Board in Waiting

Dr. Albert Ellis had called on the current Board of Trustees of the Albert Ellis Institute to resign. He named the following people as those he would like to see running the Albert Ellis Institute and taking REBT into the future.

Irwin Altrows, Ph.D.
Associate Fellow in REBT since 1985. Training Faculty, REBT. Adjunct Assistant Professor (Psychiatry) and Clinical Supervisor (Psychology), Queens University. Author 18 publications.
Rochelle Balter Ph.D. JD.
Private practice. Training Faculty, REBT.
Jim Bard, Ph.D.
Fellow in REBT. Training faculty, REBT. Designed training standards for REBT practitioners. Ran REBT Training Institute in Cleveland. Founding member of Cleveland Academy of Consulting Psychologists. Professor Emeritus, Cleveland State University.
Mick Berry
Long-term student of REBT. Professional Actor and Musician. Author of The Drummer's Bible. Co-author of REBT based How Ten Stars Overcame their Performance Anxiety (In process.)
Joel Block, Ph.D.
Fellow in REBT. Training Faculty, REBT. Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology. Author, 15 books and numerous articles. Assistant Clinical Professor at the Einstein College of Medicine.
Walter Block, Ph.D.
The Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Economics at Loyola University. Author of a dozen books, editor of another dozen books and journals. Author of hundreds of popular articles and over 200 scholarly articles on economics, law and political philosophy.
Jim Byrne, MA (Ed) Doc. Counseling (Candidate)
Professional certificates in REBT. Certified Counseling Psychologist and REBT Therapist, Great Britain. Directs ABC Coaching and Counseling Services, incorporating the ABC Coaching Academy.
Jon Carlson, Psy.D, Ed.D, ABPP
Distinguished Professor in Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University in University Park, Illinois, and a Psychologist at the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva , Wisconsin. In addition to serving as the long-time Editor of The Family Journal, he is the author of 30 books in the areas of psychotherapy, family therapy, marital enrichment, consultation, and Adlerian psychology.
Elliot D. Cohen, Ph.D.
Principal founder of philosophical counseling in the United States. Co-founder and Executive Director of the Society for Philosophy, Counseling, and Psychotherapy. Ethics Editor for Free Inquiry. Editor-In-Chief and founder of International Journal of Applied Philosophy and International Journal of Philosophical Practice.
Rev Thomas Downes, Ph.D.
40 Years affiliation with REBT. Superviser, REBT. Diplomat, American Psychotherapy Association. Diplomat in Grief Counseling. Lead REP. NGO for Pax Christi International at the UN. Franciscan brothers.
Michael Edelstein, Ph.D.
Fellow, REBT. Training Faculty, REBT. Diplomate in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Board of Advisors of the National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists. Past President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. Author, Three Minute Therapy.
Susan G. Ellis, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist, Licensed School Psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Family Mediator, Parent Coordinator. Private Practice, Largo (Tampa Bay area), Florida. REBT trained. Author of the books, Make Sense of Your Dreams, and Make Sense of Your Feelings.
David R. Ellis, J.D.
Attorney, Intellectual Property; Computer, Cyberspace, Technology Law; Business, Entertainment and Arts Law; Franchise, Licensing and Contract Law; Registered Patent Attorney, Largo (Tampa Bay area), Florida. Author, A Computer Law Primer. Lecturer and Writer. Former Adjunct Professor, University of Florida and Stetson University.
Ed Garcia, MA
One of the original Directors of Training in REBT. Training Faculty, REBT. Fellow, REBT. Licensed social worker.
Pam Garcy, Ph.D.
Advanced Practicum Certification in REBT. Adjunct Psychology Professor, Argosy University-Dallas. Clinical Supervisor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Author.
H. Jon Geis, Ph.D.
The original Director of Training in REBT. Affiliated with Albert Ellis for 48 years. Taught at New York University, Columbia, and Yeshiva University. Private practice.
Russ Grieger, Ph.D.
Fellow, REBT. Training Faculty, REBT. President of The Mid-Atlantic Institute for Rational-Emotive Therapy. Formerly co-editor of The Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Adjunct Professor of the University of Virginia. Published 6 books on REBT, and over fifty papers and chapters.
Nancy Haberstroh, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Rational Emotive Education with developmentally disabled persons. Director of Psychological Services, Monson Developmental Center. Personnel selection. Absenteeism assessments. Marketing research. Continuing education programming. Local union chairperson. Licensed psychologist.
Tony Kidman, Ph.D.
Director of the Health Psychology Unit, University of Technology, Sidney Australia. Member of the Order of Australia. Noted for research into the psycho-social impact of disease, especially cancer.
Sam Klarreich, Ph.D.
Training Faculty, REBT. President of The Berkeley Centre for Effectiveness and The Centre for Rational-Emotive Therapy (Toronto). Author, 6 books. Positions include chief psychologist, and manager, Employee Assistance Program.
Bill Knaus, Ed.D.
One of the original Directors of Training, REBT. Fellow, REBT. Training Faculty, REBT. Originator of Rational Emotive Education. Taught at City University of New York: Queens College, Springfield College, &American International College. Former president, Advocacy Network. Author of over 70 popular and professional articles and 14 books including Overcoming Procrastination with Albert Ellis.
Paul Kurtz, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Chair, Prometheus Books. Editor-in-chief, Free Inquiry Magazine. Humanist Laureate and President of the International Academy of Humanism.
David Lima, MSW
Associate Fellow, REBT. Executive Director, Cleveland Institute for Rational Living, an affiliate of the Albert Ellis Institute. President and Director of Continuing Professional Education, Lima Associates.
Iris McGuire, Ph.D.
Private practice. Training Faculty, REBT.
John Minor, Ph.D.
Associate Fellow, REBT. Training faculty, REBT. Affiliated with Albert Ellis and REBT since 1962. Fellow, International College of Prescription Psychology. Taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, UC Irvine, and California University, Long Beach.
Reverend George Morelli, Ph.D.
Associate Fellow, REBT. Training Faculty, REBT. Professor, Kean University. Taught Rutgers University. Archpriest and Assistant Pastor of St. George's Antiochian Orthodox Church, San Diego, California. Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion.
Ron Murphy, Ph.D.
Fellow, REBT. Training faculty, REBT. Coordinator, Sex Therapy training in REBT. Senior Psychologist, Human Sexuality Clinic, Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
Vince Parr, Ph.D.
Associate Fellow, REBT. Training Faculty, REBT. President, Center for Rational Living (the Florida affiliate of AEI) and the Rational Living Foundation. Adjunct Professor, University of Tampa. Coordinator of the affiliation between the Center's for Inquiry (CFI) and the Albert Ellis Institutes worldwide
Leon Pomeroy, Ph.D.
Fellow, REBT. Adjunct faculty, George Mason University. President of The Robert S. Hartman Institute. Author The New Science of Axiological Psychology. Multiple publications in the emerging field of values research, employing a mathematical model of value and moral behavior.
Gayle Rosellini, M.A.
Long-term practice in REBT. Specialist in 501-c-3, private, non-profit agencies. Specialty, treatment of addictions and criminality. Author, 6 books.
Will Ross
Long-term practice in the application of REBT in voluntary settings such as a suicide prevention hotline counselor. Training and mentoring of hot line counselors. REBT instruction in areas of parenting, relationship management, and stress management.
Richard Schneiman, Ph.D.
Associate Fellow, REBT. Training Faculty, REBT. Co-Director, Intermountain Center for REBT. Adjunct Professor, Psychiatry Dept., University of Utah Medical School. Clinical and Consulting practice.
Carol Shuman, Ph.D.
Associate Fellow, Supervisor Certified by Albert Ellis, Ph.D., New York City, NY. Psychologist/ Author/ Consultant/ Educator.
Sanjay Singh, M.D., Ph.D.
Representative from India. Responsible for the India for REBT program initiative.