Director

Chelci Fudge

Chelci L. Fudge is a Clinical Social Worker at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center where she has served as an inpatient psychiatric social worker since 2022. Prior to transitioning to the VA, Chelci served as the Lead Adult Level I Trauma Social Worker for University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.  She has been a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervisor Designation (LISW-S) for over a decade and a Certified Case Manager (CCM) since 2018.  Since 2020, Ms. Fudge has served as an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University teaching Advanced Social Work Practice in Integrated Healthcare.

Chelci received her Master of Science in Social Administration from Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel School of Applied Sciences and Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Ohio University. Chelci is a second-generation OU Bobcat and strongly believes there is no place like Athens, OH. Chelci is an active member of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. and is the chartering President of the Erie Shores Chapter. Chelci is also an active legacy member of Carrousels, Inc.

For the past decade she has served as a Mentor to First Generation College students through College Now. Since 2022 she has had the pleasure of also serving as a Disaster Mental Health volunteer with the American Red Cross.

Chelci is an active ministry partner at South Euclid United Church of Christ in South Euclid, OH. She enjoys cooking, traveling, reading and gardening. Chelci resides in Northeast Ohio with her husband William and two children: JaNae & William IV.