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48 th AMHCA President , 2024 – 2025 Yoon Suh Moh , PhD , LPC , CRC , NCC , BC-TMH , BCN
Publisher Beverly Smith , PhD , LPC , NCC , CCMHC , ACS , NCSC , CFT , HS-BCP , BCC , MAC , BC-TMH , CCTP , BCPCC , AMHCA President 2021 – 2022 , and Interim CEO / ED
Consulting Editors
Angele Moss – Baker , LPC , LMFT , MAC , DCMHS- COD 44 th AMHCA President , 2020 – 2021
Aaron Norton , PhD , LMHC , LMFT , MCAP , CCMHC , CRC , CFMHE
Editor in Chief Whitney Meyerhoeffer
Editor Kathleen McCarthy
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The President ’ s Perspective
Yoon Suh Moh , PhD , LPC , CRC , NCC , BC-TMH , BCN 48 th AMHCA President , 2024 – 2025
Thank You to AMHCA ’ s Many Volunteers
Greetings , AMHCA members ! As I mentioned in my column in the previous issue , I knew that my term as your president would fly by , which it has — I ’ m already at the halfway point ! I would like to take this opportunity to lift and celebrate the volunteer leaders , including the chairs and co-chairs of the AMHCA committees , task forces , and ad-hoc committees . As a membership organization , AMHCA embraces and honors the power of people to achieve our mission , vision , and goals for the fiscal year of 2024 – 2025 . Congratulations to all , and particularly to each of the chairs and co-chairs !
AMHCA Standing Committees
• Advancement for Clinical Practice : Dr . Nona Wilson and Dr . Shernell Elibox
• Annual Conference : Ms . Courtney Ackerson
• Awards and Recognition : Dr . Yoon Suh Moh ( See awards nominations information for 2025 on page 6 )
Special and Ad-Hoc Committees
• Communications : Ms . Myiesha Bread
• Membership : Ms . Heather Crowell
• Multicultural and Social Justice : Dr . Michelle Ghoston
• Strategic Planning : Dr . Laura Dawon-Fend
• Leadership Development Sub-Committee
Task Forces
• Counseling Compact Task Force : Dr . Dominique Avery
• Chapter Relations : Vacant at present
• Credentialing Planning : Dr . Sophie Oswin
• Ethics : Dr . Eric Camden
• Executive : Dr . Yoon Suh Moh
• Finance : Dr . Michael Pilcher
• Graduate Students and Emerging Profes-
( Under Chapter Relations ): Dr . David Markwell and Mr . Eric Rogers
• Continuing Education Sub-Committee ( Under Credentialing Certification Board ): Dr . Stephanie Chalk
• Accessibility Ad-Hoc Committee ( working group ): Dr . K . Lynn Pierce
• International Counseling Task Force : Dr . Beverly Smith and Dr . Aaron Norton
More About My Work and Perspective sionals Committee : Dr . Marcela Kepic
• Nominations and Elections : Dr . Deirdra Sanders-Burnett
• Public Awareness : Dr . Brandon Shurn
• Public Policy and Legislative : Ms . Denise Takakjy and Ms . Dannya McKinney
• Community Engagement Ad-Hoc Committee ( former working group ): Dr . Nicole Johnson
• Data-Driven Mental Health Ad-Hoc Committee ( former working group ): Dr . Yusen Zhai
• Neuroscience Task Force : Dr . Michael Russo , Ms . Penijean Gracefire , and Dr . Stephanie Chalk
I am an associate professor in the Community and Trauma Counseling program at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia as well as assistant director of the program . In addition to counseling , supervision , teaching , research and scholarship , and leadership and advocacy , I embrace the impact of mentoring on professional development from a culturally responsive perspective . Next issue : Why I joined AMHCA .
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