MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
May 22, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 217 of the District of Columbia Health
Occupations Revisions Act of 1985, effective March 10, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-88; D.C. Official Code §
3-1202.17), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Ms. Laura Golojuch
Morton Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010
(Ward 1)
for appointment as a marriage and family therapist licensed in the District member of the Board of
Marriage and Family Therapy, filling a vacant seat formerly held by Sylvia Rosario, for the remainder
of an unexpired term to end January 3, 2027.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser
Mayor
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at the request of the Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the appointment of Laura Golojuch to the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Laura Golojuch
19 Confirmation Resolution of 2024".
20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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22 Ms. Laura Golojuch
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27 as a marriage and family therapist licensed in the District member of the Board of Marriage and
28 Family Therapy, established by section 217 of the District of Columbia Health Occupations
29 Revisions Act of 1985, effective March 10, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-88; D.C. Official Code§ 3-
30 1202.17), filling a vacant seat formerly held by Sylvia Rosario, for the remainder of an unexpired
31 term to end January 3, 2027.
32 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
34 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Family Science August 2023
University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, MD
Dissertation: Exploring Couple and Family Therapist Involvement in Social Justice Praxis
Master of Science, Couple and Family Therapy August 2015,
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Thesis: Perceptions of the Transition to Adulthood for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Young
Black Men
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Minors in English and Studio Art May 2013
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Washington DC #LMFT000239
Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist, Maryland #LCM777
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Virginia #0717001726
AAMET Approved Supervisor
PREPARE/ENRICH Certified Facilitator
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERISHIPS
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), Clinical Member
MetroMFT, Member-at-Large board member
National Council on Family Relations, student member
Maryland Council On Family Relations (MCFR), President 2017-2018
YWCA Young Women’s Leadership Council (YWLC), Secretary 2016-2018
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
AAMT Approved Supervisor July 2020- Present
Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to studentinterns at the Center for Healthy
Families and Counseling & Consulting on the Hill
* Mentor trainees to learn models of Marriage and Family therapy, work on self of
therapist issues, and develop professionally
Couple and Family Therapist, Counseling & Consulting on the Hill May 2018- Present
* Provide individual, couple, and family therapy to clients with a strengths based approach
Maintain client records and develop individualized treatment plans
Associate Therapist, Lindsey Hoskins & Associates, January 2016- April 2018
* Provide couple and family therapy utilizing multiple therapeutic models
 Offer premarital therapy to couples through PREPARE/ENRICH program
Develop individualized treatment plans and maintain client records
Therapist Intern, Center for Healthy Families Fall 2013- Spring 2015
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Conducted systems based individual, couple, and family therapy with diverse client
populations
Designed and implemented treatment plans and accumulated over 400 hours of face to
face client contact
‘Assisted in management of clinic including case management and conducting intake
assessments
Supervised data entry of family and individual cases
Additional Clinical Training
EMDR Basic Training, Deany Laliotis, Online, 2022
Attachment & Trauma, International Trauma Training Institute, Online, 2020
MBSR: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction 2 Day Intensive, Diane Renz, Fairfax, VA,
2018
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Trauma Couples, Kathryn Rheem, Ellicott
City, MD, 2017
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Eric Gentry, Ph.D., College Park, MD, 2017
Sex Therapy, Barry McCarthy, Ph.D. Ellicott City, MD, 2016
PREPARE/ENRICH Certified Facilitator, Lindsey Hoskins, Ph.D., Bethesda, MD, 2014
Motivational Interviewing, Kriss Haren, Arlington, VA, 2014
Play Therapy, Eliana Gil, Ph.D., Ellicott City, MD, 2014
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Administrative Coordinator, Mid Atlantic Division (MAD) AAMET May 2015-April 2018
‘Maintained all division records and materials for 300+ members
Answered all division member inquiries via telephone, email, and social media
Prepared materials for quarterly board meetings and coordinate with committee members
Planned and organized MAD Annual Conference including supervising volunteers,
planning and preparing all materials, and serving as on-site contact
Administrative Assistant, University of Maryland College Park September 2015- May 2016
Supervisor: Sandra Hoffert, Ph.D.
Plan and organize National Science Foundation (NSF) Social Observatories Coordinating
Network (SOCN) New Data Linkages Conference
Correspond with all presenters to coordinate travel, accommodations, and schedules
Create conference materials and serve as on-site contact
Aid in preparation of special issue ANNALS Volume
Graduate Assistant, University of Maryland College Park September 2013- May 2015
Supervisor: Elaine Anderson, Ph.D.
Worked under the Chair to perform administrative duties as needed
 * Provided content for departmental website creating news stories, flyers, and holiday
newsletters using Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Publisher
© Managed Family Science front desk
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor, University of Maryland College Park Spring 2023
FMSC 330: Health Happens in Families
* Develop course content merging public health and family science principles
Lecture on public health and family science theoretical frameworks, social determinants
of health, and racism in healthcare
Instructor, University of Maryland College Park Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022
FMSC 330: Family Theories and Patterns
* Develop and deliver online course content through Canvas platform
* Lecture on prominent family theories and changes in family structure over time
Instructor, University of Maryland College Park Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall
2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019
FMSC 381: Poverty and Affluence in Families
Lecture on income inequality in the United States with a focus on social policy, families,
race, and gender
Communicate with students about assignments and expectations, grade all assignments
Develop and maintain Canvas online platform for management and grading of course
assignments
Instructor, University of Maryland College Park Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Summer 2018
FMSC 477: Internship & Analysis in Family Science
© Lead capstone course to transition students into professional life, including assignments
like resume and cover letter workshops, elevator pitch
Perform outreach with internship supervisors collaborating on student final grades
Maintain Canvas platform to communicate with students and grade assignments
Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland College Park
© Served as teaching assistant for four undergraduate courses at the University of Maryland
* Grade papers and written assignments and evaluate final class presentations
© Utilize Canvas platform to create assignments, input grades, and correspond with
students
FMSC 381: Poverty, Affluence, and Families, Fall 2016
Instructor: Kevin M. Roy, Ph.D.
FGSM 320: Public Health Policy, Fall 2016
Instructors: Elaine A. Anderson, Ph.D. & Woodie Kessel, M.D.
FMSC 487: Legal Aspects of Family Problems, Fall 2016
Instructor, Kerry W. Tripp, J.D.
FMSC 477: Internship & Analysis in Family Science, Spring 2015
Instructor: BreAnna L. Davis, Ph.D.
FMSC 477: Internship & Analysis in Family Science, Spring 2014
Instructor: Sherylls Kahn, M.S.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, Men, Fathering, and Inequality Research Group (MFI)
University of Maryland February 2014-2020
Supervisor: Kevin Roy, PhD.
Collaborate with team in coding data for project examining young minority males’
transitions into adulthood
* Transcribe semi-structured interview data and participate in qualitative analysis using
Dedoose software
* Facilitate groups at the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections with
incarcerated fathers
Research Assistant, Georgetown Early Learning Project January 2012- April 2013
Supervisor: Rachel Barr, Ph.D.
* Recruited participants and collected data from early childhood participants for imitation
tasks at the National zoo and during home visits
* Used time-use coding for the Baby Elmo Project, designed to foster relationships and
build skills between incarcerated teen fathers and their infants
OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE
Corps Member, Jumpstart May-August 2011
* Worked with Headstart preschool students assisting in the classroom daily
* Facilitated learning through play and connected one on one with preschool students
* Supported preschoolers’ successful transition into elementary school
Tutor, DC Reads January 2010- May 2012
= Tutored and mentored children in grades 3-5 through Georgetown University’s Center for
Social Justice
= Worked closely with youth in Wards 7 and 8 (Washington, DC) to improve children’s
reading skills and test scores
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Golojuch, L., Morgan, A. A., Mittal, M, (2023). “As Therapists, We Get to Be Quietly
Subversive”: A Qualitative Explorationof CFTs Social Justice Practices. Paper
presentation at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. Orlando,
FL.
Golojuch, L. (Chair) (2021). Understanding Diverse and Understudied Families. Interactive
poster session at National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. Virtual.
‘Young, J., Li, G., Golojuch, L., & Kim, H. S. (2021). Asian American emerging adult racial
identities and reactions to racial tension in the United States. Emerging Adulthood, 10(2),
342-353. hutps://doi.org/10.1177/21676968211051163
Young, J. L., Kim, H.S., & Golojuch, L. (2020). “Race was something we didn’t talk
about”: Racial socialization in Asian American families. Family Relations, 70(4), 1027-
1039. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12495
Roy, K., Hart, J., & Golojuch, L. (2018). On sacred ground: Understanding race and gender in
an ethnographic team study of young men of color in transition to adulthood. In A.
Humble & E. Radina (Eds.). Moving Beyond ‘Themes Emerged’: Real Stories ofHow
Qualitative Data Analysis Happens. New York: Taylor & Francis.
Allen, S. H. & Golojuch, L. (2018). “She still doesn’t want me to tell my next door neighbor:”
The familial experiences of Modern Orthodox Jewish gay men. Journal of GLBT Family
Studies, 15(4), 373-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2018.1487811
Roy, K., Golojuch, L., & Hart, J. (2018, November). Across three generations: Perspectives on
shared family trauma processes from incarcerated fathers. Paper symposium
presentation at National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA.
Roy, K., Golojuch, L., & Blick, R. (2018, November). Ghosting as kin-based strategy foryoung
men of color to avoid conflict and violence. Paper presentation for annual meeting of the
‘American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.
Golojuch, L. (2017, November). Beyond cool pose: Trauma and coping processes in the lives of
‘young menofcolor during the transition to adulthood. Paper symposium presentation at
National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.
Roy, K. & Golojuch, L. (2017). Doing my bid, away from the kids: Fathering in correctional
facilities. NCFR Report, 62(1), F12- F13.
SERVICE
Ad hoc reviewer: Journal of Adolescent Research 2020-2021
Faculty Search Committee, Family Science Department, University of Maryland 2017-2018
Family Science Program Committee, University of Maryland 2017-2019
Panelist, New Student Orientation School of Public Health, University of Maryland 2017
AWARDS
Anselm Strauss Award for Qualitative Family Research for chapter in co-edited book, "How
qualitative data analysis happens: Moving beyond 'themes emerged,” 2020
Delta Omega Gamma Zeta Chapter Student Research Poster Competition Award, 2018
Roger H. Rubin Student Professional Fund Recipient, 2014
Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Photoshop, Social Media
Qualitative analysis skills (Dedoose, ATLAS.ti, NVivo), SPSS statistical software package
Elementary proficiency in Spanish and American Sign Language
 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Laura Golojuch
Ms. Laura Golojuch, PhD, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family
therapist in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland. Ms.
Golojuch enjoys bridging research, theory, and practice in her work. She
is also a clinical supervisor and provides supervision to therapists in
training and marriage and family therapists working toward licensure.
Her clinical work utilizes her systemic training to see people in context.
Ms. Golojuch uses an integrative and strengths-based approach that
incorporates solution focus, narrative, dialectical behavior therapy, and
trauma-informed practices into her sessions. Additionally, Ms.
Golojuch teaches as an adjunct faculty member at the University of
Maryland. Her dissertation from the University of Maryland focuses on how couple and family
therapists enact social justice practice. Ms. Golojuch is an American Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy (AAMFT) Clinical Fellow and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor.
A Ward 1 resident, Ms. Golojuch earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Georgetown
University, and her Master of Science in Couple and Family Therapy and Doctor of Philosophy in
Family Science from the University of Maryland.
 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: May 8, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolution nominating Laura Golojuch as a member
of the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution and
found it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
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Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681