2021 APA Practice Leadership Conference - March 5th-7th and March 14th & 15th, 2021

The Practice Leadership Conference (PLC) brings together psychologists from the State, Provincial, and Territorial Psychological Associations (SPTAs) across the U.S. and Canada, along with APA governance and a few divisions. PLC is an opportunity for SPTA leaders to network and converse about professional issues, association management challenges, and trends occurring at the state and federal level. This year’s conference focused on “Maximizing the Impact of State and Federal Advocacy”.

NPA's delegation that attended 2021 PLC live, virtually were: Dr. Sara Hunt, NPA Past President, Dr. Tara Borsh, NPA President, Dr. L.E. Chapple-Love, President-Elect, Dr. Noelle Lefforge, APA Council Representative, Dr. Amelia Black, Federal Advocacy Coordinator,/So. Region President, Dr. Laura Drucker, No. Region President, Dr. Rachele Merk, Treasurer, Dr. Christina Patterson, So. Region Legislative Chair, Cody Kaneshiro, SAC Rep South and Wendi O'Connor, Executive Director.

Advocacy Efforts on Capitol Hill, March 15th, 2021

Our NPA delegation met with Nevada Senator Cortez Masto, Senator Rosen, Congressman Horsford, Congressman Amodei, Congresswoman Titus and Congresswoman Lee to discuss these important issues.