Caitlin Alfonso is an Academic Associate in the School of Social Work. She earned her MSW at Florida International University. Alfonso has years of experience working with teens and in program/curriculum development.

Laura Senften is social worker with over a decade of experience working with children, families, and adults in a range of settings, including hospitals, outpatient behavioral health clinics, hospice, and schools.

Harty mobilizes social change by using Black social work history to directly address white supremacy, racism and colonialism while leveraging long-standing African traditions of self-help and mutual aid.