Executive Committee The Asian American Psychological Association
Christine Catipon, Psy.D.
She/They/Siya
President
Donna Lynne L. Demanarig, Ph.D.
She/Her/Siya
Vice President/President-Elect
Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Vice President-Elect
Monique Kulkarni, Ph.D., HSPP
She/Her/Hers
Secretary/Historian
Florensia F. Surjadi, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Finance Co-Officer
Soyeong Kim, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Finance Co-Officer
Nida Mirza
She/Her/Hers
Council of Division Representatives Chair
Lisa N. Cruz
She/Her/Hers
Communication Co-Chair
Vardha Kharbanda, MA
She/Her/Hers
Communication Co-Chair
Lisa Liu, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Membership Co-Chair
Tania Chowdhury, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Membership Co-Chair
Michelle Madore, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Editor, Asian American Journal of Psychology
Minsun Lee, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Board Member
Lainie Posecion, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Board Member
Chandni Shah, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Board Member
Rohan Arcot, M.S., NCC
He/Him/His
Board Member
Norman Hwan Kim, Ph.D.
He/Him/His
APA Council Representative
Lauren Yang, Psy.D.
She/Her/Hers
Education & Training Council (ETC) Co-Chair
Jaya Bhojwani, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Education & Training Council (ETC) Co-Chair
My-Linh Luu, M.Ed
She/Her/Hers
Education & Training Council (ETC) Chair-Elect
Past Presidents
Derald W. Sue
1972 – 1974
Robert Chin
1975 – 1976
Albert Yee
1979 – 1982
Harry Yamaguchi
1982 – 1984
Herbert Wong
1984 – 1988
Katsuyuki Sakamoto
1988 – 1990
David Goh
1990 – 1991
Nolan Zane
1991 – 1993
S. Andrew Chen
1993 – 1995
Christine Iijima Hall
1995 – 1997
Reiko Homma True
1997 – 1999
Gayle Iwamasa
1999 – 2001
Jun-Chih Gisela Lin
2001 – 2003
Frederick T. L. Leong
2003 – 2005
Alvin N. Alvarez
2005 – 2008
Richard M. Lee
2011 – 2013
Karen L. Suyemoto
2008 – 2009
Gordon C. Nagayama Hall
2009 – 2011
Sumie Okazaki
2013 – 2015
Kevin Nadal
2015 – 2017
Helen H. Hsu
2017-2019
Richelle Concepcion
2019 - June 2021
Nellie Tran
Jun. 2021 - Dec. 2021
Anjuli Amin
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023