Leadership

Kathryn Gould, President

University of Pikeville (click for profile) Email address: KathrynGould@upike.edu

[Seeking Nominations], Vice-President

Stephanie Saulnier, Secretary

Eastern Kentucky University (click for profile) Email address: stephanie.saulnier@eku.edu

Daniel Boamah, Treasurer

Western Kentucky University (click for profile) Email address: daniel.boamah@wku.edu

Erin Stevenson, Immediate Past President

Eastern Kentucky University (click for profile) Email address: erin.stevenson@eku.edu

Erin Stevenson, PhD, MSW is an Associate Professor and BSW Program Director in the Department of Social Work at Eastern Kentucky University. Erin has been an educator for over 20 years with a focus on research, policy, and human behavior. Her research interests include program evaluations, restorative justice, adolescent development, LGBTQIA+, rural communities and other topics.

Ann Callahan, Web Administrator

Eastern Kentucky University (click for profile) Email address: ann.callahan@eku.edu

Ann M. Callahan, PhD, LCSW, is a professor and founding director of the Master of Social Work program at Eastern Kentucky University. She has a PhD in social work from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a license in clinical social work. Dr. Callahan has over 20 years of experience as a social work practitioner, teacher, and researcher. Her research focuses on spiritually sensitive social work in hospice, palliative, and long-term care. This includes the book Spirituality and Hospice Social Work, published by Columbia University Press.

Members At Large

Tony Helm, Spaulding University

Tara McLendon, Nothern Kentucky University

Elaine Wright, Brescia University

Alex Scroggins, Eastern Kentucky University

Emeritus Leaders

J. Dean May, Treasurer (1996-2021), Western Kentucky University