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FCA Executive Board 2026-2027

President

Lotes Nelson
Ph.D., LCMHC-S, ACS, NCC


President-Elect

Frank Gorritz

Ph.D., LMHC

Immediate Past-President

Alecia Rodriguez

Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, CST, NCC


Secretary

Maria Alayza

Ph.D., LMHC


Treasurer

Michael Trebony

M.A, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern


Division Rep Rep (Vacant)






Region Rep Rep

Beda Bjorn

Graduate Student Representative (Vacant)


Parliamentarian

Shon Smith

Office Manager

Daniela Galvez

M.S., Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern



FCA Region Representatives 2026-2027


Region 1

(Panhandle)

Kristy Ford

Ph.D., LMHC-S, NCC


Region 2

(Crown)

Vacant


Region 3

(East Central)

Alexandra Minnick

LCSW



Region 4

(West Central)

Carly Tompkins

Ph.D.. LMHC



Region 5

(South)

Beda Bjorn

Ph.D., LMHC


FCA Division Presidents 2026-2027




FACAC President

Laura Finnell

Credentials

FACES President

Jessica Malvicino

LMHC, NCC, QS

FAMCD President

Jessica Yanson

PhD, LMHC, LMFT, NCC, CRC







FAMFC President

Guillermo Cancio-Bello

Ph.D., LMFT

FASERVIC President (Vacant)


FCDA President

De'Yonte Adams

SAIGE-FL President

Mariana Chacon



FL-CSJ

Christina McGrath


SSSCA President

Robert Pincus

FCA Committee Chairs 2026-2027


Awards Chair

Lien Nguyen

PhD, LMHC, LPC, NCC


Bylaws Co-Chair

Raul Machuca


Bylaws Co-Chair

Leo Balseiro



Convention Committee Chair

Lotes Nelson

Division President Chair

Frank Gorritz

Ph.D., LPC, LMHC, NCC


Ethics and Professional Practices Chair

Elisa Niles Thorne


Finance Committee Chair

Leo Balseiro


Graduate Student Council Chair 

Austin Smithson


Human Rights and Development Chair

Eugenia Agard

DBH, LMHC, CCATP, CTMH





Membership Chair

Deirdra Sanders-Burnett


Nominations and Elections Chair

Raul Machuca

Ph.D, LMHC, BC-TMH


Past Presidents' Council Chair

Raul Machuca

Ph.D, LMHC, BC-TMH


Professional and Leadership Development Chair 

Shon Smith

Ed.D 


Publication Chair




Public Awareness Chair

Odalis Romero

 LMHC, NCC, CCMH


Strategic Planning Chair

Raul Machuca

Ph.D, LMHC, BC-TMH



Technology Chair

Shara Goudreau

Ph.D., LMHC-QS, NCC



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