Bio:
Ella Williamson,
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Ella Williamson, L.M.S.W.
For more than eight years, Ella Williamson has served as director of St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital African-American Health Information & Resource Center in Savannah, Georgia. During that time, Williamson has participated in internal
meetings with St. Joseph’s/Candler to coordinate the resource center’s goals and objectives with those of the system. She also has conducted research, user surveys and focus groups to determine the products and services the center should offer. Williamson serves on policy-making forums, advisory groups and committees at the local, state and national levels.
Over the past few years, in all of her top-level management positions and outside consulting work, Williamson has traveled extensively as a trainer and presenter. As a result of her presentations, she has consistently achieved high customer ratings, and has earned the professional reputation of providing
programs and services that address multiple challenges facing our constantly changing global environment. She also has provided more than $250,000 in grant funds for program planning and operations, and technical assistance and consultation to other community-based health promotion programs in Georgia.
Williamson graduated cum laude with a B.A. from Morris College and earned her M.S.W. from Ohio State University.
Williamson is author of two articles connected to the HealthOnline strategy series. The two articles focus on “How to Make Community Health Coalitions Work” and “Beyond Awareness: Building Cultural Competence System of Care.” She also is author of the articles “College-bound Youth: from the Home Room to the Dorm Room” and “The Road ‘Less Traveled By’: Collaborating With Teens for Community Change.” Currently, Williamson is in the process of publishing several books for children and adults.
Since 1991, Williamson has been requested as a guest speaker/presenter for various professional events and organizations to discuss topics such as youth development, culture and health, health literacy and health disparities, and outcome evaluation. Her expertise on such subjects has allowed her to teach social science courses at colleges and universities such as Savannah State University, Saint Leo College, and Florence-Darlington Technical College.
Williamson remains extremely active in her community and profession, participating in more than 20 professional and civic affiliations, including American College of Healthcare Executives, March of Dimes, American Cancer Society, and National Association of Social Workers.
As a result of her dedication and hard work, she has been honored with numerous awards and nominations, including the Distinguished Award for Outstanding Social Worker from the American Biographical Institute (1998), the Outstanding Young Woman of America Award from Outstanding Young Americans, the Georgia Guardian Celebrate Savannah Award for Outstanding Community Service, and in 2005 was nominated and pinned as A Fannie Lou Hamer 100/Plus Black Women of Influence.
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