Purpose of NASW Alabama Chapter
The Alabama Chapter is constituted to advance the purposes of the National Association of Social Workers in
Alabama
and to encourage and facilitate participation by all members. It is a basic administrative unit of the National
Association of Social Workers, Inc. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its
members,
to
create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.
Chapter Office Staff
Executive Director
Dawn A. Ellis-Murray, MSW, MPA, LICSW-PIP
Dawn A. Ellis-Murray is the Executive Director of NASW-Alabama Chapter. She has a multi-varied background
in
Social
Work Practice, having a 20+ year career which includes longstanding service in Direct Social Welfare
Practice
with the
Mississippi Department of Human Services, Crisis Intervention Therapeutic Care with Catholic Charities,
Social
Welfare
Automated Computer Design in Mississippi, Arkansas, Illinois and Alabama, along with extensive Policy and
Administration experience in governmental services. Dawn’s academic background includes a BSBA in
Economics,
MSW,
and
an MPA. Dawn is married, has one son and resides in Montgomery, AL.
Administrative Communications Coordinator
VACANT