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title: "Psych News Alert: APA Announces Candidates for 2024 Election"
description: The APA Nominating Committee, chaired by immediate Past APA President Rebecca Brendel, M.D., J.D., reports the following slate of candidate...
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# [Psych News Alert: APA Announces Candidates for 2024 Election](https://alert.psychnews.org/2023/11/apa-announces-candidates-for-2024.html)

 Written by [Psychiatric News Alert](https://alert.psychnews.org/author/psychiatric-news-alert) | 11/1/23 4:00 AM

The APA Nominating Committee, chaired by immediate Past APA President Rebecca Brendel, M.D., J.D., reports the following slate of candidates for APA’s 2024 Election. This slate has been approved by the Board of Trustees and is considered official.

The deadline for petition candidates is November 15, 2023. APA voting members may cast their ballots from January 2, 2024, to January 31, 2024.

For more election information, please visit the [Election](http://psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/awards-leadership-opportunities/leadership-opportunities/elections) section of APA’s website.

**President-Elect**  
Theresa M. Miskimen, M.D.  
Michele Reid, M.D.

**Treasurer**  
Steve Koh, M.D.  
Cheryl D. Wills, M.D.

**Trustee-at-Large**  
Farha Abbasi, M.D.  
Patricia Westmoreland, M.D.

**Early Career Psychiatrist Trustee**  
Sudhakar K. Shenoy, M.D.  
Muhammed Zeshan, M.D.

**Area 1 Trustee**  
John C. Bradley, M.D.  
Manuel (Manny) Pacheco, M.D.

**Area 4 Trustee**  
Dionne Hart, M.D.  
Suzanne Sampang, M.D.

**Area 7 Trustee**  
Mary Hasbah Roessel, M.D.

**Resident-Fellow Member Trustee-Elect**  
Nicolas Fletcher, M.D.  
Alexander Luo, M.D.

Look for more information on APA’s 2024 election in the December issue of *Psychiatric News*.

[View full post](https://alert.psychnews.org/2023/11/apa-announces-candidates-for-2024.html)

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