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  • Laura Swanson, Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director; Member, Social Media Subcommittee

    Laura is a New York based Licensed Clinical Social Worker and currently practices independently as a therapist treating adults with relationship & attachment trauma, depression, and anxiety.

    She is the host of The Social Work Bubble Podcast, where she interviews social workers and mental health professionals across the globe to help fill in the gaps of social work education & raise awareness about the field.

    Laura takes immense pride in her work, but enjoys practicing mindfulness, journaling her daily life, playing with her daughter, and finding solace in nature & the great outdoors.

    On a typical weeknight, you may find her baking bread, reading Lord of the Rings, walking in the park, or crafting.

  • Emma Yeager, Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director; Member, Social Media Subcommittee

    Emma is a Licensed Master Social Worker in Texas. She received her Bachelors of Social Work from Stephen F. Austin State University and her Masters of Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington. She is currently under clinical supervision as she works towards her clinical license.

    As a Special Education Counselor for elementary and middle schoolers in a rural community, she teaches social and emotional skills while empowering her students.

    She is passionate about about a variety of topics, such as furthering the understanding of social work and creating safe spaces for social workers to connect with each other.

    In her free time, Emma enjoys spending time in nature, writing poetry, and watching her favorite movies. Her favorite Disney classics are The Aristocats and Sleeping Beauty.

  • Matt Bolton, Co-founding Board Member (Secretary; Web Manager; Member, Social Media Subcommittee)

    Bio coming soon

  • Ayanna Debnam, Co-Founding Board Member (President)

    Bio and headshot coming soon

  • Amanda Manchack, Co-Founding Board Member (Treasurer)

    Bio and headshot coming soon

  • Luis Villafuerte Romero, Co-Founding Board Member (Vice President; Member, Social Media Subcommittee)

    Bio and headshot coming soon

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