The data highlighted disparities in exam pass rates for different demographic groups. For Black test-takers and older test-takers, pass rates were particularly low. The discrepancies seen in the data are unacceptable. Recognizing that multiple factors impact a test-taker’s performance and need to be addressed, we remain committed to doing our part and working with other […]

Board of Directors Brian D. Philson of Michigan was voted president-elect; Karine Levesque of New Brunswick was reelected as secretary; Géraldine Poirier Baiani of New Brunswick was elected treasurer; Ann-Marie Buchanan of Tennessee and Carla Moore of Louisiana were reelected as directors at large, licensed social worker; Elizabeth Pope was reelected as director at large, […]

Whether citizenry, schoolchildren, or voting membership of an association, people need to see themselves reflected in leadership.

ASWB President Roxroy Reid of New Mexico announced that the Board of Directors has unanimously voted to accept Stacey Hardy-Chandler, Ph.D., J.D., LCSW, as ASWB’s new CEO following a national search. ASWB’s Search Committee noted that Hardy-Chandler stood out among a robust pool of highly qualified applicants. “In addition to her impressive resume and leadership […]

Delegates at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly elected four members to the association’s Board of Directors on Saturday, November 20.

ASWB delegates elected four members to the 2021–2022 ASWB Board of Directors and two members to the Nominating Committee at the organization’s 2021 Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly in November. Board of Directors Reelected to the ASWB Board of Directors: Brian D. Philson of Michigan as treasurer and Thomas H. Brooks of Minnesota as […]

On August 6, ASWB Board members met in person for the 2021 Board Advance! It was the first in-person meeting of the Board since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

Different viewpoints strengthen the work of the Board of Directors.

As ASWB geared up for the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly, the association selected Lumi for its online meeting, largely because of the security of Lumi’s voting system. Lumi has tools to manage both delegates and alternates, complete with the ability to assign or reassign voting rights, depending on who was available to […]

Outland’s appointment fills a one-year vacancy created in November 2020 by the resignation of Kim Madsen of California. Madsen, former executive officer of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, became ineligible to continue her two-year term on the ASWB Board when she retired from her position with the California board, per ASWB bylaws. The ASWB […]