Description
The Macro specialty within the social work profession has a unique perspective on addressing societal issues. As an advocate for social good and social change, Steven Rivelis will discuss some tools, tips, and techniques that social workers can apply in and out of work. An alumni panel will discuss their lived experiences and expertise as macro social work professionals in response to Mr. Rivelis’ keynote presentation.
Keynote Speaker: Steven Rivelis, MSW ‘80
Panelists:
- Hannah Gardi, MSW ’13, Director of Programming and Training, Peace Corps
- Bill Joyner, JD, MSW ’14, Assistant Vice President Community Engagement Center
- Jody K. Olsen, PhD, MSW ’72, Former Director of the Peace Corps
Panel Moderated
- Amy Greensfelder, LCSW, MSW ’17, Executive Director, Pro Bono Counseling
Registration is limited.
Instructor
Steven Rivelis, MSW ‘80
CEO, Rivelis & Associates
Steven Rivelis is an advocate for the social good and social justice. Recognized by Inc. magazine as CEO of “one of the top 100 inner-city companies in the US,” Rivelis works with individuals and organizations to acquire the confidence, skills, and resources to design and implement “outside of the snow globe” strategies to advance their social change agendas.
He and his team of colleagues and collaborators help clients create positive social change by providing dynamic learning experiences and strategic consultations within marginalized communities, federal agencies, state and local governments, corporations and businesses, international NGOs, national foundations, non-profit/social-profit organizations, community-based organizations, First Nation communities, and educational systems … helping them to achieve their goals.
Steven is a social change professional with the strategic skills and proven ability to create shared visions and craft collective actions to advance the social good. Fueled by a passion for social justice and community/company-driven solutions, his professional journey includes progressively important leadership and advisory roles working with local, state, national and international entities to achieve social good.
Hannah Gardi, MSW ’13
Director of Programming and Training, Peace Corps
Hannah Gardi is the DEIA Senior Advisor for the Department of State’s Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). Prior to starting this role in August, she worked at Peace Corps for eight years. She spent the last four years in Moldova as the Peace Corps Director of Programming and Training. In Chisinau, she worked closely with the Embassy and interagency to expand Peace Corps’ programmatic impact. She spearheaded the Agency’s refugee and crisis response after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine working closely with multilateral partners, PC Ukraine, and local communities to support Ukrainians seeking refuge in Moldova. Prior to serving in Moldova, she worked at Peace Corps/Washington in the Office of Global Health and HIV, leading the Agency’s interagency PEPFAR engagement and supporting Posts to deepen their HIV work and impact. Before joining the federal workforce, Hannah founded and directed a community center in Baltimore. She has a master’s in social work with a focus on management and administration from the University of Maryland. She is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Uganda 2006-08) and is originally from Michigan.
Bill Joyner, JD, MSW ’14
Assistant Vice President Community Engagement Center
Bill Joyner became the University of Maryland, Baltimore's (UMB) assistant vice president for community engagement in August 2022, tasked with leading the University’s Office of Community Engagement (OCE). Before assuming that role, he was UMB’s director of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Prior to that, he served as equity officer for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), senior economic inclusion specialist and community engagement coordinator for OCE, and an admissions specialist at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.
Joyner received his JD from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and his MSW from the University of Maryland School of Social Work. He is pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.
In his former role at OCE, Joyner designed and led UMB’s local purchasing initiatives, resulting in an increase in spending with local minority- and woman-owned business in Baltimore from 0.1 percent to more than 15 percent in three years. The program exceeded its initial goals by more than 200 percent ahead of schedule and under budget, and still exists today as an excellent example of UMB's commitment as an anchor organization.
At BPD, he led a coalition of stakeholders to develop the first-ever Strategic Framework to Advance Equity for the department. That work led to the federal government awarding $1.3 million to scale and sustain the community collaboration and neighborhood policing activities they piloted.
Joyner won the 2020 UMB Diversity Recognition Award for outstanding staff member and was named a UMB Champion of Excellence in 2015. He was a nominee in 2020 for the Outstanding Contribution to an Institution by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Awards. In 2022, he was named Field Instructor of the Year at the Coppin State University School of Social Work.
Joyner is a member of the Baltimore Commission on Sustainability, the Southwest Partnership Board of Directors, and the Uplift Alliance Board of Directors. He and his husband, Adam, live near UMB’s campus in the Union Square neighborhood.
Jody K. Olsen, PhD, MSW ’72
Former Director of the Peace Corps
Jody Olsen, PhD, served as the 20th Director of the Peace Corps between March 2018 – January 2021. With the global COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Olsen led the evacuation of all 7,000 Peace Corps Volunteers from 61 countries safely back to the United States.
Dr. Olsen began her career as a Peace Corps Volunteer, Tunisia. She also served the agency in five other senior positions, including Deputy Director. Prior to returning to the Peace Corps in 2018, Dr. Olsen was Visiting Professor at the University of Maryland-Baltimore School of Social Work and Director of the University’s Center for Global Education.
Dr. Olsen received a BS from the University of Utah, a master’s in social work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and a PhD in Human Development from the University of Maryland, College Park. In 2022, she was a Resident Fellow at the IOP Harvard Kennedy School.
Among her awards, she has received the University of Maryland President’s Award, the University of Utah’s alumni of the year award, and two honorary doctorates
Moderator: Amy Greensfelder, LMSW ’17, Executive Director, Pro Bono Counseling Project
Amy Greensfelder, LMSW, is the Executive Director of the Pro Bono Counseling Project, an organization that matches Marylanders with limited resources to volunteer, licensed mental health providers who provide free counseling. Amy earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work, where she was a returning student after working extensively in refugee and immigration services both domestically and internationally. As the Refugee Mental Health Program Coordinator at the Maryland Department of Health, she managed a national model of refugee mental health services and assisted other states with creating similar programs. She also has experience with providing immigration legal services as a Board of Immigration Appeals Accredited Representative, and processing refugees in East Africa who were seeking entry into the United States.
Agenda & Learning Objectives
AGENDA:
| 04:00 |
Registration |
| 04:30 |
Keynote |
| 5:15 |
Panel |
| 6:30 PM |
Questions & Adjournment |
| 6:30 - 8:00 PM |
Dinner Reception |
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Name at least 3 Macro tools to use within a Community
- Name 2 Policy Macro tools
- Conduct an personal inventory to assess role in Macro Social work.
Bibliography & References
BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES
Bibliography:
Allianceforjustice.org. (n.d.). https://www.afj.org/
Fischer, R. L., & Mayer, D. J. (2020). Macro Social Work Practice: Working for change in a multicultural society. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 40(5), 523–525.
Mattessich, P. W., & Johnson, K. M. (2018). Collaboration: What makes it work. Fieldstone Alliance.
McKnight, J. (2010). Asset mapping in communities. Health Assets in a Global Context, 59–76.
Rules for radicals by Saul Alinsky (Random House; 196 pp.; $6.95). (1972). Worldview, 15(1), 0–59.
The 5 C’s – Chavis, Florin, Rivelis
Late Fees and Refunds
Fee & Registration:
Refunds, credits and transforms are not available for this training.
Target Audience
Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
We welcome anyone interested in the topic!
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Location
University of Maryland School of Social Work
