Executive Committee The Asian American Psychological Association

Anjuli Amin, Ph.D.
She/Her
President
- Clinical Psychologist
- Veterans Affairs (VA) Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
- 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073

Christine Catipon, Psy.D.
She/They/Siya
Vice President
President-Elect
- Stanford University, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
-
866 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-8580

Donna Lynne L. Demanarig, Ph.D.
She/Her
Vice President - Elect
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- 285 Old Westport Rd, N. Dartmouth 02747

Amanda B. Breen, MPH, Ph.D.
She/They
Finance Co-Officer
- Assistant Professor
- Neumann University, Psychology Department
- 1 Neumann Drive, Bachmann 300D, Aston, PA 19014

Catherine Bitney, Ph.D.
She/They
Finance Co-Officer
- Senior Lecturer
- Texas State University, Psychology Department
- 601 University Drive – UAC 257, San Marcos, TX 78666

Kavita K. Atwal, Ph.D.
She/Her
Secretary/Historian
- Assistant Professor
- Cal State University, East Bay
- 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward, CA 94542

Richard "Rich" Chang
he/they
Communication Co-Chair
- Doctoral Student, Gaming Addictions and the Microaggression Experience Lab
-
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Lainie Posecion, Ph.D.
She/Her
Communication Co-Chair
- Neuropsychologist
- Private Practice

Michi Fu, Ph.D.
She/Her
American Psychological Association (APA) Council Representative 2021-2023
- Professor
- Alliant International University
- 1000 S. Fremont Ave., Unit 5, Alhambra, CA 91803

Topaza Yu
She/Her/Hers
Board of Director Member
- Counseling Psychology Doctoral Student
- University of North Dakota
- 3501 University Ave Stop 8357
Grand Forks, ND 58202-8357

Pooja Mamidanna, MSc, MA
She/Her
Board Member, AAPA
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Second Year Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology
- CSPP
- 1475 66th St STE 104, Emeryville, CA 94608

Matthew J. Miller, Ph.D.
He/him
Board Member, AAPA
- Professor
- Loyola University Chicago
- 820. N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60611

Amy Han Kobus, PhD
she/her
Board of Directors
- Department of Psychiatry, Mail code: OP-02
- Oregon Health & Science University
- 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239

June Kim, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Editor, Asian American Journal of Psychology
- Professor
- Department of Psychology, The College of New Jersey
- 2000 Pennington Rd. Ewing, NJ, located on the land of the Lenape people
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
Karen L. Suyemoto
2008 – 2009
Gordon C. Nagayama Hall
2009 – 2011
Richard M. Lee
2011 – 2013
Sumie Okazaki
2013 – 2015
Kevin Nadal
2015 – 2017
Helen H. Hsu
2017-2019
Richelle Concepcion
2019 - June 2021
Nellie Tran
Jun. 2021 - Dec. 2021