Executive Committee The Asian American Psychological Association
Richelle Concepcion, Psy.D., MPH
She/Her
President (Leave of Absence)
- Clinical Psychologist
- United States Army
- Barracks Health Clinic Schofield Barracks, HI 96857
Nellie Tran, Ph.D.
She/They
President (Interim)
- Associate Professor
- Dept of Counseling & School Psychology
- 5500 Campanile Dr; San Diego, CA 92182-1179
Anjuli Amin, Ph.D.
She/Her
President - Elect
- Clinical Psychologist
- Veterans Affairs (VA) Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
- 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073
Anne Saw, Ph.D.
She/Her
Vice President
- Associate Professor
- Department of Psychology, DePaul University
- 2219 N. Kenmore Ave., Byrne Hall, Room 560, Chicago, IL 60614
Christine Catipon, Psy.D.
She/They/Siya
Vice President - Elect
- Senior Staff Psychologist
- UC Irvine Counseling Centre
- 203 Student Services I, Irvine, CA 92697
Donna Lynne L. Demanarig, Ph.D.
She/Her
Secretary/Historian
- Visiting Assistant Professor
- Wheaton College, Norton, MA
- 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA 02766
Michelle Madore, Ph.D.
She/Her
Finance Co-Officer
- Clinical Neuropsychologist; Director, National Clinical rTMS Program;
Co-Director, Sierra Pacific MIRECC Fellowship
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
- 3801 Miranda Ave, MC 151-Y Palo Alto, CA 94304
Jan Estrellado, Ph.D.
She/They
Finance Co-Officer
- Assistant Professor
- Alliant International University, San Diego
- 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131
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
Kavita K. Atwal, Ph.D.
She/Her
Membership Officer
- School Psychologist; Adjunct Faculty
- East Side Union High School District, CSU East Bay
Amanda Waters, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Membership Officer
- Associate Director, Clinical Services
- Counseling Center; University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt, Ph.D.
She/Her
Communication Chair
- Assistant Professor, Director of the Gaming Addictions and the Microaggression Experience Lab
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Lainie Posecion, Ph.D.
She/Her
Communication Co-Chair
- Neuropsychologist
- Foresight Mental Health, Oakland, CA
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
Sukanya Ray, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Board Member, AAPA
- Tenured Associate Professor in Psychology
- Suffolk University, 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02114
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
Chandni Shah, Ph.D.
She/Her
Council of Division Representatives Chair
- Psychologist
- University of Maryland, College Park
- 4281 Chapel Lane, College Park, MD 20742
Justine Fan, Ph.D.
Ze/Zer/Zers
Board of Directors
- Psychologist
- Counseling and Psychological Services, San Jose State University
- 1 Washington square, San Jose, CA, 95192
Thanh Nguyen
She/Her
Student Representative
- Clinical Psychology Doctoral Candidate
- Department of Psychology
- 100 William T. Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125-3393
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
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