annual meeting
Steering Committee
Steering Committee Positions
***This page reflects changes in leadership being implemented in
March 2025 to improve organizational equity.***
The Steering Committee (SC) is comprised of nine members, seven who follow a leadership track from program chair-elect to past-past president, plus two additional members. The leadership track helps prepare committee members to be president and ensures institutional knowledge retention.
The leadership track positions are consecutive one-year terms with a total commitment of six years with an optional seventh year. The non-leadership track positions -- chair of the Regional Representative Committee and member-at-large -- are three-year and two-year terms respectively.
Steering committee job Descriptions
Leadership Track Positions
Program Chair-elect
Program Chair
Secretary-Treasurer (formerly separate roles)
President-elect
President
Past President
Past-Past President (now optional, non-voting, ex-officio)
Read the below documents carefully to understand the scope of the position BEFORE SUBMITTING A NOMINATION for program chair-elect. Nominations are only accepted from psychiatrist AADPRT members.
Rubric for Selection of Program Chair
Nominating Committee Process
Nominee Notification Letter
Program Chair Critical Dates
Program Chair call for nominations
Non-Leadership Track Positions
Member-at-Large
For membership year 2025-26, AADPRT is introducing this new role for the Steering Committee to facilitate the inclusion of underrepresented voices in AADPRT leadership and to create a pathway to SC membership that does not involve the program chair-elect to past president trajectory.
Description | Eligibility | Selection ProcessMember-at-Large call for nominations
Regional Representatives Committee Chair
Three-year term. May not be nominated for the program chair-elect position for two years to prevent anyone from serving on the Steering Committee for eight consecutive years.
Nomination Timeline
The following timeline is for the program chair-elect and member-at-large positions (tentative - additional details forthcoming).
- Nominations accepted: December 5, 2024 - January 9, 2025
- Nominees submit CV and personal statement and schedule their interview (deadline for materials is one week prior to interview -- January 2-23)
- Interviews conducted: Tuesdays, 5:15-6:15p ET, January 9-30
- Nominating Committee deliberations: January 14 - February 28, 2025
- Announcement at Annual Meeting: March 8, 2025
