
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, MS, 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
Staff

Executive Director
Judith Ritterman, LMHC, LMFT
jritterman@nymhca.org

Office Administrator
Christie Kindlon
ckindlon@nymhca.org

Director of Continuing Education
Jill Burchell, PhD
jburchell@nymhca.org

Continuing Education Technology Specialist
Erik Beresnoy
support@nymhcainstitute.org

Exam Program Coordinator
Sarah Noel, LMHC-D
snoel@nymhca.org

Emerging Leaders Program Coordinator
Makeetah Cochy, MA, MHC-LP
mcochy@nymhca.org

Mentoring Program Coordinator
Jessenia Ramirez, LMHC-D
jramirez@nymhca.org