Q1:
How will you assure APA constituents, the general public and the international community that APA is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards?
It took APA a decade to acknowledge the problems highlighted in the Independent Review. That is unacceptable.
We deserve an association that is above reproach. To build #TheNewAPA we must bring transparency to the opaque system that allowed these failures to occur.
I will advocate for:
1. Using technology to increase the voice of membership in governance.
2. Increasing accountability of leadership through live broadcasting of meetings and by making all votes public.
3. Creating online town hall meetings among the CEO, president and members.
4. Developing an online petition system that allows members to introduce items into APA governance.
Q2 : How would you promote communication and outreach to communities of color in response to domestic and international human rights and social justice issues?
To support APA's vision of using psychological science to promote human rights and social justice, I will:
1. Focus #TheNewAPA on issuing scientific policy statements about the social crises facing our world, increasing our impact across federal and state governments.
2. Encourage our CEO to revisit the hiring of APA's first chief diversity officer, a position "paused" since 2009.
3. Expand our focus by integrating members of the public into our deliberations.
4. Consider new membership models to increase the voice of the 60 percent of members who do not belong to a division, many of whom represent marginalized groups.
