Bartholomew Casimir, MA, MFTI

Bartholomew Casimir, MA, MFTI is an experienced program manager and clinician in non-profit social service and health care settings, with special expertise in developing and managing affordable, supportive housing for people living with HIV/AIDS, people in recovery, and veterans.  He has worked with professional staff, government agencies, and community-based organizations to finance support services and organize therapeutic activities that enhance individual well-being by:

• Helping people to identify and challenge internal and external stereotyping and stigmatization on issues related to poverty, substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, homophobia, racism and sexism;
• Motivating those in treatment to engage in grass roots organization, peer advocacy, treatment advocacy and coalition activities within the local community; and
• Promulgating a policy of “treatment on demand” as the most effective strategy for addressing such issues as homelessness and crisis management among those considered high users of mental health care systems.

Widely respected as a tenacious and knowledgeable problem solver and motivator, Mr. Casimir has helped numerous agencies manage and evaluate social services case management programs, identify critical infrastructure issues, develop and implement operational policies and procedures, intervene in crisis situations, and develop written materials for training, education, presentations, grants and reports.  His management experience in San Francisco includes work with Glide Community Housing, Swords to Plowshares, Ark of Refuge, Conard House, Shanti Project, the National HIV Prevention Task Force, and the Black Coalition on AIDS’ Rafiki House.

His community and civic activities include service on the San Francisco HIV Prevention Planning Council, the Treatment on Demand Council (San Francisco), the Proposition 63 Task Force (San Francisco), the Board of Directors for NAPWA (Washington, DC), the Advisory Committee of the National Minority AIDS Council (Washington, DC), and the Board of Directors of the Black Coalition on AIDS (San Francisco).

Mr. Casimir received his Master’s degree in Social Clinical Psychology from the New College of California in San Francisco, and his Bachelor’s degree from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University – Purdue University in Indianapolis.  He also served in the US Air Force Medical Corps as a Personnel Affairs Specialist.