Carina Homann-Santa Maria MSW ’11 named to Delta Zeta's 35 Under 35

August 21, 2019



Carina Homann-Santa Maria MSW ’11 has been honored as one of Delta Zeta Sorority’s 35 Women Under 35. She is currently the executive director of Shelter, inc., a child welfare agency in the Northwest Suburbs.



Carina graduated with her bachelor's degree in psychology and criminology from The University of Tampa in 2007, then pursuing a career at Little City Foundation as well as providing in-home ABA therapy for children on the autism spectrum. In 2011, she received a master's degree in social work from Dominican University. 



Prior to her work at Shelter, Inc., Carina was the director of field education at Dominican University, as well as community youth counselor for Memorial Health Care Systems and partnered with the Broward Sheriff's Office and their juvenile diversion program. She has also served as the vice president of education and outreach at the Broward Human Trafficking Coalition, and as a residential counselor at Youth Villages in Memphis, Tenn. In addition, Carina has volunteered with Kristi House–Project GOLD and serves as the education director for Traffick Free, a volunteer-driven organization that seeks to provide the greater metropolitan area of Chicago with tools and sustainable programs to combat human trafficking and transform the lives of victims, perpetrators, and communities. 



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