Officers
MHPG Board 2025-2026
Chair
Vickie Schafer, Ph.D.
Chair-Elect / Newsletter Editor
Mildred Watson-Baylor, PsyD, LPC
Vice Chair / Scientific Program Chair
Maria Rivas-Wolf, MS, MFT
Secretary
Julia Conant, PsyD
Immediate Past Chair
Julie Bindeman, Psy.D.
Past Chair
Melanie Mikkelsen, MSW, LICSW
Past Chair
Kim Bergman, Ph.D.
MHPG Committee Chairs
MHPG Abstract Committee Chair
Kimberly Grocher, Ph.D., LCSW
Connections Teleconference Group Committee
Lauren Cohn, Ph.D.
Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Committee Chair
Karima Clayton, Ph.D.
MHPG E-Communications Committee Chair
Shabnam Jesgar, LPC, LPCC
MHPG Educational Resources Committee Chair
Jennifer Ramirez, Ph.D.
MHPG Membership Committee Chair
Silvia Schneider Fox, PsyD
MHPG Mentoring and Training in Infertility Committee Chair
Esther Tresser-Polanco, LMHC-D, LPC
MHPG Scientific Development Committee Chair
Julia Woodward, Ph.D.
Social Media Committee Chair
Erika Kelly
Clinical Training Task Force Chair
Melanie Mikkelsen, LICSW
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