Every Psychology program at a college or university in the western region of the U.S. and Canada may have a representative on the WPA Student Council. Council members are students in good standing in an academic psychology program. Local chapters of Psi Chi or Psi Beta may select a representative. If your college or university is not listed, please consider applying if you are eligible or recruit an eligible student to apply. To fill out the application form click here.
Applications are accepted from September 1 through January 31.
2023-2024 WPA Student Council Members (as of 12/6/2023)
Alaska
University of Alaska. Anchorage: Janelle LaPlante, Spring Larrow
British Columbia
Simon Fraser University (Graduate): Raymond Ho
California
Alliant International University, Sacramento (Graduate): Amanda Ho
California Baptist University (Graduate): Lauren Vincent
California Polytechnic, Humboldt: Gianna Giacomotto, Sofia Gutierrez*
California Polytechnic, Pomona: Andrea Calderon, Elliot Summers
California State University, Bakersfield: Giselle Degante
California State University, Channel Islands: Sea Tellez
California State University, Chico: Ashley Ballantyne
California State University, East Bay: Karin Reynoso Mosqueda
California State University, Long Beach: Kenyel Lumbi-Thompson
California State University, Los Angeles (Graduate): Pooja Kylasa*, Jiawei Xiang
California State University, Los Angeles: Ani Avakian, Lisette Bailey
California State University, Northridge: Aliyah Mendoza
California State University, Stanislaus (Graduate): Aysha Valdivia
Cerritos College: Abeer (Abby) Samawi
Chaffey College: Diana Gutierrez
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont (Graduate): Christopher Falco
Dominican University of California: Caelyn Anderson
El Camino Community College: Ryan Little
Fielding Graduate University (Graduate): Sara Moore
Loma Linda University (Graduate): Rosalva Mejia
Pacific University (Graduate): Pamela Code
Palo Alto University (Graduate): Daya Grewal
Point Loma Nazarene University: Kaitlyn Ryan*
San Diego Mesa College: Jack Haleem
San Diego State University (Graduate): Nikki Lane
Santa Clara University: Gabriella Mangano
University of California, Irvine: Brittany Kester*
University of California, Los Angeles: Aleeza West*
University of California, Riverside (Graduate): Josh Murillo
University of California, San Diego: Serena Spada
University of San Franciso: Coco Chiang
Woodbury University: Katlyn O'Donnell
Oregon
Central Oregon Community College: Kylie Willstatter
Oregon State University: Alina Hyk
Nevada
Western Nevada College: Lilly Bacock
Washington
Central Washington University (Graduate): Leah McKinney
*Student Council Executive Committee
Student Council Executive Committee Chair
Aleeza West, UCLA
Student Council Convention Coordinator
Kaitlyn Ryan, Point Loma Nazarene University
Student Council Membership Coordinator
Brittany Kester, University of California, Irvine
Student Council Communications Coordinator
Sofia Gutierrez, California Polytechnic, Humboldt
Student Council Elections/Media Coordinator
Pooja Kylasa, California State University, Los Angeles
Student Council Advisor
Dale Berger, Claremont Graduate University