Harry Schwarz

Current

• Associate VP for Business Services at Tai Sophia Institute

Past

• President/CEO at Transitional Living Council of Central Maryland (Transitions)
• Community Rehabilitation Center Director at Vesta Foundation
• Director of Residential Services at Threshold Services

• Assistant Director, then Director, Case Management Program at Mental Health Association of Montgomery County MD
• Coordinator of Community Services, National Catholic School of Social Service at The Catholic University of America

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Education

• The Catholic University of America
• The Catholic University of America
• Maryknoll College

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Industry

Higher Education

Harry Schwarz’s Experience

• Associate VP for Business Services

  Tai Sophia Institute

  (Higher Education industry)

  1998 — Present (10 years)

  Founded in 1974, Tai Sophia Insitute is one of the leading graduate schools of acupuncture and complementary medicine in the country. As Associate VP for Business Services, I am responsible for essential administrative and support functions to all components of the Institue. Services include information technology, facility management, legal counsel, insurance and risk management, regulatory compliance, policies and procedures, emergency preparedness, copyright and trademark.

• President/CEO

  Transitional Living Council of Central Maryland (Transitions)

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  1988 — 1998 (10 years)

  Led award-winning psychiatric rehabilitation agency; achieved operational self-sufficiency without State-grant support; acquired agency membership in United Way and secured foundation-backing; organized community support for agency zoning variance; facilitated reorganization of agency governance and management structure.
  
  In my ten years with the agency, I went from being primarily a mission-driven social worker to learning how to run a business. I also started in acupuncture treatment for severe cluster headaches, which introduced me to Tai Sophia Institute. After I left, the agency merged into the network of community mental health programs of the Sheppard Pratt Foundation.

• Community Rehabilitation Center Director

  Vesta Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  1986 — 1987 (1 year)

  Administered psychosocial program for mentally ill adults; developed computer-based management information and quality assurance system; organized agency inservice trainings; obtained grant for a supported employment program.
  
  I loved this job and got fired from it - learned how necessary it was to be less self-centered and more attuned to what was good for the agency.

• Director of Residential Services

  Threshold Services

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  1984 — 1985 (1 year)

  Managed 26-bed program for chronically mentally ill adults including a group home and seven apartments. Supervised 18 staff; coordinated case management services; provided crisis intervention; maintained positive community relations. Met my wife here - one of my best staff who I always knew I could count on.

• Assistant Director, then Director, Case Management Program

  Mental Health Association of Montgomery County MD

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  1983 — 1984 (1 year)

  Directed program of social work student interns providing advocacy and counseling for mentally ill adults, including assessment of psychosocial needs, assistance in daily-living skills, referrals to community resources, family counseling.

• Coordinator of Community Services, National Catholic School of Social Service

  The Catholic University of America

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  1979 — 1981 (2 years)

  Managed programs of continuing education, job development, and alumni relations. Assisted Administrative Dean in all aspects of organization and support for this undergraduate/graduate school of 400 students.

Harry Schwarz’s Education

• The Catholic University of America

  MSW, Social Work, 1980 — 1983

  Activities and Societies:

  Specialized in social planning and administration. My field practicum was at the Green Door, a psychosocial program for adults with mental illness, and the Dixon Implementation Monitoring Committee, an agency established by court order to monitor the deinstitutionalization of St. Elizabeth's Hospital. My integrative paper was on Interorganizational Relations Theory as Applied to the Delivery of Mental Health Services in Washington, DC.

• The Catholic University of America

  BA, Economics, 1972 — 1973

  Activities and Societies:

  Member of Sigma Phi Delta fraternity. Organized Catholic University chapter of the DC Public Interest Research Group. Through Consortium of Universities, also took courses at Georgetown University and George Washington University.

• Maryknoll College

  Liberal Arts 1969 — 1971

  Activities and Societies:

  Spent six months in 1971 in Bolivia and Peru. Studied spanish and toured the countries.

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