Who We Are
The National Staff Development and Training Association (NSDTA) builds professional and organizational capacity in human services through a national network of membership sharing ideas and resources on organizational development, staff development, and training.
Our Purpose
NSDTA was founded in 1983 and incorporated as an APHSA Affinity Group in 1985 to support those responsible for human services training and organizational development on the local, state, and/or federal level.
Contact
NSDTA LIAISON
Alexander Figueroa
Assistant Director of Learning and Development, APHSA
NSDTA MEETING PLANNER
Maurine Jones
Senior Meetings Manager, APHSA
Leadership
CO-CHAIR
Mike Byers, MSW, Director
University of Pittsburgh
CO-CHAIR
Tracy Davis, Director
CT Department of Children and Families
SECRETARY
Lisa Amador, MSW, Administrator
HI Department of Human Services
VICE CHAIR
Chad McDonald, Ph.D, LCSW, Research Assistant Professor
The University of Utah
VICE CHAIR
Edwin Lebron, M.B.A., Training-of-Trainers (TOT) / Virtual Learning Specialist
Ohio’s University Consortium for Child and Adult Services (OUCCAS)
MEMBER AT LARGE
Laurie Jicha, MSW, Oahu Section Administrator, Adult Protective and Community Services
HI Department of Human Services
EXECUTIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Charmaine Brittain, MSW, Ph.D., Director, Practice Innovation
Leslie B. Calloway, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Workforce Development
Louisiana Department of Child and Family Services
Dawn Konrady-Fanslau, Director
Child Welfare Education Institute, Stockton University
Laurence Nelson, Director of Training and Professional Development
Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
Cynthia “Cindy” Parry, Ph.D., Evaluation Consultant
C.F. Parry Associates
Marlo A. Perry, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Lonetta Richardson Bryan, M.A., Deputy Director
County of Riverside, Department of Public Social Services (DPSS)
Terrance Stroud, Deputy Commissioner
NYC Department of Social Services
Alison Book, LCSW, Director, Human Services
UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education
Latest Work
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