Stan Seiderman was founder and director of the
Bay Area Male Involvement Network, which is composed of a group of 14 child
and family programs in the Bay Area that focuses on encouraging fathers and
other men to become involved in the lives of children.
Mr. Seiderman,
a licensed clinical social worker, was interim director of the Fairfax-San
Anselmo Children's Center, a Fairfax child-care program serving low- and
moderate-income families. He had been involved with the center since its
inception in 1973; his wife, Ethel, was director for 17 years.
"The impact of his death will be nationwide
because of the work he has done with children and families, especially with
men," said Heidi Tomsky, a friend and colleague at the children's center.
"He believed strongly in the positive impact that fathers and significant
males have on a child's life."
Mr. Seiderman was born in New York City on
Dec. 4, 1931. He earned his bachelor of arts in psychology in 1951 from
Brooklyn College and a master's degree in social work from Boston University
in 1953.
Mr. Seiderman was a founding member of the
board of directors of the National Practitioners' Network for Fathers and
Families, a member of the Academy of Clinical Social Workers and a charter
member of the National Association of Social Workers.
He was also the author of "Becoming a
Father," published in 1995 by the National Committee to Prevent Child
Abuse.
Along with his wife, Mr. Seiderman is
survived by his son, Seth Seiderman of Melbourne, Australia; a daughter,
Abigail Tanem of Novato; and four grandchildren, Nick and William Tanem of
Novato and Ethan and Noah Seiderman of Melbourne.
[Exerpted from the obituary in the Marin Independent
Journal by Mike Edwards
Bay
Area Male Involvement Network