Service to Professional Associations

Being an effective Area 6 Trustee is like being a good cook - it takes more than following a recipe.

Experience Matters!

I know what members want and need from their membership in the APA.

From long experience
- with District Branches, State Associations, and the APA itself -
I know how to get it done,
either through existing channels or, when necessary,
by effectively challenging the system.

I am a tireless advocate for members.
I'm not afraid of taking a controversial stand in my advocacy for members.

MEMBERSHIP (current) IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Medical Association
California Medical Association
Alameda-Contra Costa County Medical Association

American Psychiatric Association, Distinguished Fellow
California Psychiatric Association
Northern California Psychiatric Society
East Bay Psychiatric Association

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
California Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Northern California Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Psychiatric Association
            Leadership Positions:
                        Board of Trustees, member 2012-Present
                        Speaker, Assembly of the APA 2013-2014
Speaker-Elect, Assembly of the APA 2012-2013
                        Recorder, Assembly of the APA 2011-2012
            Finance and Budget Committee 2013-2017
            Council on Medical Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2017
            APA Delegation to the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 2014
            Selection Committee, APA CEO/Medical Director 2013
            Council on Advocacy and Government Relations 2008-2013
            APA Delegation to the American Medical Association 2012-2013
            Advocacy and Litigation Fund 2012-2013
            Joint Reference Committee 2011-2013 & 2014-2015
Vice-Chair 2012-2013
                        Member 2011-2012 & 2014-2015
            Joint Commission on Government Relations 2000-2003
Assembly of the APA 2008-2016
     Assembly Work Groups
Long Range Planning 2011-2015
District Branches/State Association Business Health – Chair 2012-2013
Legislative Issues and Public Affairs – Chair 2011-2013
Leadership Training 2009
Assembly Committees
Assembly Executive Committee 2011-2016
DSM 5 2011-2012
Reference Committee
Member 2009-2011
Chair 2010

California Psychiatric Association/Area 6 of the American Psychiatric Association
            Council 2005-2007 & 2008-Present
            Government Affairs Committee
                        Vice Chair 2008-2012
                        Member 1994-2001 & 2003-Present
            Federal Legislative Representative 2008-Present
            Child, Adolescent and Family Committee 1989-2001
   CA Medical Association, Alternate Delegate 2010-2015

Northern California Psychiatric Society
            President 2006-2007
   Executive Committee 2005-2011
            Councilor-At-Large 2002-2005
Government Affairs Committee 2002-Present
Chair 2003-Present
            Recruitment Workgroup – Chair 2007-2008
   Budget and Finance Committee 2006-2008
            Professional Education Committee 2006-2007
            Representative to the Assembly of the APA 2008-2011
Nominating Committee – Chair 2005-2006 & 2007-2008

Southern California Psychiatric Society
            Officer 1993-1995 & 1997-1998
            Councilor 1989-1994
            Child, Adolescent and Family Committee Co-Chair 1989-2001
            Government Affairs Committee 1994-2001
                        State Legislative Representative 1994-2001
            Public Affairs Committee 1994-2001
            Finance Committee 1993-1995
            Membership Committee 1993-1995
            Earthquake Response and Recovery Committee 1994
            Nominating Committee 1992
            Handbook Committee 1991-1992

South Bay Psychiatric Society (Southern California)
            Officer 1989-1994

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
            Member Benefits Committee 2005-2018
            Committee on Health Care Access and Economics 2000-2006

California Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
            President 1999-2001
            Officer 1992-1995 & 1997-2002
            Regional Representative to the Assembly of the American Academy 1989-2001
                        of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Southern California Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ROCAP)
            President 1993-1994
            Officer 1990-1995
            Executive Committee 1989-2001