GSS Alumni Ambassadors
Manhattan Campus Alumni Ambassadors
Name: Jacob Katinsky, LCSW, SIFI
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Undergrad Major and College: Psychology, University of Maryland
Graduation Year: 2020
Current Job Title: Student Success Counselor
What populations do you serve? Young Adults (16-24 year olds)
Tell us one thing that stands out as a Fordham Memory that helped shape or inform your career.
I met two of my really good friends the first night after class. It was a sign where I first realized what I hoped for - that by coming to social work school, I would find my kind of people there. That set the precedent for a time in school where I came across many caring and passionate people, each in their own way and for their own personal reasons.
Name: Amy Ortiz
Hometown: Pelham Parkway, The Bronx
Undergrad College: Fordham University
Plan of Study: Part-Time 3 Year
Graduation Year: 2024
Area(s) of Interest: Community Organizing, Mental Health for Black & Brown Women
Name: Khirstie Diaz
Hometown: Bergen County, NJ
Undergrad Major and College: Social Science, Ramapo College
Graduation Year: 2023
Current Job Title: School Social Worker
What populations do you serve? School-aged students, grades 3-5
Name: Ryan O'Connell, LCSW
Hometown: New York, NY
Undergrad Major and College: English Language, Literature, and Theology, Fordham University
Graduation Year: 2020
Current Job Title: Behavioral Health Therapist
What populations do you serve? I serve patients of all ages seeking outpatient mental health care
Name: Samantha Muzzulin, LCSW
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Undergrad Major and College: Individualized Major, University of Connecticut
Graduation Year: 2016
Current Job Title: Social Work Supervisor
What populations do you serve? Low-income working adults in the arts and entertainment community in a supportive housing site.
Molloy Campus Alumni Ambassadors
Name: Lindsey Trentham
Hometown: Bellmore, Long Island
Undergrad Major & College: Interdisciplinary Studies Molloy University
Plan of Study: Full-Time 2 Year
Current Phase: Specialist
Area(s) of Interest: Children and Mental Health
I have attended Molloy University as an undergraduate, and have fallen in love with the campus and social work professors! The Fordham/Molloy program allows me to learn MSW classes while being able to balance my time to work, study, and socialize. I have gained new insights and experiences, and I feel prepared and confident in my skills from these classes!
Name: Adrianna Angiuli, LMSW
Hometown: Roosevelt, Long Island
Undergrad Major and College: Social Work, Molloy University
Graduation Year: 2023
Current Job Title: Hospice Social Worker
What populations do you serve? Elderly and hospice patients
Name: Mitchell Selzer
Hometown: Whitestone (Queens, NY)
Undergrad Major & College: Social Work from CUNY York College
Plan of Study: Full-Time Advanced Standing
Current Phase: Specialist
Area(s) of Interest: School social worker, adolescents and substance abuse
Westchester Campus Alumni Ambassadors
Name: Sarath Nair, LCSW
Hometown: Ossining, NY
Undergrad Major and College: Sociology, Stony Brook University
Graduation Year: 2020
Current Job Title: Social Worker
What populations do you serve? Adults primarily, but I will cover maternity or pediatrics as needed
Tell us one thing that stands out as a Fordham Memory that helped shape or inform your career.
Ever since learning about "Cura Personalis" or the Jesuit ideology of "care of the whole person," Ive come to feel that it embodies the foundation of what Social Work practice means to me. Social workers are encouraged to look at clients through a holistic lens and to remember that we cannot simply care in a silo. I've always felt the main difference between Social Work and other professions in a similar space has been our emphasis on looking at the whole person, rather than at a single "problem" or "challenge" that brings clients to us.
Name: Jessica Torres, LMSW
Hometown: Port Chester, NY
Undergrad Major and College: Political Science and Government, Baruch College
Graduation Year: 2022
Current Job Title: Associate Primary Therapist
What populations do you serve? High-risk clients, usually stepping down from hospitalization
Name: Jacob Mercado, LMSW
Hometown: Yorktown Heights, Westchester
Undergrad Major and College: Criminal Justice, Dominican University
Graduation Year: 2025
Current Job Title: Therapist
What populations do you serve? Early childhood
Name: Harvey Cruz
Campus: Highbridge, The Bronx
Undergrad College: Lehman College
Plan of Study: Full-Time 2 Year
Current Phase: Specialist
Area(s) of Interest: Clinical Practice with Individuals, Groups & Families
Name: Randi Delirod, MA, MSW, LCSW, PMH-C, CAGCS, SIFI
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Undergrad Major and College: Philosophy, Economics, Theology, Fordham University
Graduation Year: 2017
Current Job Title: Clinical Supervisor / Psychotherapist
What populations do you serve? Children through adults
Online MSW Alumni Ambassadors
Name: Sharon Turnage, PhD Candidate, LMSW, CASAC-T
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergrad Major & College: Psychology, CUNY York College
Graduation Year: 2019
Current Job Title: Perinatal Social Worker / Adjunct Professor
What populations do you serve?: Individuals, families, couples
Tell us one thing that stands out as a Fordham Memory that helped shape or inform your career.
In my first-ever class, the first topic I learned was understanding the difference between sympathy and empathy. This has been incredibly valuable to me as a provider and educator.