Mark A. Robinson

Director of Field Education, Department of Social Work
Instructor, Department of Social Work

Mark graduated from Syracuse University with a Masters degree in Social Work. He designed, developed, and implemented a successful fatherhood program while working at a community action agency in Syracuse, N.Y., before moving to Toledo, Ohio in 2003.

Mark worked as a School-Based mental Health Clinician for several years. He is also the team captain of a local chapter of All Pro Dad which he implemented at Lincoln Academy for Boys. His passion for fathers shines through as he established R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc. in 2006, a faith based non-profit organization for restoring fathers back to the head of the family through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

As a co-founder and community organizer of the Northcoast Fatherhood Collaborative, Mark served as the Assistant Director for the Northcoast Fatherhood Initiative, a community-wide effort to empower fathers to make a difference in the lives of their children. Additionally, he serves on task forces, and committees in the Toledo, Ohio area and is a current Board Member of the Ohio Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families (OPNFF).

Education

• Master of Social Work, Syracuse University, August 2003
• Bachelor of Science in Social Work, Syracuse University, May, 2001

Areas of Expertise

• Engaging Fathers
• Community Organizing

Professional Affiliations

• The Council for Social Work Education
• National Association of Social Workers
• North American Association of Christians in Social Work
• Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society
• Ohio Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families

Recent Awards or Recognition

• Faculty Excellence Award Nominee, Lourdes University 2011
• Proclamation from the Mayor of Toledo, OH

Presentations and Trainings

• Boys to Men Saving Our Sons (SOS) Conference Presenter, 2012
• North American Association of Christians in Social Work (NACSW) Presenter, 2010, 2012
• Advance Fatherhood Ohio! Summit, Springfield, Ohio, Presenter, 2010
• 7th Annual YELL & TELL rally, Presenter, 2010
• A Renewed Mind, Speaker, 2010
• All Pro Dad Team Captain at Lincoln Academy for Boys, 2006 – 2008
• Organized and participated in state-wide Advance Fatherhood Ohio! Summit 2008 – present
• Mother’s Center of Greater Toledo, speaker, 2009

Service to the Community and the University

• Founder & Executive Director, R.E.S.T.O.R.E., Inc.Member, Citizen
• Advisory Committee, Legal Aid of Northwest Ohio
• Member, Village 50 Board
• Chair, Fatherhood Collaborative
• Fatherhood Walk
• Dads and Kids Camp Out
• Welcome Host Ministry, Cornerstone Church, Toledo, 2005 – present
• Prayer Partner Ministry, Cornerstone Church, Toledo, 2008 – present
• Faculty Recognition and Professional Development Committee
• Sylvania Franciscan Village Environmental Task Force

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