IEDTA Board of Directors

Below you will find a list of the members that comprise our volunteer-led board and a description of our standing committees.

Board of Directors: Officers

  • Ron Albucher MD

    Ronald Albucher, MD

    President, 2024-2026

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    Deborah Pollack, PhD

    President-Elect, 2026-2028

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    Tami Chelew, MFT, MA

    Past President, 2022-2024

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    Margaret Martin, LCSW

    Co-Treasurer

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    Dorijan Burčul, Registered Counseling Therapist

    Co-Treasurer

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    Leslie Auld, LMSW, ACSW

    Secretary

Board of Directors: Members at Large

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    Allan Abbass, MD, FRCPC

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    Nat Kuhn, MD

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    Dion Nowoweiski, DPsychClin

Board of Directors: Committee Chairs

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    Matthew Jarvinen, PhD

    Chair, Membership & Community Committee

    The Membership & Community Committee oversees all aspects of IEDTA membership, and helps us with our goal of building and maintaining a thriving EDT community.

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    Karen Dinsmore, PhD, C.Psych

    Chair, Diversity Committee

    The Diversity Committee is charged with facilitating inclusivity within the IEDTA.

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    Brandon Yarns, MD

    Chair, Education Committee

    The Education Committee is responsible for matters dealing with EDT education and training, including setting the standards of and administering the IEDTA certification program for Training Programs, Teachers, and Supervisors.

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    Marilyn Gulland, BA (Hons) Registered Psychotherapist

    Chair, Ethics Committee

    The Ethics Committee oversees the IEDTA Code of Ethics and adjudicates ethical complaints made to the IEDTA.

  • Sandra Killebrew

    Sandra Killebrew, LMFT

    Chair, Technology Committee

    The Technology Committee maintains this website, the EDT-List email listserv, and deals with other aspects of technology relevant to the IEDTA.

  • Aspasia Karageorge

    Aspasia Karageorge, PhD

    Chair, Research Committee

    The Research Committee is charged with encouraging and disseminating EDT-related research.