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Antoinette Lombard, Phd, MA

President
IASSW, United States

Antoinette Lombard (PhD) started her academic career in 1988 at the University of Pretoria where she became a full professor in social work in 2002, the head of the Department of Social Work in 2004 and the Department of Social Work and Criminology in 2005.
She was the Vice President of the Association for Schools of Social Work Education Institutions (ASASWEI) (2007 – 2009), and represented ASASWEI on the IASSW Board of Directors from 2009 - 2014. She is the IASSW Chair and representative of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development on the Taskforce of the Global Agenda. She served on the executive of the Association for Schools of Social Work in Africa (ASSWA) (2012 – 2016) and coordinates the Global Agenda in the Africa region since 2012.
Prof Lombard served for 15 years in various professional bodies, including the South African Council for Social Services (SACSSP), and six years on the Professional Board for Social Work (PBSW), chairing the Education and Development Committee, the Continuous Professional Development Committee, and the Standard Generating Body.
She is involved in study abroad programmes, guest lectured at universities in the USA, Europe and Africa and involved in international research projects with colleagues across continents. She is the author of numerous publications and received international and national awards for her role in education and research.

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