ABSW, INC..
Past Presidents
The following individuals have served as President of ABSW, Inc.
The social worker leaders listed below, have been committed to bringing Black Social Workers together to live out our mission and Code of Ethics while addressing the social welfare needs of individuals, families and communities of people of African descent in Philadelphia.
We thank each of them for their commitment, dedication and leadership.
President's Name Term of Office
LeVerne McCummings* 1968 - 1972
Audrey Russell* 1972 - 1974
Thaddeus Mathis 1974 - 1978
Tawana Ford Sabboth 1979 - 1981
Barbara Ramsey* 1982 - 1984
Alice Hinton Mid-1980 - 1991
Julius A. Hayes, Jr. 1992 - 1998
Julianne James 1999 - 2007
Yvette Rouse 2007 - 2009
Karen Solebo 2009 - 2011
Lois Hayman-El 2012 - 2018
Vivian Drayton 2018 - 2020
Clarence Nelson 2021 - 2023
Arthur S. Brown, Jr. 2024 - present
*Leaders who have joined the Ancestors