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
Anjuli Amin, Ph.D.
She/They
Past President
Amanda B. Breen, MPH, Ph.D.
She/They
Finance Co-Officer
Catherine Bitney, Ph.D.
She/They
Finance Co-Officer
Florensia F. Surjadi, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Finance Co-Officer
Kavita K. Atwal, Ph.D.
She/Her
Secretary/Historian
Richard "Rich" Chang, M.A.
He/They
Communication Co-Chair
Lisa Liu, Ph.D.
She/Her
Membership Co-Chair
Tania Chowdhury, Ph.D.
She/Her
Membership Co-Chair
Lainie Posecion, Ph.D.
She/Her
Board Member
Topaza Yu
She/Her/Hers
Board Member
Amy Han Kobus, Ph.D.
She/Her
Board Member
Minsun Lee, Ph.D.
She/Her
Board Member
Michi Fu, Ph.D.
They
American Psychological Association (APA) Council Representative 2021-2024
June Kim, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Editor, Asian American Journal of Psychology
Lauren Yang, Psy.D.
She/Her
Education and Training Council Co-Chair
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