School Leadership

  • Judy L. Postmus, PhD, ACSW

    Dean and Professor
    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

Senior Leadership:

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Fulvio Cativo, Associate Dean of External Affairs
cativo@ssw.umaryland.edu

Wanda Diaz, Associate Dean of Finance and Administration
wanda.diaz@ssw.umaryland.edu

Neijma Celestine-Donnor Neijma Celestine-Donnor, Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives.
ncelestine-donnor@ssw.umaryland.edu 
  Jodi J. Frey, MSW, PhD, Associate Dean for Research
jfrey@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-3607
Amanda Lehning  Amanda Lehning, MSW, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
alehning@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-3831

School Leadership:

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Amy Greensfelder, LCSW-C, Executive Director of the Institute for Innovation and Implementation
Amy.Greensfelder@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-4734

Seante Hatcher Seante Hatcher, Assistant Dean Continuing Professional Education
shatcher@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-7655
Bethany Lee  Bethany R. Lee, PhD, Professor and Director of the PhD and Postdoctoral Programs
blee@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-3809
Joan Pittman  Joan Pittman, MSW, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the MSW Program at Shady Grove
jpittman@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 301-738-6013
No Photo  David Pitts, MBA, Assistant Dean for Informatics
dpitts@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-3619
Dawn Shafer Headshot 2024  Dawn Shafer, MSW, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
dshafer@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-6992
clark-shah-nelson  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
Henriette Taylor  Henriette Taylor, Assistant Dean for Student Services
HTaylor@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 443-571-4386
Whitfield, Darren  Darren Whitfield
darren.whitfield@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) (410) 706-6340
Danielle White  Danielle White, MBA, MS, Associate Dean of Admissions & Enrollment
dwhite@ssw.umaryland.edu (p) 410-706-6102
Shelly Wiechelt  Shelly Wiechelt, PhD, Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program (UMBC)
wiechelt@umbc.edu (p) 410-455-2137 (f) 410-455-2974 

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