The APA Committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS) is pleased to announce the 2025 TOPSS Committee election results. Emily Polacek, MEd, of Hinsdale South High School in Darien, Illinois, was elected chair-elect, and Christina Luzzi of Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, was elected member-at-large. Both will start 3-year terms of office on January 1, 2026. TOPSS expresses sincere thanks to all the excellent candidates who ran for office this year.
Additionally, Katie Hope Grobman, PhD, of California State University–Monterey Bay, was selected to join the committee as a TOPSS college faculty representative. Grobman’s 3-year term will also start January 1, 2026.
Emily Polacek, MEd, of Hinsdale South High School
Christina Luzzi of Columbia High School
Katie Hope Grobman, PhD, of California State University–Monterey Bay
TOPSS and APA staff also thank three off-going members for their exemplary service on TOPSS. TOPSS Past-Chair Virginia Welle, MS, Member-at-Large Melissa Rogers, MEd, and College Faculty Representative Jennifer Thompson, PhD, complete their terms of office on December 31, 2025.