Rudy V. Nydegger, PhD (2011-2014)
President/Chair, Registrant since 1980

For 13 years, Dr. Nydegger has served as the Chief of the Division of Psychology at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, N.Y. Dr. Nydegger maintains his own private practice and is the president of his clinical psychology and management consulting firm, Psychological & Management Resources. He has been a professor at a number of universities, including Cornell University, University of Houston and Union Graduate college, where he is currently a tenured professor in the Graduate Management Program and Department of Psychology.

Raymond A. Folen, Ph.D. (2011-2014)
Vice President/Vice Chair, Registrant since 1979

Since 1984, Dr. Folen has worked at the Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii where he was first the Chief of Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology Service and later became the Chief of the Department of Psychology in 2007. He also serves as the Co-Director of the Virtual Reality Research Laboratory at Pacific Telehealth & Technology HUI in Honolulu. Dr. Folen’s research and professional interests span a wide range of issues including primary care psychology, telehealth, psychopharmacology and biofeedback.

Erica H. Wise, PhD (2012-2015)
Secretary, Registrant since 1992

Dr. Wise is Clinical Professor and Director of the Psychology Training Clinic for the Department of Psychology at UNC-Chapel Hill. She teaches doctoral level courses that focus on clinical theory and practice, ethics, and diversity. She is a former chair of the American Psychology Association’s Ethics Committee and the North Carolina Psychology Board. Dr. Wise is a frequent presenter and consultant on ethical issues in clinical psychology. Her professional interests include education and training, psychotherapy outcome research, and applications of ethics and self-care in academic and professional practice settings

Glenace E. Edwall, PhD, PsyD (2011-2014)
Treasurer, Registrant since 1993

Since 2000, Dr. Edwall has served as the Director of the Children’s Mental Health Division at the Minnesota Department of Human Services. As the Director, she oversees Minnesota’s county-administered children’s mental health service system and works on public policy issues regarding mental health benefits for children provided through Medicaid. Additionally, she is the current chair of the Minnesota Child Psychologists and the chair of the Children, Youth and Families Division of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors. Her professional and scholarly focus has been on socioemotional development and its influence on children’s mental health.

Sandra Burns, MS (2013-2016)
Public Representative

Ms. Burns received a Master's degree from Farleigh Dickinson University with a concentration in economics. Previously, Ms. Burns was president of the Houston Area Health Care Coalition, the Texas Business Group on Health, the Atlanta Health Care Alliance and the Principal Healthcare of Louisiana - New Orleans division. She also served as the vice president of marketing for The Philadelphia Health Plan, John Hancock Subsidiary. Most recently she was the president and CEO of the Mississippi Health Partners in Jackson, MS

Molly Clark, PhD (2013-2016)
Registrant since 2010

Since 2007, Dr. Clark has been a member of the psychology faculty at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Clark received her PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2005. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at University of Mississippi Medical Center in the department of family medicine.

Jesse Goldner, JD (2010-2013)
Public Representative

Jesse Goldner is the John D. Valentine Professor of Law at Saint Louis University School of Law. He also holds secondary appointments in the University's School of Medicine in Pediatrics and Psychiatry, as well as in the University's Center for Healthcare Ethics. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, and holds an M.A. in Developmental Psychology from Columbia's Teachers College.

William A. Hancur, PhD (2012-2015)
Registrant since 1976

Since 2000, Dr. Hancur has acted as the Associate Medical Director for Behavioral Health, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island. Previously, Dr. Hancur worked for 27 years at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. In addition, Dr. Hancur has been in private practice since 1974. Previously, Dr. Hancur was appointed to the Chair of the Governor’s Council on Mental Health, as well as the Chair of the Governor’s Council on Substance Abuse.  He has also served as Chair of the Legislative Committee for the Rhode Island Psychological Association, as well as a member of the Rhode Island Psychological Association Ethics Committee.

Dorothy E. Holmes, PhD (2013-2016)
Registrant since 1975

Since 2005, Dr. Holmes has served as the Program Director and Director of Clinical Training at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Dr. Holmes has maintained a close relationship with the educational sector of psychology, as demonstrated by her many years in an academic setting at various universities. Previously, Dr. Holmes was the Founding Director of the Clinical Psychology Internship at Howard University, the first American Psychological Association-accredited internship at a historically black university. She has served as a Training and Supervising Analyst for the Baltimore-Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis. Dr. Holmes sits on the Membership Board for the American Psychological Association and she was recently awarded the title of Professor Emeritus from George Washington University.

Sarah Shelton, PsyD (2013-2016)
Registrant since 2007

Dr. Shelton received her PsyD in clinical health psychology from the Spalding University in 2005. She was appointed Chief Resident at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine for her internship year. She then completed two postdoctoral fellowships at the Medical College of Georgia; one in medical psychology and the other in behavioral medicine and also earned a Master of Public Health degree before becoming faculty in the Department of Pediatrics and Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior. Dr. Shelton's primary academic affiliation is with the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Additionally, she has a private practice, Psychological Wellness Group, in her hometown of Paducah, KY; and is also the chair of the Kentucky Psychological Association Communication Committee.