Our People Make the Difference
 Fred
Newdom, A.C.S.W.
Vice-President of Finance and Program Development
Vice-President of Finance
and Program Development Fred Newdom, A.C.S.W.,
possesses over thirty years experience working
in the arenas of politics, education and government.
Fred is President of ProAct, an Albany, New York
based consulting firm specializing in advocacy
and organizational development services. Before
entering the consulting field in 1987, Fred served
for ten years as Executive Director of the New
York State Chapter of the National Association
of Social Workers. Fred brings years of experience
as a university professor, and chair and executive
director of prominent statewide organizations.
He has provided extensive training in the areas
of advocacy and legislative skill development
and campaign training to activists around New
York State. Fred’s work includes lobbying on behalf
of New York’s WIC Program, coordinating a statewide
outreach campaign to make working families aware
of tax credits and programs that can help meet
their basic needs, and efforts to correct the
draconian effects of welfare reform.
Fred’s list of accomplishments
is extensive. He has served as Chair of New York
State NARAL whose legislative and political committees
he also chaired. Currently he chairs the Social
Welfare Action Alliance, a national organization
of progressive workers in social welfare.
His advocacy work includes
Chair of the Human Services Counter Budget in
New York and President of the New York State Association
for Human Services. Fred is currently Co-Chair
of the New York State National Association of
Social Workers Advocacy and Government Relations
Committee.
Fred brings extensive experience
to Saratoga Foundation for Women Worldwide in the areas of economic
justice and human rights, education and reproductive
rights. Fred teaches courses in social policy
and practice at the Smith School for Social Work
and at the State University of New York at Albany
and is co-author of the recent book "Clinical
Work and Social Action: An Integration Approach."
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