MSW Representative

Anna Fairchild, BS, CHW, CAN

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I currently work as a Community Health Worker with Mercy Health. I am a credentialed Community Health Worker and have worked in the field for over a year and half now.

I earned my Bachelor of Science (Public Health) in May of 2021 from the University of Arkansas and am currently enrolled in a Master of Social Work program at University of Missouri St. Louis.

In my undergraduate education I served on the leadership board for the National Service Fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega. I served in many roles on the board during my time in the organization and was eventually elected president of University of Arkansas chapter, Beta Rho, in 2019. I also, served as one of two-chapter delegates for the Alpha Phi Omega National Convention and assisted in re-writing Chapter and National By-Laws.

I had the honor of receiving the David B. Corning Chapter Program Reviver Award for my service to the Beta Rho chapter in rebuilding the organization from in-active status.

I am very excited to continue my career of service while serving at the MSW board representative for the NASW. I plan to join the Advocacy Committee and support the Chapter’s advocacy efforts on behalf of the social work profession social justice. I aspire to work in policy after graduation and pave an easier path for our boots on the ground social workers to aid them in providing for the community. I also wish to advocate and push for community togetherness through service. Now more than ever our community needs to lean on each other and lift each other up. I look forward to the skills I will learn in this role and how I will use these skills to serve others.