SANDERS BIO

DR. TORIN T. SANDERS, LCSW

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SANDERS BIO

Dr. Torin T. Sanders is a licensed clinical social worker, an ordained minister, an experienced family therapist, parent educator, mediator and a mentor trainer. For over 24 years, Dr. Sanders has served as pastor of The Sixth Baptist Church, organized in 1858.

Dr. Sanders earned his bachelor's degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. He graduated magna cum laude and was admitted to Phi Beta Kappa. He earned both his master's degree and Ph.D. in social work from Tulane University. He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Social Work at Southern University at New Orleans.

Prior to becoming a pastor, Dr. Sanders was a family preservation therapist, the supervisor of the parent-child center at Kingsley House, the coordinator of the Louis Armstrong Manhood Development Program at Milne Boys Home, Director of the Loss and Survival Team at Children's Bureau, and Vice-President of Programs for Volunteers of America-Greater New Orleans. Dr. Sanders has also served as a consultant to two community health clinics in New Orleans post-Katrina as well as a program to help young adults enter the construction industry.

A frequent guest speaker and presenter, Dr. Sanders is the recipient of numerous awards from organizations including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Victims & Citizens against Crime, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Rainbow PUSH. In 2004, Dr. Sanders was elected as a reform candidate to the Orleans Parish School Board where he twice served as President. He is the former board chair of the Council on Aging and the Children & Youth Planning Board. He also serves on the boards of The St. Thomas Health Clinic, The Ethics Review Board of the City of New Orleans.

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