Professional Service

Present: Council of Representatives, American Psychological Association (NJ).
              Committee on Structure and Function of Council, APA Council of
                       Representatives.
              Executive Board, New Jersey Psychological Association (NJPA).

1992-2013: Board of Directors, Northeast Counties Association of Psychologists     (NCAP). (Formerly Bergen Cty. Psych. Assoc.)

2011-2012: Parliamentarian, New Jersey Psychological Association.

2007-2009: Secretary, New Jersey Psychological Association.

2005-2008: Past-President, Bergen County Psychological Association (now NCAP).

1997-2004:  President, Bergen County Psychological Association.

1995-97: President, New Jersey Alcohol and Drug Counselors Association.

                Board of Directors, National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse                            Counselors.

March, 1996: Invited by President Clinton to attend the "White House Conference on                     Youth, Violence, and Substance Abuse", Washington, DC.

1992-94: Member, Professional Advisory Committee, Division of Alcoholism, Drug                       Abuse, and Addiction Services, New Jersey State Department of Health.

               Board of Directors, Bergen County Association of Licensed Psychologists.

               2nd Vice President, New Jersey Alcohol and Drug Counselors.

               Editor for Publications, The Communicator, quarterly publication of the New                    Jersey Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors.        

1988-1992: Secretary, Council on Legislative Affairs, New Jersey Psychological                            Association.

1985-1989:  Supervised in clinical hypnosis by Dr. Ernest L. Rossi, Los Angeles,                          CA, internationally known clinician, author, lecturer, and editor of the                              complete works of Dr. Milton H. Erickson.

Honors

“Member Recognition Award”. New Jersey Psychological Association, Spring,                                   2012.  (First recipient of this award.)

“Distinguished Teacher Award”. New Jersey Psychological Association, Fall, 2012.  (First                 “out-of-state” professor to receive this award.)