Dear AMCD Family,
It is an honor to be taking on the leadership of AMCD for the year 2017-18. I am excited to work with our ethnic community representatives as well as collaborate with leaders from other divisions such as ALGBTIC, CSJ, ASERVIC, and CES. These collaborations and others are aimed at acknowledging and strengthening our intersectional identities. My goals for the next year are three-fold: (1) become the Multicultural consultant voice to ACA, (2) assure that our ethnic communities are being served by certified MSJ counselors, and (3) respond to the care and needs of counselors, supervisors, and counselor educators who diligently serve our communities as they face traumatic events related to racism and marginalization.
I am fortunate to have a wonderful crew of counselors that are invested in our multicultural communities and our beloved AMCD. Our Executive Council Board Members are committed to collaboration for the greater good of our professional and client communities. Our Vice Presidents of Ethnic Concerns have already begun their collaborative work and are active in reaching out and increasing our awareness of current issues in our communities. The Regional Representatives are actively working with state branches to enhance our local influence in multicultural and social justice issues. Our Committee Chairs are recharging and creating innovative avenues to increase our membership services, revenue, community service, human rights awareness, and last but absolutely not least, coordinating a meaningful and inclusive conference to enrich our knowledge, heart, and spirits.
I look forward to working with all of members. Please let me know how I can be of service to you.
Best wishes,
Diane Estrada, Ph.D., LMFT
President
2017-2018
dianee306@gmail.com
Presidents:
Diane Estrada, President
dianee603@gmail.com
Shon Smith, President Elect
amcdleader2018@gmail.com
Kimberly Frazier, Past President
knfrazier@netzero.net
Vice Presidents of Ethic Concerns:
Kim Lee Hughes, African American Concerns
kimlee.hughes@utsa.edu
June Hyun, Asian American Concerns
jhyun@spu.edu
Margarita Martinez, Latin@ Concerns
margaritamaria27@gmail.com
Isaac Burt, Native American Concerns
iburt@fiu.edu
Representatives:
Angela Coker, Midwestern Region
angelacoker@hotmail.com
Tiphanie Gonzalez, North Atlantic Region
tiphie.gonzal@gmail.com
Asha Dickerson, Southern Region
ashasd@aol.com
Sharon Bowles, Western Region
airshay2@cs.com
Kent Butler, Council Representative
skbutler@ucf.edu
Michelle Mitchell, Student Representative
MDMitchell@Knights.ucf.edu
Cheryl Sawyer, Secretary
Sawyer@uhcl.edu
Harrison Davis, Treasurer
harrison2@gmail.com
Edil Torres Rivera, Parliamentarian
etorresrivera@gmail.com
Committee Chairs:
Laurie Vargas, Awards
VargasL2@sfusd.edu
Cirecie Olatunji, JMCD
colatunj@xula.edu
Tianka Pharoah, Membership
tiankap@gmail.comm
Mary Hufstead, Conference Committee
Mfrancis17@student.gsu.edu
Tianka Pharoah, Conference Committee
tiankap@gmail.comm