins, Lori Lazzari, Berniece Nyarko, and Lesley Gilpin
Meet our 2023 Board. Pictured from left to right: Karen Guffey, Rudy Garcia, Lori Lazzari, Tonya Branch, Tish Brookins, Whitney Freno, Erin McGohon, Lori Vogel, and Eder Sosa, Not Pictured: Lesley Gilpin, Janet Doss, Amber Onkst, Melinda McClung, Deborah McMurray, Molly Wesley, Seth Krusich, and Deborah Sauber.
KASSW welcomed the 2023 Friend of School Social Work Award winner, Lt. Governor Jaclyn Coleman
The Kentucky Association for School Social Work is governed by an 18-member Board of Officers. The Board establishes the organization’s goals and priorities, empowers the work of the association, and provides updates to members.
Each year, positions on the KASSW Board of Officers are up for election. Elections are held by anonymous ballot and are decided by the majority of KASSW members casting ballots. Elected positions include President, Vice-President, and Secretary.
President: Tish Brookins
Vice President: Rudy Garcia
Secretary: Chasity Brummett
Treasurer: Whitney Freno
Past President/Advocacy and Government Relations: Lori Vogel
Membership Chair: Vacant
North Central Representative: Cheryl Topp
Eastern KY Representative: Vacant
Bluegrass KY Representative: Vacant
Northern KY Representative: Ashley Farmer
Southern KY Representative: Jessaca Greene
Central KY Representative: Vacant
Western KY Representative: Vacant
Midwest Representative: Vacant
Parliamentarian: Lori Lazzari
Publicity and Promotions: Vacant
University of Kentucky Liaison: Janet Doss/ Michelle Keller
University of Louisville Liaison: Rudy Garcia
Media Relations: Lynetta Crawford
Newsletter Editor- Angelina Farwick
Kentucky Department of Education Liaison: Christina Weeter
Historian: Karen Guffey
Member at Large: Karen Guffey