Congratulations to Elizabeth Schroeder.

On October 1, 2006, Elizabeth Schroeder, MSW, will assume the Chair of the Board of SIECUS. She succeeds Richard Friend, Ph.D., who will conclude his term as Chair on September 30, 2006. Elizabeth is an international trainer, consultant, and author in the areas of sexuality, curriculum development, counseling, and non-profit administration and supervision. She has provided trainings throughout the United States and overseas to thousands of youth-serving professionals and teens, presented at national conferences, and written about sexuality issues and training in national newsletters and magazines.

Elizabeth is a recipient of the national Apple Blossom Award, which recognizes a Planned Parenthood Education or Training Director who has "risen quickly to the forefront with new ideas, energy, and commitment." She has served on numerous committees, including New York State Governor Pataki's Task Force on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, former New York City Comptroller Alan Hevesi's Task Force on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Prevention, and the New York City Task Force against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Youth.

An adjunct professor at Montclair State University, Elizabeth earned a Master's Degree in Social Work from New York University, and is completing a doctorate in Human Sexuality Education at Widener University.