IAPSP Leadership
· Current Executive Board of the IAPSP
· Advisory Board of the International Council
· International Council Members
Current Executive Board of the IAPSP
Amy Joelson, LCSW
President
Carla Leone, PhD
President – Elect
Amy Eldridge, PhD, MSW
Immediate Past President
Daniel Perlitz, MD
Treasurer
Kim de la Harpe, MA
Secretary
Neslihan Ruganci, PsyD
Advisor
Elizabeth Carr, APRN, MSN,BC
Advisor
Christina Connell, RP
Council Representative
Valeria Pulcini, MD
Council Representative
Advisory Board of the International Council
Comprises the chairs of each of the working committees of IAPSP. The committee chair is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the President. We encourage all interested IAPSP members to join a working committee of their choice. The Advisory Board is comprised of the following members:
Current Committees and Chairs:
- Parliamentarian – George Hagman, MSW
- Students, Candidates and Early Career Professionals Committee – Joshua Burg, PsyD, Talya Miller Pogrund, MA and Ashley Leeds, LCSW
- Child and Adolescent Initiative – Erica Young, MA
- Couples Therapy Interest Group – David Shaddock, PhD, MFT & Jamie Loveland, PhD, LCSW
- eForum Committee – Estelle Shane, PhD, Judith Rustin, LCSW
- Early Career Professionals Committee – Shake’ Topalian, MA
- Global Advisory Committee – Gudrun Prinz, PhD
- Online Education Committee – Orly Shoshani, PhD
- Membership Committee – Carla Leone, PhD; Elizabeth Canick, PsyD; Stan Dudley, PhD
- Publication & Journal Committee – George Hagman, MSW, Marcia Dobson, PhD & John Riker, PhD
- Teachers of Self Psychology and Intersubjectivity Committee – Elizabeth Carr, MSN, BC
- Welcoming Program Committee – Rebecca Strauss, LCSW
- Social Justice Committee – Margy Sperry, PsyD and Judith Aronson, PhD
- Writing Mentorship Committee – Joshua Burg, PsyD and William Coburn, PhD,PsyD
- Fundraising Committe – Daniel Perlitz, MD
- Complexities of Diversity Interest Group – Claire Jaynes, MA & Thato Letsatsi, MA
- Writing Interest Group – Heather B. MacIntosh, PhD, CPsych & Jan Chess, PhD, MFT
International Council Members
The Council is composed of the original founding members, joined now by individuals democratically elected by the entire membership. As the original founding members vacate their council seats, these seats too are filled by means of democratic election.
International Council Members:
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa:
- Kim de la Harpe, Elected Member
- Sandra Lauffenburger, Elected Member
- Tessa Phillips, Emeritus Founding Member
- Amanda Kottler, Emeritus Founding Member
Canada:
- Christina Connell, Elected Member
- David Poulin-Latulippe, Elected Member
- Max Sucharov, Emeritus Founding Member
Eastern Asia and Pacific Rim:
- Koichi Togashi, Elected Member
- Thomas(Xin) Li, Elected Member
- Jayati Kalra, Elected Member
Europe:
- Stine Wolff, Elected Member
- Petra Purkarthofer, Elected Member
- Valeria Pulcini, Elected Member
- Ronald Bodansky, Founding Member
- Andrea Harms, Founding Member
- Wolfgang Milch, Founding Member
- Gianni Nebbiosi, Founding Member
- Hans-Peter Hartmann, Emeritus Founding Member
- Erwin Bartosch, Emeritus Founding Member
- Josy Fisch, Emeritus Founding Member
- Ramon Riera, Emeritus Founding Member
- Paolo Stramba-Badiale, Emeritus Founding Member
Middle East:
- Karina Goldberg, Elected Member
- Nesli Albayrak Zagli, Elected Member
- Talya Miller Pogrund
- Yavuz Erten, Emeritus Founding Member
South America, Central America, Mexico:
- vacant
USA Central:
- Denise Davis, Elected Member
- Judith Aronson, Elected Member
- Karen Bloomberg, Elected Member
- Carla Leone, Elected Member
- Paige LaCava, Elected Member
- Allen Siegel, Founding Member
- Brenda Solomon, Founding Member
- David Solomon, Founding Member
- James Fisch, Emeritus Founding Member
- Jill Gardner, Emeritus Founding Member
- David Terman, Emeritus Founding Member
- Sheldon Meyers, Emeritus Founding Member
USA East:
- Nick Santo, Elected Member
- Ashley Leeds, Elected Member
- Kathleen Kelley, Elected Member
- George Hagman, Elected Member
- Cynthia Sortwell, Elected Member
- Adriana Couto Silva, Elected Member
- Laura D’Angelo, Elected Member
- James Fosshage, Founding Member
- Susan Lazar, Founding Member
- Frank Lachmann, Emeritus Founding Member
- Malcolm Slavin, Emeritus Founding Member
- Rosemary Segalla, Emeritus Founding Member
- Beetrice Beebe, Emeritus Founding Member
- Ruth Gruenthal, Emeritus Founding Member
- Anna Ornstein, Emeritus Founding Member
USA West:
- Joshua Burg, Elected Member
- Marcia Dobson, Elected Member
- Margy Sperry, Elected Member
- Daniel Goldin, Elected Member
- Jane Jordan, Founding Member
- Philip Ringstrom, Founding Member
- Estelle Shane, Founding Member
- Jeffrey Trop, Founding Member
- William Coburn, Emeritus Founding Member
- Sanford Shapiro, Emeritus Founding Member