Executive Council

A Strong Foundation of Leadership

Executive Council members oversee AADPRT’s volunteer committees, caucuses, and task forces organized by areas integral to the organization's operation and development.

2024 changes to leadership

Committee Charges

Committee Chair Responsibilities

Conflict of Interest Disclosures

Committee/Caucus Chair Selection Process

Steering Committee

Steering Committee member terms are one year each -- progressing consecutively from program chair-elect to past, past-president -- with the exception of the chair of the Regional Representatives Committee and Member at Large who serve for three years and two years respectively.

Tracey Guthrie

president

Tracey Guthrie, MD

The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

1 Year (2025-2026)

Erick Hung

annual meeting

program chair

Erick Hung, MD

University of California, San Francisco

1 Year (2025-2026)

Rashi Aggarwal

President-elect

Rashi Aggarwal, MD

Northwell Health Staten Island University Hospital

1 Year (2025-2026)

Annual meeting Program chair-elect

Lillian "Joy" Houston, MD

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

1 Year (2025-2026)

Consuelo "Chi Chi" Cagande

Secretary/treasurer

Consuelo "Chi-chi" Cagande, MD

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

1 Year (2025-2026)

member at large

Karim Ghobrial-Sedky, MBBS

Family Health Centers of San Diego

1 Year (2025-2026)

Sandra Batsel-Thomas

Regional representatives committee chair

Sandra Batsel-Thomas, MD

University of Kentucky

3 Years (2023-2026)

Past president

John Q. Young, MD, MPP, PhD

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

1 Year (2025-2026)

Chairs

All standing committee/caucus chairs appointed for three years (one year for ACGME/ABPN Liaison Committees and two years for PA Caucus Chair); can be reappointed up to five years.

John Young

ABPN/ACGME Liaison Committees

Tracey Guthrie, MD

The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

1 Year (2024-2025)

Biosketch

Erica Shoemaker

cap caucus/match consultant

Isheeta Zalpuri, MD

Standford University School of Medicine

3 Years (2025-2028)

Committee info/Join

Dustin DeMoss

Addictions Committee

Dustin DeMoss, DO, MSc

John Peter Smith Hospital

3 Years (2024-2027)

Biosketch

Committee info/Join

Paul Lee

Curriculum committee

Ronke Babalola, MD, MPH

Tower Health - Phoenixville Hospital General Psychiatry

3 Years (2025-2028)

Committee info/Join

Michael Greenspan

Assessment Committee

Michael Greenspan, MD

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

3 years (2025-2028)

Biosketch

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Ann Schwarz

Development committee

Michael Peterson, MD, PhD

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

3 Years (2025-2028)

Committee info/join

Tracie Guthrie

Awards committee

Rashi Aggarwal, MD

Northwell Health Staten Island University Hospital

1 Year (2025-2026)

Eitan Kimchi

Information Management committee

Eitan Kimchi, MD

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

3 years (2024-2027)

Vishal Madaan

International medical graduate (IMG) Committee

Raman Marwaha, MD

Case Western Reserve University/Metrohealth Medical Center

3 Years (2024-2027)

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Sallie De Golia

Justice, equity, Diversity, Inclusion (J.E.D.I.) committee

Theadia Carey, MD, MS

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

3 Years (2024-2027)

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Sourav Sengupta

Membership committee

Lindsey Pershern, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

3 years (2023-2026)

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Mentorship and professional growth committee

Narpinder Malhi, MD

ChristianaCare Health System

3 years (2025-2028)

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Erin Crocker

neuroscience education committee

Mayada Akil, MD

Georgetown University
Medical Center

3 Years (2023-2026)

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Ann Schwarz

Psychotherapy committee

Anne Ruble, MD

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

3 Years (2022-2025) + 1

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Melissa Arbuckle

wellbeing and burnout committee

Sumru Bilge-Johnson, MD

Akron Children's Hospital

3 Years (2025-2028)

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Randy Welton

nominating committee

John Q. Young, MD, MPP, PhD

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

1 Year (2025-2026)

Sandra Batsel-Thomas

recruitment committee

Lia Thomas, MD

UT Southwestern Medical Center

3 Years (2023-2026)

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Workforce Committee

Rebecca Lundquist, MD

Broadlawns-UnityPoint Psychiatry Residency

3 Years (2025-2028)

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Organizational Equity committee

Kai Anderson, MD

Central Michigan University Behavioral Health

3 Years (2025-2028)

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Will Newman

Regional Representatives committee

Sandra Batsel-Thomas, MD

University of Kentucky

3 Years (2023-2026)

Erin Crocker

Program Administrator Caucus (non-voting member)

Roopali Bhargava, BA

Cambridge Health Alliance

2 Years (2024-2026)

Joy Houston

Subspecialty Caucus

Erica Garcia-Pittman, MD

University of Texas Austin Dell Medical School

3 Years (2025-2028)

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Appointed Members

The president can appoint four members for one-year terms; can be reappointed by successive presidents for up to two additional one-year terms.

presidential appointee

Taiwo Babatope, MD, MPH

McGovern Medical School at UT Health

1 year (2025-2026)

Jacqueline Hobbs

Presidential Appointee

Ana Ozdoba, MD

Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center

1 Year (2025-2026)

Enrico Castillo

presidential appointee

Paul Rosenfield, MD

Icahn School of Medicine/Mount Sinai (Morningside/West)

1 year (2025-2026)

Academic Psychiatry Liaison

The Academic Psychiatry Governance Board representative is a sitting EC member.

Academic Psychiatry Governance Board Member

Donna Sudak, MD

Tower Health - - Phoenixville Hospital General Psychiatry

OPDA Representative

Belinda Bandstra, MD

University of California, Davis

annual meeting

To claim CME/CE credit, click the link in the email sent to you Saturday, 3/8.

Deadline: Sunday, 6/8/25