Angelina Blasich

Angelina Blasich, School Social Worker

ablasich@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

Love is my mantra
Creativity, my tool
Silliness, my mode of operation.

As an artist, writer, poet, performer, energy collaborator and active life participant, I believe each and every individual has the power to grow, develop and transcend.  To this end, I make it my personal and professional business to share joy, hope and the importance of due diligence.  Therapeutically, I use all of these to assist individuals and families in developing functional, empowering strategies to employ positive change and support continued growth.

I am remarkably blessed to be the vehicle to introduce my daughter, Seraphina, to this earth.  We can be found hula hooping in our front yard, traipsing through a creek (pronounced "crick") with our dachshund, Jack; or cuddled up on the couch with our cat, Boompsie, watching So You Think You Can Dance. 

I am thrilled to join the New Roots family and am committed to growing right along with it.

Angelina is a recent graduate of Binghamton University, receiving her MSW and her MA in Social Science.  After completing her BS in Communication and Women's Studies from SUNY Oneonta, she started her career in Harlem and appeared on "60 Minutes" with STRIVE, a behaviorally based, job preparedness program.  From there, Angelina continued to serve youth as an educator, mentor and counselor throughout the five boroughs, Philadelphia and Baltimore. 

After returning to Upstate NY in 2004, she shared her message of hope and personal responsibility with individuals at the Broome County Correctional Facility and then at Lansing Residential Center for Girls.  It was her work at Lansing that inspired Angelina to return to school for her MSW.  This past year as a Harford Fellow, Angelina developed an In-Home Therapeutic Support program for home bound seniors in Tioga County.  Though she enjoyed working with her elders, she is just tickled to return to high school.