Board Member Information
Business and Professions Code sections 2920 through 2923 state that the Board shall consist of nine members, four of whom shall be public members and five shall be licensed members. Each member of the Board holds office for a term of four years. They serve until the appointment and qualification of a successor or until one year has elapsed since the expiration of the term for which he or she was appointed, whichever occurs first. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms.
The Governor appoints two public members and five licensed members. The Senate Rules Committee and the Speaker of the Assembly each appoint a public member.
The Governor is required to use his judgment in appointing licensed psychologists who represent the varied professional interests of psychologists in California.
Each member must be a resident of California. The public members must not be licentiates of the Board or of any board under Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code or of any board referred to in the Chiropractic Act or the Osteopathic Act.
Current Board Members:
| Name | Appointing Authority | Appointment Type | Appointment Date | Reappointment Date | Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Phillips, JD, PsyD (President) | Governor | Licensed Member | 09/25/13 | 06/02/16 | 06/01/20 |
| Seyron Foo (Vice-President) | Governor | Public Member | 05/17/17 | 06/01/20 | |
| Alita Bernal | Senate | Public Member | 08/3/2016 | 06/01/20 | |
| Sheryll Casuga, PsyD | Governor | Licensed Member | 08/18/17 | 06/01/19 | |
| Marisela Cervantes | Speaker | Public Member | 4/29/2019 | 06/01/22 | |
| Mary Harb Sheets, PhD | Governor | Licensed Member | 12/07/18 | 06/01/20 | |
| Jacqueline Horn, PhD | Governor | Licensed Member | 10/23/13 | 06/03/15 | 06/01/19 |
| Lea Tate, PsyD | Governor | Licensed Member | 12/07/18 | 06/01/22 | |
| VACANT | Governor | Public Member |
Board of Psychology Committee Assignments 2019
| Committee | Chairperson | Members |
|---|---|---|
| Standing Committees | ||
| Licensing Committee | Jacqueline Horn, PhD | Mary Harb Sheets, PhD Seyron Foo |
| Outreach and Education Committee | Alita Bernal | Lea Tate, PsyD VACANT |
| Policy and Advocacy Committee | Seyron Foo | Sheryll Casuga, PsyD, Stephen Phillips, JD/PsyD |
| Ad hoc Committees | ||
| Applied Behavior Analysis Task Force | Sheryll Casuga, PsyD Board Member | Don Crowder, PhD, Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) Elizabeth Winkelman, JD, PhD, California Psychological Association (CPA) Jim Carr, PhD, Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) Gina Green, PhD, Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA) Daniel Shabani, PhD, California Association of Behavior Analysis (CalABA) |
| EPPP2 Task Force | Sheryll Casuga, PsyD Board Member | Seyron Foo, Board Member Amy Welch-Gandy, Representative of the Office of Professional Examination Services (OPES) Paul Marcille, PhD, Representative of the California Psychological Association (CPA) Crystal Faith Cajilog, Student Representative of the California Psychological Association of Graduate Students Anushree Belur, Student Representative of the California Psychological Association of Graduate Students for The Chicago School of Professional Psychology William Bloxham, Student Representative of JFK University 5th Year Student Sherry Johnson, Director of Clinical Training, Representative of the University of California Cindy Yee-Bradbury, PhD., Director of Clinical Training, (Alternate) Representative of the University of California Rene Puliatti, Esq, Representative of the California Psychology Internship Council (CAPIC) Andrew Harlem, PhD, Representative of the California Institute of Integral Studies Gilbert Newman, PhD, Representative of The Wright Institute Jay Finkelman, PhD, Representative of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Alejandra Ojeda-Beck, Student Representative of the California Psychological Association of Graduate Students, UC Berkeley Sherri Sedler, Student Representative of the California Psychological Association of Graduate Students, California Southern University Olga Belik, PhD, Representative of California the Psychological Association (CPA), Division II |
| Enforcement Committee | Stephen Phillips, JD/PsyD | Marisela Cervantes |
| Sunset Review Committee | Stephen Phillips, JD/PsyD | Seyron Foo |
| Telepsychology Committee | Stephen Phillips, JD/PsyD | Michael Erickson, PhD |
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