Endorsements
Thank you to the CAMFT Nominating Committee for this opportunity: Shannon Hanrahan, PsyD, PhD, LMFT; Bob Casanova, PsyD, LMFT; Lisa Cox-Romain, PhD, LMFT, LPCC; Dean Lobovits, LMFT; and Laura Strom, PsyD, LMFT.
Watch this space grow! I am currently gathering endorsements, and I’ll be adding them soon. I hope you’ll return soon to hear from clinicians and chapter leaders across California.
If you’d like to share your own endorsement - whether just your name or a short message - you’ll find a submission form at the bottom of this page.
CAMFT Outstanding Chapter Leader Award 2024
“Tara D’Orazio, is an outstanding leader in the Redwood Empire CAMFT Chapter. She served as our 2020 President at the start of the pandemic and kept our ship steady as we pivoted to online meetings. Concnerd for the health of our board members, she developed new touchless accounting methods of paying our bills, that still have multiple board member approvals built into the process.
Tara founded our Racial and Social Justice Committee in response to the murder of George Floyd. After serving as Past President, she stepped into our Chief Financial Officer position where she currently serves. In October 2021, with the unexpected loss of our Administrative Consultant, Tara stepped up to serve in that role until it could be filled. This loss inspired her to propose a scholarship fund to honor our last two administrative consultants benefiting Prelicensed and Newly Licensed members, which has been adopted as an active program going into its third year. To date, $5000 has been awarded to five deserving members. Tara is a valued board member whose ideas and advice are always measured, thoughtful and sound. We are fortunate and delighted to nominate Tara D’Orazio as our 2024 Outstanding Chapter Leader at RECAMFT!”
-2023 RECAMFT Board of Directors
CAMFT Outstanding Chapter Leader Award 2021
“The Redwood Empire Chapter of CAMFT is honored to nominate Tara D’Orazio, LMFT, RECAMFT President, as this year’s Outstanding Chapter Leader. Tara had already impressed us with her considerable skills in her role as President-Elect, by 1) helping to format and provide content for our annual retreat, and 2) just about single-handedly orchestrating our successful summer picnic in 2019.
But who could have envisioned the chaotic environment she would preside over as she took over the presidency in January 2020?!?! Yet, Tara has been handling the incomparable changes required of our chapter with an elegant aplomb and wisdom beyond her years!
When emotions have run high as we struggle to adjust to ever-changing circumstances, Tara’s redirection to keep our interactions constructive and positive is spot-on. Her leadership is suffused with the kindness she consistently reminds us to practice, while her monthly newsletter messages provided timely inspiration and reflect her concern and compassion for us.”
-2020 RECAMFT Board of Directors
Not sure what to write? Any of these are always great to mention:
-what you value about my work, leadership or involvement
-why you think I'd be a good representative for CAMFT
-why you support my candidacy
Your endorsement doesn't need to be long (but it can be) - just genuine.
