School Leadership
Judy L. Postmus, PhD, MSW, Dean and Professor
postmus@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-7794
Video Introduction to Dean Postmus
Appointed July 2020
Mailing Address:
Judy L. Postmus, PhD, MSW
Dean and Professor
University of Maryland School of Social Work
525 West Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Charlotte Bright, MSW, PhD, Associate Dean for the Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Education
cbright@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-3605
David Flinchbaugh, Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations
dflinchbaugh@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-2357
Neijma Celestine-Donnor, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
ncelestine-donnor@ssw.umaryland.edu
Amanda Lehning, MSW, PhD, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
alehning@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-3831
Paul Sacco, MSW, PhD, Associate Dean for Research
psacco@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-8099 (f) 410-706-6046
Henriette Taylor, Assistant Dean for Student Services
HTaylor@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 443-571-4386
Shelly Wiechelt, PhD, Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program (UMBC)
wiechelt@umbc.edu (p) 410-455-2137 (f) 410-455-2974
Cherita F. Adams, MBA, MS, Assistant Dean for Administration & Strategic Initiatives
cherita.adams@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-5081
Matt Conn, Assistant Dean of Communications
mconn@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-4542
Sam Little, PhD, Associate Dean for Field Education
sblittle@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-7187
Bronwyn Mayden, PhD, Assistant Dean and Executive Director, Promise Heights
bmayden@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-2077
David Pitts, MBA, Assistant Dean for Informatics
dpitts@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-3619
Danielle White, MBA, MS, Associate Dean of Admissions
dwhite@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-6102
Dawn Shafer, MSW, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
dshafer@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-6992
Clark Shah-Nelson, Assistant Dean of Instructional Design and Technology
Clark.Shah-Nelson@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-6402
Wendy Shaia, EdD, Executive Director, Social Work Community Outreach Service
wshaia@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-5130
Michelle Zabel, Assistant Dean and Director, The Institute for Innovation and Implementation
mzabel@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-8300