Dr. Marina Badillo-Diaz, LCSW
Dr. Badillo-Diaz is an experienced school administrator and counseling director with a demonstrated history of working in community mental health and in K-12 education as a social worker. Currently, Dr. Badillo-Diaz is a consultant focusing on the training of educators and social workers with MABD Consulting. She is also a former board member of the National School Social Work Association of America and an adjunct professor at Columbia University and New York University. Dr. Badillo-Diaz is the creator of "The AI Social Worker" blog, a pivotal resource offering guidance on 21st-century skills and AI applications for social workers. Her professional interests are diverse and include 21st-century skills, ethical AI practice, social work supervision, social-emotional learning programming, school social work practice, and youth mental health. Her work consistently strives to bridge the gap between technology and human-centric social work practices, preparing professionals to meet the challenges of the modern 21st-century world.