President: Dr. Lysandra Perez-Strumolo
Dr. Perez is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ramapo College of New Jersey, where she teaches courses in the areas of Child Psychology and Research Methods. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. As a member of LPANJ, Dr. Perez has served as Chair of the Program Committee for the LPANJ 2004 and 2005 Annual Conferences, as Co-Chair of the 2005 LPANJ Conference Committee, and as a member of the Membership Committee. Dr. Perez’s interests are in the areas of Latino Psychology and the investigation of psychological responses to trauma.
Past President: Dr. Jonathan Pastor
Dr. Jonathan Pastor is a licensed staff psychologist at the Washington
Heights Community Service of the New York State Psychiatric Institute.
He received his Psy.D in clinical psychology from the Graduate School of
Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. He was
Member-at-Large of the Latino Psychological Association of New Jersey
prior to becoming President this year, and he has and continues to serve
as the Newsletter Editor for the past two years. Dr. Pastor specializes
in work with serious and severe mental illness, particularly among
Latinos. He supervises psychology interns and externs at Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center, and serves as a consultant to the Lucy
Wicks HIV Clinic at Columbia Presbyterian. He also has a small private
practice in Midtown Manhattan.
President-elect: Dr. Sueli Petry
Dr. Petry
is on the faculty of The Multicultural Family Institute in Highland Park, NJ and
a staff psychologist at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey,
Newark Campus. She received her Ph.D. in family therapy at Seton Hall
University. Dr. Petry serves as Co-Chair of the 2006 LPANJ
Conference Committee and member of the Publications Committee. Her research and
practice interests are in multiculturalism, social justice, privilege and
oppression, and the special clinical issues for Latinos in the United States.
Secretary: Ms. Jackie Flores
Ms. Jacqueline Flores is the Program Administrator at Supreme Consultants in Lyndhurst, NJ. Her clinical experience ranges from children to senior citizens. Ms. Flores received her Bachelor's Degree from Rutgers University and her Master's Degree from Kean University. She has served as Secretary for LPANJ since 2002.
Treasurer: Ms. Sonia Wadhwani
Ms. Sonia Wadhwani is currently a clinician at St. Mary Hospital. She received her M.A. in general-theoretical psychology at Farleigh Dickinson University. Her clinical experience includes working with at risk families who are involved with the child protective bureau. Ms. Wadhwani is a member of the Latino Psychological Association of New Jersey (LPANJ) and was a member of the association’s annual conference committee in November 2002.
Member at Large: Daniel Cruz