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Zynovia
Y. Hetherington, MSW: Director |
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Carol Donaldson,
MBA, MSW: Associate Director, UW, Tacoma |
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Donna Kellam, MSW:
Practicum Coordinator, CA Employees |
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Reina Dastur, MSW:
Practicum Coordinator, Non-CA Employees |
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Yasmeen Holmes, Program Coordinator, UW Tacoma |
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Poonam Lata: Student
Services Coordinator |
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Alisha Gregory-Davis:
Program Coordinator, Seattle |
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Larisa Baturevych:
Budget Analyst |
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Bill Cleaveland, MSW:
Program Manager, Office of Staff Development and Training |
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Kathy Taylor, MSW:
Practicum Supervisor for Harrison Office |
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Jill LaPointe, MSW:
Practicum Supervisor for the Indian Child Welfare Agency |
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Gerilyn Meyers,
MSW: Practicum Supervisor for the Office of African
American
Childrens Services |
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Lara Thompson, MSW: Practicum Supervisor for Kent Office |
Zynovia
Y. Hetherington, MSW: Director
Ms. Hetherington provides leadership and
direction to CWTAP - a partnership between the University
of Washington and the state of Washington’s Children’s
Administration - for the production of qualified MSW students
that specialize in public child welfare.
Ms. Hetherington also manages the CWTAP Practicum Instructors,
Practicum Coordinators, and the Assistant to the Director.
Ms. Hetherington has worked in the field of child welfare
since 1987 and in the Washington State public child welfare
system since 1997. She is a mentor and trainer to newly-hired
social workers. Her special interest is permanence for African-American
children and adolescents.
Contact Information for Zynovia
E-mail: zynovia@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206-616-3557
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Carol
Donaldson, MBA, MSW: Associate Director, UW, Tacoma
Ms. Donaldson manages CWTAP at the University
of Washington, Tacoma. She also teaches permanency planning
for CWTAP students new to the field of public child welfare
and provides a specialized practicum experience for students
at the Tacoma, Bremerton, and Tumwater DCFS offices. Ms.
Donaldson maintains offices at the Tacoma DCFS office and
at the University of Washington, Tacoma.
Ms. Donaldson earned an MSW at the University of Washington
while participating in the Child Welfare Training and Advancement
Program (CWTAP). She has served as a CPS worker, a CWS worker,
and a Program Manager for DCFS. In 2002, she set up the first
CWTAP site in Bremerton DCFS office. She has a special interest
in permanence for adolescents and children of color, especially
multi-cultural and multi-racial children.
Contact Information for Carol
E-mail: cdon300@dshs.wa.gov
Phone: 253-983-6420
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Donna
Kellam, MSW: Practicum Coordinator, CA Employees
Ms. Kellam is a practicum instructor for
MSW extended degree students participating in CWTAP who are
also employees of Children’s Administration. She received
her MSW from the University of Washington and is a graduate
of CWTAP. Her undergraduate work was at University of California,
Berkeley.
Ms Kellam has worked in public child welfare since 1980
and has direct service experience in all programs in the
Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS). She has served
as a mentor and trainer for new employees. In 2000, she became
a regional program manager and supervisor. Her areas of particular
interest are timely permanency planning for all children
in the child welfare system, adoption, and post-permanency
services.
Contact Information for Donna
E-mail: dkellam@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206-543-6319
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Reina
Dastur, MSW: Practicum Coordinator, Non-CA Employees
Ms. Dastur completed her MSW in 1991 with an emphasis on
social work administration at the University of Washington.
She has 15 years experience providing direct and indirect
services to children and families as well as providing program
support in the field of public child welfare. Prior to joining
the staff of CWTAP, Ms. Dastur was employed in Seattle as
a social worker for the Division of Children and Family Services
(DCFS), Children's Hospital, and Regional Medical Center.
Contact Information for Reina
E-mail: dastur@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206-897-1835
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Yasmeen Holmes, Program Coordinator, Tacoma
Yasmeen Holmes has been the program coordinator for the Child Welfare Training and Advancement Program (CWTAP) for the Tacoma campus since February of 2005. She is responsible for coordinating trainings, seminars, travel, purchasing, and other day to day administrative activities for students and Practicum Supervisors.
Contact Information for Yasmeen:
E-mail: holmey@u.washington.edu
Phone:253-983-6384
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Poonam
Lata: Student Services Coordinator
Ms. Lata is responsible for managing four different
CWTAP programmatic activities, including student database
management, admissions, educational assistance disbursement,
and fiscal reporting.
Contact Information for Poonam:
E-mail: pchant@u.washington.edu
Phone:206-616-7422
Alisha
Gregory-Davis: Program Coordinator, Seattle
Ms. Gregory-Davis has worked with the School of Social
Work since February of 2001. She is responsible for coordinating
trainings, seminars, travel, purchasing, and other administrative
activities for students and Practicum Instructors in the
Seattle area. Ms. Gregory-Davis also assists with the day
to day operations of the CWTAP program.
Contact Information for Alisha:
E-mail: agd9@u.washington.edu
Phone:206-221-6963
Larisa
Baturevych: Budget Analyst
Ms. Baturevych has been with NICF since February 2003.
She oversees general fiscal reporting and budget management
as well as annual contract renewal.
Contact Information:
E-mail: larisab@u.washington.edu
Phone:206-616-7508
Bill Cleaveland, MSW: Program Manager,
Office of Staff Development and Training,
State of Washington, Children's Administration
Mr. Cleaveland has worked in public service since 1979.
He has worked as a Supervisor and Program Director in the Juvenile
Rehabilitation Administration; Supervisor and Program Manager
in DCFS; Program Manager in Division of Licensed Resources
and Contract Risk Manager in Economic Services Administration.
Prior to working with CWTAP, he was employed with the Division
of Developmental Disabilities where he worked as the Medicaid
Waiver Program Manager. Bill earned his MSW in 1978 from the
University of Washington.
Contact Information
for Bill
E-mail: clbi@dshs.wa.gov
Phone: 260-902-8109
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Kathy
Taylor, MSW: Practicum
Supervisor for Harrison Office. Contact
Information for Kathy:
E-mail: taka300@dshs.wa.gov
Phone:206-221-5016
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Jill
LaPointe, MSW: Practicum Supervisor for the Indian Child
Welfare Agency
Contact Information for Jill:
E-mail: laji300@dshs.wa.gov
Phone:206-221-5016
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Gerilyn
Meyers, MSW: Practicum Supervisor for the Office of African
American
Childrens Services
Contact Information for Gerilyn:
E-mail: myge300@dshs.wa.gov
Phone:206-221-5016
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Lara Thompson, MSW: Practicum Supervisor for Kent Office
Ms. Thompson received her MSW from Clark Atlanta University in 1995, with a concentration in School Social Work with African American Children & Families. She has worked in the area of Child Welfare for over 11 years, where she has provided direct services to children and families in the areas of teen pregnancy, mental health and school based case management. Ms. Thompson began working with Children’s Administration in 1997, and has held positions in CWS, FRS, Family to Family, and most recently with the CA Training Academy, as a trainer for newly hired social workers. Ms. Thompson has a special interest in Educational Advocacy for children of color in foster care.
Contact Information for Lara:
E-mail: larat3@u.washington.edu
Phone:253-372-6040
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