Leadership
President
Aldrich Chan, Psy.D. : Neuropsychologist and psychotherapist, author of two award winning books: Reassembling Models of Reality: Theory and Clinical Practice (RMOR) and 7 Principles of Nature: How We Strayed & How We Return. Both books synthesize neuropsychology with philosophy; RMOR with western philosophy and 7 Principles with eastern philosophy.
He is the founder of the Center for Neuropsychology and Consciousness (CNC) and an Adjunct Professor for the graduate program at Pepperdine University. His lectures cover the fields of neuropsychology, psychotherapy, consciousness, affective neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, and cognitive psychology. He has conducted research on the default mode network, trauma, and alzheimers and further has publications related to mindfulness, existential psychotherapy, creativity, and novel psychotherapeutic methods.
Council
Peter Tse, Ph.D.:Chair of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth University. Luminary in the argument for libertarian free will. Author of The Neural Basis of Free Will: Criterial Causation and other books. He directs the NSF EPSCoR Attention Consortium. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2014
Kirk Schneider, Ph.D.: leading spokesperson for contemporary existential-humanistic psychology. Founder of the Existential-Integrative Approach. Protege of Rollo May and James & Elizabeth Bugental. He is a fellow of seven Divisions of the American Psychological Association and has published over 100 articles and chapters and has authored or edited eight books.
Erik Craig, Ph.D.: Daseinanalyst who studied and collaborated directly with Medard Boss (the foremost Daseinsanalyst and collaborator of Heidegger himself) giving him a rare firsthand lineage in the tradition. He is a well known international speaker and in 2015, he received APA’s Rollo May Heritage Award for his “outstanding, independent contribution” to humanistic psychology.
Louis Hofman, Ph.D.: is a well-known scholar, clinician and researcher. He is the 2020/2021 recipient of the Rollo May Award from the Society for Humanistic Psychology and has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and nine of its divisions. He is the Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Humanistic Counseling and Psychological Association and maintains a private practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Additionally, Dr. Hoffman is the Editor of The Humanistic Psychologist.
Jason W. Brown, MD, is a distinguished neurologist, author, and pioneer whose work bridges neuropsychology and the philosophy of mind. A former Clinical Professor of Neurology at New York University Medical Center, he brings decades of clinical and scholarly experience to the study of the brain and human experience. His microgenetic theory offers an ambitious framework for understanding mental life as an unfolding process, connecting neurological inquiry with profound questions about consciousness, selfhood, and value. Through his extensive books and scholarly writings, Brown has developed a richly interdisciplinary body of work that reflects remarkable intellectual breadth and a sustained commitment to understanding the human mind
General Counsel
Jessica Shraybman, J.D.: Founder of Shraybman Law, Jessica has a bachelors in Philosophy and is a practicing Attorney specializing in business, intellectual property and entertainment law.
Director of Membership
Justin Underwood, PsyD.: Existential-Humanistic Psychologist, Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine GSEP and Los Angeles VA Psychologist.