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title: "Psych News Alert: APA Announces Candidates for 2023 Election"
description: The APA Nominating Committee, chaired by Vivian Pender, M.D., reports the following slate of candidates for APA’s 2023 Election. This slate...
---

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# [Psych News Alert: APA Announces Candidates for 2023 Election](https://alert.psychnews.org/2022/10/apa-announces-candidates-for-2023.html)

 Written by [Psychiatric News Alert](https://alert.psychnews.org/author/psychiatric-news-alert) | 10/17/22 4:00 AM

The APA Nominating Committee, chaired by Vivian Pender, M.D., reports the following slate of candidates for APA’s 2023 Election. This slate has been approved by the Board of Trustees and is considered official.

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**President-Elect**  
 Robert L. Trestman, Ph.D., M.D.  
 Ramaswamy Viswanathan, M.D., Dr.Med.Sc.

**Secretary**  
 Jenny L. Boyer, M.D., Ph.D., J.D.  
 C. Freeman, M.D., M.B.A.  
 Gabrielle L. Shapiro, M.D.

**Minority/Underrepresented Representative Trustee**  
 Kamalika Roy, M.D.  
 Dora-Linda Wang, M.D.

**Area 2 Trustee**  
 Kenneth B. Ashley, M.D.  
 Glenn A. Martin, M.D.

**Area 5 Trustee**  
 Heather Hauck, M.D.  
 Sudhakar Madakasira, M.D.

**Resident-Fellow Member Trustee-Elect**  
 Sarah El Halabi, M.D., M.S.  
 Sarah A. Friedrich, D.O., M.B.A., M.S.  
 Sarin Pakhdikian, D.O.

The deadline for petition candidates is **Thursday, November 10**. All candidates and supporters should review the [Election Guidelines](https://staging.psychiatry.org/getmedia/8639fc01-0361-4ae5-a2eb-6d12d44a1bfd/APA-Election-Guidelines.pdf), which were updated as part of a pilot test for the 2022 and 2023 elections. APA voting members may cast their ballots from January 3 to January 31, 2023. For more election information, please visit the [election section](https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/awards-leadership-opportunities/leadership-opportunities/elections/elections) on the APA website.

If you have any questions about the election, please contact Monique E.M. Morman, C.M.P., director of Association Governance, at [mmorman@psych.org](mailto:mmorman@psych.org) or Chiharu Tobita, also of Association Governance, at [ctobita@psych.org](mailto:ctobita@psych.org).

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