Leadership
Executive Committee
- James Compton
Chair - Maria Oquendo, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
President - Ray Paul, Jr.
Secretary - Ed Stelmakh
Treasurer
- Victoria Arango, Ph.D.
Columbia University - Erika Barber
- Melissa d’Arabian
- Nancy Farrell, M.P.A.
Regina Villa Associates - Gretchen Haas, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
- Gary Kennedy, M.D.
Albert Einstein College
of Medicine - Lisa Riley
Massachusetts College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Steve Siple
- Marco Taglietti
Scynexis, Inc.
Board
- James Compton
Chair - Maria Oquendo, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
President - Ray Paul, Jr.
Secretary - Ed Stelmakh
OptimizeRx
Treasurer - Victoria Arango, Ph.D.
Columbia University - Erika Barber
- Yeates Conwell, M.D.
University of Rochester - Tony Cornelius
Tony Cornelius Productions - Melissa d’Arabian
- Christopher Epperson
- Arthur Evans, Jr., Ph.D.
American Psychological Association
- Nancy Farrell, M.P.A.
Regina Villa Associates - Nina Gussack Troutman
Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Gretchen Haas, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh - David Jobes, Ph.D.
Catholic University of America - Jonathon Kellerman
- Gary Kennedy, M.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Denisse Lamas, LCSW
- Cara McNulty, DPA
Aetna - Michael Lindsey, Ph.D., MSW, MPH
New York University - Jerrold Rosenbaum, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Kelly Posner, Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center - Lisa Riley
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Steve Siple
Q2 | PrecisionLender - Lawrence Sprung
Mitlin Financial Inc. - Dennis Tackett
- Christopher Thomas
The Defensive Line - Marco Taglietti
Scynexis, Inc.
Pro Bono Legal Counsel
- Michael Student, Esq.
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Executive Staff
- Robert Gebbia
Chief Executive Officer
- Christine Moutier, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Senior Management
- Renee Cruz, MPH
Vice President of Project 2025 - Jill Harkavy-Friedman, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research - Daniel Killpack
Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
- Michael F. Lamma
Senior Vice President of Development and Field Management - Doreen Marshall, Ph.D.
Vice President of Mission Engagement - Helen Rogers Pridgen, LMSW
Vice President of Chapter Programs
- Stephanie Rogers
Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing - Laurel Stine, J.D., M.A.
Senior Vice President of Public Policy
Senior Field Management
- Lisa Brattain
Senior Director, East Central Division - Janice Hurtado Aeppli
Senior Director, Central Division
- Valerie Kovacovich
Senior Director, Western Division - Chris Owens
Senior Director, Southern Division
- Melanie Varady
Senior Director, Northeastern Division
Finance Committee
- Ed Stelmakh, Chair
- Neil Donnelly
Victra - Gretchen Haas, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
- Andrew R. Rogoff, Esq.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, LLP - Lawrence Sprung
Mitlin Financial Inc. - Chris Tackett
- Robert Gebbia
Chief Executive Officer - Daniel Killpack (Staff)
Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Nominating/Governance Committee
- Nancy Farrell, MPA, Chair
Regina Villa Associates - James Compton
- J. John Mann
Columbia University Medical Center
- Andrew R. Rogoff, Esq.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Steve Siple
Q2 | PrecisionLender
- Robert Gebbia
Chief Executive Officer - Christine Moutier, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Chapter Leadership Council
- Lisa Riley, Chair
New Hampshire - Christina Cappello
Nevada - Gage Donahue
Kentucky - Cynthia Elmer
Louisiana
- Christopher Epperson
Arkansas - Denisse Lamas
Central Florida - Dennis Lasley
Alaska - Jennifer Moffett
Nebraska
- Dionne Monsanto
New York City - David O’Leary
Massachusetts - Ali Walker
National Capital Area - Michael F. Lamma (Staff)
Senior Vice President of Field Management and Development
Development Committee
- Marco Taglietti, Chair
- Michael F. Lamma (Staff)
Senior Vice President of Field Management and Development
Public Policy Council
- Melissa d’Arabian, Chair
California - Nancy Farrell, MPA, Vice-Chair
Massachusetts - Michael Ballard
Virginia - Catherine Barber, MPA
Massachusetts - Jim Biela
Alaska - Jennifer Butler, MSW, LISW-CP/S
South Carolina - Alexandria Byrd Spencer
California
- Shannon Geames, M.A.
Tennessee - Che Hernandez
California - David Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP
Maryland - Rick Kirchhoff, DDS
Illinois - Steve Moore, Esq.
Illinois - Philip Ninan, M.D.
North Carolina - Jen Preble, LCSW
Montana
- Tom Robinson
Florida - Bruce Shahbaz
Idaho - Corbin Standley
Michigan - Tyler West
Arkansas - Robert Gebbia
Chief Executive Officer (Ex-Officio) - Laurel Stine, J.D., M.A.
Senior Vice President of Public Policy
Loss and Healing Council
- Erika Barber, MAT, CCLS, Chair
Illinois - Bee Chavez
New Mexico - Dan Egan
New York - Diane Gillen
Georgia - Tammi Ginsberg, LCPC
Maryland - Meredith Glaze
Virginia
- Lori Jarck
New Jersey - Sue Klebold
Colorado - Briana Megid
California - Jenny Morales
South Carolina - Joan Schweizer Hoff, M.A.
Oregon - Nikki Scott
Tennessee
- Robert K. Stohr, LMFT
California - Connie Sutton
Pennsylvania - Dennis Tackett
North Carolina - Jason A. Tompkins, LCSW
Florida - Helen Rogers Pridgen, LMSW
Vice President of Programs - Doreen Marshall, Ph.D. (Staff)
Vice President of Mission Engagement
Scientific Council
Scientific Council Officers
- Gretchen Haas, Ph.D., Chair
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
- Naomi Simon, M.D., RGC Chair+
New York University
Scientific Council Members
- Joan Asarnow, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles - David Brent, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA - Gregory Brown, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania - William Coryell, M.D.
University of Iowa - Yogesh Dwivedi, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Madelyn Gould, Ph.D., MPH
Columbia University, NY - David Jobes, Ph.D.
Catholic University of America, DC
- Ned H. Kalin, M.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison - Gary Kennedy, M.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY - Cheryl King, Ph.D.
University of Michigan - Peter M. Marzuk, M.D.
Weill Cornell Medical College, NY - Matthew Nock, Ph.D.
Harvard University, MA - Maria Oquendo, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania - Jordan Smoller, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital - Barbara Stanley, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY
- Myrna Weissman, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY - Robert Hirschfeld, M.D.
(Honorary Member)
Weill Cornell Medicine, NY - Robert Gebbia
Chief Executive Officer - Christine Moutier, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer - Jill Harkavy-Friedman, Ph.D. (Staff)
Vice President of Research - Doreen Marshall, Ph.D. (Staff)
Vice President of Mission Engagement
Scientific Advisors
- Howard Aizenstein, M.D., Ph.D.+
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA - Schahram Akbarian, M.D., Ph.D.+
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY - Nick Allen, Ph.D.
University of Oregon - Jonathan Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.
Albert Einstein School of Medicine, NY - Larry Alphs, M.D., Ph.D.
Newron Pharmaceuticals SpA, Italy - Michael Anestis, Ph.D.
Rutgers University, NJ - Alan Apter, M.D.
Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel - Victoria Arango, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health, MD - Michael Armey, Ph.D.
Brown University, RI - Amelia Arria, Ph.D.
University of Maryland - Joan Asarnow, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles - Randy Auerbach, Ph.D.+
Columbia University, NY - Enrique Baca-Garcia, M.D., Ph.D.
Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Spain - Elizabeth Ballard, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health, MD - Annette Beautrais, Ph.D.
University of Canterbury, New Zealand - Dror Ben-Zeev, Ph.D.
University of Washington - Marian Betz, M.D., MPH
University of Colorado, Denver - Eleonore Beurel, Ph.D.
University of Miami, FL - Staci Bilbo, Ph.D.
Duke University, NC - Hilary Blumberg, M.D.+
Yale University, CT - Robert Bossarte, Ph.D.+
West Virginia University - Edwin Boudreaux, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts - Lisa Brenner, Ph.D.
University of Colorado, Denver - David Brent, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA - Jeffrey Bridge, Ph.D.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, OH - Gregory Brown, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania - C. Hendricks Brown, Ph.D.
Northwestern University, IL - Craig Bryan, Psy.D.
University of Utah - Kate Burdick, Ph.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, MA - Margit Burmeister, Ph.D.
University of Michigan - John Campo, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University, MD - Gabrielle Carlson, M.D.
Stony Brook University, NY - Julie Cerel, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky - Megan Chesin, Ph.D.
William Paterson University, NJ - Helen Christensen, Ph.D.
Black Dog Institute, Australia - Jennifer Clarke, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska, Lincoln - Emil Coccaro, M.D.
University of Chicago, IL - Katherine Comtois, Ph.D., MPH
University of Washington - Kenneth Conner, Psy.D., MPH
University of Rochester, NY - Yeates Conwell, M.D.
University of Rochester, NY - Edwin Cook, Jr., M.D.
University of Illinois, Chicago - Hilary Coon, Ph.D.
University of Utah - William Coryell, M.D.
University of Iowa - Philippe Courtet, Ph.D.
Université de Montpellier, France - Wendi Cross, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, NY - Scott Crow, M.D.
University of Minnesota - Katie Cullen, M.D.
University of Minnesota - Kelly Cukrowicz, Ph.D.+
Texas Tech University - Glenn Currier, M.D., MPH
University of South Florida - Anthony D’Augelli, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University - John Denninger, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital - Raymond DePaulo, Jr., M.D.
Johns Hopkins University, MD - Guy Diamond, Ph.D.
Drexel University, PA - Daniel Dickstein, M.D.
Brown University, RI - Alexandre Dombrovski, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh, PA - Brian Draper, M.D.
University of New South Wales, Australia - Yogesh Dwivedi, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Andrew Dwork, M.D.
Columbia University, NY - Michael Eddleston, Ph.D., Sc.D.
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Graham Emslie, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center - Annette Erlangsen, Ph.D.
Danish Research Institute for Suicide Prevention, Denmark - Christianne Esposito-Smythers, Ph.D.
George Mason University, VA - Dwight Evans, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania - Maurizio Fava, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital - Max Fink, M.D.
Stony Brook University, NY - Prudence Fisher, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY - Cynthia Fontanella, Ph.D.
Ohio State University - Thomas Franke, M.D., Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY - Hanga Galfalvy, Ph.D.+
Columbia University, NY - Igor Galynker, M.D., Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY - Steven Garlow, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin - Tina Goldstein, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA - David Goldston, Ph.D.+
Duke University, NC - Marianne Goodman, M.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY - Madelyn Gould, Ph.D., MPH
Columbia University, NY - Jaimie Gradus, D.Sc., MPH
Boston University, MA - Jon Grant, M.D.
University of Chicago, IL - John Greden, M.D.
University of Michigan - Robert Greene, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern - Laurence Greenhill, M.D.
Columbia University, NY - David Gunnell, D.Sc., Ph.D.
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
- Gretchen Haas, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh, PA - Fatemeh Haghighi, Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY - Philip Harvey, Ph.D.
University of Miami, FL - Robert Hirschfeld, M.D.
Weill Cornell Medicine, NY - Marjan Holloway, Ph.D.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, MD - Daphne Holt, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital - Paul Holtzheimer, M.D.+
Dartmouth University, NH - Lisa Horowitz, Ph.D., MPH
National Institute of Mental Health, VA - Isabelle Hunt, Ph.D.
University of Manchester, United Kingdom - Thomas Hyde, M.D., Ph.D.
Lieber Institute for Brain Development, MD - Alejandro Interian, Ph.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs, NJ - Dawn Ionescu, M.D.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Research & Development, CA - Dan Iosifescu, M.D.
New York University School of Medicine - Erkki Isometsä, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Helsinki, Finland - Elizabeth Jeglic, Ph.D.
John Jay College, NY - David Jobes, Ph.D.
Catholic University of America, DC - Sean Joe, Ph.D., MSW
Washington University in St. Louis, MI - Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D.
Michigan State University - Thomas Joiner, Ph.D.
Florida State University - Ned Kalin, M.D.
University of Wisconsin - Mark Kaplan, DrPH
University of California, Los Angeles - Nav Kapur, M.D.
University of Manchester, United Kingdom - Bradley Karlin, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University, MD - John Kasckow, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA - Ira Katz, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs, PA - John Keilp, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY - Martin Keller, M.D.
Brown University, RI - Betsy Kennard, Psy.D.
University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center - Gary Kennedy, M.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY - James Kennedy, M.D.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada - Ron Kessler, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School, MA - Alex Keuroghlian, M.D., MPH
Harvard Medical School, MA - Murad Khan, M.D.
Aga Khan University, Pakistan - Cheryl King, Ph.D.
University of Michigan - Joel Kleinman, M.D., Ph.D.
Lieber Institute for Brain Development, MD - Anand Kumar, M.D., MHA
University of Illinois, Chicago - Cecile Ladouceur, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh, PA - Yan Leykin, Ph.D.
Palo Alto University, CA - Yue Li, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, NY - Jorge Lopez-Castroman, M.D., Ph.D.
Université de Montpellier, France - Kevin Malone, M.D.
University College Dublin, Ireland - Rachel Manber, Ph.D.
Stanford University, CA - J. John Mann, M.D.
Columbia University, NY - Peter Marzuk, M.D.
Weill Cornell Medical College, NY - Sanjay Mathew, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine, TX - William Vaughn McCall, M.D.
Augusta University, GA - Elizabeth McCauley, Ph.D.
University of Washington - Cheryl McCullumsmith, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Toledo, OH - William McDonald, M.D.
Emory University, GA - Melvin McInnis, M.D.
University of Michigan - Francis McMahon, M.D.
National Institute of Mental Health, MD - Dana McMakin, Ph.D.
Florida International University - Lars Mehlum, M.D., Ph.D.
Institutt for Klinisk Medisin, Norway - Nadine Melhem, Ph.D.+
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA - Herbert Meltzer, M.D.
Northwestern University, IL - Andy Miller, M.D.
Emory University, GA - Ivan Miller, Ph.D.
Butler Hospital, RI - Matthew Miller, M.D., Sc.D., MPH
Northeastern University, MA - Regina Miranda, Ph.D.
Hunter College, NY - David Mischoulon, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital - Ann Mitchell, Ph.D., R.N.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA - Laura Mufson, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY - Charles Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin - Jeffrey Newport, M.D.
University of Texas at Austin - Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, M.D.
Medical University of Vienna, Austria - Andrew Nierenberg, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital - Matthew Nock, Ph.D.
Harvard University, MA - Merete Nordentoft, M.D., Ph.D., MPH
Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark - Charles O’Brien, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania - Rory O’Connor, Ph.D.
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom - Stephen O’Connor, Ph.D.
National Institute for Mental Health, MD - Lydia O’Donnell, Ed.D.
Education Development Center, Inc., MA - Siobhan O’Neill, M.Sc.
University of Ulster, United Kingdom - Mark Olfson, M.D., MPH
Columbia University, NY - Gregory Ordway, Ph.D.+
East Tennessee State University - Maria Oquendo, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania - Dennis Ougrin, Ph.D.
King’s College London, United Kingdom - Lisa Pan, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh, PA
- Jose Pardo, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Minnesota - Ghanshyam Pandey, Ph.D.
University of Illinois, Chicago - Jane Pearson, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health, MD - John Pestian, Ph.D., MBA
University of Cincinnati, OH - Cynthia Pfeffer, M.D.
Weill Cornell Medicine, NY - Julie Phillips, Ph.D.
Rutgers University, NJ - Michael Phillips, M.D., MPH
Emory University, GA - Jane Pirkis, Ph.D.
University of Melbourne, Australia - Anthony Pisani, Ph.D.+
University of Rochester, NY - Diego Pizzagalli, Ph.D.
Harvard University, MA - Kelly Posner, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY - Teodor Postolache, M.D.
University of Maryland - James Potash, M.D., MPH
Johns Hopkins University, MD - Chuck Raison, M.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison - Kerry Ressler, M.D., Ph.D.
McLean Hospital/Harvard University, MA - Mitchell Prinstein, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Charles Reynolds, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA - Shireen Rizvi, Ph.D.
Rutgers University, NJ - Joshua Roffman, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital - Steven Romano, M.D.
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, MO - Mary Jane Rotheram, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles - Alec Roy, M.D.
Department of Veterans Affairs, NJ - Dan Rujescu, M.D.
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany - Stephen Russell, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin - Neal Ryan, M.D.+
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA - Ihsan Salloum, Ph.D., MPH
University of Miami, FL - Ronald Salomon, M.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, TN - Marco Sarchiapone, M.D.
University of Molise, Italy - Jitender Sareen, M.D.
University of Manitoba, Canada - Alan Schatzberg, M.D.
Stanford University, CA - Srijan Sen, M.D., Ph.D.+
University of Michigan - Katherine Shear, M.D.
Columbia University, NY - David Silbersweig, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, MA - Vincent Silenzio, M.D., MPH
Rutgers University, NJ - Morton Silverman, M.D.
Medical College of Wisconsin - Greg Simon, M.D., MPH
Group Health Research Institute, WA - Naomi Simon, M.D.+
New York University - Mark Sinyor, M.D.+
Sunnybrook Research Institute, Canada - Jordan Smoller, M.D., Sc.D.
Harvard University, MA - Jair Soares, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - Anthony Spirito, Ph.D.
Brown University, RI - Barbara Stanley, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY - Stephanie Stepp, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh, PA - Craig Stockmeier, Ph.D.
University of Mississippi - Elizabeth Sublette, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY - Alan Swann, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine, TX - Katalin Szanto, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA - Michael Thase, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania - Elaine Thompson, Ph.D., R.N.
University of Washington - Paul Thompson, Ph.D.
Dartmouth University, NH - Russell Toomey, Ph.D.
University of Arizona - Madhukar Trivedi, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center - Rich Tsui, Ph.D.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA - Gustavo Turecki, M.D., Ph.D.
McGill University, Canada - Rudolf Uher, Ph.D.
Dalhousie University, Canada - Mark Underwood, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY - Kimberly Van Orden, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, NY - Helena Verdeli, Ph.D.
Teachers College/Columbia University, NY - Lakshmi Vijayakumar, M.D., DPM
Voluntary Health Services, India - Margda Waern, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Gothenburg, Sweden - Claes Wahlestedt, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Miami, FL - John Walkup, M.D.
Northwestern University, IL - Danuta Wasserman, M.D.
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden - Roger Webb, Ph.D.
University of Manchester, United Kingdom - Lauren Weinstock, Ph.D.
Brown University, RI - Myrna Weissman, Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center, NY - Amy Wenzel, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania - Priya Wickramaratne, Ph.D.
Columbia University, NY - Holly Wilcox, Ph.D.+
Johns Hopkins University, MD - Virginia Willour, Ph.D.+
University of Iowa - Matthew Wintersteen, Ph.D.
Thomas Jefferson University, PA - Peter Wyman, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, NY - Deborah Yurgelun-Todd, Ph.D.
University of Utah - John Zajecka, M.D.
Rush University, IL - Gil Zalsman, M.D., MHA
Tel-Aviv University, Israel - Carlos Zarate, M.D.
National Institute of Mental Health, MD - Sidney Zisook, M.D.+
University of California, San Diego+
- + Member of the Research Grants Committee