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  1. Richelle Smith ’21MSW
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Richelle Smith '21MSW Urban Leadership Certificate Uses Social Work Skills as Director of METCO at Arlington Public Schools

    What led you to Simmons for your Master's in Social Work? My last position was in homeless services, and I was working alongside program social workers. Clients would be inclined to speak with me, and I'm great with people and...

  2. Emmanuel “Manny” Oppong ’10 MSW
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    Emmanuel "Manny" Oppong '10 MSW Knows the Value of Integrative Care

    Tell me about the work you do. I am Vice President of Riverside Community Care. My job is to make sure that integrative healthcare is prioritized by our organization. We often come across cases of isolated care, in which patients...

  3. Virginia Leigh ’12MSW
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Virginia Leigh ’12MSW on How Social Workers Can Transform Retribution into Rehabilitation

    Virginia Leigh ’12MSW, a clinical social worker and alumna of Simmons School of Social Work, is running for Sheriff of Essex County.

  4. Abby Frantz ‘05MSW
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Abby Frantz ‘05MSW Promotes Wellness and Self-Care for Boarding School Students

    Abby Frantz, MSW, LICSW, '05MSW is the Director of Wellness Programming and Training at Groton School in Groton, MA. Abby spoke to us about her time in the Simmons Master of Social Work program and her career in Wellness. What...

  5. Incoming Student Dara Oloyede
    Student Story

    Incoming Student Dara Oloyede Receives Scholarship from the National Association of Social Workers

    Tell me about this scholarship and why you applied for it. The Verne LaMarr Lyons Scholarship is awarded to MSW candidates interested in mental health practice and committed to working in African American communities, which is a good fit for...

  6. Simmons School of Social Work Alum Robert Donovan ’21MSW
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Robert Donovan ’21MSW: Treating the “Invisible Wounds” of Military Service

    What the job entails Robert is a clinical social worker at Home Base, a nationally recognized clinic run by the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital that treats the “invisible wounds” of military service. He works in the Intensive...

  7. Rebecca Stormberg
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Palliative Oncology Social Worker Rebecca Stormberg ’21MSW Encourages Patients to Find Purpose and Meaning

    Rebecca Stormberg ’21MSW works as a Palliative Oncology Social Worker at the Providence Cancer Institute in Portland, Oregon.

  8. Daniel Leary, graduate student in the Masters of Social Work (MSW) program, with girlfriend, Heather
    Student Story

    VA Social Workers Changed His Life, Now Daniel Leary ’22MSW Pays Those Lessons Forward

    After experiencing combat in both Iraq and Afghanistan, Daniel Leary '22MSW sought help from the social workers at the VA. Two years later, when Daniel felt like he could start giving back after having been given so much, he came to Simmons.

  9. Justin Cancel, graduate of Simmons University MSW program
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Justin Cancel ’21MSW on the Rewarding Work of Witnessing Progress

    As assistant program director of Adult Community Clinical Services at Aspire Health Alliance, Justin Cancel is able to directly apply lessons from Simmons' masters of social work program to his work with clients and coworkers.

  10. Headshot of Angelica Baez-Velasquez
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Serving in the Heart of the City: Angelica Baez-Vazquez ’21MSW Works with High Risk Patients

    Angelica is a clinical social worker in the pediatric clinic at the Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease at Boston Medical Center. Working closely with families of children dealing with this complex disorder, Angelica tells us how Simmons prepared her.