Policy Council

The Policy Council consists of the following: a President; a Past President; a President-Elect, a Secretary, a Treasurer; a Representative to the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association; three Policy Council Representatives-at-Large (one of which can be designated as a Faculty Representative-at-Large); the Chairperson of each committee; and a representative of each Division of the Association. Non-voting members include the Executive Director, an APA Federal Advocacy Coordinator, and two Student Representatives.  

Executive Director

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Erin McMullan

Executive Committee

Stacy Whitcomb-Smith, PhD
President


Joel Guarna, PhD
President-Elect

Karla Diffin, PhD

Secretary

Howard Kunin, PsyD
Treasurer



Laura Brennan, PhD

Member-at-Large

Lauren Dattilo, PhD

Member-at-Large

Mary Donahue, PhD

APA COR

Rae Egbert, PsyD, LADC

Member-at-Large


Jeff Matranga, PhD, ABPP

Past President

COMMITTEE CHAIRS


Rebekah Bickford, PsyD, NCSP, BCBA-D

Ethics Committee


Doug Kimmel, PhD

Co-Chair, Legislative Committee

Co-Chair, Social Justice and Community Engagement Committee



John Lorenz, PhD

Continuing Education Committee

Jamie Pratt, PsyD, BCBA-D 

Membership Committee

Laura Slap-Shelton, PsyD

Co-Chair, Social Justice & Community Engagement Committee

Diane Tennies, PhD, LADC

Co-Chair, Legislative Committee


Student representatives



Kim Leo

Student Member

Hannah Milius

Student Member

APA FEDERAL ADVOCACY COORDINATOR (FAC)


Diana Prescott, PhD

APA FAC