From the President…

I am honored to serve PAMHCA as its newly elected President for 2011-2012 and would like to share with you (in brief) my personal goals. They are to:

  • Learn as much as possible from past leaders and our history,
  • Advocate and support all PA mental health counselors,
  • Foster a strong collaborative relationship with PCA as well as ACA and AMHCA,
  • Follow through promptly on requests, concerns, questions of the Board and our membership.

Let me highlight just two of the goals that the PAMHCA Board has committed to this year.

  • The first is membership, because without our members, we have no purpose. We want to better understand how we can be of benefit and make affiliation with PAMHCA even more valuable. We want to hear our members’ voices. Let’s share the challenges, obstacles, and achievements we, as mental health counselors, and our consumers face every day.
  • Like in most organizations, it is no different in ours when it comes to leadership. It seems as if the same people are doing the work over and over again. So we hope to encourage more of our members to get involved, making leadership development a focus. This year we are fortunate to have two new members serving on our Board, namely Cristin Chiri and Cheryl Burns. They are brave for having taken the leap. I am confident that the benefits will be personally and professionally gratifying.

MEET PAMHCA’S BOARD 2011-2012

BOARD OFFICERS

President – Minna Davis, MA, NCC, LPC – Plymouth Meeting, PA

Past President – Mary Ann Baron, MGPGP, LPC – Philadelphia, PA

President Elect – Kade McNaughton – Dresher, PA

Secretary – Cristen Chiri, MSCP – Imperial, PA

Treasurer – Jackie McKee, MS, NCC, LPC – Butler, PA

MEMBERS AT LARGE

Cheryl Burns, MSCP – Pittsburgh, PA

Keisha Edwards, MS – Philadelphia, PA

Frank Hadden, JD Med – Drexel Hill, PA

Jack Smith MS, NCC, LPC – Chambersburg, PA

Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Nicki Covey, MS, LPC, NCC, immediate past president, who is embarking on a new adventure. She is moving out of the state and will therefore be unable to continue to serve PAMHCA as she has done so well for these past six years. She will be sorely missed. We wish her well.

Minna Grabin Davis, MA, LPC, NCC

 

 

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