CPA 2025 Board of Directors Call for Nominations
Deadline for submissions is Friday, May 23, 2025.
The Colorado Psychological Association (CPA) is seeking nominations for four open Board positions. We are asking our members to nominate themselves, or a colleague(s) to help shape the future of our State association and the industry. The election year of the Association runs from July 1 through June 30.
The Nominating Committee will reach out to all nominees (and nominations are confidential) to discuss what the Board position entails and ensure their interest and consent in being included on the ballot.
Please submit the names and email addresses of esteemed psychologists who can strengthen the voice of psychology across the state. You can access the CPA online membership directory by logging into your CPA account on the CPA website and clicking on the View Member Directory or Member Search links on your profile page. You can learn more about the organization’s governance and the specific responsibilities of the board of directors by viewing the CPA bylaws.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is a guiding pillar of CPA's strategic plan and mission. We are invested in expanding the representativeness of CPA leadership – especially across racial/ethnic diversity, LGBTQIA+ individuals, job roles, and career levels.
OPEN CPA BOARD OF DIRECTOR POSITIONS:
(1) One President-Elect (3-Year Term: 2025-2028; one year as President-Elect; one year as President; one year as Past President)
Brief Position Description: The President-Elect sits on the Executive Committee of the Colorado Psychological Association and, as a voting member of the Board of Directors, is part of the policy-setting body of the Association, with authority over the affairs and funds of the Association within the limitations set by the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. The President-Elect performs the duties of the President in his/her temporary absence or disability. The President-Elect shall be the Chair of the Policies & Procedures Committee. (During the term, the President-Elect is advanced into the President and then Past-President board seat during the 2nd and 3rd years respectively).
(2) Two Directors At Large (3-Year Term: 2025-2028)
Brief Position Description: The Member at Large is a voting member of the Board of Directors of the Colorado Psychological Association, and, as such, is part of the policy-setting body of the Association, with authority over the affairs and funds of the Association within the limitations set by the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
(1) One Member At Large Non-Metro Representative (3-Year Term: 2025-2028)
Brief Position Description: The Member at Large is a voting member of the Board of Directors of the Colorado Psychological Association, and, as such, is part of the policy-setting body of the Association, with authority over the affairs and funds of the Association within the limitations set by the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. This member shall live and work outside the Denver metropolitan area. According to the Denver Chamber of Commerce, metro communities consists of seven counties – Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson.
Please note:
- Non-CPA member nominations are encouraged; however, for an individual to accept the nomination and be included on the 2025 CPA election ballot, they will be required to become CPA members.
- According to the association’s bylaws, the following member types can vote and be elected or appointed to office: Full members, Academic members, Contributing Life members, Special Circumstances members and Exempt Life members.
- The following member types may vote but cannot hold office: Out-of-state and Master’s Associate members.
- The following member types may not vote or hold office: Undergraduate Student members, Graduate Student members, and Related-Professional Associate members. Exception: the Voting Graduate Student Representative Appointed the Board may vote on Board Matters but not as a voting member of the Association.
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Participant Complaints
The Colorado Psychological Association is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the APA's Ethical Principles of Psychologists. CPA will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content, and in the treatment of program participants. The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the responsibility of the Program Chair/CE Administrator and the Executive Director in consultation with the Programming Committee and Executive Committee. If further action and/or consultation is needed, the CPA Board of Directors will be involved.When a participant either orally or in written format files a grievance and expects action on the complaint, the following actions will be taken:
1. If the grievance concerns a speaker, the content presented by the speaker, or the style of the presentation, the individual filing the grievance will be asked to put his/her comments in written format and submit the document to the Programming Co-Chair/CE Administrator and ExecutiveDirector. The Programming Co-Chairs will then pass the comments to the speaker within two weeks of the filing of the written complaint, assuring the confidentiality of the grieved individual. If further action is required, the Programming Co-Chairs will provide relevant information to the Executive Committee for further action.
2. If the grievance concerns a workshop offering, its content, level of presentation, or the facilities in which the program is offered, the Programming Co-Chairs/CE Administrator will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, the Programming Co-Chairs will: a. attempt to move the participant to another conference/seminar/workshop or,b. provide a financial credit for a subsequent year's conference/seminar/workshop or, c. provide a partial or full refund if the conference/seminar/workshop fee. Actions 2b and 2c will require a written note, documenting the grievance, for record-keeping purposes. The note need not be signed by the grieved individual.
3. If the grievance concerns CPA's CE program, in a specific regard, the Programming Co-Chairs in consultation with the members of the Programming Committee and the Executive Director will attempt to arbitrate. If further action is needed, the Programming Chair will submit relevant information to the Executive Committee to take action.
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Online Threats
CE credits offered: 1.5
Program Level: Intermediate
About Sheryl Bridges and Terry Cipoletti
Sheryl Bridges is a member at Caplan & Earnest who specializes in healthcare law. She obtained her Juris Doctor in 2006 from what is now called the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University and has been licensed and practicing in Colorado since 2007. Sheryl's practice focuses on the representation of health care professionals before their licensing bodies. Sheryl is skilled at mediating, negotiating, and taking her cases to hearing when necessary. Sheryl also has extensive litigation and counseling experience, which includes representation of her clients in state and federal courts, in the appellate courts, and in arbitration for matters involving medical malpractice, contractual disputes, and other civil claims.In addition, Sheryl provides her clients with general counsel services to assist with practice issues, which includes helping her clients respond to subpoenas and employee complaints, providing assistance to navigate privacy and HIPAA considerations, and advising on how new legislation might impact her clients' practices. Sheryl has been named to the Colorado Super Lawyers list multiple times, and was also named among the Top 50 Women Lawyers in 2023 and 2024. Sheryl is an interviewer for the University of Colorado School of Medicine Admissions Committee and serves as a mentor in the Colorado Bar Association's Attorney Mentoring Program.
Terry Cipoletti obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1999 and became licensed to practice in Colorado that same year. Mr. Cipoletti specializes in health law having represented healthcare providers, hospitals, private practices, non-profit clinics, mental health and behavioral health entities, correctional healthcare providers, dental companies, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, senior care, skilled nursing, and long-term care entities. Since 1999, Terry has defended individuals and entities on a wide variety of claims in Colorado state and federal courts, at the trial and appellate level. He has represented clients in investigations and complaints before government agencies and boards. For more than 20 years he has focused on health law, defending, and advising health care professionals in litigation and regulatory matters. For the past 10 years, he has developed a particular focus on Privacy and Data Security law and HIPAA Breach Response, Risk Assessment, Training. He has been recognized as a Colorado Super Lawyer in Health Care Law every year since 2020. He has served on executive and management committees in addition to boards of directors, and as a mentor to new attorneys through the Colorado Attorney Mentor Program.
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Threat Assessment, Workplace Violence, and Balancing Duty to Warn and Duty to Protect
CE credits offered: 1.5
Program Level: Intermediate
About John Nicoletti
Dr. Nicoletti's area of specialty includes threat assessment, mass casualty
trauma recovery, and de-escalation of conflict. Most recently Dr. Nicoletti,
Dr. Dvoskina and the DeAngelis Foundation received a Grant from the
Department of Homeland Security to provide training to school districts and
college campuses on detecting and disrupting targeted violence and violent
extremism. Dr. Nicoletti's publications include Violence goes to school, and
Violence goes to college. He was a co-author of a document on assisting
Chiefs of Police on safeguarding mental health after a mass casualty event.
Dr. Nicoletti has responded to or assisted with over 15 mass violence
events. Internationally, he has provided psychological services to
McMurdo Bay and the South Pole since 1996. Dr. Nicoletti was also
selected to be part of a team from Harvard to develop Mental Health
Services in the Outback of Australia for the Rio Tinto Mining Company. He
also provided Insider Threat Training to the Pine Gap facility in Alice
Springs Australia.
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