The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, and consistent with the rules and procedures of the Board of Trustees, shall have broad authority to: oversee the operation of the Corporation, promote the purposes and goals of the Corporation, establish the agenda for meetings of the Board of Trustees, be the chair of the Executive Committee, be responsible for reviews of the operations of the Executive Officer and Central Office, represent the Corporation to other organizations and the public, coordinate the work of the officers of the Corporation, make appointments to committees, and have such other powers and duties as may be assigned by the Board of Trustees.
J. Rick Day
President, ABPP
2025!
Hello, Hello ABPP Colleagues.
I appreciate the opportunity to serve last year in this role.
We identified various 2024 organizational priorities (outlined in the On Board, Issue #2) and made clear progress in those areas with the Specialty Boards as well as the Board of Trustees. We also initiated “listening sessions” with our board as well as the specialty board presidents. From those engagements our ABPP colleagues identified:
- 10- and 5-year ideas / goals for the future of ABPP
- Themes from those interviews as well as actions to accomplish these futures
- Focus Areas for responding to the inputs
Broad themes were organized and presented back to all participants of the Listening Sessions. The overall themes that emerged included:
- Value Proposition for ABPP
- Engaging and Encouraging (and Supporting) Early Career Psychologists
- Specialty Boards: Interests, Concerns, and Issues
- Board of Trustees Functioning
- Central Office Functioning
- Technology and Artificial Intelligence
- Establishing a Social Media Presence
The hundreds of action items were then analyzed and clustered into the following Focus Areas for implementation:
- Profession and Marketplace Presence / Influence
- CO / BOT Functioning / Development
- ABPP Organizational Efficiency and Effectiveness
- Specialty Board(s) Development / Cross Pollination
- Stakeholder Engagements / Partnerships
- ABPP Specialists Community Involvement
- Financial Transparency and Understanding
- Marketing / Branding and Social Media
- Effective Utilization of Technology
Detailed information about the Listening Session themes, 5-and 10-year ideas and goals for the future, action items, and Focus Areas can be found in the On Board, Issue #4 President’s update. Each Focus Area’s action plans will be coordinated by an ABPP Executive Committee member in work groups. Some Focus Areas already have a committee and / or task force actively involved in addressing a portion of the ideas. Current specialists are invited to contact your Specialty Board President if interested in participating and / or providing input for any of these work groups.
This year is full of opportunities for ABPP as we continue our commitment to supporting and engaging our specialists, while also strengthening connections with the broader psychology community and the individuals, groups, and organizations we serve.