Listed below are the NVLPC committees and committee members.

To volunteer for a committee, click the link below:

Volunteer Positions

	Donna C. Fortney, MA, LPC (Chair)
	Donna Fortney practices in Centreville, and has been a member of the NVLPC Board since 2005, assisting, then chairing the Sterling Luncheons until 2009. She helped increase participation by introducing various expert, mental health speakers. She introduced the marketing table to help members network more effectively. Since 2007 she has been the Chair of the Website Committee, spearheading our online presence for NVLPC. She is also the NVLPC President for 2012-2013. You can email Donna at advertising@nvlpc.org.

	Mary Wiggins, MEd (Chair)
	You can email Mary at eventseast@nvlpc.org.

	Susan Young, MS, LPC (2013-2014 Chair)
	Ms. Young received her Bachelors degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ (with Honors) and her graduate degree from Nova Souteastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. She has been in private practice since 1988 while living in Florida, Colorado, and presently, in Arlington, Virginia. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) specializing in couples, individuals and children. In addition to NVLPC, Ms. Young is a member of American Counseling Association (ACA), the American Association of Play Therapists (APT) and Sandplay Therapists of America (STA). Her theoretical orientation is based on Psychodynamic, Existential, Cognitive Behavioral and Person-Centered therapies. You can email Susan at eventseast@nvlpc.org.

	Linda G. Ritchie , PhD, LMFT, LPC (Chair)
	You can email Linda at eventswest@nvlpc.org.

	Lamieh Salimi, EdS, MA, PhD, LPC (Member)
	Lamieh Salimi is a licensed professional counselor and a trained mentor coach. She received her doctorate in counselor education from University of Florida, and has over 25 years of teaching and counseling experience. Her areas of interest include women's issues, multicultural issues, and human relations/rights, and social justice. She lives in Northern Virginia. You can email Lamieh at eventswest@nvlpc.org.

	Jaime Racer, MA, LPC (Chair)
	Ms. Racer received her Masters in Counseling from Marymount University in 2002 and her achieved her License Professional Counselor licensure in 2005. Ms. Racer has a strong background in working with Serious Mentally Ill Adults in areas of career counseling and substance abuse, both individual and group work. She has experience working in both agency and private practice with children, teens and families in areas of divorce, depression, anxiety, self-esteem and eating disorders. Ms. Racer served on the NVLPC Executive Board as Eastern Fairfax County Coordinator from 2004-2006 and as NVLPC Pre-licensed Support coordinator from 2004-2005. Ms. Racer is also very active in her community, presently serving as President 2011-2012 for the local MOMSClub of Burke North chapter and was the Membership,VP 2010-2011and Vice President from 2008-2009. She has two amazing kids who keep her very busy! You can email Jaime at membership@nvlpc.org.

	Kristy M. Arnold, PhD (Chair)
	Dr. Kristy Arnold has primarily served in community counseling settings and currently serves as the Director of Support Services for Year Up, a work-force development program centered around teaching low-income youth about the corporate sector with an emphasis on Information Technology. As for academic studies, Kristy received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Georgia, M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology from Howard University, and her Ph.D. in Counselor Education from Virginia Tech with a dissertation centered on multiculturalism, specifically counselors broaching race, ethnicity, and culture with clients. You can email Kristy at multicultural@nvlpc.org.

	Loretta G. Rowe, MA, LMFT, LPC (Liaison)
	You can email Loretta at nbccliaison@nvlpc.org.

	Amy Fortney Parks, MA (Editor )
	You can email Amy at newsletter@nvlpc.org.

	Joan M. Normandy-Dolberg, MEd, MS, LPC (Chair)
	You can email Joan at prelicenseeast@nvlpc.org.

	Robin R. Norris, MA, PhD, LMFT (Chair)
	Robin is a clinician and supervisor at Family Teamwork a homebased counseling agency that services five counties.  The populations served are at risk youth and families as well as adults with developmental disabilities. Robin has worked with other individuals within the specialty areas of pet loss, military life, gifted and talented challenges, obesity, autism, and women's interests.  She is a PhD student in Counselor Education and Supervision through Capella University and is always interested in supervising blossoming interns and counselors. You can email Robin at studentdevelopment@nvlpc.org.

	Katrina Clayton, MA (2013-2014 Chair)
	Katrina is pre-licensed and an independent contractor at Windward Optimal Health. As a Liberty University graduate in Professional Counseling, Katrina offers a holistic approach to therapy that combines the healing aspects of theology, spirituality, and psychology based on the needs of her clients. She also has extensive experience working with teens and adults with college and career planning. Katrina is a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC). You can email Katrina at studentdevelopment@nvlpc.org.

	Loretta A. Schulz, MS, LPC (Chair)
	Loretta has a private practice in Fairfax and has been a member of the NVLPC Board since 1997, when she joined NVLPC. She started the Student Development Committee, helping to increase membership from about 75 members to roughly 130 members by visiting local universities and speaking to counseling graduate students about the next step in their careers after graduation and offering a workshop on how to study for the Virginia LPC examination. She also started the Multicultural Committee to bring awareness about NVLPC to Licensed Professional Counselors of different cultures, as well as to bring awareness to the community of the existence of these counselors. Most recently she started the Supervision Coordinator position, maintaining a list of NVLPC members who want to provide supervision to supervisees working toward licensure. During her 13 years on the Board, she has served one term as the NVLPC Chairperson, one term as the Secretary, and one term as the Virginia Association Clinical Counselors Representative. Loretta encourages you to email her with your questions, comments, and suggestions regarding Supervision. You can email Loretta at supervision@nvlpc.org.

	Edythe (Dee) Dunn, MA, LPC (Chair)
	Dee has been a member of NVLPC since 2001 and is in private practice in Loudoun County. Admittedly no fan of computers, she is committed to making sure NVLPC's website is as user-friendly as possible. You can email Edythe (Dee) at websitechair@nvlpc.org.

	Donna C. Fortney, MA, LPC (Member)
	Donna Fortney practices in Centreville, and has been a member of the NVLPC Board since 2005, assisting, then chairing the Sterling Luncheons until 2009. She helped increase participation by introducing various expert, mental health speakers. She introduced the marketing table to help members network more effectively. Since 2007 she has been the Chair of the Website Committee, spearheading our online presence for NVLPC. She is also the NVLPC President for 2012-2013. You can email Donna at website@nvlpc.org.

	Beth B. Cujé, EdD , MA, LMFT, LPC (Yahoo Group Admin.)
	Dr. Beth Cuje' LPC, LMFT Since 1984 she has been in private practice in Arlington, Virginia. In addition, she was a trainer/consultant for various government agencies and taught graduate courses in Counseling and Human Development at The George Washington University for eleven years. Dr. Cuje' is the award nominated and highly reviewed author of the book, Become the Person You Were Meant to Be - The Choice-Cube Method. She developed this fresh approach to self-help from her years of experience as a counselor. The Choice-Cube Method, used by clients and therapists alike, is noted in the well-known Seligman, LPC, Reichenberg LPC textbook "Selecting Effective Treatments: A Comprehensive, Systematic Guide to Treating Mental Disorders, 4th Edition" Dr. Cuje's blog on mental health and self-help is regularly referenced by self-improvement websites. Beth joined the NVLPC Board in 2012 to help start the Yahoo Group List which helps members share information about referrals, professional subjects, available groups, trainings and workshops to help with personal business marketing and more. Website: http://www.choicecube.com/ Blog: http://bethcuje.wordpress.com YouTube: http://www.bit.ly/j8lCSs Facebook: http://on.fb.me/kijPV7 You can email Beth at yahoogroups@nvlpc.org.

	Shulamit Widawsky (Volunteer Editor)
	Shulamit is in private practice as a consultant for the gifted. She works mostly with highly and profoundly gifted adults, as well as parents of gifted children. Her website is "Guiding the Gifted" at www.shulamit.net. She has been an active member of NVLPC since 2011, and is presently helping as a volunteer editor for our organization's website. You can email Shulamit at websiteeditor@nvlpc.org.

	Tracy G. Bushkoff, EdD , LPC (Chair)
	Tracy maintains a private practice in Arlington, Virginia where she works with adolescents and adults and provides EAP counseling and management consultations to employers making new hires. In practice for 18 years, Dr. Bushkoff has focused much of her work toward people with disabilities, women’s’ identity issues and interpersonal relationship counseling. Additionally, Dr. Bushkoff continues academic affiliation with Marymount University as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Psychology. You can email Tracy at workshop@nvlpc.org.