ELECTED LEADERSHIP
Metro DC Chapter NASW Board of Directors 2010-2011
President (7/1/10-6/30/12)
Ralph D. Belk, LICSW, LCSW-C
6721 Lamont Dr
Lanham, MD 20706
H: (301) 552-3469
W: (301) 365-4480
C: (240) 372-3669
belkralph@aol.com
Member at Large (7/1/09-6/30/11)
Sheila Pannell, LICSW, ACSW
2201 Oaktree Lane
Temple Hills, MD 20748
H: (301) 630-1893
C: (301) 922-2863
sverpannell@verizon.net
spannell1@hotmail.com
Vice President (7/1/09-6/30/11)
Cynthia E. Harris, MSW, MBPA, DHA
1602 Crittenden Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
H: 202-829-7880
cynthiaharris85@msn.com
Member at Large (7/1/10-6/30/12
Eular B. Robinson, LICSW
2914 Clinton St NE
Washington, DC 20018
H: 202-635-4661
eularrob@aol.com
Secretary (7/1/10-6/30/12)
Peggy Halpern, ACSW, LICSW, LCSW
801 North Monroe Street#931
Arlington, Virginia 22201
H: (703) 807-0566
pingpongph@aol.com
Member at Large (7/1/10-6/30/12)
Velva R. Taylor-Spriggs, LISW
3649 New Hampshire Ave NW
Washington, DC 20010
H: (202) 291-4979
W: (301) 860-3253
velvaspriggs@gmail.com
Treasurer (7/1/09-6/30/11)
David L. Kennedy, MSW, LCSW
7706 Ousley Place
Alexandria, VA 22315-5906
C: 703-725-1131
H: 703-541-3090
Dlk62@aol.com
MSW Student Rep (7/1/10-6/30/11)
Valon Alford, BS
2911 Victory Lane, Apt. 403
Suitland, MD 20746
(919) 641-2535
valonalford@gmail.com
Member at Large (7/1/09-6/30/11)
Anthony Goliday, MSW, ACSW, LICSW,
LCSW-C,
3101 Bunker Hill Road
Mount Rainier, MD 20712
H: (301) 864-0960
apgoliday@aol.com
BSW Student Rep (7/1/10-6/30/11)
Brittany Barber-Alexander
4702 Ridgeline Terrace
Bowie, MD 20720
202-494-9574
brittanytbarberalexander@yahoo.com
Member at Large (07/01/10-6/30/12)
Leola Jenkins, LICSW
3048 Memory Lane
Silver Spring, MD 20904
H: (301) 890-7721
W: (202) 771-1266
Leola.Jenking@dc.gov
(Ex-Officio Member of the Board)
Chairperson, CNLI (7/1/10-6/30/12)
Marlena Edwards, LGSW
1117 Fern Street NW
Washington, DC 20012
H: 202-726-9079
W: 202-336-8268
Metroa1@aol.com
Member at Large (7/1/09-6/30/11)
Melanie Mitchell, LICSW, LCSW-C
5917 4th St NW
Washington, DC 20011
H: (202) 722-7070
C: (202) 744-1008)
Melmitch6@aol.com
Metro DC Chapter Committee on
Nominations and Elected Leadership
(Ex-Officio Member of the Board)
Chairperson, CNLI (7/1/10-6/30/11)
Marlena Edwards, LGSW
1117 Fern Street NW
Washington, DC 20012
H: 202-726-9079
W: 202-336-8268
Metroa1@aol.com
CNLI (cont.)
Member, CNLI (7/1/09 – 6/30/11)
Lynn Milgram Mayer, MSW, PhD, LICSW
6405 Lyric Lane
Falls Church, VA 22044
H: (703) 941-0440
W: (202) 319-5479
Member, CNLI (7/1/08 – 6/30/10)
mayer@cua.edu
Member, CNLI (7/1/09-6/30/11)
Deborah Brown. LICSW, ACSW
P.O. Box 90862, Washington, DC, 20090
H: (202) 396-7330
etherineb@msn.com
Member, CNLI (7/1/10 – 6/30/12)
Eleanor Turner, LICSW, ACSW
3200 16th Street, N.W., #507 Washington, D.C.
20010
H: (202) 234-8479
W: (202) 727-4733
eleanor.turner@dc.gov
Member, CNLI (7/1/10 – 6/30/12)
Anne DeGirolamo, LICSW
1114 F Street NE, Apt. 401
Washington, DC 20002
H: 202-365-1288
annemdegirolamo@yahoo.com
Staff
Member, CNLI (7/1/10-6/30/12)
Demeone Ferguson, BS, MSW
1103 6th Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
(864)-982-2499
dameonef@yahoo.com
Member, CNLI (7/1/09 – 6/30/11)
Sharon T. Knight, MSW, LICSW
9529 Clement Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
H: 301-589-5271
W: 202-727-3655
Set4Jet@aol.com
Executive Director
Joyce A. Higashi, LICSW, LCSW-C, LCSW,
DCSW
2030 North Adams Street
Arlington, VA 22201
C: 202-812-1479
W: 202-408-8600x486
jhigashi@naswdc.org
Director of Operations, CE Coordinator
T. Michael Francum, MSW
Metro DC Chapter, NASW
P.O. Box 75236
Washington, DC 20013-5236
W: 202-336-8395
mfrancum@naswdc.org