Stacey Hardy-Chandler, Ph.D., J.D., LCSW, PGDip, has served as the chief executive officer of the Association of Social Work Boards since 2022. ASWB is the nonprofit whose mission is to provide support and services to the social work regulatory community throughout the U.S. and Canada. Dr. Hardy-Chandler’s social work career spans more than 35 years and includes providing direct mental health services to diverse client populations; evolving to academia serving on faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Social Work and George Mason University Department of Social Work; and then transitioning to senior management for Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria outside of Washington, D.C.

Stacey Hardy-Chandler, Ph.D., J.D., LCSW, PGDip, has served as the chief executive officer of the Association of Social Work Boards since 2022. ASWB is the nonprofit whose mission is to provide support and services to the social work regulatory community throughout the U.S. and Canada. Dr. Hardy-Chandler’s social work career spans more than 35 years and includes providing direct mental health services to diverse client populations; evolving to academia serving on faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Social Work and George Mason University Department of Social Work; and then transitioning to senior management for Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria outside of Washington, D.C.