EAPA-Chesapeake Chapter Officers, 2011-2013

President - Paul Clavelle       Paul is a clinical psychologist who began his career in the mid-70's in the U.S. Army.  He was stationed at Fort Meade and Walter Reed Army Medical Center.  He then served for eight years as Chief of the Psychological Services Section of the Baltimore County Police and Fire Departments, where he spent the majority of his time providing counseling to police officers, firefighters, and paramedics; screening applicants; and consulting to various special teams and units.  He has been at the National Security Agency since 1988, and has served in a number of capacities there.  He was Chief of the Agency's EAP from 2000 to 2008, and currently is a part-time consultant working on special projects.

Vice-President - Mike Dvorak    Mike received his MSW from the University of Maryland School of Social Work and is a certified addictions counselor.  He began his career at the VA Maryland Health Care System.  From 1994-2003, he worked in the Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program.  He also coordinated the Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behaviors training for the VA VISN 5 Capital Network, and served on the network's advisory committee, which developed violence management policies and reporting mechanisms.  He served as Director of Workplace Violence Management programs at the Workplace Trauma Center until 2008, and is a consultant to several Critical Incident Stress Managment teams.  He is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and St. Mary's Seminary.  Mike is currently on the staff of the Employee Assistance Service of the National Security Agency.  He heads the service's training efforts in suicide awareness.  He is a member of NASW, the National Board of Addictions Counselors, the International Critical Incident Foundation, and the Association of Trauma Stress Specialists. 

Secretary - Janice Zimmerman     Janice Zimmerman, LCSW-C, CEAP, SAP has been in the Employee Assistance Field for 10 years. Currently she works within the Baltimore County Public Schools Employee Assistance Program. Janice started her career as a MSW student at Bon Secours-Maryview EAP in Norfolk, VA and has worked in a variety of assignments including foster care, protective services, family preservation, infants and toddlers as well as in home health, at the Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia and the March of Dimes.  Janice is committed to EAPA and the Chesapeake Chapter and supports the fact that without a professional organization there is no profession.

Treasurer - Bob Sears

Virtual Support - Kristy Gangaram   Kristy is a 2011 MSW graduate from the University of Maryland's Employee Assistance Program.  She is from Trinidad and Tobago and sees herself working within the global EAP market bridging her native and new home.  Kristy graduated from John Hopkins University with a Bachelor's degree in Public Health in 2007, and worked as a Business Resource Consultant in a staffing firm.  It was there she saw the need and the lack of an EAP and was determined to continue her education, choosing the University of Maryland's MSW program and its renowned EAP subspecialization.  Kristy is an eager EAP professional ready to enter the workplace with skill sets in account management and client relations.

Virtual Support - Amanda Rutkowski   Amanda holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Psychology major and Sociology minor from the State University of New York at Geneseo.  During her time at Geneseo, Amanda began volunteering with Compeer, a volunteer organization pairing individuals with mental illness with a volunteer for face to face or calling friendships.  Following graduation, Amanda moved to Baltimore where she worked as a Caseworker for Baltimore City Department of Social Services in the Continuing Child Protective Services unit for two years.  Amanda began her Master's degree in August 2009 and graduated in May 2011 with a Clinical concentration in Mental Health, minor in Management and Community Organization and sub-specialization in Employee Assistance Programs.  Amanda is currently employed at Johns Hopkins University as a WorkLife Programs Coordinator.  She looks forward to the opportunities she will have to serve the Chesapeake Chapter for EAPA.