Creola Atchison, LMSW

BA, Psychology, The College of New Rochelle
MSW, New York University

After working for 20 years as a Family Daycare Provider in her home in the South Bronx, Creola Atchison returned to school to earn a BA in Psychology with a special focus on early childhood development. She served as an Assistant Kindergarten teacher at Labor Sherman Day Care and in direct care as a child welfare specialist for ACS in a Bronx group home for young adults. In 2005, Atchison earned an MSW from NYU, and became a Licensed Social Worker. She retired as a case manager working for NYC’s Department of Homeless Services at a shelter for homeless men. She served as a Sunday School Teacher for over 25 years at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, and raised three, bold, smart and confident daughters. She is now retired and enjoying being a grandmother (or ‘LaLa’) to her granddaughter.