Executive Council Members

The Executive Council (EC) of the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) consists of nine voting members, all of whom were elected by SWPA membership. The President, Past President, and President-Elect comprise the Presidents' Council (PC), and the Representatives consist of four Professional Representatives, one Graduate Representative, and one Undergraduate Representative.

Presidents' Council

President

Dr. Jonali Baruah

Tarleton State University

baruah@tarleton.edu

President-Elect

Shawn Charlton

University of Central Arkansas

scharlton@uca.edu

Past President

Dr. Leslie Kelley

University of Dallas

lkelley@udallas.edu

Representatives

Professional representatives are elected from SWPA membership to serve two-year terms in office. There are four professional representatives. Half of the professional representatives are up for re-election each year. Below, this information is represented by: * = in the first year as representative. ** = in second year as representative; will be up for re-election in the spring. Student representatives serve one-year terms and are up for re-election each spring.

Professional Representatives

Professional Representative**

Dr. Ashley Araiza

Angelo State University

Professional Representative**

Phylicia Taylor

Blinn College

Professional Representative*

Tyler Livingston

Angelo State University

Professional Representative*

Brianna McCartney

Southern Arkansas University

Student Representatives

Graduate Representative

Sophia Salamanca

Undergraduate Representative

Hannah Young

Appointed Staff Positions

Staff positions in SWPA are appointed by the EC and are assessed on a yearly basis. Staff members include the Executive Officer, Treasurer, Membership Registrar, Program Chair, Secretary, Newsletter Coordinator, Elections Commissioner, Conference Manager, and Chief Information Officer.