Why My Inner Child Cries

A 1973 graduate of The University of California, Berkeley, David Haviland spent the first 25 years of his professional career as an Advertising Creative Director, writing radio, TV and newspaper ads for major corporate clients. In the early 1980’s David awakened to the vital importance of public service when he had the opportunity to promote social programs like The Harlem Children’s Zone and St. Patrick’s Cathedral’s Our Neighbors outreach to Manhattan’s elderly. Recognizing his true calling in the faces of the people he helped, and inspired by his mother Muriel’s work with New York’s AIDS patients, David returned to college to earn his Masters in Social Work at SUNY Albany. From that point he never looked back, working with patients on the psychiatric unit at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, and ultimately starting his 5 session anger management program which continues to receive referrals from Courts, attorneys, and social service organizations throughout the Hudson Valley. Committed to making a difference in the lives of others, David lives happily in Cold Spring, NY with his artist wife Debbie, and his daughters Stephanie and Rebecca.