Contact Us

For more information contact:

Dr. Colleen Friend
Chair, Hall of Distinction
Director, Child Abuse and Family Violence Institute, California State University, Los Angeles
Telephone: 323.343.4696
Email: cfriend@calstatela.edu

For assisting with financial support and making nominations into the California Social Work Hall of Distinction:

Katie Mochalski
Telephone: 213.740.7747
Email: cswa@usc.edu

We encourage you to visit our associated site:

The California Social Welfare Archives at
www.usc.edu/isd/archives/arc/libraries/cswa/

The California Social Work Hall of Distinction committee is comprised of social work leaders from universities and social work organizations throughout the state.

• Frances Caple, PhD, Assoc. Dean School of Social Work, USC, retired
• Ben Cuellar, DSW, MSW, CSWA Board Member, CSU Fresno, retired
• Jill Duerr Berrick, PhD, MSW, UC Berkeley
• Ellen Dunbar, PhD, MSW, Professor Emeritus, CSU Stanislaus
• Suzanne Dworak-Peck, MSW, LCSW, Ambassador, IFSW
• Esther Gillies, MSW, LCSW, University of Southern California, President, CSWA
• Anita Harbert, PhD, San Diego State University
• Colleen Friend, PhD, LCSW, CSU Los Angeles, Chair, Hall of Distinction Committee
• James Kelley, PhD, Exec. Vice President & Provost, Menlo College, National NASW President
• Joseph A. Nunn, PhD, UCLA Dept. of Social Welfare, retired
• Dick Thor, MSW, CSWA Board Member
• Monika White, PhD, USC, CSWA Board Member, Vice-Chair, Hall of Distinction Committee
• Janlee Wong, MSW, Executive Director, NASW-CA