We are eager for you to get to know us. The social work program is comprised of faculty, students, field instructors (who supervise students in their internships), Advisory Council members, and of course the alumni.
Meet the social work faculty
- Prof. Jennifer Hughes, LISW
- Prof. Heather Koontz, LISW
- Inst. Cindy Orley, MSW, LISW, adjunct
Meet some agency-based social workers who have served as our field instructors
Profiles of selected social work alumni
The Advisory Council of the Social Work Program
The Advisory Council is comprised of practicing social workers from the area and students representing the four classes. It meets three times per academic year for the purpose of advising the program director on curriculum content, program policies, fieldwork policies, program goals, recruitment strategies, accreditation self-study matters, and other program matters. The social workers currently serving during the 2008-09 academic year are:
- Bruce Arnold, LISW, St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima
- Cathy Follett, LSW, Diversion Program, Allen County Juvenile Court
- Cindy Orley, LISW, Children Services Supervisor, Hardin County Job and Family Services, Kenton
- Nancy Stephani, LISW, Century Health, Findlay; OSU social work program, Lima
- Scott Ferris, LSW, Allen County Children Services Board, Lima
- Shelly Price, LSW, Crime Victim Services, Ottowa
- Beth West, LISW, Family Resource Center, Lima
- Brenda Richenbach, LSW, Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton
- Jennifer Schwartzlander, LSW, Hope House, Findlay
- Shea Nickles, LSW, Ottawa
- Shari Schmersal, LSW, Putnam County Family and Children First Council, Ottawa
- Sue Van Eman, BSW, Bluffton University Admissions
