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