Who We Are

Board of Directors
The ABPN Board of Directors consists of sixteen voting members. The nominating organizations for psychiatry are the the American College of Psychiatrists, American Psychiatric Association, and the American Medical Association; for neurology, they are the American Neurological Association and the American Academy of Neurology. Each of these organizations proposes nominees to serve on the Board, but the Board itself selects its members. The Board is independently incorporated.

Elections to fill the places of members whose terms have expired take place annually. Neurology (N) and Psychiatry (P) are always represented equally on the Board. The Board holds meetings several times each year for the purpose of examining candidates and transacting business.

STAFF and OFFICES
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
Executive Offices
2150 E. Lake Cook Road, Suite 900
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
phone: 847.229.6500
fax: 847.229.6600

Staff at the Board consists of dedicated and talented people whose purpose is to assist candidates and diplomates through the credentialing, certification, and maintenance of certification processes. Our Board of Directors and staff also work with committees of specialist and subspecialist physicians to develop our initial certification and MOC examinations, implementation of Maintenance of Certification Program, core competencies outlines, and other advances related to the fields of psychiatry and neurology.

Communications and Information Services staff develops and implements software and systems, maintains the integrity of hardware and databases, produces a variety of media (newsletters, applications, Information for Applicants publications, and the web site), and presents information (sessions and booths) at organizational meetings to keep our candidates and diplomates informed of the latest developments in our testing processes, examination schedules, content and core competencies outlines, new subspecialties, and other Board business. Publications are provided as pdf files via this web site for downloading to personal computers.
For information on systems and software development, please contact Paul Whittington, Director, at 847.229.6549 or email pwhittington@abpn.com or Kevin Point at 847.229.6537 or email kpoint@abpn.com.
For information on newsletters, publications or the web site, please contact Katie DiOrio at 847.229.6536 or email kdiorio@abpn.com.

Credentials and Meetings staff processes candidates' applications for our examinations, verifies physicians' credentials for admissions to certification and maintenance of certification examinations, and coordinates sites and travel arrangements for Part II examinations and meetings for the Board of Directors. For questions regarding meetings and sites, please contact Pat Janda, Director, at 847.229.6510 or email pjanda@abpn.com or Sandi McAdam at 847.229.6551 or email smcadam@abpn.com.
For questions regarding credentials, please contact Stephen Glick, MA, at 847.229.6510 or email sglick@abpn.com. Maintenance of Certification and Core Competencies staff develops methods of assessing candidates and diplomates through initial certification and maintenance of certification processes, and works with committees to develop core competencies outlines and tests, and evaluates and endorses products submitted by external organizations for MOC purposes. For information, please contact Trish Tivnan, MA Ed, at 847.229.6557 or email ptivnan@abpn.com.

Examination Administration staff coordinates with a national network of computer test centers for the administration of our computer examinations and coordinates with examiners and host sites for the administration of Part II and child and adolescent oral examinations.
For information on examination administration, please contact Patti Vondrak, Director, at 847.229.6547 or email pvondrak@abpn.com.
For information on computer-administered examinations, and ADA accommodations for computer-administered examinations, please contact Sylvia Vassmer, MBA, at 847.229.6511 or email svassmer@abpn.com.
For questions regarding Part II oral and child and adolescent psychiatry oral examinations and ADA accommodations for oral examinations, please contact Casey McGrath at 847.229.6512 or email cmcgrath@abpn.com.
Questions concerning examiner services should be directed to Mary Finan at 847.229.6542 or email mfinan@abpn.com.

Finance and Administration staff performs building services functions, accounting, and human resources activities related to the Board. For information on finance, accounting, or office operations, please contact Robin Callen, Director, at 847.229.6550 or email rcallen@abpn.com.
For Human Resources, please contact Valerie Pierce at 847.229.6558 or email vpierce@abpn.com.

Research and Development staff conducts research projects, scores examinations, and maintains examination-related databases.
For information please contact Dorthea Juul, PhD, Director, at 847.229.6526 or email djuul@abpn.com, or Jenny Vollmer at 847.229.6532 or email jvollmer@abpn.com.

Test Development staff works with committees to build the test item bank, develops and maintains the test item bank, performs editorial services, and assembles computer-administered examinations.
For information please contact Mary Foertsch, PhD, Director, at 847.229.6563 or email mfoertsch@abpn.com, or Ed Michener at 847.229.6527 or email emichener@abpn.com, or Jolene Riordan at 847.229.6534 or email jriordan@abpn.com.

For a pdf listing of staff members and responsibilities click here.

Larry R. Faulkner, MD
Executive Vice President
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
2150 E. Lake Cook Road, Suite 900
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone: 847.229.6500
Fax: 847.229.6600