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title: "Psych News Alert: Candidates Announced for APA's 2019 Election"
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 10/15/18 12:00 AM

# Candidates Announced for APA's 2019 Election

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The APA Nominating Committee, chaired by APA Immediate Past President Anita Everett, M.D., today announced the candidates for the Association's 2019 election.

**President-Elect**   
Jeffrey Geller, M.D., M.P.H.   
Philip Muskin, M.D., M.A.

**Secretary**   
Jeffrey Akaka, M.D.   
Sandra DeJong, M.D., M.Sc.   
Ramaswamy Viswanathan, M.D., D.M.Sc.

**Minority/Underrepresented (M/UR) Trustee**   
Rahn Bailey, M.D.   
Robert Cabaj, M.D.

**Area 3 Trustee**   
Kenneth Certa, M.D.   
Barry Herman, M.D.   
Roger Peele, M.D.

**Area 6 Trustee**   
Barbara Weissman, M.D.   
Melinda Young, M.D.

**Resident-Fellow Member Trustee-Elect**   
Lisa Harding, M.D.   
Daniel Hart, M.D.   
Michael Mensah, M.D., M.P.H.

The deadline for candidates who wish to run by petition is November 15. All candidates and their supporters are encouraged to review [APA's Election Guidelines](https://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Psychiatrists/Leadership-Awards/Leadership/Election/Election-Guidelines.pdf). For more election information, please visit the [Election section](http://psychiatry.org/election) on APA's website or email election@psych.org.

The slate of candidates who have been nominated is considered public but not official until it is approved by the APA Board of Trustees at its December meeting. APA members may cast their ballots from January 2 to January 31, 2019.

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