About LAISPS

Board & Committees

LAISPS is incredibly proud of its dedicated board and committees, who work tirelessly to ensure the organization is providing high-quality psychoanalytic education and community outreach programs to the wider community. Their commitment and leadership are essential to the continued growth and success of LAISPS.

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Board of Directors

  • Pamela P Dirham, Ph.D.

    President

  • Harriet Boxer, Ph.D.

    Treasurer

  • Victoria A. Curea, Psy.D.

    Secretary

  • Jill Model Barth, Ph.D.

    Chair Education Committee

  • David Hayes, M.F.T.

    Member-At-Large

  • Beth Siegel, Psy.D.

    Member-At-Large

  • Sandra Wilder-Padilla, Ph.D.

    Member-At-Large

  • Kathryn Sparks, M.F.T.

    Candidate Representative

Education Committee

  • Jill Model Barth, Ph.D.

    Chair of Education

  • Jacqueline W. Lichtenstein, M.D.

    Chair, Curriculum

  • Steven Isaacman, Psy.D.

    Chair, Committee of Training Analysts

  • Lisa L. Halotek, Psy.D.

    Co-Chair, Admissions Committee

  • Beth Siegel, Psy.D.

    Secretary / Candidate Liaison

  • Susan M. Jay, Ph.D.

    Co-Chair, Admissions Committee

  • Kevin Wittenberg, Ph.D.

    Faculty Chair

  • Deborah R. Shaw, Ph.D.

    Co-Chair, Progression Committee

  • Jessica Herzog, Psy.D.

    Co-Chair, Progression Committee

  • Program Committee

    Scientific Meetings / Workshop

    Thomas P. Helscher, Ph.D., Chair

    Lisa B. Crilley, MFT, Chair

    Committee Members

    Scott Shapiro, Psy.D.

    Sandra Wilder-Padilla, Ph.D.

    Lauren O’Connell, MFT

    Jan Stolpe, MFT


    Volunteers

    Ingrid Alvarez, Psy.D., LEP

    Rachel Katz, LMFT

    Simone Kiboudi, LPC

    Dimitri Gatsiounis, MFT

    Aaron Giannini, LCSW

    Maggie Shih

  • Membership Committee

    Lisa L. Halotek, Psy.D., Chair

    Committee Members

    Victoria A. Curea, Psy.D.

    James Daehnert, Ph.D.

    Michael J. Diamond, Ph.D.

    Pamela P. Dirham, Ph.D.

    Sandra Garfield, Ph.D.

    Thomas P. Helscher, Ph.D.

    Jacqueline W. Lichtenstein, M.D.

    Marc C. Sanders, Ph.D.

    Deborah R. Shaw, Ph.D.

    Sandra Wilder-Padilla, Ph.D.

Year-Long Programs

  • Victoria A. Curea, M.F.T.

    Co-Director, Altered States of Body & Mind Program

  • Lisa B. Crilley, M.F.T.

    Co-Director, Altered States of Body & Mind Program

  • Steven Isaacman, Psy.D.

    Director, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program

  • Research & Publications

    • Thomas P. Helscher, Ph.D., Chair

    • Committee Members

    • Pamela P. Dirham, Ph.D.

    • Marc C. Sanders, Ph.D.

    • Deborah R. Shaw, Ph.D.

  • Community & Society Relations

    Lisa B. Crilley, MFT Chair

    Lauren O’Connell, MFT Chair

    Committee Members

    Leslie Margolis, MFT

    Harriet Boxer, Ph.D.

    Joe M. Davis, Ph.D.

    Victoria Curea, Pys.D.

    Volunteers

    Michelle Scott, LCSW

    Alex J. Russan, LMFT

  • Affiliate Society

    • Billie Weiser, Psy.D. Chair

    • Committee Members

    • Deborah Shaw, Ph.D.

    • Harriet Boxer, Ph.D.

    • Jessica Herzog, Psy.D.

    • Robyn Smith, M.F.T.

    • Peggy Matson, Psy.D.

  • Diversity Affairs

    Karen Beard, Ph.D. Chair

    Committee Members

    Preston Lear, Psy. D.

    Lanning Melville, Psy.D.

    Zack M.G. Oldenburg, L.C.S.W.

    Volunteers

    Ingrid Alvarez, Psy.D., LEP

    Melissa Dellens. LMFT

  • Student Society

    • Victoria A. Curea, Psy.D. Chair

    • Committee Members

    • Thais Guimaraes, Membership Coordinator

  • IT Support

    Jan Stolpe, MFT

    Lauren O’Connell, MFT

  • Ethics Committee

    • Alan P. Spivak, Ph.D. Chair

  • Referral Services

    Jennifer Campoy, L.C.S.W. Chair

  • CE Committee

    • Jacqueline W. Lichtenstein, M.D. Chair

  • By-laws Committee

    • Terrence McBride, Psy.D.