It is my great pleasure to serve as your president in 2017. My goals include leading Div. 31 in its efforts to improve communication and collaboration among SPTAs and to advocate for SPTA interests within APA. Another important goal is to assist SPTAs with legislative advocacy. To accomplish these goals there are many important projects that we will be working on this year.

Monica Kurylo, PhD, a member of Divs. 31 and 38, recently was appointed to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. She has excelled throughout her career. This interview highlights her career as well as changes in health care as she sees it. She offers guidance to students and early career psychologists about how to move into leadership positions.

Membership in Div. 31 has many benefits and include working with SPTAs to advance the profession and to promote the highest standards of ethics, accesssing the division’s email list which allows you to network with members and discuss issues of concern to students, and obtaining mentorship and opportunities for entry into APA governance.