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. Shawn Charlton

University of Central Arkansas

scharlton@uca.edu

President-Elect

Dr. Ashley Araiza

Angelo State University

ashley.araiza@angelo.edu

Past President

Dr. Jonali Baruah

Tarleton State University

baruah@tarleton.edu

Representatives

Professional representatives are elected by the SWPA membership to serve two-year terms. There are four professional representatives. Half of the professional representatives are up for re-election each year. Below, this information is represented by: * = in their first year as representative. ** = in their 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**

Tyler Livingston

Angelo State University

Professional Representative**

Brianna McCartney

Southern Arkansas University

Professional Representative*

Jordan Simmons

University of Oklahoma Health Campus

Professional Representative*

Jason Chiang

University of North Texas

Student Representatives

Graduate Representative

Cifci Fatmanur

Undergraduate Representative

Dylan Jenkins

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.