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* 1967 - 1971
Audrey Russell* 1972 - 1975
Thaddeus Mathis 1976 - 1978
Tawana Ford Sabbath 1978 - 1980
Barbara Ramsey* 1981 - 1983
Alice Hinton* 1984 - 1987
Julius A. Hayes, Jr. 1988 - 1995
Julianne James 1996 - 2002
Yvette Rouse 2003 - 2007
Karen Solebo 2008 - 2010
Lois Hayman-El 2011 - 2017
Vivian Drayton 2018 - 2022
Clarence Nelson 2022 - 2024
Arthur S. Brown, Jr. 2024 - present
*Leaders who have joined the Ancestors