Professor Emeritus and Former Director of Strategic Leadership Studies
fordka@jmu.edu
Contact Info

• D.S.W. - Howard University, Washington, DC
• M.S.W. - Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 
• B.A. - Emory & Henry College, Emory VA 

• Accountability and Policy in Higher Education

• Professor, JMU Social Work Department
• Director, Lynchburg Youth Services, City of Lynchburg, VA            
• Regional Youth Prevention Specialist, VA Dept of Juvenile Justice
• Director Camp New Hope, VA Dept of Juvenile Justice
• Middle School Social Studies Teacher
• Youth group home & detention worker

• Baccalaureate Social work Program Directors Association (BPD)
• Council on social Work Education (CSWE)
• American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
• Virginia Network of Nonprofit Organizations
• Nonprofit Academic Centers Council
• NAACP