D51 Governance: Bylaws and Leadership

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D51 Board Members

​​Dr. Ryon C. McDermott
Past President

Dr. Daniel Singley
2023-2024 President

Dr. Brian Cole
President-Elect

Dr. Randa Remer-Eskridge
Treasurer

Dr. Sonia Molloy
Secretary

Dr. Larry Beer
APA Council Representatives 2023-2025 

Adam David
Member at Large, student slate 2023-2025

Dr. Saed D. Hill
Member at Large, early career professionals slate 2022-2024

Dr. Eddie Burks
Member at Large, sexual and gender minority slate 2023-2025

Dr. Baron Rogers
Member at Large, racial/ethnic minorities slate 2022-2024 

Dr. Erica Liebman
Member at Large - open slate 2023-2025

Dr. Holly Sweet
Member at Large, women’s slate 2023-2025

Appointed Officers​

Dr. Tristan Patterson
Membership and Recruitment Committee

Dr. Michele Harway & Dr. Randa Remer-Eskridge
Finance Committee

Callie Mims & Saed Hill
2023 & 2024 APA Program and 2024 & 2025 APA program

Dr. Mark Kiselica
Fellows Committee

Dr. Ronald  Levant & Dr. Holly Sweet
Division 51 Advisory Committee

Dr. Joel Wong
Publications Committee

Dr. Ryon McDermott
Nominations and Elections Committee, Awards Committee

Other Key Personnel 

List Serv Moderator

  • Dr. Ryon McDermott 

Journal Editor

  • Dr. Joel Wong 

 Social media and Website team

  • Dr. Ryon McDermott (Communications and Media Director) 

  • Joseph Molloy (Social Media) 

Heads of Special Interest Groups

  • Dr. Jon Davies (Applied and Professional Practice)

  • Dr. Will Elder (Sexual and Gender Minorities)

  • Dr. Holly Sweet & Dr. Sonia Molloy (Mentoring)

  • Dr. Baron Rogers (Racial and Ethnic Minorities)

  • Dr. Chrisi Reigeluth (boys)

  • Dr. Ron Levant & Dr. Andrew Smiler (Continuing Education)

  • Student MAL (Student Advisory

Representatives to APA coalitions and consortiums

  • Dr. Ronald Levant (Policy Advisor)

Past Presidents

  • 1996: Ronald Levant

  • 1997: Gary Brooks

  • 1998: Glenn Good

  • 1999: Mark Kiselica*

    *Appointed following illness of Neil Massoth


  • 2010: Aaron Rochlen

  • 2011: Andrew Smiler

  • 2012: Jay Wade

  • 2013: Chris Liang

  • 2014: Jonathan Schwartz

  • 2000: Michael Andronico

  • 2001: James Dean

  • 2002: Samuel Cochran

  • 2003: Corey Haben

  • 2004: John Robertson

  • 2015: David Shepard

  • 2016: David Whitcomb

  • 2017: Holly Sweet

  • 2018: Edward Adams

  • 2019: Wisdom Powell

  • 2005: Frederic Rabinowitz

  • 2006: Larry Beer

  • 2007: Mark Stevens

  • 2008: Chris Kilmartin

  • 2009: Michael Addis

  • 2020: Daniel Ellenberg

  • 2021: Rory Remmer

  • 2022: Ryon McDermott

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"Serving in Division 51 has been a tremendous boon to my career. The connections I made here are a major reason I have such a great faculty position today" - Ryon C. McDermott, Ph.D.

Division 51 Bylaws