Catherine Schuman, Ph.D.
President RemarksAugust 7, 2026

NHPA Board of Directors
2025 - 2026

Dear Colleagues,

I am honored and humbled to write to you for the first time as your incoming president of the New Hampshire Psychological Association.  

New NHPA Roundtable

Listening to your needs and getting to know our members is my top priority. To build a stronger, more connected community, the executive committee and I are launching a monthly NHPA Roundtable.

When: First Friday of every month, starting Friday, September 4, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Who: All NHPA members

Where: Via Zoom no registration required, just use the recurring link below. 
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88499092499?pwd=d8rIbKKPEGkWEEY5yuXXnS5mynZSJe.1

Purpose: An open, collaborative space for dialogue, shared problem-solving, and direct communication with your leadership team.

While leadership may not always have instant answers to complex systemic challenges, we promise to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date information available as we navigate the future of our field together.

Strategic Vision: Three Priorities

To make New Hampshire a better place to practice, research, and teach psychology, we are focusing on three critical goals:

1. Better Communication: Sharing clear updates on how NHPA actively supports you.
2. Expanded Membership: Welcoming the two-thirds of licensed NH psychologists not yet represented, along with our invaluable academic researchers and teachers. We want to represent the diverse roles of practice within psychology. 
3. Financial Stability: Securing a long-range operational plan to ensure our organization remains strong and sustainable.

NHPA will continue to offer psychologists working in NH with high quality legislative advocacy, continuing education credits, professional networking, peer referral connections, and ethics guidance and consults. I look forward to working alongside you to shape the future of psychologists in New Hampshire. I hope to see many of you at our first roundtable on September 4th.

Warm regards,

“Cathy” Catherine Schuman, PhD
President, New Hampshire Psychological Association