Dr. Jeffrey Kranzler

Dr. Jeffrey Kranzler, Ph.D., LCSW. Dr. Kranzler holds a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University, and a Masters of Social Work and Ph.D. in Social Welfare from The Wurzweiler School of Social Work.

Dr. Kranzler is an expert in the field of Mentoring and has been involved in the field for almost two decades. He started his work in the mentoring program of the Federation of Baltimore and has also worked in mentoring programs focused on underserved youth in Manhattan through the Jewish Board of Children and Family Services.  He completed graduate training in the mentoring arm of Project Y.E.S. in Brooklyn, New York.

Continuing his mentoring work in South Florida, Dr. Kranzler received training from Dr. Susan Weinberger, a recipient of a Volunteer Action Award from President Bill Clinton, for her work in mentoring. Under her guidance he conducted successful school-based mentoring initiatives in a large K-12 school serving a large immigrant youth population. 

In January of 2014, Dr. Kranzler completed and published his graduate dissertation that studied the impact of a mentoring intervention on the substance use and aggression of a homeless youth population. He has subsequently created multiple school-based mentoring programs, consulted at Covenant House of New York and at Johns Hopkins University’s A-Level Capital Venture Fund.  

Dr. Kranzler specializes in supporting and creating mentoring programs for immigrant youth.  He has consulted for Soccer Without Borders, The Ethiopian Community Development Council, Lutheran Social Services and more.  He has delivered trainings and webinars for The National Mentoring Resource Center affiliates focusing on helping organizations and schools create mentoring programs that effectively serve immigrant youth populations.