Staff Regional Directors
Student Representatives Officers
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Officers
Pamela Hawkins Patton, MSW, LISW, C-ASWCM
President

Education: Masters of Social Work, The Ohio State University

Former Positions within NASW: Region VIII (Canton) Director, Program Planning & Budget Committee, Awards Task Force Chair, Nominations Leadership Identification Committee (NLIC)

Current Employment: Social Worker, Union Hospital Home Care

To contact Pam Patton, please contact the Ohio Chapter at 614-461-4484 or admin@naswoh.org.


Peggy Anderson, LISW
Second Vice President

Education: Peggy holds a MSW from the Ohio State University and she received her BSW from University of Rio Grande. She is also a LISW in the state of Ohio.

Former Positions within NASW: Peggy has served as the MSW Board Representative, Secretary, Region V Director, chair of the regional awards committee and part of the membership committee. She has worked in community-based organizations and hositals providing clinical social work.   

Current Employment: Peggy is a licensed Independent Social Worker in the State of Ohio and is employed as the Director of the Department of Community Services at the Columbus AIDS Task Force in Columbus, Ohio.

To contact Peggy Anderson, please contact the Ohio Chapter at 614-461-4484 or admin@naswoh.org.


Connie M. Dershem, MSW, LSW
Secretary

Education: Masters in Social Work Administration, The Ohio State University; Bachelors of Social Work, Bluffton University

Current Employment: City of Lima, Ohio - Department of Community Development Neighborhood Specialist

To contact Connie Dershem, please contact the Ohio Chapter at 614-461-4484 or admin@naswoh.org


Sophia Dziegielewski
First Vice President

Education:

Former Positions within NASW:

Current Employment:

Other:

To contact Sophia Dziegielewski, please contact the Ohio Chapter at 614-461-4484 or admin@naswoh.org


Sharon Hanger, MSW, LISW
Treasurer

Education: Sharon holds an MSW from the Ohio State University and received her BA from the University of Dayton.

Former Positions within NASW: Sharon has served as the Conference Program Chair and served as the Region V representative of the Program Planning and Budget Committee

Current Employment: Sharon has worked for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections as the Director of Social Work in the Bureau of Mental Health Services. Sharon was one of the founders of CHOICES and Columbus Night Prosecutors Program. 

Other: Sharon's areas of speciality are dual diagnoses, trauma informed care, behavioral health and sex offender services.

To contact Sharon, please contact the Ohio Chapter at 614-461-4484 or admin@naswoh.org