Staff

Kira Silk, LMSW
Director, Grand Challenges for Social Work
University of Maryland, School of Social Work
kira.silk@ssw.umaryland.edu

Lissa Johnson, MSW, LCSW
Director of Policy Initiatives, Grand Challenges for Social Work
Associate Director, Center for Social Development
Adjunct faculty, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis
ejohnson@wustl.edu

John Beilenson
Communications Consultant, Grand Challenges for Social Work
President, SCP
jbeilenson@aboutscp.com

Christine Gherst, MSW
Communications Consultant, Grand Challenges for Social Work
Senior Associate, SCP
cgherst@aboutscp.com