Curriculum Vitae. Project Director, Tennessee Center for Child Welfare Title IV-E contract Jackson, Tennessee

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1 Curriculum Vitae 1. Name: Mary Anne Whitten Poe Work: UU 1825, 1050 Union University Drive Home: 53 Hampstead Cove Jackson, TN Jackson, TN Degree Information: Master of Science in Social Work University of Louisville, Social Work August 1985 Master of Divinity The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Social Work ` December 1982 Bachelor of Arts Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee English May Academic Appointments Union University Social Work Professor and BSW Director Director, Center for Just and Caring Communities Jackson, Tennessee August, 2009-present Professor and Social Work Department Chair August 2007-July 2009 Associate Professor and Department Chair August Assistant Professor and BSW Director August 1998-July 2003 Project Director, Tennessee Center for Child Welfare Title IV-E contract Jackson, Tennessee Adjunct Faculty, Sociology and Social Work Department August Carver School of Church Social Work of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Adjunct Faculty Fall, 1995-Spring, 1996 Carver School of Church Social Work of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Instructor and Field Supervisor (occasional)

2 2 4. Professional Post-baccalaureate and Post-master s Social Work Experience Simpsonville Baptist Church Minister to Families,Simpsonville, Kentucky January, 1995-July, 1996 Grace Fellowship Minister of Church Social Work Champlin, Minnesota January, June, 1995 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Director of Student Development and Financial Aid September, June, 1991 Wayside Christian Mission Family and Women s Shelter (part-time) Coordinator, Volunteer Partner Program October, October, 1987 Simpsonville Baptist Church (part-time) Associate Pastor Simpsonville, Kentucky May, June, 1986 Council for Retarded Citizens Case Manager January, October, Professional, Academic, Community-related, and Scientific Memberships Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW) National Association of Social Workers (NASW) North American Association of Christians in Social Work (NACSW) Editorial Review Board, Social Work and Christianity, the journal of NACSW, (2005-present) Tennessee Council on Children and Youth, Northwest and Southwest Chapters (TCCY) Tennessee Coalition against Sexual and Domestic Violence ( ) (TCADSV) Tennessee Social Work Educators Consortium (Vice Chair, ) (TSWEC) 6. Community and Professional Service Member, Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, appointed by Governor Phil Bredesen in summer 2008 for 3-year term. Board of Directors, Area Relief Ministries, Jackson, TN, present (president, ) Board of Directors, West Tennessee Housing resource Network, 2009-present Summer Seminar Coordinator, sponsored by Trinity International University and North American Association of Christians in Social Work, summer 2007 Coordinate department-sponsored continuing education events annually (e.g. poverty simulation, social justice symposium, Social Work spring conference, and other events co-sponsored each year with the TN Department of Children s Services, West Tennessee Legal Services, TN Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers) NACSW Convention Workshop Track Chair, Social and Economic Justice track, October 2006 Workshop Coordinator for 2004 national convention, North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Reston, VA.

3 3 Region VI Coordinator, Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, Consultant and Board member, Christian Women s Job Corps, Madison-Chester Association of Baptists, Mayor s Diversity Task Team, City of Jackson, Diversity training leader, presentations for Leadership Jackson, Leadership University Board member, Regional Interfaith Association, Special Awards, Fellowships, Grants, and other Recognitions Union University Faculty Member of the Year, Altrusa International, Inc. City of Jackson Woman of the Year, 2009 Undergraduate Research Program Grant, Union University, 2006 Teaching and Learning Grant, 2006 Active Learning Pedagogy Grant, Union University, 2004 Calvin College Summer Institute Grant, 2004 and 2006 International Study Grant, Union University, 2002 Teagle Grant for Service-learning, Union University, 2001 Teagle Grant for Faith and Learning Conference presentation, Union University, 2001 Innovative Teaching Award, honorable mention, Union University, Professional Presentations Community Stakeholders Response to Expansion of Program to Provide Shelter and Hospitality to Homeless Men, (invited, co-presenting with Rhonda Hudson and Lisa Peoples), Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, International Symposium, Montreal Canada, June 4, When Disaster Comes to Campus: Social Work Educators as First Responders, (invited, copresenting with Nita Mehr and Theresa Blakley), North American Association of Christians in Social Work Indianapolis, IN, October, 2009 Social Work Faculty as Mental Health First Responders to Disasters on College Campuses (invited), Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Phoenix, AZ March Social Justice: Moving beyond Human Rights (invited), Trinity Christian College Summer Symposium, Chicago, IL, July Identifying and Creating Educational Resources for Christian Social Work Students (invited, co-presenting with Beryl Hugen, Calvin College & Laine Scales, Baylor University) North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Philadelphia, PA, October Christian Students in Secular Social Work Programs (invited, co-presenting with Mary Ann Jennings, Wanda Lott Collins, Barbara Dicks, Jeff Wylie) North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Philadelphia, PA, October Surprised by Grace: The Anatomy of Trauma and Faith (invited) North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Grand Rapids, Michigan, October, 2005 Are You Ready for a Diverse Workforce? Career Services, Union University, April 2006 Understanding Diversity in a Multi-Cultural Workplace (invited workshop) Leadership Jackson, Chamber of Commerce, Jackson, TN, September, Leading for a Lifetime (invited workshop) Leadership University, Chamber of Commerce, September,

4 4 Social and Economic Justice (invited week-long workshop) C. S. Lewis Summer Institute, Cambridge, England, July, Surprised by Grace: The Anatomy of Trauma and Faith (invited week-long workshop) C. S. Lewis Summer Institute, Oxford, England, July, Understanding and Working with the Geriatric Population (in-service staff training) Alexandria Place Assisted Living, Jackson, TN, June 2005 Cultural Competence: A Developmental Approach in Social Services (in-service staff training) Women s Resource and Rape Assistance Program, Jackson, TN, May 2005 Cultural Competence: A Developmental Approach in Social Services (in-service staff training) Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Jackson, TN, May 2005 Purge Prejudice for Lent (invited series) First United Methodist Church, February-March, 2005 Social Welfare Policy in Electoral Politics, Union University Town and Gown lecture series, October, A Sea of Contrasts: Faithful Living in a Time of Confusion, Union Auxiliary luncheon speaker, October 2004 Breaking Through: Social Justice and Social Change, Union University Town and Gown lecture series, July, Social Justice as Restoration of Right Relationships, presentation at Calvin College Summer Institute, July Increasing Personnel Resources without Breaking the Budget, presentation at Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare, Nashville, TN, April Pawns and Power: The Dynamics of Race and Culture in the Life of Community, Union University Town and Gown lecture series, July Research for Practice, panel participant, North American Association of Christians in Social Work, San Antonio, TX, October, Social Work, Student Services and Campus Ministries: A Collaborative Experiment, presentation at North American Association of Christians in Social Work, San Antonio, TX, Professional Publications Instructor s Resources for Christianity and Social Work (NACSW), 2008, Botsford, CT: North American Association for Christians in Social Work. Fairness Is Not Enough: Social Justice as the Restoration of Right Relationships, 2008, Social Work and Christianity 34 (4), Fairness Is Not Enough: Social Justice as the Restoration of Right Relationships, in Hugen, B. & Scales, T.L. (Eds.) (2008). Christianity and Social Work: Readings on the Integration of Christian Faith and Social Work Practice, 3 rd edition, Botsford, CT: North American Association of Christians in Social Work. Carla Fights the System, A Case Study, in Scales, T. L. & Wolfer, T. A. (Eds. ) (2006) Decision Cases for Generalist Social Work Practice: Thinking like a Social Worker, Belmont, CA: Thomson-Brooks/Cole.

5 5 Am I Missing Something? A Case Study, Social Work and Christianity, Summer, 2003, Botsford, CT: North American Association of Christians in Social Work, 30 (2), Good News for the Poor: Christian Influences on Social Welfare, in Hugen, B. & Scales, L. (Eds.) (2008). Christianity and Social Work: Readings on the Integration of Christian Faith and Social Work Practice, 3 rd edition, Botsford, CT: North American Association of Christians in Social Work. Christian Worldview and Social Work, in Dockery, D.S. & and Thornbury, G. A. (Eds.) (2002). Shaping a Christian Worldview, Nashville: Broadman & Holman. Book reviewer for Social Work and Christianity 10. Institutional Service- Union University Leader, South Africa study trip, 2005, 2007 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, SACS Quality Enhancement Plan Task Team, 2005-present Convener, Council of Chairs and Program Directors, Team Leader, CANSTRUCTION project for Regional Interfaith Association, (collaborating with Engineering and Art Departments) Advisory Board, Institute for International and Intercultural Studies, New Faculty Mentor, Center for Faculty Development, 2003-present Advisory Board, Career Services Department, 2004 Faculty Advisor, Social Workers Reach Out, Social Work student organization Faculty Sponsor, Phi Alpha National Honor Society, Eta Phi Chapter College of Education and Human Studies Curriculum Committee, Union 2010 Leadership Team and Minority Task Team Go Trip leader, Memphis, TN, 2002 IRB, Charter member,