Roster of MPS Committees
Contact committee chairs or MPS Executive Director Linda Vukelich to join or for more information. All MPS members welcome!
Constitutional Committees
Constitution and Bylaws
Chair, Bill Clapp, MD JOIN
Charge: Review, and oversee any necessary MPS organizational documents updates to assure conformity to national documents
and to reflect current needs and structure of the MPS. JOIN
Ethics Committee
Chair, Mary Beth Lardizabal, DO, DFAPA JOIN
Charge: the district branch arm of the APA’s Ethics Committee. Reviews cases involving MPS members.
Responsible for educating the membership regarding ethical practice. JOIN
Nominating Committee
Chair, Allison Holt, MD, FAPA JOIN
Charge: identifies officer candidates for review and approval by Council and election by membership. JOIN
Membership/Fellowship Committee
Chair, Helen Wood, MD, DFAPA (Acting) JOIN
Charge: leads efforts to recruit, maintain and serve membership. Provides oversight and support for DF process and outreach to member interest groups. JOIN
Program Committee
Chair, Sheila Specker, MD, DFAPA JOIN
Charge: identify educational needs, plan and produce programming to serve the needs of the membership and sustain the organization. JOIN
Standing Committees
Legislative Committee
Chair, Michael Trangle, MD, DLFAPA JOIN
Charge: With the MPS lobbyist, keeps up-to-date on legislative issues, educates membership and represents the legislative, regulatory and advocacy needs of Minnesota psychiatrists, their practices, and their patients. JOIN
Women Psychiatrists Committee
Chairs: Karen Dickson, MD, DLFAPA JOIN
Charge: Supports women psychiatrists in Minnesota. JOIN
Senior Psychiatrists
Chair, Bill Clapp, MD JOIN
Charge: Support connections and community among senior psychiatrists and their spouses/partners/significant others through social and educational programming. JOIN
Early Career Psychiatrists
Chair, Josh Stein, MD JOIN
Charge: To represent the needs of early career psychiatrists. JOIN
Awards/Research Committee
Chair, John Vuchetich, MD, DFAPA JOIN
Charge: To work with Minnesota medical schools to identify, and honor outstanding medical students and to solicit nominations from the MPS members for MPS annual awards including the Paul Wellstone Advocacy Award, and Distinguished Service Awards. JOIN
Communications Committee
Chair, Chinmoy Gulrajani, MD, DFAPA JOIN
Charge: To advance MPS messaging to serve and inform members and the public about psychiatry via social media and other avenues. JOIN
Newsletter Committee
Co-editors: Matt Kruse, MD; George Dawson, MD, DLFAPA JOIN
Charge: To publish Ideas of Reference, the MPS bi-monthly newsletter. JOIN - Contributing writers needed.
Constitution and Bylaws
Chair, Bill Clapp, MD JOIN
Charge: Review, and oversee any necessary MPS organizational documents updates to assure conformity to national documents
and to reflect current needs and structure of the MPS. JOIN
Ethics Committee
Chair, Mary Beth Lardizabal, DO, DFAPA JOIN
Charge: the district branch arm of the APA’s Ethics Committee. Reviews cases involving MPS members.
Responsible for educating the membership regarding ethical practice. JOIN
Nominating Committee
Chair, Allison Holt, MD, FAPA JOIN
Charge: identifies officer candidates for review and approval by Council and election by membership. JOIN
Membership/Fellowship Committee
Chair, Helen Wood, MD, DFAPA (Acting) JOIN
Charge: leads efforts to recruit, maintain and serve membership. Provides oversight and support for DF process and outreach to member interest groups. JOIN
Program Committee
Chair, Sheila Specker, MD, DFAPA JOIN
Charge: identify educational needs, plan and produce programming to serve the needs of the membership and sustain the organization. JOIN
Standing Committees
Legislative Committee
Chair, Michael Trangle, MD, DLFAPA JOIN
Charge: With the MPS lobbyist, keeps up-to-date on legislative issues, educates membership and represents the legislative, regulatory and advocacy needs of Minnesota psychiatrists, their practices, and their patients. JOIN
Women Psychiatrists Committee
Chairs: Karen Dickson, MD, DLFAPA JOIN
Charge: Supports women psychiatrists in Minnesota. JOIN
Senior Psychiatrists
Chair, Bill Clapp, MD JOIN
Charge: Support connections and community among senior psychiatrists and their spouses/partners/significant others through social and educational programming. JOIN
Early Career Psychiatrists
Chair, Josh Stein, MD JOIN
Charge: To represent the needs of early career psychiatrists. JOIN
Awards/Research Committee
Chair, John Vuchetich, MD, DFAPA JOIN
Charge: To work with Minnesota medical schools to identify, and honor outstanding medical students and to solicit nominations from the MPS members for MPS annual awards including the Paul Wellstone Advocacy Award, and Distinguished Service Awards. JOIN
Communications Committee
Chair, Chinmoy Gulrajani, MD, DFAPA JOIN
Charge: To advance MPS messaging to serve and inform members and the public about psychiatry via social media and other avenues. JOIN
Newsletter Committee
Co-editors: Matt Kruse, MD; George Dawson, MD, DLFAPA JOIN
Charge: To publish Ideas of Reference, the MPS bi-monthly newsletter. JOIN - Contributing writers needed.