Charter:

The purpose of the MPA Advocacy Task Force is to support coordination and communication around MPA’s broad-based advocacy initiatives, and to develop a leadership pipeline for state legislative advocacy. To this end, the work group will:

• Engage with the Executive Committee and committee chairs to coordinate advocacy initiatives, both within MPA (e.g., membership recruitment) and in interactions with entities outside of MPA (e.g., programming, engagement with outside organizations).
• Task Force membership will include the FAC, Public Policy Consultant, and representatives from key committees involved in advocacy efforts(e.g., Diversity, Insurance, CYF, Masters, ICC) and other potentially interested MPA members.
• Assist in developing a network of subject matter experts who will, upon request of the Executive Committee (per MPA Policy 5.19, Representing MPA in Public), and may assist in providing public-facing communications on behalf of MPA.
• These include but are not limited to position papers, social and traditional media posts and interviews, and testimony at legislative committees.
• Track state and federal level legislation pertinent to Michiganders’ access to quality mental health care and to the practice of psychology.
• The Task Force will work to develop a grass-roots network of MPA members who can be called upon to contact state and federal legislators around specific legislation.
• A designated Task Force member will engage association staff, possible lobbyists, and interested others to promote and protect legislative issues pertinent to the practice of psychology. 

Task Force Members:

Derrick Sebree, PsyD- Task Force Chair

Amy Nasamran, PhD – Task Force Vice Chair

Molly E. Gabriel-Champine, PhD – FAC

Joy Wolfe Ensor, PhD - Past-President

Rachel Hagerty, MA- Master’s Committee Chair

Brittany Barber Garcia, PhD, ABPP, Past-President

For more information or to express interest in joining the Task Force, contact us at: [email protected]