The HAMFT Board typically is comprised of a balance of long-time HAMFT members, more recent MFT professionals, and students from the two largest MFT masters programs in the Houston area - The University of Houston at Clear Lake and Our Lady of the Lake University. The Board values highly both the wisdom and continuity brought by its seasoned members and the energy and fresh ideas contributed by its newer members. There is no better way to become immersed in the MFT community in Houston and to make an important contribution to the profession than to make oneself available to take a position on the HAMFT Board. The Board meets each month.
President - Sally Eisen Miller, PhD, LMSW, ACSW-ACP, Board Certified Diplomat, LMFT, Approved Supervisor
I began my formal career in Marriage & Family Therapy in 1971, in Phoenix, AZ, where I, along with three others, founded the Family Team for Diagnosis & Treatment at Good Samaritan Hospital. Living in Giessen, German from 1972-1974, I was a supervisor, consultant and clinician in the drug/alcohol program. Since 1974 I have lived continuously in Houston and was a faculty member at the Houston-Galveston Family Therapy Consortium, composed of six institutions that brought most major pioneers in the field of MFT to Houston.
Education-wise, I received an MSW from OLLU in San Antonio, a PhD from TWU in Family Science & post-graduate training at The Bowen Center for the Study of the Family with Murray Bowen in Washington, DC. Presently in private practice, I have sponsored and presented workshops, been on the faculties of CSNSF, BCM, TCH &UHSSW. Family, volunteerism & travel occupy much of my free time.
sallyeisenmiller@yahoo.com
.JPG) President-Elect - Joan Harwood, MA, LPC, LMFT
jcharwood@aol.com
Secretary - Tracy Kottwitz
tamgotwitz@gmail.com
Treasurer - Brandon Wheeler
uhwheeler@yahoo.com
.JPG&w=200&h=200) Past President - Delee D'Arcy, MA, LPC, LMFT
I graduated UH-CL with my MA in Family Therapy in 1994. Having worked for several agencies in Brazoria, Harris and Galveston counties, I have been in private practice since 2004 and enjoy my work with individuals and couples in particular. Personal growth, women's issues and grief/bereavement are areas of particular interest to me. I am also an LPC/LMFT supevisor since 1997. In my 'down' time I love reading and traveling.
delee@deleedarcytherapy.com
Membership Co-Chairs
Grayson Miller mgraysonmiller@gmail.com
Sheppard Gee shephouston@yahoo.com
Programs & Events - Mark Herranen
Since graduating from University of Houston Clear Lake’s Family Therapy program in 2004 I have practiced therapy with couples and individuals at Interface-Samaritan Counseling Centers. I also have conducted anger management, pre-marital and parenting classes, as well as social skills training for young children. I recently began a second job facilitating group therapy in an intensive outpatient program for adults with severe mental disorders.
Outside of work I enjoy swimming, walking with my dogs, ballroom dancing, cooking and writing. I belong to several self-help groups and love spending time with family and friends. Regular attendance at church and daily prayer and meditation form the basis of my spiritual quest.
markherranen@peoplepc.com
MultiCultural Committee - Lesley Anne Mendonca
My name is Lesley Anne Mendonça and I am proudly serving as the Multicultural Committee Chair for HAMFT this year! I am a second-year Masters student at The University of Houston at Clear Lake, working towards receiving my LMFT and LPC. From 2006-2011 I worked as a Youth Minister in a church setting, and quickly learned I wanted to work as a family therapist. My father is from India, and has eleven years of theological training and a Ph.D. in English Literature. My mother, born and raised in Wisconsin, is of a strong German lineage and received her Masters in Education. I have three siblings, two brothers-in-law, and six nephews and nieces! I received my BA from The University of Texas in Foreign Policy, and I have traveled to fifteen different countries. I am an avid painter and musician, and enjoy a holistic, balanced and happy existence. I am so excited to use my gifts to help others find happiness and healing, and am thrilled to be serving HAMFT!
lesleyanne.mendonca@gmail.com
Ethics - Warren Lee Holleman, PhD
 My role on the Board is to help organize the annual ethics workshop and to serve as a liaison with TAMFT. In that latter capacity I welcome your thoughts or suggestions for ways the TAMFT can better serve its members.
In terms of my work and my life, I currently serve as Professor of Behavioral Science and Director of Faculty Health & Well-Being at MD Anderson Cancer Center. My areas of interest include work-life balance, ethics, community mental health, the doctor-patient relationship, and anger management. I have a particular interest in the spiritual dimensions of the work we do as helping professionals. I also enjoy writing plays—the topic always seems to be love, death, or both. Getting personal, I have one wife, two children, three cats, and two dogs. Actually, we have each other! My initial graduate training was in religious studies and ethics, and I worked as a medical ethicist prior to becoming a family therapist. I like to work at the interface of these areas of interest and expertise.
wlholleman@mdanderson.org
Awards & Elections
OLLU Student Representative
Yanira Barrera yaniraeb@yahoo.com
UHCL Student Representative
Christie Paxton christen.paxton@gmail.com
Newsletter Chair
Rene Garcia rene.esteban.garcia@gmail.com
PR/Liaison Committee
Michael Hiller mhiller@hillerlaw.co
Twila Ross twila.ross@cps.hctx.net
Advisors to the Board
Anne Way amarieway@aol.com
George Pulliam pulliamgb@verizon.net
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