University of North Texas 
Brenda Sweeten (She/Her)
Position Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Email: brenda.sweeten@unt.edu
Phone: (940) 369-6991
Location: Chilton Hall, Suite 300
Bio:
Brenda Sweeten, LCSW is a Clinical Professor in the University of North Texas Department
of Social Work and serves as UNT's Foster Care Liaison Officer. Brenda earned a MSSW
from the University of Texas at Austin and a BSW from Baylor University. Brenda has
28 years of practice experience in the child welfare and judicial system serving child
and families. Brenda is very engaged in the local and statewide community serving
on a number of boards and advisory councils including Education Reach for Texans,
a non-profit that brings together higher education and child welfare professionals
from across Texas to share ideas, generate original research, policy and practice
recommendations. Brenda, along with a group of amazing foster care alumni students
at UNT founded Persevere UNTil Success Happens, or PUSH, in 2012. In her free time,
Brenda enjoys gardening, traveling (to the beach), crocheting and spending family
time with her husband, two children, and their dachshunds.
Lindsey Foster (She/Her)
Position Title: Coordinator of Student Engagement, PUSH Co-Advisor
Email: Lindsey.Foster@unt.edu
Phone: (940) 369-8324
Location: Union 376G
Bio: Lindsey Foster is the Coordinator of Student Engagement and the PUSH Co-Advisor. She has her Master's in Social Work and her B.A in Social Work from Texas Tech University. She is excited to get to know and work with PUSH students! In her free time, Lindsey enjoys reading, traveling, and hanging out with her family and friends.
Gummer Zackaria (She/Her)
Position Title: Graduate Assistant, PUSH
Email: Gummer.Zackaria@unt.edu
Location: Union 376
Bio: Gummer Zackaria is a first year in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program here at UNT. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology with a minor in Counseling and Arabic. A fun fact about her is that she is fluent in Arabic and has a cat named Venus.