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.

Board of Directors

  • Pamela P Dirham, Ph.D.

    President

  • Harriet Boxer, Ph.D.

    Treasurer

  • Victoria A. Curea, Psy.D.

    Secretary

  • Jacqueline W. Lichtenstein, M.D.

    Director of Training & Chair of Education

  • David Hayes, M.F.T.

    Member-At-Large

  • Beth Siegel, Psy.D.

    Member-At-Large

  • Sandra Wilder-Padilla, Ph.D.

    Member-At-Large

  • Jennifer L. Campoy, L.C.S.W.

    Candidate Representative

Education Committee

  • Jacqueline W. Lichtenstein, M.D.

    Director of Training & Chair of Education

  • Steven Isaacman, Psy.D.

    Chair, Committee of Training Analysts

  • Jill Model Barth, Ph.D.

    Secretary / Candidate Liaison

  • Lisa L. Halotek, Psy.D.

    Co-Chair, Admissions Committee

  • Susan M. Jay, Ph.D.

    Co-Chair, Admissions Committee

  • Sandra Wilder-Padilla, Ph.D.

    Faculty Chair

  • Deborah R. Shaw, Ph.D.

    Chair, Progression Committee

  • Billie Weiser, Psy.D.

    Chair, Curriculum

  • Program Committee

    • Scientific Meetings / Workshop

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

    • Lisa B. Crilley, M.F.T., Chair

    • Committee Members

    • Scott Shapiro, Psy.D.

    • Sandra Wilder-Padilla, Ph.D.

    • Lauren O’Connell, MFT


      Volunteers

    • Rachel Katz

    • Keith Bernstein

    • Simone Kiboudi, LPC

  • Membership Committee

    • Michael J.Diamond, Ph.D., Chair

    • Committee Members

    • James Daehnert, Ph.D.

    • Pamela P. Dirham, Ph.D.

    • Sandra Garfield, Ph.D.

    • Lisa L. Halotek, Psy.D.

    • Thomas P. Helscher, Ph.D.

    • Jacqueline W. Lichtenstein, M.D.

    • Deborah R. Shaw, 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, M.F.T. Chair

    Committee Members

    • Leslie Margolis, M.F.T.

    • Harriet Boxer, Ph.D.

    • Joe M. Davis, Ph.D.

    • Lauren O’Connell, MFT

    • Victoria Curea, Pys.D.

    • Volunteers

  • 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

    Jill Lummus, Psy.D. Chair

    Committee Members

    • Lisa Crilley, M.F.T.

    • Preston Lear, Psy. D.

    • Robyn Smith, M.F.T.

    • Lanning Melville, Psy.D.

      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, M.F.T.

  • Ethics Committee

    • Alan P. Spivak, Ph.D. Chair

  • Referral Services

    • Lucia M. Tripodes, Ph.D. Chair

  • CE Committee

    • Jacqueline W. Lichtenstein, M.D. Chair

  • By-laws Committee

    • Terrence McBride, Psy.D.