SCCAP Elections

SCCAP Elections

SCCAP is pleased to present our slate of candidates—as well as their respective statements—for our upcoming 2024 Board elections. For more information about the election please visit our website.

President-Elect Candidates

Tim Cavell, PhD

It would be an honor to serve as President of SCCAP. If elected, I hope to serve with humility in my role and with pride in my organization’s strengths and contributions.

I’ve had the privilege of being in previous leadership roles, including Director of Clinical Training, Chair of CUDCP, APA Board of Professional Affairs, and APA Board of Educational Affairs. I also had the privilege to Chair the joint BEA/BPA Task Force on competencies expected of graduates with a master’s degree in health service psychology. Perhaps most relevant were my two terms on the SCCAP Board as a representative to APA’s Council of Representatives.

I believe these experiences have prepared me for the role of SCCAP President-Elect. I learned that Robert Greenleaf had it right when he coined the term servant leadership: Servant-leaders do not simply want to lead; they want first to serve. Greenleaf’s criteria for evaluating servant-leaders were to ask if those served grow as persons and if, while being served, they become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, and more likely themselves to become servants. I rather like these criteria and see their direct applicability to the work of the SCCAP Board.

I’ve also been able to witness the excellent work that has long been the hallmark of the SCCAP Board. The colleagues we elect to the SCCAP Board are incredibly competent and earnestly committed to serving all members, regardless of rank, role, or recognition. I have also seen what the Board can accomplish when we work toward a shared mission and operate from a common set of well-delineated goals. If I were to find myself in the role of SCCAP President, I can foresee that my goal would be to facilitate that kind of Board work.

Adam Lewin, PhD

For over two decades, SCCAP has been my professional home.  Early in my career, it was my place to network with training programs, to connect with peers, and find mentors.  My relationship with SCCAP continued to grow. I was trusted with a chance to serve as SCCAP’s Member at Large for Education & Standards.  Through this role, I worked collaboratively to develop postdoctoral competencies for our specialty, develop grants and awards, and increase opportunities for student members.  My work with SCCAP positioned me to continue to increase my service to our profession: working to write training guidelines, serving on the Commission on Accreditation, and as President of the American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. 

SCCAP has been formative to my professional development.  It would be my privilege to return to the board with a focus on growing how SCCAP can be equally impactful to others.   I am strongly aligned with SCCAP’s mission:  to promote the science and practice of clinical child and adolescent psychology – research, practice, training, diversity equity, and inclusion and dissemination.  If given the opportunity to serve as president, my north star would be for SCCAP to be THE professional home for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologists – at all career stages, regardless of practice focus or setting.

My goal is to increase SCCAP’s relevance across the career span.  SCCAP has worked to attract student members through programming, awards, grants, and mentorship.  It is critical that we expand programs and content that is relevant for professionals at later career stages.  Further, child psychologists are rapidly transitioning into new settings and roles.  I want SCCAP to support our increasingly diverse membership, working to prepare students and early-career psychologists for emerging career opportunities.  Moreover, I want SCCAP to be our go-to resource for support, mentorship, learning, and programming – to be child psychology’s professional community.   If entrusted with the opportunity to serve as your president, I would be honored to work with you to create a professional home for the diverse array of professionals who identify as Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologists.

Secretary

Michael Meinzer, PhD

As the current SCCAP Secretary, I would be honored to serve a second and final term where I can continue to give back to an organization that has shaped my career in child and adolescent clinical science. Particularly, I am excited to continue as Co-Chair of the Child Action Committee. My experience as a principal investigator on community-based research projects as well as experience serving on review boards for NIH will continue to help in reviewing proposals for programs to advance the dissemination of evidence-based practices, particularly among under-resourced and under-represented communities. In addition to fulfilling the required duties of SCCAP Secretary, I would also continue to aid in increasing the diversity (i.e., by race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity) of prospective clinicians and researchers entering our field. By raising awareness of training opportunities made available by members of this division of APA, I hope to increase the number underrepresented students pursuing careers in clinical psychology.  

Thank you for your time and consideration of my nomination.

Member-at-Large (Membership)

Nicole E. Lorenzo, PhD

It is with great interest and enthusiasm that I submit my application for consideration for the Member at Large (MAL): Membership for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP) position. My goals align with SCCAP’s mission to “improve the mental health and resilient development of children, adolescents, and families with a full commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.” Particularly relevant to the MAL-Membership position, I hope to increase representation and opportunities within SCCAP for members from marginalized backgrounds. In line with current initiatives, I would strive to facilitate changes within the organization that would increase benefits for members, support our students, and help identify barriers towards engagements within the organization. As the current Chair for the APA SCCAP programming, I understand the importance of attending board meetings and value the collaborative and collegial nature of all those who strive towards the SCCAP mission. I truly appreciate your consideration and I welcome the opportunity to further discuss my qualifications.

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