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

  • Victoria A. Curea, Psy.D.

    President

  • Gina E. Deutsch Zakarin, LMFT

    Treasurer

  • Lisa B. Crilley, M.F.T.

    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

  • 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/Candidate Liaison

  • Program Committee

    Scientific Meetings / Workshop

    Thomas P. Helscher, Ph.D., Chair

    Lisa B. Crilley, MFT, Co-Chair

    Committee Members

    Scott Shapiro, Psy.D.

    Sandra Wilder-Padilla, Ph.D.

    Lauren O’Connell, MFT

    Aaron Giannini, LCSW

    Ingrid Alvarez, Psy.D., LEP

    Rachel Katz, LMFT

    Dimitri Gatsiounis, LMFT

    Michelle Scott, LMFT

    Margaret Shih, M.A.

  • Membership Committee

    Lisa L. Halotek, Psy.D., Chair

    Committee Members

    Karen Beard, Ph.D.

    Victoria A. Curea, Psy.D.

    James Daehnert, Ph.D.

    Michael J. Diamond, Ph.D.

    Pamela P. Dirham, 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

  • Meredith Redding, L.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

    Lauren O’Connell, MFT Co-Chair

    Katy Sparks, MFT Co-Chair

    Committee Members

    Joe M. Davis, Ph.D.

    Leslie Margolis, MFT

    Alex Russan, M.A.

    Ilanna Bar-Din Giannini, L.C.S.W.

    Aaron Giannini, L.C.S.W.

    Volunteers

    Michelle Scott, LCSW

  • Affiliate Society

    • Billie Weiser, Psy.D. Chair

    • Committee Members

    • Jessica Herzog, Psy.D.

    • Kevin Wittenberg, Ph.D.

    • Aaron Giannini, L.C.S.W.

    • Ilana Giannini, L.C.S.W.

    • Shannon Carter, Psy.D.

    • Katherine Smith, Psy.D.

  • Diversity Affairs

    Karen Beard, Ph.D., Chair

    Zack M.G. Oldenburg, L.C.S.W., Co-Chair

    Ingrid Alvarez, Psy.D., LEP, Co-Chair

    Committee Members

    Lisa L. Halotek, Psy.D.

    W. Preston Lear, Psy. D.

    Lanning Melville, Psy.D.

    Meredith Redding, LMFT

    Billie Weiser, Psy.D.

    Volunteers

    Melissa Dellens. LMFT

    Zari Hedayat, Ph.D.

  • 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. Co-Chair

    • Harriet Boxer, Ph.D. Co-Chair

  • By-laws Committee

    • Terrence McBride, Psy.D.