Membership

Membership Committee

Chair: Dr. Tina Leist

Meetings: monthly, 3rd Monday from 1:30PM-2:30PM

Description: Members of this Committee attend to the recruitment and retention of members, solicit member input through surveys and focus groups, and review and create new member services. 

Summary of activities from fiscal 2021-2022:

The Committee worked hard this year to ensure quality experiences for BCPA members and student affiliates. The Committee consisted of Dr. Tina Leist, Ms. Alexina Picard, Ms. Shital Kaur, Ms. Alejandra Silvera, Dr. Michael Sheppard, and Dr. Zarina Giannone, who met on a regular basis to advance member interests.
Some of the recent objectives that we have been working towards include engaging doctoral student and early career psychologist (ECP) members through offering an ECP workshop series, a buddy program for early career and seasoned psychologists, contributing to BCPA’s membership survey, and growing BCPA's collegial community. Dr. Sheppard hosted Care for Caregivers on Zoom on Tuesday nights earlier this year. 
We are excited about the new projects that await in 2023. Dr. Giannone and Dr. Sheppard will be stepping down from their respective Chair roles in November 2022. We feel privileged for the opportunity to have served BCPA in this capacity and we invite you to contact Ms. Picard if you are interested in joining the Membership Services Committee to progress BCPA perks and advantages.