NASP Elections

NASP Elections

The 2008 Election is now complete and Patti Harrison has been chosen as NASP President Elect for the 2008-09 school year and she will lead NASP as President during the 2009-10 year. Dr. Harrison is currently the coordinator of the University of Alabama’s School Psychology Program. Patti’s service to NASP spans almost 20 years. She is currently Chair of the NASP Program Approval Board and past NASP positions include Delegate, Program Manager (2), Chair of the Professional Development Committee, Chair of the Children’s Services Committee, NCSP Board member, and Editor of School Psychology Review. She represented NASP on the planning committee for the “2002 Future of School Psychology Conference” and was a committee member for the 2000 revisions of NASP’s training, credentialing, ethics, and practice standards and is a committee member for the upcoming 2010 revisions.

Jennifer Kitson was elected as the new Secretary for NASP starting in July, 2008. She has worked as a school psychology practitioner for 23+ years, and was recognized as School Psychologist of the Year by NASP in 1999. Jennifer currently serves on the NASP Executive Council as Program Manager for Advocacy and other NASP leadership positions include West Central/Central Regional Director, Government and Professional Relations Committee chair, Minority Scholarship Program Board, Education Research Trust Board, and co-coordinator of the first two GPR Public Policy Institutes.

Seventeen delegates were also elected during the month long election process. Congratulations to the successful candidates of the 2008 election. Here are the results.

President Elect Patti Harrison (Alabama)

Secretary Jennifer Kitson (Kansas)

Alabama Stephanie Corcoran

Colorado Michelle Malvey

Georgia Jeanne Pound

Illinois Shirley Pitts

Iowa Debra Schwiesow

Louisiana Susan Ratterree

Maine Tom Jamrog

Michigan Steve Schwartz

Minnesota Sally Baas

Mississippi Carlen Henington

Montana Shelley Oswood

New Hampshire Nate Jones

New Mexico Ellen Krumm

Pennsylvania Amy Smith

Rhode Island Karen Estes

Wisconsin Milt Dehn

Wyoming Joe Palladino