Jeanette C. Takamura

Professor of Social Work & Dean Emerita at Columbia University - School of Social Work

Jeanette C. Takamura

Jeanette C. Takamura

Professor of Social Work & Dean Emerita at Columbia University - School of Social Work

Biography

Jeanette Takamura is Dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work. Dr. Takamura is the first female Dean at the nation's oldest school of social work. She has served in senior positions in the state government of Hawaii and from 1997 to 2001 was Assistant Secretary for Aging at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to serving in government, she held faculty and administrative appointments in higher education. She has received numerous awards, among them the Lucy Stone Award from the White House for her advocacy and the enactment of the National Family Caregiver Support Program, which provides support to older women, many of whom are family caregivers. She has been a member of national and international boards and working groups. Dr. Takamura earned a B.A. degree in Political Science and Sociology and a Master's of Social Work degree from the University of Hawaii and her Ph.D. in Social Policy from Brandeis University.

Overview

Career Highlights

United States Department of Health & Human Services

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2818

Number of Boards

1

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Louisa Gilbert

Co-Director, Social Intervention Group at Columbia University - School of Social Work

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Marilyn B. Levitt

Former Social Work Instructor at Columbia University - School of Social Work

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Tamar Shapiro

Director of Social Services, National at The Actors Fund of America

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Frederick Shack

Chief Executive Officer at Urban Pathways, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Michelle Ballan

Assistant Professor at Columbia University - School of Social Work

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Barry Chaffkin

Co-Founder at Fostering Change for Children

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Joanna Barsh

Former Head, Organization Practice at McKinsey & Co., Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Average

Sally Susman

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer & Executive Vice President at Pfizer, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Average

Eugene H. Webb

Co-Founder at Webb & Brooker

Relationship likelihood: Average

Melinda B. Wolfe

Former Head-Human Resources at Bloomberg LP

Relationship likelihood: Average

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Jeanette C. Takamura

Professor of Social Work & Dean Emerita at Columbia University - School of Social Work

Education

Master's of Social Work

University of Hawaii - Hilo

University of Hawai'i at Hilo engages in the provision of services relating to higher education. It offers bachelor’s degrees, minors, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, certificate programs, graduate certificate programs, and distance learning. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hilo, HI.

PhD in Social Policy

Brandeis University

Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, 9 miles (14 km) west of Boston. The university has an enrollment of approximately 3,600 undergraduate and 2,200 graduate students.[4] It was tied for 32nd among national universities in the United States in U.S. News & World Report 's 2014 rankings. Forbes listed Brandeis University as number 51 among all national universities and liberal arts colleges combined in 2013. Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian Jewish community-sponsored coeducational institution on the site of the former Middlesex University. The university is named for Louis Brandeis (1856–1941), the first Jewish Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Memberships

Member

Current

Women's Forum, Inc.

The Women's Forum is a community where preeminent New York women leaders of diverse achievement come together to make a difference for each other and to take an active, leadership role in matters of importance to them.

Career History

Professor of Social Work & Dean Emerita

Current

Columbia University - School of Social Work

Columbia University School of Social Work is a professional program within Columbia University. With an enrollment of over 900, it is one of the largest social work programs in the United States. It is also the nation’s oldest, with roots extending back to 1898, when the New York Charity Organization Society’s first summer course was announced in The New York Times. The combination of its age and size has led to the School becoming a repository for much of the reference literature in the social work field.

Assistant Secretary for Aging

1997 - 2001

United States Department of Health & Human Services

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), also known as the Health Department, is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". Before the separate federal Department of Education was created in 1979, it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW).

Boards & Committees

Commissioner

Prior

New York Commission on Women's Issues

Non-Profit Donations & Grants

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$100 - $499

2012

Asian American Federation of New York

The Organization's mission is to improve the lives of underserved Asian Americans through leadership and advocacy. The Organization advances this mission through research, policy advocacy, public awareness, and organizational development.

$1 - $249

2012

Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation

William J. Clinton Foundation works to alleviate poverty, improve global health, strengthen economies, and protects the environment, by fostering partnerships among governments, businesses, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and private citizens. The foundation focuses on worldwide issues that demand urgent action, solutions, and measurable results - global climate change, HIV/AIDS in the developing world, childhood obesity & economic opportunity in the United States, and economic development in Africa and Latin America.

$100 +

2011

The NASW Foundation, Inc.

TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY (SEE SCHEDULE O) STRENGTHENING THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION.

Political Donations

$250

2013

Michael M. Honda

Advisor at SparkLabs Ventures

$500

2012

Barack Obama

Former President of United States

$2,100

2008

Barack Obama

Former President of United States

Other Affiliations

Jeanette C. Takamura is affiliated with Columbia University - School of Social Work, United States Department of Health & Human Services

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