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Board of Directors

Composed of respected practitioners, educators, researchers, and policy planners, our leadership team is dedicated to Global Alliance’s mission.

PRESIDENT

Rebecca Singer, DNP, RN

Clinical Assistant Professor |  College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago

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President-Elect

Edilma L. Yearwood, PhD

Senior Advisor for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging & Anti-Racism, School of Nursing | Georgetown University Medical Center

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Jill McLeigh, PhD

Immediate Past President

Jill D. McLeigh, PhD

Director, Policy, Advocacy, & Research | Children’s Health (Dallas, TX)

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Secretary

Evelyn P. Tomaszewski, MSW, ACSW

MSW Program Director and Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work & College of Public Health | George Mason University

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Treasurer

William R. Beardslee, MD

Distinguished Gardner-Monks Professor, Child Psychiatry | Harvard Medical School

Chairman Emeritus and Director, Baer Prevention Initiatives | Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children’s Hospital

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Director at Large

Sara Buckingham, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology | University of Alaska Anchorage

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Director at Large

Amelia Burke-Garcia, PhD

Program Area Director | NORC at the University of Chicago

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DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Linda Callejas, PhD

Assistant Research Professor | University of South Florida

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Silicia Lomax

DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Silicia Lomax, MPH

Health Senior Associate | Waxman Strategies

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DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Arelis Moore, MD, MEd, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor of Spanish and Community Health,  Department of Languages and Department of Youth, Family, and Community Studies | Clemson University

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Maury Nation, PhD

DIRECTOR AT LARGE

Maury Nation, PhD

Associate Professor, Human and Organizational Development | Peabody College,
Vanderbilt University

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Student Representative

Student Representatives to the Board of Directors must be students and a member of the Global Alliance at the beginning of the term. This one-year term is a great leadership opportunity for student members!

Student Representative

Lucy Rabinowitz Bailey, MPH

Doctoral Student, Health Equity & Social Justice |  Johns Hopkins University

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Student Representative

Surasya Guduru, BS

MPH Candidate, Health Equity, Human Rights & Social Justice | UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

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Get Involved

Our Board of Directors invites you to engage with us in promoting the creation and adoption of policies to address issues related to behavioral health and social justice through research, practice, and advocacy. 

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Co-Editor

Kendell L. Coker, PhD, JD (ex officio)

Assistant Professor | Connecticut College, New London, CT

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Ryan Kilmer

Co-Editor

Ryan P. Kilmer, PhD (ex officio)

Professor, Psychology | University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Central Office

Executive Officer

Robin Kimbrough-Melton, JD (ex officio)

Lenox, MA

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Director of Policy & Programming

Gita Jaffe, PhD

Toronto, Canada

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Committees

The Global Alliance Board of Directors appoints committees to assist in carrying out the business of the association. Members of the Global Alliance are welcome to join these committees. Contact the Central Office for more information.

  • Awards – Chaired by Cynthia Handrup
  • Conference (2022) – Chaired by Cynthia Handrup; co-chaired by Silicia Lomax and Arelis Moore
  • Development – Chaired by Arelis Moore
  • Finance – Chaired by William Beardslee
  • Membership – Chaired by Linda Callejas
  • Nominations – Chaired by Cynthia Handrup
  • Policy – Chaired by Rebecca Singer 
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