Alumni SpotlightJEANNA

PALUMBO-CINO ('11)

Please explain your career – title, daily responsibilities, what you like about your job… I am an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) at an acute, inpatient psychiatrichospital on Long Island. My daily responsibilities include intake on new admissions,completing assessments, creating treatment plans with other specialties such as psych,therapeutic specialists, dietary, pharmacy, nursing, OT, PT, etc. Each treatment plan isindividualized for each patient to ensure successful outcomes, compliance, and overallphysical and mental health. Social Workers offer psychotherapy to each patient forabout 45 minutes each session weekly. Social Workers refer patients out to furthertreatment when discharged from the hospital. We set them up with everything fromhousing (if needed), to private psychiatrists and other practitioners. My favorite part about my job is seeing the successful treatment plan come to life. Everyday, I check in on my patients and see huge amounts of improvements. Watching eachpatient stabilize and obtain insight in order to heal both physically and mentally is whatI love about my job. 

Graduated from Fordham Universitywith a Master of Social Work degree and a certificate in Psychotherapy 

Was there a particular class that ignited your interest in afield of study? Throughout high school, I wanted to study math in college. Ithought about becoming a high school math teacher. I alsoLOVED chemistry and thought about becoming a nurse aswell. However, when I entered senior year, all of thischanged, and it's important to know that it is okay to changeyour mind! I knew I always wanted to interact, educate, orhelp others, and Social Work combined all of these perfectly. Who at HT influenced you in a positive way?  Father Joe was the person that I leaned on the most. Hisstrength and support helped me to overcome stresses of highschool and confusion about my future. He always welcomedme and my friends and actively listened to our problems, nomatter how big or small. This is something I do in my careereach day for my patients, although perhaps not as well asFather Joe did.

Currently works as anLMSW/Psychotherapist at

Brunswick Psychiatric Hospital

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What is your earliest memory of your“Titan Experience?” Do you rememberyour first day of school? How did youfeel? My earliest memory at HT was when Isecretly toured the halls and classroomsprior to school beginning with some newcheerleading friends I had just made. Wewanted to make sure we were not lost onthe first day - but we still were. My firstfew days were filled with anxiety andexcitement. Little did I know, those reallywere the beginning of the best four yearsof my life. Have you stayed connected to your Titanclassmates? How often do you return tocampus? Although I do not return to campus asoften as I would like, I stayed very closewith some of my Titan friends, one ofwhom will stand beside me on mywedding day. The friends I made at HThave been my strongest, greatest friendsand will remain that way forever. 

Do you think your life would have turned outdifferently if you had not attended HolyTrinity? Why or why not? I absolutely believe my life would be differentif I did not attend HT. My faith grew andcontinues to grow because of the rootsimplanted by HT. I grew up attending Masseach Sunday, praying and learning the Bible. Iattended Catholic school from the age of four,but my faith only grew stronger during highschool because it was encouraged. Without thefaith-based community of HT, I truly believethat my faith would have weakenedthroughout the years. Because of how strongmy faith is now, I will have a strong marriageand plan on building my family in the sameway I was raised.  What advice do you have for current Titans?  Do not be afraid of change! You will grow, youwill become stronger, and you will begin todevelop a deeper understanding of morals andvalues. During your time at HT, you begin tofigure out the person you want to become…andjust when you think you figured it out, youmight change again. Simply continue todevelop and grow as confident, moral, ethicalindividuals! Most importantly, enjoy this time,because four years will be gone before youknow it, and you will wish you could go backto some of the best years of your lives.