Board of Directors and Committee Chairs

Board Officers

Julie Leavitt, MD President
Barbara A. Baer, PhD Past-President
Bruce Weitzman, MFT President-Elect and Treasurer
Suzanne Haas-Lyon, PhD Secretary

Board Directors

Elise Geltman, LCSW Candidate Representative
Stephen Lugar, PsyD Candidate Representative
Eric Essman, MA Community Advisory Member
To be elected Community Advisory Member
To be elected Community Advisory Member
To be elected Community Advisory Member
Dori Dubin, PsyD Faculty Representative
Maureen Franey, PhD, MFT Faculty Representative
Alice Shaw, PhD Graduate Representative
Shubha Herlekar, PsyD, MFT Graduate Representative
Dennis Facchino, PhD Member-at-Large
Kali Hess, MFT Member-at-Large
Nancy Hollander, PhD Member-at-Large
Denni Liebowitz, LCSW Member-at-Large
Cynthia Colvin, PhD Personal/Supervising Analyst Representative
TBD Personal/Supervising Analyst Representative

Committee Chairs

Jim Meyers, MFT Admissions Chair
Francisco Gonzalez, MD Community Psychoanalysis Co-Chair
Rachael Peltz, PhD Community Psychoanalysis Co-Chair
Nancy Drooker, PhD Community Wellness Co-Chair
Thomasine McFarlin, LCSW Community Wellness Co-Chair
Robert Bartner, PhD Continuing Education Chair
Dvora Honigstein, PhD, MFT Credentials Co-Chair
Cheryl Jacques, PsyD Credentials Co-Chair
Lisa Beritzhoff, MFT Curriculum Co-Chair
Stephen Hartman, PhD Curriculum Co-Chair
Nancy Levine-Jordano, PsyD, LCSW Dean of Candidates
Dawn Shifreen-Pomerantz, MFT Development Chair
Maureen Murphy, PhD Distance Learning Co-Chair
Tom Wooldridge, PsyD Distance Learning Co-Chair
Chuck Brandes, PhD Ethics Chair
Francisco Gonzalez, MD Extra Curricular Education Co-Chair
Lee Slome, PhD Extra Curricular Education Co-Chair
Bruce Weitzman, MFT Finance Chair
To be elected Graduation Coordinator
Maureen Murphy, PhD IPA Liaison
Charles Spezzano, PhD IPA Liaison
To be elected Membership Chair
Luca DiDonna, PhD Newsletter Co-Chair
Jane Kenner, PhD Newsletter Co-Chair
Barbara A. Baer, PhD Nominations Chair
Kara Swedlow, PhD, MFT Outreach Co-Chair
Elizabeth Kassoff, PhD Outreach Co-Chair
Terrance McLarnan, MFT Progressions Chair
Shubha Herlekar, PsyD, MFT PsyD Program
Debbie Ghidinelli, MFT Referral Service Co-Chair
David Sutherland, MD, PhD Referral Service Co-Chair
To be elected Special Events Co-Chair