Nancy Jean Stephani

Background

Stephani, Nancy Jean was born on February 19, 1955 in Garden City, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Ernest Helmut Schulz and Margaret Mary Fowler Thompson.

Education

Associate of Arts, Northwood Institute, Midland, Michigan, 1975. Student in theology, Boston College, 1991. Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, Lourdes College, Sylvania, Ohio, 1992.

Master of Social Work, Ohio State University, 1995.

Career

Professional facilitator Parents United, Findlay, Ohio, 1989-1994. Contributing writer Catholic Chronicle, Toledo, 1988-1995. Member ministry formation faculty Catholic Diocese of Toledo, 1992-1996.

Crisis intervention specialist John C. Hutson Center, 1994-1998. Contributing writer Sunset Gazette, Findlay, Ohio, 1996-1998. Manager Century Health Services, 1998, director emergency mental health services, since 1998, co-chair strategic planning action team, 1999-1900.

Professor, field coordinator Master of Social Work program Ohio State University, Lima, since 2000. Social work clinician Family Service Hancock County, coordinator clinical services Family Service, 1997—1998, Blanchard Valley Home Health Social Service. Trustee, board directors Hope House for Homeless, Findlay, 1990—1999, vice president, 1996—1997, president, 1997—1999.

Member Hancock County Cluster on Elderly. Vice president, president parish council St. Michael Parish, Findlay, 1985—1989, adult edn. coordinator, 1986—1993, member strategic plan core committee, 1989—1991. Program planning committee Family Life Conference, Catholic Diocese, 1994—1995, member accreditation committee ministry formation department.

Professional facilitator Hope Plus Program through Hancock County Common Pleas Court, since 1996. Coordinator critical incident stress management team Hancock County, since 1997. Professional facilitator Hancock County Survivors of Suicide group, 1997—2000.

Coordinator Hancock County Survivors of Suicide Group, since 1997. Field instructor department social work University Findlay, Ohio, since 1996, member social work advisory council, Ohio, since 1998, adjunct faculty, Ohio, since 2003. Field instructor Capital University, Bowling Green State University, Heidelberg University, 1997—1998.

Member adjunct faculty Owens Technology College, Findlay. Trustee City Mission, 2000—2004. Co-program coordinator, field education coordinator Master of Social Work program Ohio State University, Lima, since 2001.

Professional facilitator Persons Affected by a Loved one's Suicide, since 2002.

Achievements

• Nancy Jean Stephani has been listed as a noteworthy social worker, journalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founder Food Cooperative, MPBA, Findlay, 1981. Founding member Chopin Hall, Findlay, 1983. Member Hancock County Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Task Force, 1994-1998.

Strategic planning committee member, co-chair goal setting committee Findlay Public Schools, 1994, steering committee, Call to Action Northwest Ohio, since 1997. Trustee City Mission, since 1999. Clinical director Hancock County CISM Team.

Member Red Cross Disaster Services Team. Member BURHC Pandemic Flue Preparedness Committee, since 2006. Member Ohio State University-Lima campus disaster team, pandemic flu preparedness committee, since 2006.

Member National Organization of Women, National Association of Social Workers (ethics committee Ohio since 1997, vice president board trustees 2000-2002, national committee on nominations and leadership since 2001, region VII representative national leadership identification committee 2001-2004, treasurer-elect since 2003, program planning committee, Social Worker of Year Region 1, 2000), American Association of University Women (legislation chair Findlay chapter), International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, American Association on Child Abuse, Transpsychol. Association, Friends of Creation Spirituality, Cognitive/Behavioral Professional Society, Call to Action, Pax Christi, Women in Church Leadership, Green Cross (clinical member).

Interests

• Jogging, hiking, cooking, travel.

Connections

Married Edward Jeffrey Stephani, August 29, 1975. Children: Edward J., Margaret J., James E.

Father:

Ernest Helmut Schulz

Mother:

Margaret Mary Fowler Thompson

Spouse:

Edward Jeffrey Stephani

child:

Edward J. Stephani

child:

Margaret J. Stephani

child:

James E. Stephani