Board of Directors

The Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE) Board of Directors serves as the administrative body of the organization. The Board consists of ten persons elected by the voting organizational membership. All Board members must be directors of doctoral programs in member institutions at the time of their election.
 

2024-2025 Board of Directors


President
Dr. Mimi V. Chapman
Distinguished Professor
Associate Dean of Graduate Education
School of Social Work
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
*Term ends 2026

Immediate Past-President
Dr. Denise Burnette
Professor
Endowed Faculty Chair in Social Work
School of Social Work
Virginia Commonwealth University
*Term ends 2025

Treasurer
Dr. Anne Williford
Associate Professor
PhD Program Director
College of Health and Human Sciences
Colorado State University
*Term ends 2027

Secretary
Dr. Poco Kernsmith
Professor
Department Chair
Department of Social Welfare
University of California, Los Angeles
*Term ends 2027

Dr. Sondra J. Fogel
Associate Professor
PhD Program Chair
School of Social Work
University of South Florida
*Term ends 2025

Dr. Jennifer C. Greenfield
Associate Professor
Associate Dean for Doctoral Education
Graduate School of Social Work
University of Denver
*Term ends 2026

Dr. Krystal Hays
Associate Professor
DSW Program Director
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
California Baptist University
*Term ends 2027

Dr. Cristina Mogro-Wilson
Professor
Zachs Chair in Social Work, PhD Program Director
School of Social Work
University of Connecticut
*Term ends 2027

Dr. Stephen Tripodi
Professor
PhD Program Director
College of Social Work
Florida State University
*Term ends 2026

Dr. Tova Walsh
Wackman Oros Associate Professor
PhD Program Director
Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work
University of Wisconsin-Madison
*Term ends 2025

Dr. Jonathan J. Okstad
​Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
GADE Social Work, Program Director