College of Education & Human Services
School of Social Work

Faculty and Staff

	Shawn Ginther, M.S.W., Ph.D. - Chair sginther@mnstate.edu See his website for more information: www.mnstate.edu/ginther

	Mary Schroeder, M.S.W. schroedm@mnstate.edu Mary received her MSW from St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, and her BSW from the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, MN. She worked for Aging Services of ND for four years before beginning her fifteen year career in medical and psychiatric socialwork at Meritcare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Mary joined the Social Work Department at MSUM in August 1993. She served as field coordinator from 1998 until December 2004. Website: www.mnstate.edu/socialwork/mschroeder.cfm

	Jeremy Carney, M.S.W. - carneyje@mnstate.edu Jeremy Carney is a native of Willmar, Minnesota. He is a 1994 graduate of the social work department at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Jeremy completed a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Minnesota and is currently a doctoral candidate at North Dakota State University. Jeremy's practice experience has emphasized the areas of child welfare, both public and private, and mental health care. During the late nineties Jeremy was given the opportunity to teach classes as an adjunct instructor at MSUM. From the fall of 1999 through 2004, he taught social work courses at North Dakota State College of Science. In January of 2005, Jeremy joined the social work department at MSUM.

	Tracy Clark, M.S.W. - Field Coordinator clarkt@mnstate.edu Tracy Clark received her BSW from Minnesota State University Moorhead and her MSW degree from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. She worked in the areas of mental health and family preservation on the White Earth Reservation for approximately 6 years prior to joining the MSUM faculty in 2001. Website: www.mnstate.edu/socialwork/tclark.cfm

	Sue Peterson, M.S.W. - smpete@mnstate.edu Sue Peterson received her BSW from Minnesota State University Moorhead and her MSW from the University of Minnesota. She has worked in the human service field for approximately 15 years, including the areas of child welfare, domestic violence, disabilities, and mental health.

	Trude Hendrickson, M.S.W. Education Specialist hendrtr@mnstate.edu http://www.mnstate.edu/hendrtr Trude received her undergraduate degree from Jamestown college. She received her MSW from the University of Iowa in 1988 and has worked in the the areas of children's and family therapy therapy, mental health, foster care and case management. Trude currently coordinates the University of MN, MSW program in Moorhead and also teaches a practice course for this program.

	John Jensen jensen@mindfirestudios.com

	Christopher Johnson christopher.L.johnson@ndsu.edu Work Phone (701) 293-5429

	Richard DuBord d.dulac@arvig.net

	Janelle Miedema nelzenade@aol.com Daytime Phone (701)293-5429 Cell Phone (701)261-0875

	Naomi Erkenbrack erkenbna@mnstate.edu naerk@juno.org

	Michele Lovehaug lovehaug@mnstate.edu michelelovehaug@solutionsinpractice.org Work Phone (218)287-4338

	Elizabeth Garcia de Guajardo, B.A.S.W. egarcia@mnstate.edu Office and Administrative Specialist, Intermediate. Elizabeth joined the Social Work Department in Fall 2006. She has been working at MSU Moorhead since Fall 2002. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work with a minor in Multicultural Studies from MSU Moorhead in 1977. She worked for 22 years as an Employment Counselor for Minnesota Department of Economic Security. She is bilingual in Spanish and English.

	Shannon Bacon - Faculty Assistant, Child Welfare Assistant baconsh@mnstate.edu (218)477-2773 A recent graduate of the MSUM School of Social Work, Shannon joined the department as Faculty Assistant and Child Welfare Assistant in Fall 2008. She is currently completing her second undergraduate degree in Women's Studies.

College of Education & Human Services School of Social Work

College of Education & Human Services
School of Social Work