Committees
ENGAGE with NYSSCSW by participating in or joining one of our committees.
Communications Committee
Shannon Boyle, MSW, LCSW: shannonboyle@hotmail.com
Leadership Committee
Beth Pagano, MSW, LCSW-R: bpagano067@gmail.com
Listserv Committee
Shannon Boyle, MSW, LCSW: shannonboyle@hotmail.com
Newsletter Committee (The Clinician)
Helen H. Krackow, MSW, LCSW: hhkrackow@aol.com
Public Relations Committee:
Barbara Murphy, LCSW-R: askier@verizon.net
Mission-Centered Committees Interacting with the Professional Community
The role of these committees is to carry out functions described by the Society’s mission statement.
- Legislative Committee
Marsha Wineburgh, DSW, LCSW-R: MWineburgh@aol.com - Practice Management Committee
Jay E. Korman, MSW, LCSW-R, BC-TMH: jay@jaykorman.com
Practice Areas Committees
Practice committees bring together members of the Society who share a mutual interest in a particular area of clinical practice.
- Committee on Substance Use Disorders
Jeffrey Zeth, LMSW (MET): jrzeth2@gmail.com - Diversity Issues Committee
Helen H. Krackow, MSW, LCSW: hhkrackow@aol.com - Aging Issues Committee
Helen Hinckley Krackow, LCSW (Co-Chair) (MET): hhkrackow@aol.com
Henni Fisher, LCSW (Co-Chair) (MET): info@hennifisher.com
Sheila Rindler, LCSW (LI): sheilarindl@aol.com - Committee on Psychoanalysis
Barbara Lidsky, LCSW, BCD (Co-Chair) (MET): barbaralid@aol.com
Don Appel, LCSW (Co-Chair) (MET): donappellcsw@gmail.com - Committee on Gender and Sexuality
Kathryn Sedgewick, LCSW (MET): (917)-751-0403 ; kathrynsedgwick122@gmail.com - Peer Consultation Group
Susan Deane-Miller LCSW (MID): susiemuse71@gmail.com
Mentorship Committee
Karen Kaufman, PhD, LCSW (Co-Chair): karenkaufman17@gmail.com
Lena Zairis, LCSW (Co-Chair): lnz204@nyu.edu
NOTE: Some chapters have their own practice committees, which reflect the unique practice interests of their members.