NASW MARYLAND CHAPTER

Advisory Board of Directors

Terms begin July 1 for 2026-2027 board members

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NASW-MD Board of Directors
Executive Committee
  • Megan Malinda Kniffen, LCSW-C – President (2026–2028)
  • John A. Robertson, MA, MSW, LMSW – 1st Vice President (2025–2027)
  • Shauna Marie Griffin, LCSW-C – 2nd Vice President of Budget and Finance (2026–2028)
  • Lauren Lilly, CPRS, RPS, CAC-AD, MSW Candidate – Recording Secretary (2026–2028)
Board Branch Representatives
  • Dawn Hobdy – Southern Maryland Branch A Representative #1 (2026–2028)
  • Jessica Jolly – Southern Maryland Branch A Representative #2 (2025–2027)
  • Kathryn Whitacre – Western Maryland Branch B Representative #1 (2025–2027)
  • Starling Butler Hathcock, LCSW-C – Western Maryland Branch B Representative #2 (2026–2028)
  • Stacy A. Brice, LMSW, LGSW, M.Ed – Suburban Maryland Branch C Representative #1 (2025–2027)
  • Vacant – Suburban Maryland Branch C Representative #2 (2026–2028)
  • Naryah Miles, MSW, LCSW-C, CCTP – Eastern Shore Branch D Representative #1 (2025–2027)
  • Sherry Ann Moyer, LCSW-C – Eastern Shore Branch D Representative #2 (2026–2028)
  • Dr. Elizabeth T. Ressler, LCSW-C – Metro Baltimore Branch E Representative #1 (2025–2027)
  • Francis Chinedu Onyekwelu-Udoka, MA, LGPC, NCC, PhD Student – Metro Baltimore Branch E Representative #2 (2026–2028)
At-Large Representative
  • Phillip Kendall, LCSW-C – New Professional Representative (2025–2027)
Student Representatives
  • Stephanie Williams – Graduate Student Representative (2026–2027)
  • Vacant – Undergraduate Student Representative (2026–2027)

Delegate Assembly

Delegate Assembly Representatives 2026 cycle (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027)

  • Megan Malinda Kniffen, LCSW-C – President / Chapter Delegate
  • Vacant - President-elect
  • Lawrence Fianko, MSW, LSW – Delegate Assembly Representative
  • Liz Smith – Delegate Assembly Representative
  • Miriam Rendon-Pence, BSW – Delegate Assembly Representative    


Contact the NASW-MD Board:

  • For General Questions: naswmd.board@gmail.com
  • National NASW President: president@socialworkers.org
  • NASW-MD President/President Elect: president.naswmd@socialworkers.org