Success Stories

Edwards is the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; Chancellor, Rutgers—New Brunswick; and professor at Rutger's School of Social Work. He was previously a dean and professor of the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Elliott is a licensed clinical social worker, providing psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults.

Englund-Ginn received a grant from the International Social Welfare Group and spent ten weeks in Ethiopia working with four foster care homes through the Gladney Center for Adoption.

Erikson combats violence against women and girls in two Burmese refugee camps.

Estrada is the president and CEO of Metropolitan Family Services, a human services agency.

Having received her master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice in 2018, Kelli Farlow had little time in the field before the pandemic hit.

Farrow has spent his career making big plans work at the community level through the Center for the Study of Social Policy.

Feig was a part of the Crown Family School Violence Prevention and Family Support programs of study and focused on the exploration of protective factors that buffer the impact of peer victimization on aggression; she plans to pursue a doctoral degree to further her studies in human development and looks forward to continuing her work with the Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention.

Feldman is a recipient of the Crown Family School's 2022 Milestone Achievement Award and works as a clinical social worker at the Phoenix VA Health Care System.

Fischer worked with the Sophia Fund and the Chicago Foundation for Women before becoming the executive director of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. She is a co-creator of the National Public Housing Museum (NPHM)

Forman is a recipient of the Crown Family School's Distinctive Innovation in Social Services Award and is the executive director of the Grand Avenue Club, a part of the international network of models focused on relationship and community building, rather than pathological diagnosis.

Francis implemented child care service reform in her home of the Virgin Islands and as a professor made efforts to improve diversity and cultural understanding in higher education.

Freitag has a background in mathematics and experience in the US Department of Human Services Budget Office as an analyst. She is interested in work in applied policy research.

Frenn worked as a case manager in the admissions department at the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, a residential facility for young men and women between the ages of 12 and 24, after graduation. While in this role, she commits to community outreach and resource distribution to youth in need of shelter, healthcare, education, clinical treatment, athletic opportunities, faith-based connection, and other specialized supports.

Gallagher had been a partner in a large law firm before deciding to pursue a degree from Crown Family School. Now she is a senior associate, foundation relations at the Ounce of Prevention Fund, which focuses on supporting early childhood experiences for children in poverty in Chicago.

Giachello was part of the first group of ten Latino students actively recruited by Crown Family School in 1968. She founded the Midwest Latino Health Research, Training and Policy Center in 1993.

Gilbert co-founded The Police Assistance Center, also known as St. Michael’s House, a nonprofit counseling facility for police officers and their families.

Gilman is a bi-lingual clinical social worker who works with parents of developmentally disabled children up to age three at the Exceptional Children’s Foundation Early Start program.

Golden is the director of older adult programs at Rush University Medical Center, has served as the chair of the American Society on Aging, and has co-founded several coalitions including the National Coalition on Care Coordination.

Gordon, for whom the Arlene R. Gordon Research Institute is named, started at Lighthouse International as a Senior Social Worker in 1965 and retired in 1990 after serving as Associate Executive Director in differing leadership roles for seventeen years.