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Deborah
J. Holliday, MSW, Vice Chairwoman of the Association of
Professional Flight Attendants, has been recognized by
Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership
and excellence in administrative dispute resolutions.
With 17 years of professional experience, Ms. Holliday
serves as the New York Vice Chairwoman for the APFA,
the largest independent labor union in the United States
with over 18,000 members. With expertise in relationship
strategy, she represents NY flight attendants and advocates
for the fair treatment of all APFA members. Ms. Holliday's
personal integrity and her experience as a flight attendant
prepared her for this position and fuels her passionate
pursuit of justice.
In 1985 Ms. Holliday received her Bachelor of Arts
from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. In
2006, she graduated with honors and received her Masters
in Social Work from Monmouth University, West Long Branch,
New Jersey. She is a member of the National Association
of Social Workers and the North American Association
of Christians in Social Work. Ms. Holliday is an active
advocate in her community and works with New Jersey
non-profits to bring a state-wide awareness to the issue
of bullying in schools, neighborhoods and the workplace.
She is the featured speaker for the bullying awareness
campaign.
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In 2009,
she founded BullyAlarm.com - a self-funded, non-profit committed
to raising awareness about the "social terrorism"
known as bullying through their campaign to See It – Say It
– Stop It! Bullying is a behavior not a person.
In Dec, 2009, the NJ State Commission on Bullying found that
policies are not enough to combat this problem – we must move
from policies to programs that effectively empower us to produce
positive outcomes.
On August 11, 2010, the Department of Education held the first
summit on the issue of bullying in our schools. She was excited
at the prospect that this would begin the national movement
to proactively approach this issue - but all she heard was the
need to collect more data and do more research! This was frusterating
to say the very least! Meanwhile, the bully’s targets suffer
daily harassment and indignation causing long-term personal
effects that impact society as a whole. |
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