Dr. Johnson Butterfield, a professor of social work at Jane Addams College of Social Work, has made significant contributions to new knowledge in the  area of service delivery to disadvantaged populations. She has authored numerous papers, book chapters, reviews, and monographs focused on university-community partnerships, community practice, community development, homeless families, and low income housing. She also has had a long-time interest in international social work. She has been a visiting professor at the University Eotvos Lorand in Budapest, Hungary and most recently a visiting professor at the School of Social Work at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. She is a member of the Council on Social Work Education’s Commission on Global Social Work Education. She also serves on the organizing committee for the International Consortium for Social Development’s annual symposium, which will be held this year in Hangzhou, China.

McAllister has focused his life work in advancing the mission of the YMCA, one of the largest not-for-profit community service organizations in America. His career with the Y has taken him around the country and resulted in numerous leadership roles within the organization. Specifically, he has served as executive of the West Branch YMCA in Chester, Pennsylvania, where he established many programs serving young adults and teens. He also served as the executive of the Michigan Avenue Branch YMCA in Buffalo, New York. Working in partnership with the University of Buffalo’s Department of Education, he founded the Y Academy, supplemental education program for gifted inner-city boys. He has served on the World Council YMCA and as the director of personnel and training for the YMCA of America. He also was elected vice president and chief operating officer of the YMCA Retirement Fund. Although he officially retired in 1989, he still remains involved with the YMCA today. 

Rome has dedicated her career to improving the effectiveness of not-for-profit organizations. As founder and principal of the Rome Group, she has more than two decades of experience in planning, development and fundraising, and management with public and private nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. From education to health and human services, she has helped a wide variety of institutions locally and around the country achieve their goals. Prior to forming the Rome Group, she was president of the St. Louis Metropolitan Association for Philanthropy, a membership organization of philanthropic corporations and foundations that provides educational programming and information on community needs. She has also held several positions with the United Way of Greater St. Louis.

For more information about the event, contact Anna Schmidt at 314-935-7992.