1965-1975: Professor Waldman begins as a caseworker at the Essex County Welfare Board. He advances over the next 10 years, eventually working as Food Stamp Administrator.

1972: Professor Waldman graduates from Rutgers SSW's MSW program with a concentration in Social Work Administration. Little does he know he will go on to teach over 50 classes at Rutgers SSW.

1989-1998: Professor Waldman serves as three-time Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Human Services under Governors Thomas Kean, Jim Florio, and Christine Todd Whitman.

1998-2001: Professor Waldman becomes Executive Director of the American Public Human Services Association where he develops an Executive Leadership Institute for state-level human service CEOs.