Chair
Gayle Iwamasa, PhD, HSPP
Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
VA Central Office
Chair-Elect
Edgar Villarreal, PhD
Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center
Immediate Past Chair
Tiffanie Fennell, PhD, ABPP
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Secretary/Treasurer
Josh Rinker, PsyD
VA Portland Healthcare Center
Membership Representatives
Ashley Schnakenberg Martin, PhD
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Roxanne Untal, PhD
James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital
Social Media Representative
Sharon Malinowski, PsyD
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Newsletter Editor
Maryke Van Zyl, PhD
San Francisco VA Health Care System
Webinar Coordinator
Suzanne Spinola, PhD
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Jeremy Saenz, PhD
Student Representative
Rachel N. Ward
Palo Alto University
Early Career Psychologist Representative
Tyonna Adams, PsyD
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Mid-Career Psychologist Representative
Charlotte McCloskey, PhD
Kansas City VA Medical Center
LaTasha McKenzie Mack, PhD
Fresno VA Medical Center
The VA Section of Div. 18 participates in two conferences each year: APA convention and the VA Psychology Leadership Conference (VAPLC).
APA 2022
Registration for the APA 2022 convention in Minneapolis opens in April. Learn more about the convention and sign up for email alerts.
VA Psychology Leadership Conference
The 25th Annual VA Psychology Leadership Conference, co-sponsored with AVAPL and American Psychological Association, is slated for June 1–3, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. Continuing education credits for this program are sponsored by Division 18. VA psychologists—including program managers, chiefs/lead psychologists, early career psychologists, and psychology trainees—are strongly encouraged to attend. Proposals that address leadership within VA, equity, diversity, and inclusion; health disparities; advocacy; legislative and organizational updates; and innovation and telehealth are encouraged.
Learn more about the VA Psychology Leadership Conference. Presentation recordings and materials from the 2021 virtual conference are also now available for download.
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