Cobble Hill
Three cheers to Cobble Hill resident Dr. Jennifer Zelnick for receiving the “Exemplary Mid-Career Social Work Leadership Award” from the National Association of Social Workers at its annual Leadership Awards dinner, where more than 500 were in attendance.
Dr. Zelnick is associate professor and chair of the Social Policy Sequence at the Touro College Graduate School of Social Work and was honored for her commitment to community organizing and advocacy to improve social policies in health and social services.
The award recognizes social workers who demonstrate exemplary leadership qualities and a unique commitment to the improvement of social and human conditions.
“Jennifer Zelnick embodies two of the most important social work assets — professionalism and empathy,” said Dr. Steven Huberman, dean of the Touro College Graduate School of Social Work. “Jennifer cares about her colleagues and students. Plenty of people are competent at what they do, but Jenn has that competence with empathy — a rare combination.”
“Dr. Zelnick prepares the students by making sure they are up to speed on key topics, fully versed in advocacy points, and connects them to appropriate venues,” said Nancy Gallina, PhD, Master of Social Work, senior associate dean and director of the Master of Social Work program.
Touro College [27, 33 W. 23rd St. between Fifth and Sixth avenues in Manhattan, (212) 463–0400].
