Board of Directors

Officers and directors of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry are elected by members, and they serve terms of two to four years with limits of two consecutive terms. A nominating committee composed of the three most recent past presidents selects the candidate slate. According to the bylaws, a majority of the board shall be psychiatrists. 

President: Jack Rozel, MD, MSL
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

• Term as President: December 2018 to December 2020
• Term as Past President: December 2020 to December 2022

President-Elect: Tony Thrasher, D.O., DFAPA
Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division, WI

• Term as President-Elect: December 2018 to December 2020
• Term as President: December 2020 to December 2022

Immediate Past President: Leslie S. Zun, MD, MBA
Lake County Health Department, Waukegan, IL

• Term as Immediate Past President: December 2018 to December 2020

Board of Directors:
Michael J. Gerardi, MD, FACEP
Victor Stiebel, MD
Tara P. Toohey, MD
Michael Wilson, MD

Nominating Committee: Les Zun, Kimberly D. Nordstrom, Seth Powsner

AAEP Staff

Executive Director: Don Knox
Conferences Director: Mary Fitzgerald
Membership Specialist: Emily Dufour
Finance Specialist: Veda Keech 

American Association for Emergency Psychiatry
2851 S. Parker Road, Suite 1210, Aurora, CO 80014
P.O. Box 3406, Englewood, CO 80155
Office: 877-749-0737 | Fax: 303-200-7099 | Email: [email protected]