Michele Winchester Vega

Dr. Michele Winchester Vega, D.S.W, LCSW-R, ACSW, is a psychiatric social worker trained at Columbia University and Yeshiva University. She has worked in clinical practice for over 35 years and has taught at Yeshiva University, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Orange County College and Marist College in the areas of psychology, sociology, and social work. Dr. Winchester Vega is the owner of a very successful practice in the Hudson Valley that employs over 30 mental health professionals. She has received accolades for her professional work and commitment to philanthropy. She is the author of many publications including a self published children’s book she co-authored with her daughter titled, Are You My Sister?

Dr. Vega has a DSW from Yeshiva University School of Social Work, MSW from Columbia University. Her areas of Focus: Family Therapy - Minuchin & Calapinto Couples Therapy at Harvard  University Seminar in Field Instruction. Publications: Anthologies for Graduate Students. Research publications on a variety of topics. Presenter at International and National Conferences. Committed to giving back to the community, she has been coined “Million Dollar Woman” for helping to raise over $1 million dollars for a variety of causes.

She has served on The Council of Social Work Women’s Commission in Washington, D.C. and on the Board of Directors of The Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan, the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill and Kidz4Causes.com where some of the proceeds from Chicken Little, Look Up. The Sky is NOT Falling will be donated.