Vote4Rahn

Through my extensive work in the APA, most recently as the Minority Under Representative Trustee to the APA Board, I witness firsthand how our organization works in representative leadership. Unfortunately, I began to notice that frequently the direction of the leadership and the will of the constituency have not aligned. Although the current leadership have tried to perform at their collective best, it has become clear, “we need more!”

We need more new ideas from new perspectives which can promote a more inclusive and transparent organization. We need more accountability from our elected representatives when decisions made are not the platform promised. We need more diversity with lived experience who can add insight and perspective to many of the current issues such as diversity, advocacy, implicit bias, etc… we need more! Our attempts to change the culture from within have been unsuccessful. Our organization seems more fragmented/disconnected now than ever. I see your letters of discontent written to the upper levels of the organization. I hear the dialogue of the concerns you have voiced in various caucuses and listservs. But most importantly, I feel your pain…

My friends, we are at an inflection point. It is time to seize the moment and embrace the change towards moving towards a better APA for all – the APA you envision. I am your candidate for change, and if elected, I will not rest until that vision is actualized! Because frankly…“we need more!”