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“TRIBUTE TO JOSEPHINE NIEVES” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1872-E1873 on Sept. 30, 1996.
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TRIBUTE TO JOSEPHINE NIEVES
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HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS
of new york
in the house of representatives
Monday, September 30, 1996
Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, triumph over adversity and beating the odds are success stories that need to be heralded. I am pleased to highlight the achievements of Josephine Nieves, MSW, Ph.D., the first Latina to head the National Association of Social Workers [NASW]. As a trained social worker, I have a personal affinity for the very important work that social workers perform.
As the head of a 155,000 member association, Dr. Nieves brings more than 30 years experience to the job. Most recently, she was a Presidential appointee to the U.S. Department of Labor, where she was in charge of the Office of Job Training Programs. Prior to her assignment at the Department, she worked for former New York Mayor David Dinkins and served as commissioner and spokesperson for the New York City Department of Employment.
Josephine grew up in a single-parent family in New York City's communities of East Harlem and the Bronx. Her mother worked in a factory for 40 years to provide for her family. Dr. Nieves was the first to graduate from college. She obtained her master's degree in social work from Columbia University, and her doctorate from Union Graduate School, Antioch University Consortium of Colleges and Universities.
Dr. Nieves believes in making positive contributions. She was a founding member of the National Puerto Rican Forum, ASPIRA, and the NYC Urban Coalition. Josephine also has served on the board of the Henry Street Settlement, Greater New York Fund, National Congress of Neighborhood Women, and Museo del Barrio.
An engaging, articulate, bilingual spokesperson for the social work profession, she resides in Silver Spring, MD, and New York City. Her successes to date are a prolog to her future successes at NASW. I am pleased to introduce her to my House colleagues.
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