CCMH Advisory Board

The CCMH Advisory Board directs and advises CCMH initiatives based on expertise and knowledge of challenges, trends, and best practices in the field of college student mental health counseling. Board members serve for three years and provide recommendations on current and future projects, organizational and administrative protocols, and collaborate with the CCMH Business Team. The Board engages in activities that increase the awareness of CCMH’s mission.

2021-2024 Advisory Board Application. 

Who should apply?
All levels of professional staff members from CCMH Member counseling centers who are interested in the intersection of clinical work, research, and technology. We are looking for individuals who are comfortable meeting virtually on a monthly basis, able to contribute and provide feedback in a group setting, and who are passionate about college student mental health. To ensure the board is as diverse as possible, we are hoping to receive applications from a wide variety of counseling centers (small, large, public, private, community colleges, art schools, technical institutions, etc.)

Service period: June 2021- May 2024

What are the responsibilities of being a board member?
Members provide feedback and support to CCMH that will serve the membership as a whole and represent CCMH by educating others about CCMH and the CCAPS.

• Monthly: The Advisory Board meets monthly for a 1.5-hour Zoom meeting. During this monthly meeting, CCMH staff and the CCMH Advisory Board review Business Team meeting notes, discuss on-going projects/proposals, review/revise policies, and brainstorm the upcoming annual report topic. Board members are expected to review materials, attend, and actively participate in all meetings.
• Annually: The Advisory Board meets annually for an in-person or virtual 1 ½ day May meeting. During this meeting we reflect on the past year’s projects, discuss CCMH structure/policies/procedures, plan for the upcoming year and review new board member applications.

Recently, Advisory Board members have been involved in major decisions such as: membership fees, piloting new SDS items, renaming the Hostility subscale to "Frustration/Anger", adding COVID-19 questions to the SDS, and revising SDS questions and answers related to Gender and Sexual Orientation. We are thankful for each of our board member's unique perspective and expertise on these important decisions.

Applications are due Friday, April 23, 2021.

Board Member Activities

Advisory Board members provide expert opinion regarding best practices, trends, and challenges within the field of college student mental health to CCMH Staff and Business Team. Members engage in decision making and research to inform CCMH initiatives, data standardization, and reports. Members serve on the board on a voluntary basis and commit to 3 years of service.

Current Board Members

• Alisia Caban, Ph.D.– Assistant Director, Assistant Clinical Director, University of Oregon
• Stacey Cahn, Ph.D.– Assistant Director of Integrated Behavioral Health, Rowan University
• Niki Keating, Ph.D.– Assistant Director, Colgate University
• Bethany Rallis, Ph.D.- Staff Psychologist, Research Coordinator, Virginia Tech
• Marian Reiff, Ph.D.– Assessment Specialist, University of Pennsylvania
• Geneva Reynaga-Abiko, Psy.D.– Associate Director of Clinical Services, George Mason University
• Michael Pietrus, Psy.D.– Clinical Director, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Ralph Piper, Ph.D.– Associate Director, Morgan State University

Representative from the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD)

• Kim, Gorman, Ph.D.- Director, Counseling and Psychological Services, Western Carolina University (2020-2023)

Previous Board Members