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Marlene Frantz, M.A., M.F.T. - President 2024-2026

 

Institute Committees

The President is an ex-officio member of all committees.

Board of Directors

Board Officers 
President: Marlene Frantz, M.A., M.F.T.   
President-Elect: Athena Carrillo, M.A., M.F.T.     
Secretary: Celeste Ryan, Ph.D.    
Treasurer: Barney Prentice, M.D.  

Ex-Officio Members    
Co-Clinic Director: Lynn Easley, L.C.S.W.     
DOT Committee: Steve Garman, Psy.D. 
Past President: Pamela F. Kirst, Ph.D.   

Members-At-Large   
Marybeth Carter, Ph.D.    
Brockton Hill, J.D., M.F.T.  
Stephen Kenneally, M.A., M.F.T. 


Ethics Committee

Chair: Marybeth Carter, Ph.D.      
Members:     
Celeste Ryan, Ph.D.  
Richard Ryan, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

Rhonda DiGiovanni, Psy.D., L.M.F.T.


Nominating Committee

Chair: Sheila Traviss, M.F.T.
Members:    
Marion Anderson, Ph.D.   

Lori Sortino, Ph.D. 
Kristie Meyer, M.S., L.M.F.T.


Membership Committee

Chair: Judith Hecker, Ph.D.  
Members:     
Constance Crosby, L.C.S.W. 
Barry Miller. Ph.D.  


Training Committees

Committee: 
JoAnn Culbert-Koehn, L.C.S.W. 
Steve Garman, Psy.D.   
Cydny Rothe, L.C.S.W.   
Elizabeth Schofield Bickford, M.A., L.M.F.T.

Admission Committee

Chair: Sharon Heath, M.A., M.F.T.  
Members:  
Stephen Kenneally, M.A., M.F.T 
JoAnn Culbert-Koehn, L.C.S.W.
Gita Morena, Ph.D., L.M.F.T.

Deborah Howell, M.A., L.M.F.T.

Review Committee

Chair: Corey Hooper, M.F.T.    
Members:      
Brockton D. Hill, J.D., M.F.T.    
Christi Taylor-Jones, M.A., L.M.F.T. 
Katharine Bainbridge, M.F.T., S.E.P.
Barry Miller, Ph.D.

Certifying Board

Chair: Mark Troedson, Ph.D., L.M.F.T. 
Members:    
J. Gordon Nelson, Ph.D.
Paul Gabrinetti,
Sherri Mahdavi, Ph.D.
Pamela Freundl Kirst, Ph.D.


Clinic Committees

Kieffer E. Frantz Clinic

Co-Directors:  
Lori Tyler, Ph.D.  
Lynn Easley, L.C.S.W.   
Members:  
Pamela F. Kirst, Ph.D.    
Marlene Frantz, M.A., M.F.T.   
Celeste Ryan, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Schofield-Bickford, M.A., M.F.T.  
 

Hilde Kirsch Children's Center

Director: Elizabeth Schofield- Bickford, M.A., M.F.T.


Finance & Investment Committee

Treasurer/Chair:    
Barney Prentice, M.D.   

Personnel Committee

Chair: Brockton Hill, J.D., M.F.T.    
Members:  
Marlene Frantz, M.A., M.F.T.
Pamela F. Kirst, Ph.D.

Stephen Kenneally, M.A., L.M.F.T.   
Ex Officio: Christophe Le Mouël, Ph.D.


Public Programs/Continuing Education Committee

Chair: Wendy Wyman-McGinty, Ph.D.    
Members:    
Marion Anderson, Ph.D.    
Michele Daniel, Ph.D.    
Marlene Frantz, M.A., M.F.T.  
Judith Hecker, Ph.D.  
Sherri Mahdavi, Ph.D. 
Sheila Traviss, M.A., M.F.T.    
Ann L. Walker, Ph.D.      
Staff: Christophe Le Mouël, Ph.D.


Library/Bookstore/ARAS Committee

Chairs:    
Lynn Easley, L.C.S.W. 
Members:

Chie Lee, M.A., M.F.T.    
Judith Hecker, Ph.D.    
Anson Levine, Ph.D.    
Karen Lipsky, M.A., L.M.F.T.    
Christopher Miller, Ph.D.    
Celeste Ryan, Ph.D.    
Elizabeth Schofield-Bickford, M.A., M.F.T.  
Robin N. Wynslow, Ph.D.     
Candidate Representative: Brian Dietrich, Ph.D.    
Staff:    
Christophe Le Mouël, Ph.D. 
James Bovay  


Psychological Perspectives

Chief-Editors:    
Christophe Le Mouël, Ph.D. 

Pamela F. Kirst., Ph.D.      
Film/Video Editor: Marybeth Carter, Ph.D.    
Book Review Editor: Ann L. Walker, Ph.D.    
Poetry Editor: Naomi Ruth Lowinsky, Ph.D.     
Board Members:    
Miles Beller    
Jacqueline Feather, Ph.D.    
Holly Fincher, Ph.D.    
Brockton Hill, J.D., M.F.T.   
C. Doyle Hollister, M.F.T.
J. Gordon Nelson, Ph.D.  
Lance S. Owens, M.D.   
Mark Troedson, Ph.D.
  
Staff & Consultants    
Art Direction: Michael Diehl  
Art Consultant: Nancy Mozur     
Manuscript Editors:    
Vicky Jo Varner, Ph.D.    
Robin Wiley    
Proofreader:    
Vicky Jo Varner, Ph.D.    


Task Force on Diversity and Inclusivity

Chair: Cydny Rothe, L.C.S.W.  
Members:   
Athena Carrillo, M.A., M.F.T.  
Constance Crosby, L.C.S.W. 
Marlene Frantz, M.A., M.F.T.   
Stephen Kenneally, M.A., M.F.T.  
Chie Lee, M.A., M.F.T.


North/South Conference Committee

Chair: Brockton Hill, J.D., M.F.T.    
L.A. Members:    
Athena Carrillo, M.A., M.F.T.    
Marybeth Carter, Ph.D.
Marlene Frantz, M.A., M.F.T.       
Sharon Heath, M.A., M.F.T.    
Judith Hecker, Ph.D.    
Deborah Howell, M.A., M.F.T.    
Janie Ingalls, M.A., M.F.T.    
Chie Lee, M.A., M.F.T.       
Jody Echegaray, Psy.D.   
Candidate Representative: 

Leyla Bell, Ph.D., L.M.F.T., A.T.R.-B.C., R.S.M.T./E. 
Bridget Morpurgo, L.M.F.T. 
Ifat Peled, Psy.D.

Anja Stadelmann Wright, M.A., L.M.F.T.

Michele Simon, M.A., L.M.F.T.

Shawnee Isaac-Smith, M.F.A., L.C.S.W.

S.F. Liaison:    
Karen Naifeh