PAWNY Board Members

PAWNY Officers

Bridget Rippe, Psy.D.
President

Bridget Rippe

president@pawny.org

Kelly Coleman, Psy.D.
President-Elect

Kelly Coleman

Tanisha Joshi, Ph.D.
Past-President

Tanisha Joshi


Jennifer Hydeman, Ph.D.
Treasurer

Jennifer Hydeman

treasurer@pawny.org

Theresa Jaworski, Ph.D.
NYSPA Representative

Theresa Jaworski

Elvira Aletta, Ph.D.
Secretary

Elvira Aletta


Tracey Dabill
Administrative Assistant

Tracey Dabill

admin@pawny.org


Standing Committee Chairpersons

Karen Klementowski, Psy.D.
Membership Committee

Karen Klementowski

pawnymembership@pawny.org

Caryn Bartnik, Psy.D.
Programs & Education Committee

Caryn Bartnik

ceprogram@pawny.org

Amy Ludwig Shuman, Ph.D.
Programs & Education Committee

Amy Ludwig Shuman

ceprogram@pawny.org


Nita Makhija, Ph.D.
Anti-Racism Task Force Co-Chair

Nita Makhija

anti-racism@pawny.org

Jane Dewey, Ph.D.
Anti-Racism Task Force Co-Chair

Jane Dewey

anti-racism@pawny.org

Cherie Ruben, Ph.D.
Social Committee

Cherie Ruben


Kendal Vaarwerk, Psy.D.
Student/Early Career Committee Co-Chair

Kendal Vaarwerk

Yi Li-Brown, M.S.Ed
Student/Early Career Committee Co-Chair

Yi Li-Brown

Erin Silvestri, Ph.D.
Community Engagement Committee

Erin Silvestri


Karen Herdzik, Ph.D.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Task Force

Karen Herdzik

sogi@pawny.org

Lisa Anllo, Ph.D.
Scholarship Chair

Lisa Anllo

Amber Dewey, Ph.D.
Diversity/Equality/Inclusion (DEI) Committee

Amber Dewey


Rachael Smith-Sponholz, Ph.D.
MHC Subcommittee

Rachael Smith-Sponholz

mhconnection@pawny.org

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