The 2011 VA Psych Leadership Conference brought together more than 200 Department of Veterans Affairs psychology leaders to share best practices and promote leadership opportunities.

APA Executive Director for Professional Practice Katherine C. Nordal, PhD, presenting her address, “The State of Healthcare: Implications for Professional Practice.”

“APA’s Role in Meeting the Needs of Military Service Members, Veterans and Their Families,” a slide presentation by APA President Melba Vasquez, PhD, can be found on the conference webpage at http://conference.avapl.org/pubs/2011%20Conference%20Presentations/Vasquez%20Presentation%20May%202011.pdf.

Left to right: APA President Melba Vasquez, PhD, APA Deputy Executive Director for Professional Practice Randy Phelps, PhD, and Associate Executive Director, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office, Diane Elmore, PhD, MPH.

Left to right: Div. 18 (Psychologists in Public Service) President Linda Bodie, PsyD, APA

Deputy Executive Director for Professional Practice Randy Phelps, PhD, Conference

Chair Lisa Kearney, PhD, Acting Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health, US

Department of Veterans Affairs, George Arana, MD, APA Executive Director for

Professional Practice Katherine C. Nordal, PhD, Association of VA Psychologist Leaders

President George Shorter, PhD.

Left to right: Acting Deputy Chief Patient Care Services Officer for Mental Health, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Antonette Zeiss, PhD, and Associate Executive Director, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office, Diane Elmore, PhD, MPH.