Morgan T. Sammons, Ph.D. Registrant since 1995
President / Chair

Morgan Sammons, Ph.D., ABPP, is currently Director for Clinical Support at the US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. He is a Captain on active duty in the Navy, past president of the Maryland Psychological Association, and a representative to APA's council of representatives (Division 55). He is a prescribing psychologist and a graduate of the Department of Defense Psychopharmacology Demonstration Project.

George Hurley, Ph.D. Registrant since 1989
Vice President / Vice Chair

Dr. Hurley is a faculty member of the University Counseling Center at Memorial University in St. Johns, Newfoundland/Labrador and maintains a private practice. He is a former President of the Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, serving on the Council or Executive Committee from 1986 to 2001, five years as President and five years as Past President

Linda Berg-Cross, Ph.D. Registrant since 1978
Secretary / Treasurer

Since 1983, Dr. Berg-Cross has been a Professor of Psychology at Howard University. She has also maintained a private practice in clinical psychology since 1976. She has had many years of experience developing training programs for clinical psychologists and has been extensively involved with the APA accreditation process. Dr. Berg-Cross received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the Teacher's College/Columbia University.

John C. Norcross, Ph.D. Registrant since 1989
Member at Large

Dr. Norcross is a full-time professor at University of Scranton and part-time practitioner trained in the scientist-practitoner tradition. He has extensive editorial and administrative experience in organized psychology. His clinical work entails conducting individual, couples, and group therapy with adolescents and adults, particularly with fellow mental health professionals

Norman Abeles, Ph.D. Registrant since 1975

Norman Abeles, Ph.D., is the Director of the Clinical Neuropsychological Laboratory and Memory Assessment Center at Michigan State University. Dr.Abeles supervises interns and practicum students, supervises research of graduate students, and conducts extensive research and writing. Dr. Abeles expertise and research efforts focus on the area of applied aging to help in assisting practitioners in making the transition from full time work to active retirement. Dr. Abeles has many years of activity in the governance of the American Psychological Association including a term as President in 1997.

Jean Lau Chin, Ed.D. Registrant since 1975

Dr. Chin is systemwide of CSPP, part of Alliant International University. She received her Ed.D. from Columbia University, Teachers College. Dr. Chin is well recognized as a national expert on cultural competence and sensitivity, women's issues, and Asian American issues.

Janet L. Dewar
Public Representative

Janet L. Dewar has more than 30 years of experience in marketing, strategic planning, public and government relations, and general management in international businesses. She is Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Studio Theatre in Washington, DC and has served on the Development, Membership, and Planning Committees as well as various sub-committees. Ms. Dewar holds a Master's Degree in International Public Policy (MIPP) from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Drew University.

Rosalind S. Dorlen, Psy.D. Registrant since 1980

Dr. Dorlen is a clinical psychoanalyst in independent practice in Summit, New Jersey with board certification in Clinical Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology. She holds an appointment as a member of the Allied Professional Staff, Department of Psychiatry at Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ with HSM designation by the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. She has been involved in leadership of professional psychology at the local, state, and national levels and has written and lectured on a diverse range of areas including: resilience and chronic illness, terrorism, launching a private practice for early career psychologists, healthy work places, and public education.

Carl E. Settles, Ph.D. Registrant since 1982

Dr. Settles, a former United States Army Colonel, is the owner of Settles Counseling Services and former director of the Behavioral Health Activity at Darnall Army Community Hospital in Fort Hood. He is a former elected member of the Board of Trustees of Cedar Crest Hospital, Belton, TX. Settles is also a member of the American Psychological Association and has served as an APA Congressional Science Fellow working on quality of life issues for military families in Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's Office. Settles is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University and received his doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.

Steven R. Smith, J.D.
Public Representative

Steve Smith is Dean of the California Western School of Law in San Diego, CA. He received his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law. Dean Smith has recently served as a public member on the APA Ethics Committee and ABPP Board of Trustees.

Susan Windham-Bannister, Ph.D
Public Representative

Dr. Windham-Bannister is the Managing Vice President and General Manager of the Business Research and Consulting Division of Abt Associates in Massachusetts. Her doctorate is in health policy and management from Brandeis University.