Shareece Hayes is a teaching associate in the Child Welfare and Training and Advancement Program (CWTAP). She earned her MSW from the UW School of Social Work with a concentration in Integrated Health/Mental Health in 2013. She has more than 25 years of experience working in juvenile justice and child welfare. She has worked in many departments and in multiple regions within DSHS/DCYF.

Alyssa comes to the School from the UW School of Pharmacy, where she served as a grants and contracts manager since April 2020. Prior to her UW tenure Alyssa worked in a similar capacity at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Alyssa has a robust history in grant and contract management, including roles in higher education, state and federal government, and non-profit entities. She is passionate about utilizing funding and policies to support social justice and equity initiatives and is looking forward to using her background in these areas to support the School of Social Work.

Why did you decide to major in Social Welfare? My drive and passion to improve mental wellness in the Black community is what inspired me to take on a major in Social Welfare. I have witnessed and personally experienced the effects of racial trauma and am committed to being a part of the healing of those in my community.

Griffin Street, MSW, LICSW (she/her) has 15 years of experience working in community mental health organizations. She has worked as mental health clinician at Sound and Therapeutic Health Services (THS) in Seattle, serving a diverse client population with assessment, treatment planning and service provision that met each client’s individual needs.  Most clients served by these agencies live at or below the federal poverty level; many are experiencing homelessness when they enroll for services.  Griffin has worked with clients with a broad range of mental health disorders from schizophrenia