Board of Directors

National Association of Social Workers
Arizona Chapter
Board of Directors

Board Description: The board of directors has 20 members with representation from each of the 4 geographic branches. Branch Representatives and officers are elected and serve 2 year terms; Student Representatives serve 1 year terms; President serves 1 year as President-Elect and 2 years as President.

Board of Directors 2022 - 2023
OFFICERS



Katie Mommaerts LCSW

President

Katherine Mommaerts, LCSW is Assistant Clinical Professor and Online Field Coordinator in the Department of Social Work at Northern Arizona University. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Masters in Social Work in 2006. Katie brings with her more than ten years of direct social work experience in various roles across the life span. She has worked in a variety of settings, such as: integrated care, hospice, school social work, and community mental/behavioral health. She obtained an Infant/Family Clinical Practice Certificate from the Harris Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Institute. Katie is also a PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Health Program at NAU.


Lilly Pérez-Freerks, LMSW
Vice President

Lilly Pérez has been a professional social worker since 1999 and is an ASU alumnus. She has extensive experience in both direct practice and macro social work. Lilly has been with ASU School of Social Work since 2004, supporting field education, quality assurance and program assessment. Lilly is also a social work educator providing student instruction in a variety of social work courses.




Secretary

Karen Reynolds



At Large Executive Committee Member

April Reed



BRANCH 1 REPRESENTATIVES


Telly Riven



Robert Van Meir



Ryan Sheade


BRANCH 2 REPRESENTATIVES


Debra Mueller



Karen Kelsch

BRANCH 3 REPRESENTATIVES



BRANCH 4 REPRESENTATIVES


Melissa Geraci