The Commission on Accreditation (CoA) held its annual policy meeting Feb. 9-12, 2017, in Washington D.C. The meeting was preceded by New Member Orientation conducted for 10 incoming commissioners on Feb. 8, 2017.
The CoA is pleased to welcome the following new commissioners whose three-year terms started Jan. 1, 2017:
- M. Dolores Cimini, PhD (BAPPI seat)
- Eugene J. D’Angelo, PhD (APPIC seat)
- William L. Hathaway, PhD (NCSPP seat)
- Aaron P. Jackson, PhD (CCPTP seat)
- Elizabeth F. Louis, MA (APAGS seat)
- Greg E. Manship, D.Be, (Public Interest seat)
- Mary Ann Norfleet, PhD, ABPP (Specialized Practice seat)
- Teresa O’Donnell, MA (Public Interest seat)
- Judith Patterson, PhD, MN (Institutional Practice seat)
- Jason D. Williams, PsyD (APPIC seat)
The CoA includes 32 members and care is taken to achieve appropriate balance between academic institutions and programs, practitioners of the profession, and the publics served by accreditation. For more information about composition of the CoA, please review Implementing Regulation (IR) A-1., Policies for Accreditation Governance.