STAFF
Executive Director
Jessica Thomas, MBA
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Director of Professional Affairs
Susan O’Grady, PsyD
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Legislative Liaison
Terry Koller, PhD, ABPP
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IPA Office Manager/Membership Services
Valerie Hanserd
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IPA COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES (2025-2026)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President
Kristina Pecora, PsyD, MPP (2025-2026)

President-Elect
Margo Jacquot, PsyD (2025-2026)

Immediate Past President
Sue Bae, PhD (2025-2026)

Secretary
Abigail Brown, PsyD (2025-2027)

Treasurer
Theresa Schultz, PhD, MBA (2022-2028)

Representative to APA Council
Laura Faynor-Ciha, PhD (2021-2026)

SECTION CHAIRS

Academic Section
Jenine Chiles, PsyD (2023-2027)

Behavioral Medicine & Neuropsychology Section
Derek Phillips, PsyD, MSCP, ABMP (2024-2026)

Clinical Practice Section
Vacant

Early Career Psychologist Section
Jamie McKay, PsyD, EdS, NCSP (2025-2027)

Graduate Student Section (IPAGS)
Amanda Ramirez, MA (2025-2026)

Organizational & Business Consulting Section
Steven Rothke, PhD, ABPP (2023-2027)

Section on Ethnic Minority Affairs
Erin Alexander, PsyD (2019-2027)

Sexual Orientation & Gender Diversity Section
Natalie Rose Dille, PsyD (2025-2027)

Social Responsibility Section
Holly Houston, PhD (2021-2027)

Women’s Issues Section
Ivy Burgo, PsyD (2024-2026)

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Metropolitan Region
Gabriela Miniscalco, PsyD (2024-2026)

Jessica Punzo, PsyD (2022-2026)

Clifton Saper, PhD (2023-2027)

North Region
Brandi Boan, PsyD, MSCP (2022-2026)

North Central Region
Blair Brown, PsyD (2021-2027)

South Central Region
Keith Buescher, PhD (2019-2027)

South Region
Jeffrey Kellogg, PsyD (2020-2026)

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Bylaws and Rules
Derek Phillips, PsyD, MSCP, ABMP

Communications
Daniel Polonsky, PsyD

Continuing Education
Susan O’Grady, PsyD

Convention
Kristina Pecora, PsyD

Election
Sara Rusk, PsyD

Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Celia Zanayed, PsyD

Ethics
Abigail Sivan, PhD & Susan Zoline, PhD

Finance
Theresa Schultz, PhD, MBA

Healthcare Reimbursement
Heidi Shikora, PsyD

Leadership Development Program
Laura Faynor-Ciha, PhD

Legislative
Sharon Khurana, PsyD & Gregory Sarlo, PsyD

Master’s Practice in Psychology
Sue Bae, PhD

Membership
Amanda Ori, PsyD

Newsletter Editor: Illinois Psychologist
Terrence Koller, PhD, ABPP

PSYPACT
Samantha Chiariello, PsyD

LIAISON AND OTHER IPA POSITIONS

APA Federal Advocacy Coordinator
Kristina Pecora, PsyD

Liaison to IPA Psychology Internship Consortium Board
Gregory Sarlo, PsyD

Liaison from the Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board
Blaine Lesnik, PsyD

Parliamentarian
Andrea Seefeldt, PsyD