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NYMHCA Leadership

Board of Directors

President

Tom Murphy, PhD, LMHC-D
tmurphy@nymhca.org

Past President

Steven Perdek, MBA, LMHC-D
sperdek@nymhca.org

President Elect

Michelle Schwab, MSEd, MHC-LP
mschwab@nymhca.org

Secretary

Joellen Stender, PhD, LMHC-D
jstender@nymhca.org

Treasurer

Ian Clark-Gullick, MBA, CPA
iclark@nymhca.org

Regional Chapter Coordinator

Wadeline Theodore, LMHC-D
wtheodore@nymhca.org

Membership Chair

Shivani Nayak, LMHC
snayak@nymhca.org

Student Representative

Bowen Ben
bben@nymhca.org

Marketing Manager

Timothy Crumley, LMHC-D
tcrumley@nymhca.org

NYMHCA Staff

Executive Director

Judith Ritterman, LMHC, LMFT
jritterman@nymhca.org

Office Administrator

Christie Kindlon
ckindlon@nymhca.org

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Mentoring Program Coordinator

Jessenia Ramirez, LMHC-D
jramirez@nymhca.org

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Emerging Leaders Program Coordinator

Makeetah Cochy, MA, MHC-LP
mcochy@nymhca.org

The NYMHCA Institute Staff

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Continuing Education Technology Specialist

Erik Beresnoy, MHC-LP
support@nymhcainstitute.org

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Director of Continuing Education

Jill Burchell, PhD
jburchell@nymhca.org

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Exam Program Coordinator

Sarah Noel, LMHC-D
snoel@nymhca.org