{"id":4364,"date":"2022-05-26T19:07:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T19:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/?page_id=3978"},"modified":"2022-05-26T19:07:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T19:07:35","slug":"alumini","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/alumini\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The School of Social Work has produced graduates who are making significant contributions in academia and other settings. A number\u00a0of their accomplishments are highlighted below.<\/p>\n<p>Student Alumnus \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Year Graduated \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Current Employment<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"844\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Dr. Freddie Avant<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">PhD-2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Assoc. Dean-Stephen F. Austin University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Dwayne Buckingham<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">BSW-1996<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Owner &amp; President, Real Horizons Consulting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Renee Clark<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">MSW-1999<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>CFO (Advance Therapeutic Concepts, Inc.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Dr. Regina Curry<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">MSW-2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Mitigation Spec.\/MS Office of Capital Defense (Retired)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Michael Dottorey<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">BSW-1979<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Asst. Football Coach, NW\u00a0Community College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Billy Foster<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">BSW-1976<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Owner, Another Chance Enterprise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Elleaner Harris<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">MSW-1999<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Elleaner Harris LCSW, LLC Counseling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Dr. Carolyn Hester<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">PhD-2007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Dean, Professional Studies, Grambling State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">LeJune Johnson<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">MSW-2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Owner, Therapy PLUS, LLC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Schantate Johnson-Bickham<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">MSW-1999<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>CEO, Advance Therapeutic Concepts, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Regina Lacking<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">MSW-2015<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Regional Director MS Child Protection Serv.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Angela Lambert-Wright<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">MSW-2012<br \/>\nBSW-2010<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Chief Executive Director (Harmony Court)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Dr. Glenell Lee-Pruitt<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">PhD-2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Provost \u2013 Jarvis Christian College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Dr. Timothy Neyland<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">MSW-2001,<br \/>\nPhD-2014<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Director of Mental Health+\/VA Medical Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Dr. Jenny Savage<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">PhD-2004<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Associate Professor, Jacksonville State Univ.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Dr. Mary Sims-Johnson<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">PhD-2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Executive Dir. (Madison County Citizens Services)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Dr. George Smith<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">PhD-2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>President\/CEO, Smith &amp; Smith Associates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Roy Thomas<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">BSW-1984<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Director\/Stephens &amp; Associates, LLC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Monica Turner<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">MSW-2005, BSW-2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Owner\/CEO Integrative Therapeutic Serv, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">Dr. Tamara Pace-Glover<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">PhD-2017<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Assistant Professor, Social Work, Arkansas State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210308124145\/https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Jenny-Savage.jpg\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2347\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210308124145im_\/https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Jenny-Savage.jpg\" alt=\"Jenny Savage\" width=\"127\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Jenny-Savage.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Jenny-Savage-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 127px) 100vw, 127px\" \/><\/a><strong>Dr. Jenny Savage<\/strong>\u00a0earned her Ph.D. in Social Work in 2003.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Tabitha Brookins<\/strong>\u00a0earned her Ph.D. in Social Work in 2016. She is an assistant professor of social work at Alabama State University in Montgomery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Katina Lang Lindsey<\/strong>\u00a0earned her Ph.D. in Social Work in 2016. She is currently an assistant professor of social work at Alabama A&amp;M University.<br \/>\n<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210308124145\/https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Regina-Lacking.jpg\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2400\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210308124145im_\/https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Regina-Lacking-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Regina Lacking\" width=\"135\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Regina-Lacking-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Regina-Lacking-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Regina Lacking<\/strong>, (MSW, 2015) is the regional director for the Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services for Hinds and Warren counties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210308124145\/https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Angela-Wright-2014-Alumn.jpg\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1061\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210308124145im_\/https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Angela-Wright-2014-Alumn-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Angela Wright \" width=\"117\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><strong>Angela Wright<\/strong>, (MSW, 2012) is the executive director of Harmony Court Assisted Living, a facility in Jackson, MS that serves elderly dependent and independent individuals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210308124145\/https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Schantate-Bickman-Johnson-and-Renee-Clark-Alumni.jpg\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1477\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210308124145im_\/https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Schantate-Bickman-Johnson-and-Renee-Clark-Alumni-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Schantate-Bickman-Johnson-and-Renee-Clark-Alumni-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/socialwork\/files\/2013\/05\/Schantate-Bickman-Johnson-and-Renee-Clark-Alumni-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a><strong>Schantate Johnson-Bickham<\/strong>, LMSW (MSW \u201999) is the Chief Executive Officer of Advance Therapeutic Concepts, Inc. in Snellville, Geogia (left).<strong>\u00a0Renee Clark\u00a0<\/strong>(MSW \u201999) is the Chief Operating Officer of Advance Therapeutic Concepts, Inc.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shirley Danzy\u00a0<\/strong>(BSW \u201990) is an automotive production supervisor at Nissan North America in Canton, MS and is currently a doctoral student in social work at Jackson State University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LTC Dexter Brookins<\/strong>\u00a0(BSW \u201996) is a force protection plans officer for the United States Army. He is currently retired from military service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dwight Buckingham\u00a0<\/strong>(BSW \u201996) is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of R.E.A.L. Horizons Consulting Service, LLC, in Silver Spring, Maryland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School of Social Work has produced graduates who are making significant contributions in academia and other settings. A number\u00a0of their accomplishments are highlighted below. 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