The Pennsylvania Psychological Association is governed by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, and the General Assembly. It shall be their aggregate responsibility to establish policy, make decisions, and implement action consistent with the philosophy and objectives of PPA.  PPA's current Board of Directors took office in June 2023 and will continue in office through June 2024.

Click here for the updated Bylaws - July 2020

PPA OFFICERS:

Allyson Galloway, Psy.D. - President

Gail Karafin, D.Ed. - President-Elect

Tim Barksdale, Psy.D. - Past President

Julie Radico, Psy.D. - Secretary 

Helena Tuleya-Payne, D.Ed. - Treasurer

Jade Logan, Ph.D., ABPP. - Diversity & Inclusion Officer

APA REPRESENTATIVE:

Paul Kettlewell, Ph.D.

BOARD CHAIRS:

Meghan Prato, Psy.D. - Communications Board

Tanya Vishnevsky, Ph.D. - Internal Affairs Board

Sam Schachner, Ph.D. - Professional Psychology Board

Michelle Wonders, Psy.D - Program and Education Board

Tony Ragusea, Psy.D., MSCP, ABPP - Public Interest Board     

Shirley Woika, Ph.D.  - School Psychology Board

PPAGS BOARD:

Harsimran Kaur Wadhwa, M.S. - Chair

Nadyah Spahn, B.A. - Chair-Elect

Braxton Clark, M.A. - Past Chair

Claudia Hyman, M.S. - Programming Focus

Loren Carmichael, M.A. - Communications Focus

Patricia Obilo-Azandegbe, M.Ed. - Diversity Focus

Eleanor Harrison, MA - State Advocacy Coordinator

Julie Radico, Psy.D. - Representative from PPA Board of Directors

The PPA General Assembly is comprised of all of the members of the Board of Directors and the chairs of all PPA committees, as described below:

Communications Board Chair and Committee Chairs

Meghan Prato, Psy.D. - Board Chair

• Publications - Helena Tuleya-Payne, D.Ed.
• Electronic Media Coordination - Michelle Wonders, Psy.D.
  

Internal Affairs Board Chair and Committee Chairs

Tanya Vishnevsky, Ph.D. - Board Chair

• Awards - Marie McGrath, Ph.D.
• Budget & Finance - Helena Tuleya-Payne, D.Ed.
• Legislative & Governmental Affairs - Tanya Vishnevsky, Ph.D.
• Membership  - Williametta Simmons, Psy.D.
• Nominations & Elections - Tim Barksdale, Psy.D.

Professional Psychology Board Chair and Committee Chairs

Sam Schachner, Ph.D.  - Board Chair

• Insurance - Sean Healey, Psy.D.
• Integrated Care - Richard Kutz, Psy.D.
  
• Ethics - Max Shmidheiser, PsyD
  

Program and Education Board Chair and Committee Chairs

Michelle Wonders, Psy.D - Board Chair

• Leadership & Professional Development - Linda Knauss, Ph.D.
• Proposal Selection - Michelle Wonders, Psy.D
• Early Career Psychologists - Maribeth Wicoff, Ph.D.

Public Interest Board Chair and Committee Chairs

Tony Ragusea, Psy.D., MSCP, ABPP - Board Chair

• Child & Family Forensics - Allison Otto, Psy.D.
• Public Education - Jill Adaman, Ph.D.
• Colleague Assistance - Kirby Wycoff, Psy.D.

School Psychology Board Chair and Committee Chairs

Shirley Woika, Ph.D. - Board Chair

• Outreach/Liaison - Jessica Dirsmith, D.Ed.
• Public Policy - Shannon Boccardi, Ph.D.
• School Psychology Communications  - Joel Winnick, Ph.D.
  

Others

• Pennsylvania Psychological Foundation President  -  Williametta Simmons, Psy.D
• PennPsyPAC Chair - Michael DeStefano, Ph.D.