Roster of MPS Committees
Constitutional Committees
Constitution and Bylaws
Chair, Maurice Dysken, MD
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.
Ethics Committee
Chair, Bill Clapp, MD
Charge: the district branch arm of the APA’s Ethics Committee. Reviews cases involving MPS members. Responsible for educating the membership regarding ethical practice.
Nominating Committee
Chair, Mike Koch, MD
Charge: identifies officer candidates for review and approval by Council and election by membership.
Membership/Fellowship Committee
Chair, Judith Kashtan, MD
Charge: leads efforts to recruit, maintain and serve membership. Provides oversight and support for DF process and outreach to member interest groups.
Program Committee
Co-chair, Sheila Specker, MD
Charge: identify educational needs, plan and produce programming to serve the needs of the membership and sustain the organization.
Standing Committees
Legislative Committee
Chair, Jonathon Uecker, MD
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.
Women Psychiatrists Committee
Chair, Judith Kashtan, MD
Charge: Supports women psychiatrists in Minnesota.
Public Affairs Committee
Co-chair, Julie Petersen, MD
Co-chair, Dionne Hart, MD
To support, promote, and educate the public about mental illness and psychiatry.
Private Practice Committee
Chair, Helen Wood, MD
Charge: To represent the needs of private practice psychiatrists.
Early Career Psychiatrists
Chair, Maria Harmandayan, MD
Charge: To represent the needs of early career psychiatrists.
Awards/Research Committee
Chair, Maurice Dysken, MD
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.
Newsletter Committee
Co-editor, Matt Kruse, MD
Co-Editor Allison Holt, MD
Charge: To publish Ideas of Reference, the MPS bi-monthly newsletter.
Disaster Preparedness Committee
Chair, Lori LaRiviere, MD
Charge: To oversee, maintain and operationalize the MPS Disaster Preparedness plan.
Constitution and Bylaws
Chair, Maurice Dysken, MD
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.
Ethics Committee
Chair, Bill Clapp, MD
Charge: the district branch arm of the APA’s Ethics Committee. Reviews cases involving MPS members. Responsible for educating the membership regarding ethical practice.
Nominating Committee
Chair, Mike Koch, MD
Charge: identifies officer candidates for review and approval by Council and election by membership.
Membership/Fellowship Committee
Chair, Judith Kashtan, MD
Charge: leads efforts to recruit, maintain and serve membership. Provides oversight and support for DF process and outreach to member interest groups.
Program Committee
Co-chair, Sheila Specker, MD
Charge: identify educational needs, plan and produce programming to serve the needs of the membership and sustain the organization.
Standing Committees
Legislative Committee
Chair, Jonathon Uecker, MD
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.
Women Psychiatrists Committee
Chair, Judith Kashtan, MD
Charge: Supports women psychiatrists in Minnesota.
Public Affairs Committee
Co-chair, Julie Petersen, MD
Co-chair, Dionne Hart, MD
To support, promote, and educate the public about mental illness and psychiatry.
Private Practice Committee
Chair, Helen Wood, MD
Charge: To represent the needs of private practice psychiatrists.
Early Career Psychiatrists
Chair, Maria Harmandayan, MD
Charge: To represent the needs of early career psychiatrists.
Awards/Research Committee
Chair, Maurice Dysken, MD
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.
Newsletter Committee
Co-editor, Matt Kruse, MD
Co-Editor Allison Holt, MD
Charge: To publish Ideas of Reference, the MPS bi-monthly newsletter.
Disaster Preparedness Committee
Chair, Lori LaRiviere, MD
Charge: To oversee, maintain and operationalize the MPS Disaster Preparedness plan.