Leadership Development Institute

    Application

    Application

    A. OVERVIEW OF THE LDI PROGRAM

    We invite racial and ethnic minority mental health professionals – educators, scholars, and practitioners – who are committed to both leadership in a national racial ethnic minority psychological association and to multiracial coalition building to apply for the LDI. The LDI is a year-long experience designed for emerging leaders who have a history of demonstrated service and leadership experience in their respective associations and are seeking to deepen their leadership skills and training with colleagues and mentors from all the national ethnic minority psychological associations. Moreover, the LDI strives to prepare individuals with the requisite leadership skills, organizational insights and professional networks that will enable them to seek progressively complex positions of leadership within their respective associations. 

    B. BENEFITS FOR FELLOWS

    • Connect with a group of colleagues with a shared sense of purpose and calling
    • Work closely with the President of your home association and gain a greater understanding of the inner workings and processes of the association
    • Develop a project with the President that directly supports the mission and goals of your home association
    • Meet with Presidents of the Ethnic Psychological Associations – American Arab, Middle Eastern and North African Psychological Association, Asian American Psychological Association, Association of Black Psychologists, National Latinx Psychological Association, Society of Indian Psychologists, the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race – Division 45 and the Society of Counseling Psychology – Division 17
    • Receive small-group trainings with established leaders in the field
    • Participate in multiracial/multiethnic coalition building, promoting interorganizational collaborations across ethnic psychological associations
    • Receive coaching and mentoring opportunities to nurture your ongoing leadership development with your home association and beyond
    • Develop culturally grounded leadership skills
    • Gain organizational insights and build professional networks in order to seek progressively complex positions of leadership

    C. COMMITMENTS

    • Attend an in-person leadership retreat on April 24-26, 2026 in Newport Beach, CA.
    • Foster and cultivate relationships and coalitions with your Fellows Cohort
    • Attend two monthly meetings for the next year: a) Fellows Cohort and b) LDI Training Meetings
    • Participate in a Presidential Residency with your home association’s leadership
      • Shadow the President at all appropriate functions and meetings
    • Develop and/or lead a presidential project or initiative that benefits your home association

    D. ABOUT THE LDI

    The Coalition of National Racial and Ethnic Psychological Associations (CONREPA) is sponsoring a yearlong, interorganizational Leadership Development Institute in collaboration with the Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17 of the American Psychological Association). CONREPA consists of the following national associations: American Arab, Middle Eastern and North African Psychological Association, Asian American Psychological Association, Association of Black Psychologists, National Latinx Psychological Association, Society of Indian Psychologists, and the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues – Division 45 of the American Psychological Association (APA). The LDI is funded by the CONREPA organizations, Division 17 and APA’s Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training in Psychology. One Leadership Fellow will be selected from each of these seven national associations to create a Fellows cohort and your are encouraged to apply as the Leadership Fellow from a home association of your choice! Unfortunately, this is not for students, but it is also NOT LIMITED to Early Career persons. We want those who are emerging leaders at any level to participate by learning and/or sharing your knowledge and experience!

    E. OUR ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS

    The CONREPA Leadership Development Institute (LDI) aims to: (a) Create a mechanism for identifying and/or attracting racially and ethnically diverse psychologists and mental health professionals to become active participants in CONREPA and its respective organizations; (b) Foster and support culturally grounded leadership skills among psychologists and mental health professionals that are transferable to multiple settings (e.g., families, work settings, professional organizations, neighborhoods communities, etc.); (c) Establish networking and sustainable coaching and mentoring opportunities to nurture ongoing leadership development; (e) Develop a model of multiracial and multiethnic coalition building to promote inter-organizational collaborations.

    APPLICATION DUE:
    Monday, Feb 2, 2026

    To Apply, Email Materials (1 thru 4) Below to: conrepaldi@gmail.com

    1. Cover Letter
    2. Current CV
      1. Please highlight in yellow those selected activities (employment, service, organizations, positions, etc.) in your CV that point to the relevant leadership experiences you bring to the LDI
    3. One letter of recommendation
    4. Two Essays (up to 500 words each):
      1. Leadership Goals & Aspirations: What are your goals and expectations for how the LDI can enhance your leadership development – both in the upcoming year and in terms of your long-term leadership goals?
      1. Cross-Racial Coalition Building: Since the LDI is a cohort model, how is cross-racial coalition-building important to your leadership development? How does cross-racial leadership training build upon your past experiences and advance your leadership development?

    All applicants must be able to attend the in-person leadership retreat in April 2026 in Newport Beach, CA and participate in all biweekly schedule Fellows’ meetings from May 2026-May 2027 (meeting times to be determined by the Fellows).