DeMaio was awarded a Presidential Citation f or his dedicated service to improving the lives of others and service to his profession.
DeMaio's professional life epitomizes commitment to service. He was a Vista Volunteer and a counselor in a home for delinquent boys. At the University of Virginia (UVA), he created Outreach Counseling Services, Inc., a community based youth prevention and intervention program. DeMaio chaired the Charlottesville City Youth Commission and served on the Board of the Adventure Bound School. As professor at UVA's Curry School of Education and as president of the Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychology, he was a powerful and passionate advocate for clinical psychology to the Virginia General Assembly. Tom served two terms on the APA Council of Representatives and then was elected to the APA Board of Directors, where he spearheaded the development of APA's first strategic plan. On council, he co-founded the Caucus for the Optimal Utilization of New Talent. He also served on APA's Policy and Planning Board and the Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice. DeMaio currently coordinates the prestigious APA Karl F. Heiser Presidential Award Program.