Denise Pintello (Denise Pintello)

Gwinn High School

Class of 1975

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Denise Pintello - Class of 1975 - Gwinn High School

First Name	Denise
Last Name	Pintello
Maiden Name	Pintello
Graduation Year	Class of 1975
Gender	Female
City	N/A
State/Province	MD
Country	United States
Occupation	Social Work Administration
Married	No
Favorite School Memory	Getting to know fellow Gwinn classmates in class (favorite teacher was Ann Charter) and also outside of class - including getting together for a bonfire at "the Plains" and working with my teammates at Gwinn sports events.
About Me	After finishing my BSW at NMU, I worked at the Marquette Women's Center and found that I could make a positive difference in helping people. In the late 1980s, I moved to the Washington DC area and received my master's degree and provided mental health treatment for sexually abused kids and their families. From there, I realized that research holds the key to understanding the question 'why' - so I decided to pursue my PhD. I now work at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD and serve as a Special Assistant to the Deputy Director at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. I oversee fantastic initiatives, including one that accelerates the translation of research into practice, so that science make...(read more)