 
Message from the
President... 

Greetings! I hope your
Christmas break was relaxing and that you feel energized as we help students successfully complete the
09-10 school year. I am Katrina Nesmith, your NCSSWA
president for 2010-2012. I live in Durham, and in
addition to being the mom of a four year old son, I am
the school social worker at Northern High School.
Please let me introduce
other new board members: Darlene Johnson,
President–Elect is from Wake County; Jeanie Minor and
Michelle Henderson from Davidson County are the new
Northwest Regional Co-Chairs; Monika Evans, Public
Relations Co-Chair is from Vance County and Brooke
Donohoe, Hospitality Co-Chair is from Durham. I speak on
behalf of NCSSWA in thanking Anne Loy, 08-10 President
for her outstanding leadership. Anne did a marvelous job
keeping us abreast of issues that impact school social
work and I will continue to follow her example.
At the transitional board
meeting in January major goals and strategies were
established. We will increase NCSSWA membership and we
will increase organizational visibility in NC. Please
join NCSSWA to keep the voice of school social workers
strong. Students, families and schools especially need
quality school social work services during these
economically difficult times! I am honored to serve as
president and strongly believe NCSSWA must be more
involved in advocating not only for our students and
families but for our profession. As we work together to
strengthen school social work through NCSSWA, please, do
not hesitate to contact me at:
katrina.nesmith@dpsnc.net
or 919-560-3956 ext. 56354.
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