Leadership Council 

President

Alfonso Mercado, Ph.D.

Professor/Associate Chair
Department of Psychological Science
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Term of office: 2025-2026

Treasurer/Acting Secretary for Finance

Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor in Community Health
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 
Arizona State University 

Term of office: 2025-2026

Secretary

Kiara Manosalvas, Ph.D.

Lecturer
Clinical and Counseling Department at
Teachers College 
Columbia University

Term of office: 2025-2026

Past-President

Ana Bridges, Ph.D.

Professor and Clinical Training Director
Department of Psychological Science
University of Arkansas

President - Elect
Oswaldo Moreno, Ph.D.

Chief Diversity Officer
Julia Roncoroni, Ph.D

  Membership Committee Chair
Alexina C. Pilo 

Student Representatives
Sandra Gomez Current - Student Representative
Anyoliny Sánchez - Elect -Student Representative
Aldo Barrita - Student Representative

  Early Career Professional Representative
David Zelaya, Ph.D.

Mentoring Committee
Regina Jean-Van Hell, Ph.D.

Psychological Education Issues Advocate
To be announced

Professional Development Coordinator & Continuing Education Chair
Lorraine Benuto, Ph.D.

Ethics Chair for Continuing Education
 Ingrid Atiles, Psy.D.

Psychological Science Issues Advocate
Angela Venta, Ph.D.

Conference Co-Chairs
Michelle Silva,  Ph.D.
&
Alejandro Vazquez, Ph.D.
Term of office: 2025-2026
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Social Media Coordinator
Sandra Bertram Grant, MEd 

Social Media Team
Katherine Avila, B.A.

Fundraising/Development Chair
To be announced

CoNREPA Representative
Taymy Caso, Ph.D.

CoNREPA Leadership Development Institute
NLPA Fellow 2025-2026
To be announced

Delegate to the APA Council of Representative
To be announced

Senior Advisor on Public Policy
German Cadenas, Ph.D. 

Latinx Psychology Today Bulletin Editor
To be announced

Associate Editor
Rachel Ocampo-Hoogasian, Ph.D. 

Historian
Brian McNeil, Ph.D.