Faculty

Ms. Edwards started her tenure at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College in August of 2013. In August of 2016 she was promoted to Clinical Professor, and teaches both in the First Year Experience and the major. Ms. Edwards also worked as the Coordinator of Admissions for the Graduate School of Social Work at Adelphi University. She worked in this capacity from 2001 and she is currently there as an adjunct professor teaching in the master’s program. She was educated at The City University of New York, Hunter College. Since 1982 Ms. Edwards has worked in the social services field in various capacities including the Executive Director of a Scattered Site Housing Program, Coordinator of HIV/AIDS Services for Samaritan Village Inc., and as a Consultant/Trainer for several not-for-profit organizations. She is a seasoned clinician with expertise in HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, mental health, children and families and the geriatric population.

Throughout her tenure she presented at many conferences, however is especially proud for her role in the development of the video and accompanying text book “We Care.” We Care was developed in 1990 as a guide for professionals and laypersons who were care givers to people living with HIV/AIDS. In 1997 she received the Diego Lopez award for her work in this capacity.

For the past twenty-five years she also worked in academia as a Professor at York College, Queens College St. Joseph’s College, Fordham University, Adelphi University and Touro College. In addition to teaching social work and public health courses, she also has developed case management, CASAC, mental health and Train the Trainer (TOT) curricula for Fordham University, the Alcoholism Council of New York, and the Queens Comprehensive Perinatal Council. She also serves as a mentor to Afro-Caribbean men and women pursuing their academic and vocational endeavors.

Ms. Edwards was a member of the St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center & Humanities & Arts Magnet High School Advisory Board.