Board of Trustees
APA's priorities, policies, and budgets are determined and approved by the Board of Trustees. Each year a number of positions – both national and regional – on the Board of Trustees come up for election, and nominations are due each year by October 1. The standing committees of the Board of Trustees are Bylaws, Elections, Ethics, Finance and Budget, Joint Reference, Membership, Nominating, and Tellers.
Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees

Rebecca W. Brendel, M.D., J.D
President, 2022 – 2023

Petros Levounis, M.D., M.A.
President-Elect, 2022 – 2023

Sandra DeJong, M.D., M.Sc.
Secretary, 2021 – 2023

Richard F. Summers, M.D.
Treasurer, 2022 – 2024

Vivian B. Pender, M.D.
Immediate Past President, 2022 – 2023

Adam Nelson, M.D.
Speaker, 2022 – 2023

Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A., FRCP-E, FRCPsych
CEO and Medical Director