Caryn Berman
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Caryn Berman was a Chicago-based social worker.[1]
Biography
Caryn was born in Rosedale, Queens to Paul and Rachel Berman. She was the wife for 36 years of Laura Cuzzillo.[1] Berman and Cuzillo married May 22, 2010, in Des Moines, Iowa.[2]
While attending
She died September 1, 2014,[4] after a five-year battle with ovarian cancer at the age of 61.[1]
Career
Motivated by the 1985 neath of a friend from HIV/AIDS, Berman became an AIDS educator, policymaker and service provider at Center on Halsted (formerly known as Horizons Community Services), Heartland Alliance, and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.[1]
While working as a clinical social worker at
Evanston Hospital, Berman “developed a groundbreaking sex-education program for persons with chronic mental illness” before going into private psychotherapy practice, part time.[3]
At the
University of Illinois at Chicago, she was the Illinois program director of the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center, training more than 25,000 health care professionals.[3]
Legacy
In 1995, Berman was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "CARYN BERMAN OBITUARY". legacy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Laura Cuzzillo, Caryn Berman". The New York Times. May 28, 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Caryn Berman". Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ a b Baim, Tracy (September 2, 2014). "PASSAGES: Healthcare advocate Caryn Berman dies". Windy City Times. Retrieved 1 May 2023.