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STANDING COMMITTEES

Continuing Education
Lara Cochran, Ph.D.
(310) 849-7748
[email protected]

Diversity
Kristoffer Park, Ph.D.
(323) 230-0771
[email protected]

Ethics Information & Education
Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D.
(323) 475-2172
[email protected]
Ethics Information & Education Chair
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Finance
Lisa Hancock, Ph.D., MBA 
(213) 282-8096
[email protected]

Local Advocacy Network (LAN)
Richard Espinoza, Psy.D.
(323) 508-7907
[email protected]

Membership
Daniel Franklin, Ph.D.
[email protected]

Nominations, Elections & Awards
Miriam Hamideh, Ph.D.
(805) 797-7875
[email protected] 

Publications
The Los Angeles Psychologist - magazine
David Glass, JD., Ph.D.
(310) 899-2070
[email protected]

Student Leadership
Chase Keyler, M.A.
Tiansang Yan, M.Ed.
Delly Loro, B.A.
[email protected] 


SPECIAL COMMITTEES

Arts, Creativity, & Culture Committee 
Grace Hazeltine, Ph.D.
Alok Srivastava, Ph.D.
[email protected]

Board of Psychology Representative
Stacy Reger, Ph.D.
(310) 266-3483
[email protected]

CARE
Ivone Umar, MA , Ph.D.    
[email protected] 

CPA Liaison 
Lynne Steinman, Ph.D.
(661) 259-0144
[email protected]

Community Outreach
Stephanie Haibloom, Psy.D.
(818) 835-5198
[email protected]

Convention
Soni Monroe, Psy.D.
(424) 201-1600
[email protected]

Disaster Response
Jillian Pexa, Psy.D.
[email protected]
Supatra Tovar, Psy.D.
[email protected] 

Early Career Psychologist (ECP)
Peter Karinen, Psy.D.
(323) 332-1198
[email protected]

Networking
Networking Coordinator

Nazanin Moali, Ph.D. 
(310) 600-9912

[email protected]

-Encino Networking
Cory Schneider, LMFT
(213) 840-5938
[email protected]

-Pasadena Networking
Melissa Johnson, Ph.D.
(626) 585-8075
[email protected]

-Santa Clarita Networking
Michelle Witkin, Ph.D.
(661) 753-3987
[email protected] 

-South Bay Networking
Nazanin Moali, Ph.D.
(310) 600-9912
[email protected]

-West Los Angeles
Staci Atkins, Psy.D., LCSW
(310) 895-4267
[email protected]

-Woodland Hills Networking
Menije Boduryan-Turner, PsyD. 
(818) 575-6148 
[email protected]

Special Interests Groups (SIG)
SIG Coordinator
Yingying Liu, B.S.
[email protected]

Technology Committee
Bruce Gale, Ph.D.
(818) 788-2100
[email protected]