Who We Are
The Social Work Coalition on NC Workforce Development creates increased and equitable access to quality, affordable, and evidence-based mental and behavioral health services to promote well-being for children and families in North Carolina. This work is dedicated to expanding and diversifying the child welfare and mental and behavioral health workforce through identifying and addressing workforce gaps, developing new social work education programs, and building partnerships with stakeholders and advocacy organizations to support workforce expansion initiatives.
The Coalition advances its mission and vision by focusing on five critical service areas: Child and Family Services; Mental and Behavioral Health; Health, Aging, and Caregiving; Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; and Service to Justice-Involved Individuals.
Join Us
If you would like to join us in this work as a member of the Coalition, please submit this form to learn more about membership. If you have other questions, contact the Coalition team.
Coalition Leadership
Ramona Denby-Brinson, Ph.D., ACSW, LMSW
Dean & Wallace H. Kuralt, Sr. Distinguished Professor of Public Welfare Policy and Administration
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stacey Kolomer, Ph.D., MSSW
Director, Professor
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Mark Trahan, Ph.D., MSW
Department Chair, Associate Professor
Department of Social Work, Appalachian State University
Summer Woodside, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Professor
Department of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Valerie Arendt, MSW, MPP
Executive Director
North Carolina Chapter, National Association of Social Workers
Matthew Smith
Assistant Director for Strategic Communications and Marketing
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Crystal Campbell, MSW, LCSW
Senior Lecturer, BSW Practicum Education Coordinator
School of Social Work, North Carolina State University
Tauchiana Williams, DSW
Director, 12-Month Advanced Standing MSW Program, Clinical Associate Professor
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
