Steven Muncy, MSW, DrPH - Executive Director

Dr. Steven Muncy has served as the Executive Director of Community and Family Services International (CFSI) since its inception in 1981 and concurrently, since 2006, as the Coordinator of the Social Work Education Project (SWEP) in the conflict-affected areas of Mindanao, Philippines. A resident of the Philippines for thirty years, he has been actively involved in promoting human security, humanitarian action, social work education, and good governance. In addition to his work at CFSI, Dr. Muncy has been a consultant for the World Bank, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), governments, and others, involving travel throughout South East and Central Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe.

Dr. Muncy has lectured at various universities and served on the Boards of other civil society organizations. In February 2009, he was elected to the Executive Committee of the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) - the global NGO network that advocates for humanitarian action - for a three-year term. In April 2010, he was elected to the Board of the Association of Foundations (AF) of the Philippines for a two-year term.

A citizen of the United States, Muncy earned the Bachelor of Social Work degree at James Madison University in Virginia and the Master of Social Work degree at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He earned the Master of Public Health degree and the Doctor of Public Health degree at the University of Philippines. Muncy completed a fellowship at the Refugee Studies Centre at Oxford University and has recently been involved in an executive education programme at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

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