Stephen R. Block (MSW Indiana University, PhD University of Colorado) is research professor at the University of Colorado, Denver School of Public Affairs and a Fulbright Scholar in Nonprofit/Nongovernmental Management. He has over thirty-six years of experience on nonprofit boards. He was the executive director of the Colorado Chapter of National Association of Social Workers, the Colorado-based Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management, and is the founding executive director of Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS).

"Social Work and Boards of Directors: The Relationship Model has two distinguishing features. The first is that it is written with social workers in mind. The second is that it provides a comprehensive model to assist in resolving board and executive director conflicts, as well as providing guidance on improving the board's effectiveness." -- Thomas Tebbe, School Social Work Journal

"Stephen Block has a deep involvement with the nonprofit sector: he has been working, teaching, and publishing on nonprofit organizations for decades. He started his career as a social worker and has always been related with this profession, which has been significantly increasing based on the number of professionals. This background gives him singular credibility with regard to the specific subject of this book." --Requel Rego, Voluntas