MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
October 22, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 213 of the District of Columbia Health
Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-
1202.13), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Ms. Laura Golojuch
Morton Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010
(Ward 1)
for appointment as the marriage and family therapist licensed in the Distric t member
of the Board of
Professional Counseling,
filling a new seat, for a term to end July 1, 2027.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser
Mayor 1
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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t'.':hairman Phil Mendelson
at the request
of the Mayor
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the appointment
of Laura Golojuch to the Board of Professional Counseling.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
resolution may be cited as the "Board
of Professional Counseling Laura Golojuch Confirmation
Resolution
of 2024".
Sec.
2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
Laura Golojuch
Morton Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010
(Ward
1)
as the marriage and family therapist licensed in the District member of the Board of Professional
Counseling, established by section 213
of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision
Act
of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code§ 3-1202.13), filling
a new seat, for a term to end July 1, 2027.
Sec.
3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office
of the Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. LauraGolojuch
EDUCATION
DoctorofPhilosophy,FamilyScience August2023
UniversityofMarylandSchoolofPublicHealth,CollegePark,MD
Dissertation:ExploringCoupleandFamilyTherapistInvolvementinSocialJusticePraxis
MasterofScience,CoupleandFamilyTherapy August2015,
UniversityofMaryland,CollegePark,MD
Thesis:PerceptionsoftheTransitiontoAdulthoodforSocioeconomicallyDisadvantagedYoung
BlackMen
BachelorofArts,Psychology,MinorsinEnglishandStudioArt May2013
GeorgetownUniversity,Washington,DC
PROFESSIONAL LICENSESANDCERTIFICATIONS
LicensedMarriageandFamilyTherapist,WashingtonDC#LMFT000239
LicensedClinicalMarriageandFamilyTherapist,Maryland#LCM777
LicensedMarriageandFamilyTherapist,Virginia#0717001726
AAMETApprovedSupervisor
PREPARE/ENRICH CertifiedFacilitator
CertifiedClinicalTraumaProfessional
PROFESSIONALMEMBERISHIPS
AmericanAssociationofMarriageandFamilyTherapists(AAMFT),ClinicalMember
MetroMFT,Member-at-Largeboardmember
NationalCouncilonFamilyRelations,studentmember
MarylandCouncilOnFamilyRelations(MCFR),President2017-2018
YWCAYoungWomen’sLeadershipCouncil(YWLC),Secretary2016-2018
CLINICALEXPERIENCE
AAMTApprovedSupervisor July2020-Present
ProvideclinicalsupervisionandmentorshiptostudentinternsattheCenterforHealthy
FamiliesandCounseling&ConsultingontheHill
*MentortraineestolearnmodelsofMarriageandFamilytherapy,workonselfof
therapistissues,anddevelopprofessionally
CoupleandFamilyTherapist,Counseling&ConsultingontheHill May2018-Present
*Provideindividual,couple,andfamilytherapytoclientswithastrengthsbasedapproach
Maintainclientrecordsanddevelopindividualizedtreatmentplans
AssociateTherapist,LindseyHoskins&Associates, January2016-April2018
*Providecoupleandfamilytherapyutilizingmultipletherapeuticmodels OfferpremaritaltherapytocouplesthroughPREPARE/ENRICHprogram
Developindividualizedtreatmentplansandmaintainclientrecords
TherapistIntern,CenterforHealthyFamilies Fall2013-Spring2015
UniversityofMaryland,CollegePark,MD
Conductedsystemsbasedindividual,couple,andfamilytherapywithdiverseclient
populations
Designedandimplementedtreatmentplansandaccumulatedover400hoursoffaceto
faceclientcontact
‘Assistedinmanagementofclinicincludingcasemanagementandconductingintake
assessments
Superviseddataentryoffamilyandindividualcases
AdditionalClinicalTraining
EMDRBasicTraining,DeanyLaliotis,Online,2022
Attachment&Trauma,InternationalTraumaTrainingInstitute,Online,2020
MBSR:MindfulnessBasedStressReduction2DayIntensive,DianeRenz,Fairfax,VA,
2018
EmotionallyFocusedTherapy(EFT)withTraumaCouples,KathrynRheem,Ellicott
City,MD,2017
CertifiedClinicalTraumaProfessional,EricGentry,Ph.D.,CollegePark,MD,2017
SexTherapy,BarryMcCarthy,Ph.D.EllicottCity,MD,2016
PREPARE/ENRICHCertifiedFacilitator,LindseyHoskins,Ph.D.,Bethesda,MD,2014
MotivationalInterviewing,KrissHaren,Arlington,VA,2014
PlayTherapy,ElianaGil,Ph.D.,EllicottCity,MD,2014
ADMINISTRATIVEEXPERIENCE
AdministrativeCoordinator,MidAtlanticDivision(MAD)AAMET May2015-April2018
‘Maintainedalldivisionrecordsandmaterialsfor300+members
Answeredalldivisionmemberinquiriesviatelephone,email,andsocialmedia
Preparedmaterialsforquarterlyboardmeetingsandcoordinatewithcommitteemembers
PlannedandorganizedMADAnnualConferenceincludingsupervisingvolunteers,
planningandpreparingallmaterials,andservingason-sitecontact
AdministrativeAssistant,UniversityofMarylandCollegeParkSeptember2015-May2016
Supervisor:SandraHoffert,Ph.D.
PlanandorganizeNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)SocialObservatoriesCoordinating
Network(SOCN)NewDataLinkagesConference
Correspondwithallpresenterstocoordinatetravel,accommodations,andschedules
Createconferencematerialsandserveason-sitecontact
AidinpreparationofspecialissueANNALSVolume
GraduateAssistant,UniversityofMarylandCollegePark September2013-May2015
Supervisor:ElaineAnderson,Ph.D.
WorkedundertheChairtoperformadministrativedutiesasneeded *Providedcontentfordepartmentalwebsitecreatingnewsstories,flyers,andholiday
newslettersusingAdobePhotoshopandMicrosoftPublisher
©ManagedFamilySciencefrontdesk
TEACHINGEXPERIENCE
Instructor,UniversityofMarylandCollegePark Spring2023
FMSC330:HealthHappensinFamilies
*Developcoursecontentmergingpublichealthandfamilyscienceprinciples
Lectureonpublichealthandfamilysciencetheoreticalframeworks,socialdeterminants
ofhealth,andracisminhealthcare
Instructor,UniversityofMarylandCollegePark Fall2021,Spring2022,Fall2022
FMSC330:FamilyTheoriesandPatterns
*DevelopanddeliveronlinecoursecontentthroughCanvasplatform
*Lectureonprominentfamilytheoriesandchangesinfamilystructureovertime
Instructor,UniversityofMarylandCollegePark Fall2017,Spring2018,Fall
2018,Spring2019,Fall2019
FMSC381:PovertyandAffluenceinFamilies
LectureonincomeinequalityintheUnitedStateswithafocusonsocialpolicy,families,
race,andgender
Communicatewithstudentsaboutassignmentsandexpectations,gradeallassignments
DevelopandmaintainCanvasonlineplatformformanagementandgradingofcourse
assignments
Instructor,UniversityofMarylandCollegeParkSpring2017,Summer2017,Summer2018
FMSC477:Internship&AnalysisinFamilyScience
©Leadcapstonecoursetotransitionstudentsintoprofessionallife,includingassignments
likeresumeandcoverletterworkshops,elevatorpitch
Performoutreachwithinternshipsupervisorscollaboratingonstudentfinalgrades
MaintainCanvasplatformtocommunicatewithstudentsandgradeassignments
TeachingAssistant,UniversityofMarylandCollegePark
©ServedasteachingassistantforfourundergraduatecoursesattheUniversityofMaryland
*Gradepapersandwrittenassignmentsandevaluatefinalclasspresentations
©UtilizeCanvasplatformtocreateassignments,inputgrades,andcorrespondwith
students
FMSC381:Poverty,Affluence,andFamilies,Fall2016
Instructor:KevinM.Roy,Ph.D.
FGSM320:PublicHealthPolicy,Fall2016
Instructors:ElaineA.Anderson,Ph.D.&WoodieKessel,M.D.
FMSC487:LegalAspectsofFamilyProblems,Fall2016 Instructor,KerryW.Tripp,J.D.
FMSC477:Internship&AnalysisinFamilyScience,Spring2015
Instructor:BreAnnaL.Davis,Ph.D.
FMSC477:Internship&AnalysisinFamilyScience,Spring2014
Instructor:SheryllsKahn,M.S.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
ResearchAssistant,Men,Fathering,andInequalityResearchGroup(MFI)
UniversityofMaryland February2014-2020
Supervisor:KevinRoy,PhD.
Collaboratewithteamincodingdataforprojectexaminingyoungminoritymales’
transitionsintoadulthood
* Transcribesemi-structuredinterviewdataandparticipateinqualitativeanalysisusing
Dedoosesoftware
*FacilitategroupsatthePrinceGeorge’sCountyDepartmentofCorrectionswith
incarceratedfathers
ResearchAssistant,GeorgetownEarlyLearningProject January2012-April2013
Supervisor:RachelBarr,Ph.D.
*Recruitedparticipantsandcollecteddatafromearlychildhoodparticipantsforimitation
tasksattheNationalzooandduringhomevisits
*Usedtime-usecodingfortheBabyElmoProject,designedtofosterrelationshipsand
buildskillsbetweenincarceratedteenfathersandtheirinfants
OTHERRELATED EXPERIENCE
CorpsMember,Jumpstart May-August2011
*WorkedwithHeadstartpreschoolstudentsassistingintheclassroomdaily
*Facilitatedlearningthroughplayandconnectedoneononewithpreschoolstudents
*Supportedpreschoolers’successfultransitionintoelementaryschool
Tutor,DCReads January2010-May2012
=Tutoredandmentoredchildreningrades3-5throughGeorgetownUniversity’sCenterfor
SocialJustice
=WorkedcloselywithyouthinWards7and8(Washington,DC)toimprovechildren’s
readingskillsandtestscores
SELECTEDPUBLICATIONSANDCONFERENCEPRESENTATIONS
Golojuch,L.,Morgan,A.A.,Mittal,M,(2023).“AsTherapists,WeGettoBeQuietly
Subversive”:AQualitativeExplorationofCFTsSocialJusticePractices.Paper
presentationattheNationalCouncilonFamilyRelationsAnnualConference.Orlando,
FL. Golojuch,L.(Chair)(2021).UnderstandingDiverseandUnderstudiedFamilies.Interactive
postersessionatNationalCouncilonFamilyRelationsAnnualMeeting.Virtual.
‘Young,J.,Li,G.,Golojuch,L.,&Kim,H.S.(2021).AsianAmericanemergingadultracial
identitiesandreactionstoracialtensionintheUnitedStates.EmergingAdulthood,10(2),
342-353.hutps://doi.org/10.1177/21676968211051163
Young,J.L.,Kim,H.S.,&Golojuch,L.(2020).“Racewassomethingwedidn’ttalk
about”:RacialsocializationinAsianAmericanfamilies.FamilyRelations,70(4),1027-
1039.https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12495
Roy,K.,Hart,J.,&Golojuch,L.(2018).Onsacredground:Understandingraceandgenderin
anethnographicteamstudyofyoungmenofcolorintransitiontoadulthood.InA.
Humble&E.Radina(Eds.).MovingBeyond‘ThemesEmerged’:RealStoriesofHow
QualitativeDataAnalysisHappens.NewYork:Taylor&Francis.
Allen,S.H.&Golojuch,L.(2018).“Shestilldoesn’twantmetotellmynextdoorneighbor:”
ThefamilialexperiencesofModernOrthodoxJewishgaymen.JournalofGLBTFamily
Studies,15(4),373-394.https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2018.1487811
Roy,K.,Golojuch,L.,&Hart,J.(2018,November).Acrossthreegenerations:Perspectiveson
sharedfamilytraumaprocessesfromincarceratedfathers.Papersymposium
presentationatNationalCouncilonFamilyRelationsAnnualMeeting.SanDiego,CA.
Roy,K.,Golojuch,L.,&Blick,R.(2018,November).Ghostingaskin-basedstrategyforyoung
menofcolortoavoidconflictandviolence.Paperpresentationforannualmeetingofthe
‘AmericanPublicHealthAssociation,SanDiego,CA.
Golojuch,L.(2017,November).Beyondcoolpose:Traumaandcopingprocessesinthelivesof
‘youngmenofcolorduringthetransitiontoadulthood.Papersymposiumpresentationat
NationalCouncilonFamilyRelationsAnnualMeeting.Orlando,FL.
Roy,K.&Golojuch,L.(2017).Doingmybid,awayfromthekids:Fatheringincorrectional
facilities.NCFRReport,62(1),F12-F13.
SERVICE
Adhocreviewer:JournalofAdolescentResearch 2020-2021
FacultySearchCommittee,FamilyScienceDepartment,UniversityofMaryland2017-2018
FamilyScienceProgramCommittee,UniversityofMaryland 2017-2019
Panelist,NewStudentOrientationSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofMaryland2017
AWARDS
AnselmStraussAwardforQualitativeFamilyResearchforchapterinco-editedbook,"How
qualitativedataanalysishappens:Movingbeyond'themesemerged,”2020 DeltaOmegaGammaZetaChapterStudentResearchPosterCompetitionAward,2018
RogerH.RubinStudentProfessionalFundRecipient,2014
MicrosoftOffice(Excel,PowerPoint,Word),Photoshop,SocialMedia
Qualitativeanalysisskills(Dedoose,ATLAS.ti,NVivo),SPSSstatisticalsoftwarepackage
ElementaryproficiencyinSpanishandAmericanSignLanguage
Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Laura Golojuch
Ms. Laura Golojuch, PhD, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family
therapist in the District of Columbia , Virginia, and Maryland. Ms.
Golojuch enjoys bridging research, theory, and practice in her work. She
is also a clinical supervisor and provides supervision to therapists in
training and marriage and family therapist s working toward licensure.
Her clinical work utilizes her systemic training to see people in context.
Ms. Golojuch uses an integrative and strengths-based approach that
incorporates solution focus, narrative, dialectical behavior therapy , and
trauma-informed practices into her sessions. Additionally, Ms.
Golojuch teaches as an adjunct faculty member at the University of
Maryland. Her dissertation from the University of Maryland focuses on how couple and family
therapists enact social justice practice. Ms. Golojuch is an American Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy ( AAMFT) Clinical Fellow and an AAMF T Approved Supervisor.
A Ward 1 resident, Ms. Golojuch earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Georgetown
University, and her Master of Science in Couple and Family Therapy and Doctor of Philosophy in
Family Science from the University of Maryland. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: October 10, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolution nominating Laura Golojuch as a member
of the Board of Professional Counseling
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution and
found it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
______________________________
Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish