Milton A. Fuentes, PsyD, was awarded a Presidential Citation for his leadership as a founding member and former president of New Jersey’s Latino Psychological Association and the 2012 president of the National Latina/o Psychological Association, as well as his impressive efforts to prepare students and professionals to address the mental health needs of the diverse Latino community in his role as a researcher, mentor, professor and consultant.
During his tenure at Montclair State University, Fuentes developed bilingual/bicultural mental health training programs to serve the Latino community and is now bringing his expertise to a national level at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology's Washington, D.C., campus and with the National Center for Latino/a Mental Health program. His devotion to improving the lives of Latinos has led him to a variety of consultation and training projects with school- and community-based programs, including the Puerto Rican Family Institute where he has collaborated with their summer Peace Camp program for youths at risk and the Bronx Child Placement Prevention Center.