NASW-FL's CCNLI is responsible for overseeing our awards process as well as Chapter elections. If you have any questions, please contact NASW-FL at 1-800-352-6279 or info.naswfl@socialworkers.org.
2023 NASW-FL Leadership Elections Results
Thank you to everyone who participated in the election.
Officers:
- President-Elect: Michael Alicea, EDD, MSW, MS
- Second Vice President of Budget and Finance: Joyce Couch, LCSW
- Secretary: Randiesa Spires, LCSW, LISW-CP
- MSW Student Representative: Andrianna Moustakas
- BSW Student Representative: Jalessa Murray
Chapter Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification (CCNLI):
- Dennis Cohen, LMSW
- Donna Pritchard, DSW, LCSW
- Stefanie Raifman, LCSW-QS, CCTP DSW Candidate, '23
- Cindy Sonnier, DSW, LCSW-S
- Ariella VanHara, LCSW, QS
Unit Chairs:
- Central Unit Chair: Amy Moncion, ACSW, CWCM, CTP LCSW, QS
- Miami-Dade Unit Chair: Libia Casas, DSW, LCSW
- North Central Unit Chair: N. Rebecca Frye, LCSW
- Northwest Unit Chair: Darryl Johnson, MSW
- Palm Beach Unit Chair: Andres Torrens, LCSW
- Sarasota-Manatee Unit Chair: Dora Damico, MSW, LCSW
- Tampa Bay Unit Chair: Hirely Martinez, MSW
Please contact NASW-FL at 1-800-352-6279 or info.naswfl@socialworkers.org if you have any questions.
Click here to review the Job Descriptions.
Awards
Nominations are open for the 2023 Annual Social Work Awards are closed for 2023.
Awards Information:
The National Association of Social Workers, Florida Chapter (NASW-FL) established annual Social Work Awards to
honor outstanding professionals and members of the community at the local, state, and national level.
Awards are given in the following categories:
- Social Worker of the Year (Must be a current NASW-FL member)
- Social Work Student of the Year (Must be a current NASW-FL member and enrolled in a
CSWE-accredited social work program in FL) - Social Work Educator of the Year (Must be a current NASW-FL member who is affiliated with a
CSWE-accredited social work program in Florida as a faculty member, adjunct, or field instructor) - Public Citizen of the Year (Must not be a social worker or have a degree in social work)
- Elected Official of the Year (Must be a current local, state or federal elected official)
Awards are considered at the local unit level, and recipients are honored at their unit’s Social Work
Month event in March. Unit winners are then considered at the state level and honored during the Annual Conference.
Click here to review the award criteria.
Click here to submit your award nomination(s). Nominations submitted after Jan. 30, 2023, will be considered for next year.
If you have any questions about the awards or the nomination process, call NASW-FL at 1-800-352-6279 or email: info.naswfl@socialworkers.org .
The 2023 NASW-FL State Award Winners
Join us in congratulating the 2023 State Award winners. They make life easier for others, achieve results when taking risks, demonstrate outstanding leadership, act with courage and exemplify social work values and ethics.
Social Worker of the Year
Sharon Ross-Donaldson, LCSW, CFSW, QS, MBA (Big Bend Unit)
Student Social Worker of the Year
Honor Mosley Bell, III (Northwest Unit)
Social Work Educator of the Year
Heidi Heft LaPorte, DSW (Broward Unit)
Elected Official of the Year
Representative Daryl Campbell, LCSW
(Broward Unit)
Public Citizen of the Year
Ben Frazier (Northwest Unit)
Congratulations again to the 2023 award winners!