Leadership Council 

President

Oswaldo Moreno, Ph.D.

Term of office: 2026-2027

Treasurer/Acting Secretary for Finance

Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor in Community Health
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 
Arizona State University 

Term of office: 2025-2026

Secretary

Kiara Manosalvas, Ph.D.

Lecturer
Clinical and Counseling Department at
Teachers College 
Columbia University

Term of office: 2025-2026

Past-President

Alfonso Mercado, Ph.D.

Professor/Associate Chair
Department of Psychological Science
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

President - Elect
Lorraine Benuto, Ph.D.

Chief Diversity Officer
Bryan Rojas-Arauz, Ph.D.

  Membership Committee Chair
Raquel Sosa, Ph.D.

Student Representatives
Anyoliny Sánchez - Student Representative
Jacqueline Sifuentes- Elect -Student Representative

  Early Career Professional Representative
Ivan Carbajal, Ph.D.

Student Mentoring & Networking Chair
Regina Jean-Van Hell, Ph.D.

Psychological Education Issues Advocate
To be announced

Professional Development Coordinator & Continuing Education Chair
Nichmarie Soto-Bonilla, Ph.D.

Psychological Science Issues Advocate
Amanda Venta, Ph.D.

Psychological Science Issues Advocate
To be announced

Conference Co-Chairs
Bryan Rojas-Arauz, Ph.D.
Sandra Beltram - Grant, Ph.D. 

Term of office: 2026
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Social Media Coordinator
Lianelys Cabrera Martinez, M.S.

Fundraising/Development Chair
To be announced

CoNREPA Representative
Taymy Caso, Ph.D.

CoNREPA Leadership Development Institute
NLPA Fellow 2026-2027
To be announced

Delegate to the APA Council of Representatives
Aldo Barita, Ph.D.

Senior Advisor on Public Policy
German Cadenas, Ph.D. 

Latinx Psychology Today Bulletin Editor

 Editor
Frances R. Morales, Ph.D. 

Associate Editor
Charmaine Mora-Ozuma, Ph.D. 

Member-at-Large- AfroLatinx
Yoscaira Gomez

Member-at-Large- Undocumented Migrants
Maria Lauer, Ph.D.

Member-at-Large- LGBTQ+
Roberto Abreu, Ph.D

 Historian
To be announced