Board of Directors

NASW MARYLAND CHAPTER - BOARD OF DIRECTORS FY 2026


Terms begin July 1 for 2025-2026 board members

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  • President (2024-2026)
    Philip A. Pratt, BSW, MSW, ACSW
  • President Elect (2026-2027) 
    Megan Malinda Kniffen, LCSW-C 
  • 1st Vice President (2025-2027) 
    John A. Robertson, MA, MSW, LMSW 
  • 2nd Vice President (2024-2026)
    Brittany Barber-Alexander, LCSW-C (She/her/hers)
  • Recording Secretary (2024-2026)
    Arielle Skinner, LCSW-C
  • Southern MD Branch A Rep. #1 (2024-2026) 
    Dawn Hobdy Southern 
  • Southern MD Branch A Rep. #2 (2025-2027) 
    Jessica Jolly 
  • Western MD Branch B Rep. #1 (2025-2027) Kathryn Whitacre
  • Western MD Branch B Rep. #2 (2024-2026) 
    N/A 
  • Suburban MD- Branch C Rep. #2 (2024-2026)
    Chantel Copeland, LICSW, LCSW-C
  • Suburban MD- Branch C Rep. #1 (2025-2027) Stacy A. Brice, LMSW, LGSW, M.Ed 
  • Eastern Shore- Branch D Rep. #1 (2025-2027) Naryah Miles, MSW, LCSW-C, CCTP (She/her/hers)
  • Eastern Shore- Branch D Rep. #2 (2024-2026) Rebecca DeMattia, LCSW-C, CC-TP, GC-C 
  • Metro Baltimore Branch E Rep. #1 (2025-2027) Dr. Elizabeth T. Ressler, LCSWC Metro Baltimore Branch E Rep. #2 (2024-2026)
  • Metro Baltimore Branch E Rep. #2 (2024-2026) Wilhelmena Victoria Vandenburg (Vicki Vandenburg, LCSW-C, BCD, C-SWHC) 
  • New Professional Representative (2025-2027) Phillip Kendall, LCSW-C 
  • Graduate Student Representative (2025-2027) Kendra Keith, BSW 
  • Undergraduate Student Representative (2025-2026)  Stephanie Williams, BSW student 

Delegate Assembly

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

President (2024-2026) 

Philip A. Pratt, BSW, MSW, ACSW

President Elect (2025-2026) / President (2026-2028)

Megan Malinda Kniffen, LCSW-C

Delegate Assembly Representative (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027)

Name: Lawrence Fianko, MSW, LSW

Delegate Assembly Representative (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027)

Name: Liz Smith

Delegate Assembly Representative (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027)

Representative: Miriam Rendon-Pence, BSW

Contact the NASW-MD Board:

For General Questions: naswmd.board@gmail.com

NASW-MD President/President Elect: president.naswmd@socialworkers.org

National NASW President: president@socialworkers.org